Joe Rogan Explains Ultimate Fighting | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

[@pastohh]

Joe's transformation from a Latin heartthrob to Benito Mussolini is astounding.

[@symbiosisai]

Theres nothing astonishing about it, he got old, you'll get their too buddy

[@mindfulstoic3095]

HGH, what a wonderful molecule

[@batissta44]

😂😂😂😂

[@ion1984]

@@mindfulstoic3095 exactly. the extra mass that we've seen HGH add to the heads of Rogan, Dana White and now Conor McGregor is truly astounding. I wonder what he would have looked like had he aged without abusing the shit out of HGH for a couple of years.

[@mindfulstoic3095]

@@ion1984 The worse in my opinion is his belly, Google HGH Gut Joe rogan, it is something else.

[@tyguy6296]

not a single person in 1998 would have guessed that both joe rogan AND UFC would be 2 of the most successful things in entertainment history

[@jerjoh22]

As a fan from all the way back to ufc 1 i can say without question i knew it would be way bigger than boxing. Anyone paying attention when it first started could see that just like Rogan did and many others. Tito vs Ken Shamrock was one of the moments that solidified that.

[@busterhikney6936]

Or Amazon

[@GS-zc4sk]

To his credit. JR simply took notes of what works, inserted himself into the mix of entertainment and one of his personal interests, martial arts. Didn't get too kocky and kept a steady pace moving forward. It's awesome really, it's like he slipped in, as if he were meant to be there all along.

[@demonslayer5613]

wish i could have invested in joe rogan in 1998

[@innapinch7112]

I was fifteen in '98, probably watched this episode of Conan the night it aired because I loved the show (the original Conan, not so much the new Conan), and can concur that neither of them would have felt remotely likely.

[@alexreid4131]

Joe Rogan. The only man in history to go through puberty twice.

[@joejitsu6240]

I wonder why that is 💉T💉

[@MuhaZah16]

i literally laughed out loud. Thank you!

[@dixonhill1108]

So weird watching this, your brain goes from this guy is full of crap selling some gimmicky ppv sideshow. And then your memory of the last 25 years kicks in.

[@WM-jx7yn]

amazing lol

[@hi--tEk]

😂

[@kevinstaedler]

man watching this today, after this week of his podcast with that influence and everything... hits different, this man came a long way

[@jimmygillard]

This interview was back in the day when UFC was a joke and cage fighting was seen as mental. Now it's one of the world's most popular sports. Changed days.

[@hikesystem7721]

It's still viewed as mental.

[@Bald_and_Brown]

@@hikesystem7721Yeah and it totally doesn’t get sponsorships by major companies, doesn’t have its top fighters on talk shows like Conan, doesn’t have mma gyms everywhere in the world

[@jimmygillard]

Maybe by grandmas. Most people view it as a standard sport filled with the most elite athletes in the world @@hikesystem7721

[@nikolaip5834]

Yet old cranks and neocons still cry about how our generation is softer

[@Danimal77]

UFC was SO MUCH BETTER in the 1990's with no rules!

[@JR-bu7we]

Man Joe truly is a massive part of MMA history

[@kpcart]

No, he is just a commentator for UFC. Ffs

[@stevencoardvenice]

This interview is likely before uncle dana too

[@stevencoardvenice]

​@@kpcartdude he's one of the main popularizers of it to the mainstream

[@slinkygecko2757]

There are endless videos of Joe going onto mainstream sports outlets in the 90's and explaining/debating MMA to skeptics who wanted to keep it out of the public eye. He was definitely a pivotal voice in the sport becoming legitimized and eventually mainstream. He essentially pioneered high level grappling color commentary during the early UFC days. His show introduced a massive audience to jiu-jitsu who probably would have never learned about it otherwise. He also continues to give high level MMA fighters a platform to speak and promote their businesses/gyms. To say Joe isn't a big part of MMA history is just patently false.@@kpcart

[@CONCERNEDcitizenforever]

I thought this was Enrique ingleses

[@Razear]

"No one has died in the history of the UFC." Crazy how that's still true 25 years after he said that.

