Joe Rogan saved a nightclub guard from getting his ass handed to him by the welterweight world champion.
Throughout a latest episode of his JRE Fight Companion podcast, the longtime UFC commentator recalled again to a 2021 incident when he needed to intervene and cease a bouncer from making “the most important mistake” of his life. After internet hosting ‘Rocky’ on his present, Rogan went out to a membership with Edwards and comic Dave Chappelle.
As their night got here to an in depth a safety guard turned overly aggressive towards Edwards, seemingly unaware that he was trying to push round one of the best fighters on the planet.
Recognizing the potential catastrophe about to unfold, Rogan stepped in and knowledgeable the guard of the error he was about to make.
“I introduced Leon to a present,” Rogan recounted. “Me and him had been hanging out then afterwards all of us went out to this membership. There was this dude, however he was a bodyguard and he talked shit to Leon Edwards. It was on the finish of the night time and this man determined he was going to kick all people out. For some motive, he singled out Leon and he bought in his face and stated one thing like, ‘Hey man, I f*cking informed you it’s time to go away.’
“After which I bought in between and stated, ‘I do know you’ve in all probability made some f*cked up errors in your life, however you’re about to make the most important one.’ I am going, ‘That’s one of many baddest motherf*ckers on the planet and also you’re about to make one of many greatest errors of your life’ and he’s like, ‘I’m sorry.’
Leon Edwards goes for his third profitable title protection at uFC 304 in Manchester
After scoring his second-straight defense of the welterweight title towards an undeserving Colby Covington at UFC 296 in December, ‘Rocky’ will return to the Octagon on July 27 for a conflict with the division’s top-ranked contender, Belal Muhammad. The pair will headline UFC 304 when the promotion heads again to Manchester.
The battle will function a rematch between the 2 after their first assembly in March 2021 resulted in a no-contest after Edwards inadvertently poked Muhammad within the eye, bringing a cease to the battle 18 seconds into the second spherical.
‘Bear in mind The Title’ is currently sitting on a nine-fight win streak relationship again to April 2019. His final 4 victories have come towards Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, Vicente Luque, Sean Brady, and Gilbert Burns — all prime 15 opponents within the 185-pound division.
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