Conor McGregor’s recent comments about ‘UFC vs acting’ should be taken with a pinch of salt, given when and where he claimed that the performing arts trumps MMA.
We’re still waiting for official confirmation from the UFC on exactly when and where Conor McGregor will be returning to MMA; although Michael Chandler did recently reveal that the details of the contest and event have already been shared with him behind closed doors.
McGregor made a rather strange claim about MMA
During the promotional tour for the Road House remake, which is now available to stream on Prime Video, the Irishman repeatedly found himself speaking to non-MMA outlets about his next fight in the UFC.
Whether it be because of the exhausting nature of promotional tours, or simply a way to grab a quick headline with a new audience, McGregor made some rather strange comments about the organization and the sport itself – including that acting was harder than fighting.
Joe Rogan rejects Conor McGregor’s comments as purely business
During the promotional tour for his new Road House movie, McGregor made headlines when he compared fighting in MMA’s top promotion to the experience he’s had with his full acting debut.
Speaking at the premiere event to JOE, the Irishman went as far as to claim that acting is harder than the UFC, citing the time away from training, responsibility to learn lines and set timing – “It’s just a difficult game, a lot more difficult than I gave it credit for.”
Unsurprisingly, many within the MMA community disregarded these comments as nothing more than business, given that McGregor was speaking at a promotional event for the Road House remake, including veteran UFC commentator Joe Rogan.
On episode #2122 of the JRE Podcast, Rogan fired back at those fans believing that McGregor was serious in arguing that acting was harder than fighting:
“Listen to me well, that’s not true. That’s not true even for him, okay – act in Road House or fight Khabib again, shut the f*** up. That’s crazy talk.”
“He broke his f***** leg in a fight, he broke his leg – that’s harder,” said Rogan, adding “That’s way harder than f***** acting.
“The guy’s promoting a movie and he’s a great promoter, he’s the best promoter in the history of the sport and no one even comes close. There’s Conor McGregor and then there’s everybody else.”
Dana White was willing to ‘resign’ over Joe Rogan controversy
Aside from his reaction to McGregor’s comments, Rogan also finds himself in the news after it was revealed that Dana White was willing to resign from the UFC instead of letting him go after the comedian found himself in hot water with Spotify in 2022:
“Anybody who is with me, who has been with me, knows that when you’re with me; you’re with me – it’s not a two-way street…This mother***** will burn before I do that to my people, none of that type of stuff is ever going to happen when I’m here…Joe Rogan has been very loyal to me, and I am very loyal to Joe Rogan.”
“The impact that Joe Rogan has had and continues to have on this sport is immeasurable,” said White.