[@JackhammerPossessor]

people have died in mma though, including former ufc fighters

[@BRAINFxck10]

RIP Joe Rogan

[@itsjustweezer4054]

Hes not dead, nobody listen to this guy haha@@BRAINFxck10

[@njalseljeset7067]

@@JackhammerPossessorpartypooper!

[@Heellp]

wait for Tony Furgson

[@indecentanalyst]

Both Conan and Joe are in their early 30's here. Amazing what they achieved.

[@FATMAN162x]

Time did not treat Joe well at all lol white people really do age like milk

[@daniels7719]

Both of them are legend now. I Hope Joe invite Conan to his podcast and talk about anything 😂

[@paddington1670]

stop it. i already feel like a loser enough

[@satchmofan1]

Joe really had the Tony Montana thing going back then

[@regulartower17]

I think maybe a little chris Kattan.

[@asongforthemostbeautifulwo6476]

You mean coke?

[@nebwachamp]

​@@regulartower17my thoughts exactly... Hell I like Joe but yea.. Btw... Night at the Roxbury is the only watchable wil Ferrell movie

[@NamaRauqos04595]

average Italian. runs in the blood...

[@DizzyMakavelli]

Tony was Cuban.

[@tomasmolcan3530]

I am utterly disappointed to not hear Joe explain that UFC is high-level problem solving with dire physical consequences.

[@sclogse1]

Dire. Let's see, a poem with dire in it..tire, retire, lier, complier, dryer, dyer, fire, wire, exciter...

[@ackshayshukla]

With shorter segments idk if even guests get to talk about anything substantial ever. Sometimes Conan and Craig Ferguson would extend the slot with the guests if they like them, but it's been done for a few of them only.

[@frozencowboy6552]

I agree fully. He makes it seem so casual. As if anyone can do it.

[@jdt8164]

@@sclogse1excellent work

[@dishantgrover1247]

Man Rogan has indeed the best definition of why UFC is super awesome. This comment made me laugh because I also borrow this explanation every now and then to explain my love for the sport!

[@hrishitelcontar]

"Does it ever degenerate to people just slapping each other?" Conan was an oracle.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

Bas and Frank Shamrock?

[@KenoshaKicker]

Slap league. Clever girl.

[@ysranaYT]

Nate Diaz: Let me try

[@t0manick]

I mean they just talked about Seagal movies, so it was natural to come up with that question.

[@johnman559]

Good to see cerci from Happy Days back on TV

[@rwjoshdanielsen]

"Beavis and Butthead are in the crowd." lmao😂

[@santigabriel333]

They laugh in a rush 😂

[@lapaw4490]

Joe went from Enrique Iglesias to himself😂😂😂

[@UncleFreshh]

Lmao

[@minhtran5069]

😂😂 I was wondering what I was thinking and you nailed it it! God bless you and everyone that can read your comment!!

[@PassionForArtCollector]

Haha thought exactly the same 😂

[@GG-mr9iz]

Bruno “ Did anyone tell you that you look like Enrique Iglesias “ Ron Paul “ no… (shaking head) “

[@pandaking4900]

Damn he did look him huh

[@bryanciacco4181]

4:45 Conan "would it ever degenerate to people just slapping?" 25 years later Dana introduces Slap League LMFAO 🤣

[@diogenes.]

Dana's wife agrees, specially during the holidays

[@pooboi8600]

Nick Diaz slaps

[@TheBeachyBro]

I read this comment right when he said this 😂😂

[@Yamagatabr]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unculturedmanofculture6837]

He used to be one of the writers of the Simpsons, no wonder that statement aged so well😂

[@ayushsharma4511]

Seeing him with hair seems illegal 😂

[@AttilatheThrilla]

You must be young lol.. He had hair the entire Fear Factor series

[@jamarjames9501]

​@@AttilatheThrillahe looks different here though. He looks like he's all jacked up on crack

[@DaddyMike_815]

He looks like he did in 1998. 25 years ago!

[@N3XTLVL]

He is cocained out of his mind .

