Joe Rogan has apologised to Daniel Cormier on social media after the interview he conducted with the former light heavyweight champion following his brutal knock out loss to Jon Jones at UFC 214.
Rogan had stated after a controversial interview with Alistair Overeem in the past that he would no longer interview fighters who had been KO'd, but he wanted to give Cormier a chance to speak after such an important fight, a decision that did not go down too well with some of those watching at home.
I just want to hug @dc_mma and also smack Joe Rogan for sticking the mic in his face after such a heartbreak 😡😭 #UFC214
— Paige Triola (@paigetreerolla) July 30, 2017
Watching Joe Rogan interview a concussed Daniel Cormier is one of the saddest things I've ever seen
— Ruiner (@PGDuggan) July 30, 2017
Cormier was visibly upset in the octagon after the fight and when Rogan asked Cormier on his thoughts about what had happened, DC struggled to hold back the tears for his response:
I thought the fight was going well, I don't even know what happened, I got kicked in the head. Oh man, it is so disappointing.
Watch the interview in full below:
Joe Rogan has since responded to the furore surrounding the incident and has apologised unreservedly, claiming that it was his decision and not the UFC's, and it will never happen again.
My apologies to @dc_mma and to all of you upset by my interviewing him after the fight. In all honestly I was kind of in shock.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
I don't think I realized what I was doing until I actually had a mic in front of him. I've said I don't want to interview KO'ed fighters
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
And then I wound up doing it to someone I care a great deal about. D.C. Is a great man and the whole thing was surreal.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
I was beating myself up about it all last night. It'll never happen again. My apologies to D.C. And to all of you.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
Again, no one asked me to do it. It was 100% my fuck up. Like I said, I was kind of in shock.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
It's a genuine apology and he has taken full responsibility for himself, but there really should be an official protocol put in place regarding fighters who are clearly concussed being required to address the audience, as there really is no need for it.
Surely there will be no hard feelings, and as Cormier will be a future full-time UFC analyst in the future, we'll likely see the two work an event together soon.