[@MarijaDuffin]

Cocaine a hell of a drug 😅

[@victorycalls4179]

Joe's confidence is palpable in this interview. He crushed this.

[@MsElke11]

so handsome too!! What 25 years can do to a man!!

[@shaheedharun445]

More like his cockiness n arrogance was palpable lol

[@joemama4473]

​@@MsElke11Its steriods and hgh

[@joemama4473]

​@@MsElke11and Woman age worse statistically attactive wise

[@aixruseo]

He doesn't appear confident at all. He's fidgeting the whole time and the way he talks doesn't match his energy.

[@19IrishMan73]

So relaxed, humorous, and stoned out of his mind. I love it.

[@monotech20.14]

Joe Rogan sucks.

[@nyfolkhero]

he didn’t smoke during this time

[@strats991]

Relaxed? He was wildly defensive about UFC the entire time. Sounded like an overcaffeinated teenager.

[@satchmofan1]

@@nyfolkhero exactly only coke in those days

[@Remmyrouser]

@@strats991he should’ve been defensive tho

[@MattZaycYT]

Please have Conan and Joe sit on a room, do a podcast and talk for a couple of hours. I dream about this. I have so much respect for these two. Real people who do not allow fame, success and money to take over their lives.

[@theholeminute]

Werd

[@Uarehere]

Who would have guessed that, today, both of these men have podcasts...and Joe's is vastly more successful?

[@mattrevell9502]

Are you on crack dude? Rogan went full hack fraud.

[@frankz9251]

Dude u need to go outside

[@leslielearnorth]

A true fan❤

[@michaelbastin9851]

I can see what Danna saw in Joe after watching this clip. Danna said he found Joe: intelligent, funny, he knew a lot about ultimate fighting, was a fighter himself, he was passionate. These two were a great combination.

[@66wilbur66]

dana

[@borris3768]

It's Donna not Danna 😂😂

[@idirzham1063]

it was not this clip but another one with the host, joe and another guy who was defending boxing whereas joe was arguing mma was far more superior

[@idirzham1063]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqWuqWdnisl2oJI

[@vide-yo3336]

He wasn't funny and he is not particularly known for his intelligence.

[@MyWordPressGuy]

Joe's the best and watching his evolution from Talk Radio (when he first came on my radar) to helping decide an election...has been tremendous. And watching his evolution as a conversationalist has been remarkable.

[@piticfilms]

It's inspiring to see Joe's honesty, true confidence/no BS attitude intact through the years.

[@words007]

He probably is 1 of the most rarest human alive, especially ESPECIALLY someone from California, (if you know what Cali does to aspiring people) as well as knowing his own life history through his mouth in podcast, I'm rarely humbled by things in life but Joe just starting and doing podcast was 1 of the best thing on the planet.

[@streetplaya23]

what about that Dwayne Johnson podcast episode? was it all honesty and true confidence no bs in the questioning and talking there?

[@piticfilms]

@@streetplaya23 Please, elaborate. Not familiar with that episode.

[@streetplaya23]

@@piticfilms youtube 'problem with rogan and dwayne johnson podcast' and search up other terms like that and you can see the analysis and comments in those videos, check the comments in the podcast clips of that episode as well. it was the recent episode with dwayne.

[@streetplaya23]

i still like joe at the end of the day. big platform that advocates for free speech but he does disappoint with certain guests tho@@piticfilms

[@josephlawson9950]

This guy should have a podcast

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

Yes, you are right, he really should! This kid is going places, I tell you!

[@dem8568]

Counterpoint...

[@kiki-fw9ey]

I don’t know man feels like he lacks character, if he was bald or buffed up on roids it would be a completely different scenario

[@DanielMartins-og2gj]

His name is Joe Rogan he's also into taekwondo and hunting. Maybe one day he'll have a podcast

[@bes03c]

Both of them

[@tud-music]

Crazy how much stigma the sport had back then

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Take a look at UFC 1 and you’ll see why

[@tud-music]

@@Eric-lx8hp fair enough 😂

[@asdsdfbhgbggtrrerg]

back then they allowed eye gouging and groin strikes and ton of other crazy stuff lol the stigma was deserved

[@thiccbaby2967]

@@asdsdfbhgbggtrrergthats was like the first two ufc competition. By the time dana got in a lot of that was stopped in the ufc.

[@b23beatz]

No cap lol taking multiple fights a day ​@@Eric-lx8hp

[@Black-n-Right]

This little known guy in this clip just influenced one of the most important elections in American history.

[@jatteam8615]

He should have done it earlier, but better late than never! 🎉

[@Afrotechmods]

The way he mocked Steven Seagal was great... and this was in '98 no less

[@YodatheHobbit]

He was the easiest to mock in 98. He had no popular movies post 95.

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

"Grab the ponytail" 😂

[@nathanreiber6819]

yeah, mockery had only been recently invented

[@Corrupt_Minds]

He still mocks him after this many years. Real recognize real

[@prointernetuser]

​@@nathanreiber6819precisely. before '98 people actually took Seagal seriously

[@rosannalovespanda]

I would have dropped dead if he mentioned Gobekli Tepe. 😂😂

[@diogenes.]

Or elk meat..

[@Tobi806]

He wasn't into gobekli tepe that time though :D it all came through his podcast

[@darkoverllord]

Lol! "Conan have you ever done DMT?"

[@gmoney5947]

🤣😂

[@castjakeaway]

That is hilarious

[@DoctorWithAFade]

Joe Rogan went from acting in Scarface to being the #1 podcast. Badass!

[@ThatTempesTGuy]

He wasn't in scarface.....? Tf? Next time you think about leaving a comment, dont....

[@markmauk8231]

​@@ThatTempesTGuyDude, are you stupid? He looks a bit like Pacino in scarface here. This comment was more than likely a joke! Jesus Christ....

[@brandonMTT]

@@ThatTempesTGuy he was. you should really be doing your research properly.

[@ThePoushal]

​@@ThatTempesTGuy😂😂 dense

[@masterkurs]

Lol I tho the same when I first saw it , I was like "is that Pacino from Scarface "

[@davidadamashvili2894]

Moral of the story, be consistent at telling what you really think is true. Joe is the example of that. ;)

[@iMissMyHomies]

joe immediately turns off girls by mocking their cat calls😂😂😂

[@InFernoKnight95]

@@RedRumble14 the screeching in beginning he made,he was mocking the girl's screaming.

[@leslielearnorth]

Not real women

[@christopherdedeck]

@@leslielearnorthhow do you know?

[@wastingtime9004]

didn't seem to turned off when he asked if they wanted him to do ghei parn

[@sillykat]

@@leslielearnorth meds

[@Elaba_]

Give this guy a chance. I am sure he is going to make it.

[@jason-s8c]

He looks like Enrique

[@KdbJubs]

nah he is a nobody

[@d.legend4747]

@@KdbJubshey would you look at that! A nobody…. just like you! 😃

[@tesseract9716]

OK user-en 1 z g 7 q2y :DDDD oh the irony. The biggest NPCs with no purposse in life talk about people that made it that they are no bodies.... what a sad little life you have there :D @@KdbJubs

[@ThatTempesTGuy]

"Make it"....? Huh? What a dumb comment.. If having a podcast on youtube is "making it" then everybody has "made it"..... What a loser

[@TheRower94]

Its so effortless for Joe to talk on national television. And to think this was the very beginning of his career.

[@dexta32084]

He’d already been doing standup for almost a decade…

[@anyonebuthillary4712]

Being tweaked out of your mind certainly helps

[@Bookwhiff]

Talk shows were so real back then compared to today

[@solearesoul]

And Conan is one of the best

[@iamlyft]

this isn't Joe Rogan, this is Joe Rogaine, with that amount of hair on his head.

[@CraddockSr3200]

😂😂😂

[@marianaree9967]

Hahahahahha

[@hequsn]

Oh my this comment

[@ronniep9272]

Looks more like Joe Rogane.

[@DirectorHMAN]

He looks Italian AF

[@tavenyoung330]

Conan mentioning a slapping contest ahead of its time 😂😂😂

[@ShenState]

He should sue for stealing his idea lol

[@Retro-Memory]

"in the world of tomorrow" 😂

[@harold9552]

This video is kind of surreal to watch when you really think. JR nor MMA was well known, audience reaction to everything is hilarious. Fast forward to now. Not only is JR and MMA worldwide and mainstream, but he spearheaded podcasting, which overtook late night interviews like the one he’s on, and Conan now has a podcast. Such an interesting vid to look back on

[@ACertainWay]

It's also great to see that he's never conformed to the rhythm and fakeness of Hollywood/late night television. His recent comments about this world being weird asf is clear and his responses to the audiences reactions to nothingness is priceless. He deserves to be in the UK.

[@nairbb000]

I agree but I bet if the same interview happened today exactly the same you’d get the same reaction from the audience because I feel like the people who tend to go to those shows aren’t capable of evolving

[@acidraindrops1]

Tom green pioneered podcasting, look it up

[@jonostewart3816]

He’s high as fuck here! Love it 🤣

[@GoOnTags]

On what you think?

[@gsd8225]

Coke​@@GoOnTags

[@jiggyspice6809]

@@GoOnTags mdma or some shit, dude is beaming. He cant controll his hands and his pupils are enormous

[@KyaniteBear]

Mdma or coke for sure!!!

[@several.]

@@KyaniteBear Instinct says M but knowing Joe and how fruity he gets when he's drunk, this could be 2 beers.

[@BadLuckGino]

Years of interviewing fighters and regularly podcasting has sharpened Joe's speaking and conversational skills.

[@prooo125]

I don’t think he did that bad tbh

[@NotSoLiberal]

Actually it seems that Conan is the one who improved a lot since

[@foogentog]

That’s not it. He’s different now because of psychedelics. They got him to relax and just be himself instead of relating to people through a defensive ego. Hes relating to people more genuinely now, instead of trying to uphold a persona.

[@LateNightAshes]

​@@foogentog👆

[@dylanjones4893]

@@foogentoglmao the psychedelics did it…

[@keaton718]

The Titanic episode was Hartman’s final one before being killed. The first two episodes of the next (and final) season are basically tributes to him. The world lost countless millions of potential laughs, RIP Phil.

[@ryandeffley7652]

3:21 - The Segal impression. 🤣 Plus, it's hilarious the way he goes in on the ponytail and girdle.

[@JuliusCesar2005]

especially because there is a movie scene where Seagal “fights” while being on his knees

[@galactic904]

This historic ultimate vid is a real gem... don't ever lose this one.

[@vincentcouncillor483]

Young Joe was so hilarious and awkward at the same time. But still had that Quick wit.

[@nklin6]

by quick wit do you mean simple jokes go straight over his head and no one laughs at his jokes?

[@oui2611]

​@@nklin6did we watch the same video? cuz that didnt happen here

[@algo2957]

Not seeing anything awkward

[@dylanjones4893]

Why does it have to be awkward?

[@dylanjones4893]

You’re watching another video

[@YoutunesFF]

Am i the only one who finds his little scream in the beginning funny but akward at the same time lol?

[@jason-s8c]

It’s a 90s thing

[@zacharyzambrana9360]

Thought only I saw that lol

[@Ojthemighty]

Love how absolutely no one responded to it. Everyone just blanked him.

[@jamesgreen1561]

​@@Ojthemighty when I watched it I thought that he was taking the piss out of the audience for screaming like that. He definitely wasn't trying to get them to do it back...

[@jamesgreen1561]

He was taking the piss out of the audience

[@nullblank5797]

Joe Rogan is the best mma commentator and interviewer of all time, he definitely knows how the sport works. UFC just won't be the same without him, he's an icon.

[@Tacolord125]

RIP Joe.

[@sushiquad]

Rip Joe Rogan, gone too soon 🥲

[@GabeSutton21]

He mentioned a long time ago that its in his contract that if Dana ever leaves or is removed from the UFC joe will also be gone. So needless to say he will be around for as long as Dana is, which I imagine will be until he's dead lol

[@dougpeters1625]

Tony Danza looking good here

[@radomiriz]

This was a surprisingly fun interview. Joe was a great interviewee. He had wit... with Conan and the audience.

[@MrMcSnuffyFluffy]

Yeah, the guy could probably handle himself if he were the one hosting guests.

[@scottmeehan2422]

This interview got him job at ufc. Dana seen it n went thats my man amd joe originally said no but agreed to do one show if him n buddys got tickets. He then went n done next 13 shows for free haha

[@lovepreetkhehra2359]

this guy does interviews really well, he should do it for living!

[@thomasw1865]

Conan did, he made quite a career

[@peytontacos9891]

Gay 😂

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Joe is one of the funniest dudes when he's not trying to be funny

[@suburbanwhitedad7338]

Been saying this for years

[@nirradical]

It's so cringe every time he refers to himself as a "comedian"

[@masterotica]

Facts. It's why he's a much better podcaster than standup comedian. I would give up 2-3 chuckles to his standup sets at most, but some of his JRE episodes had me dying.

[@swedishlegko]

you are wrong at the "one of the funniest...", it's ok to say he's funnier when he doesn't mean to be...

[@rationalmuscle]

Brilliant comment of the week.

[@youtubeKathy]

Other than his voice, I wouldn't know this was Joe Rogan.

[@QuasiMonkey]

"It's in a cage [...] That way you _can't_ get away" lol

[@josegarza3711]

Don't tell Diddy!

[@aammm4601]

The way nobody laughed at his scream in the beggining😂

[@uuuultra]

steroids made him look weird

[@HiItsMars]

Brother it wasn’t to laugh, he was literally mocking them. Of course they didn’t laugh. Howard Stern says Joe has a problem with women and it’s clearly true lol

[@unsubme2157]

It wasnt a joke it was an insult

[@daddyfuse50]

I laughed tho

[@mike2thelop]

​@AMediumSizedKodiak Howard Stern said it so it must be true! 🙄

[@JohnR-vj7lk]

nobody could take his place in ufc. he is the voice of the ufc

[@Seryma86]

I miss Goldie. Lol I know he was awful, but he was the ultimate hype man “heeeeere we goooo!!” and just hilarious

[@RR-kh9fv]

@@Seryma86he was never awful man

[@jimsmith2844]

@@Seryma86 Mike Goldberg was awesome. Nothing awful about him. Joe Rogan trips over more words than Goldie. BRING GOLDBERG BACK!

[@anyonebuthillary4712]

Everyone is replaceable don’t ever think someone’s not

[@gumseawaa]

joe rogan on his podcast "ive never done coke" joe on conan: *clearly high on coke*

[@uuuultra]

steroids

[@milanreuvers8535]

He is probably just high on weed haha

[@gumseawaa]

@@uuuultra naw bro that scream at the beginning says it all lmao

[@jeffreyanthony5652]

I was thinking the same thing dude FACTS LOL definitely was ripping ayo

[@rickwilliams967]

He's always like that

[@da3855]

I bet Conan forgot he once interviewed Joe Rogan

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

"I interviewed, Joe Rogan? Are you sure?" - Conan, probably.

[@waynebreen8496]

10/10 comment lol

[@benrytv]

As a happy watcher of Joe, seeing him in this form is insane, and how you can already see his love and passion for the UFC in its infancy 🚼 GOAT!!✨️✌️💚

[@frozencowboy6552]

This is before he completely lost his mind, became insanely full of himself, and started in on the weird hippy crap. Maybe he wasn't addicted to pot and shit yet.

[@oui2611]

stand by what you love

[@Jspec1983]

hater@@frozencowboy6552

[@Bo0m3rang_Beats]

My uncle used to play Quake with Joe Rogan in the 90s

[@gollese]

Best multiplayer even to this date, especially Quake 3 OSP. Played so much pickup games from 2000-2005 on IRC, today we got discord 😄Wish it was still around, would love to casually play it again. Always get memories when so eone mentions Quake.

[@joaocorreiamedia]

@@gollese But... did you play Action Quake 2? That's the real deal.

[@l337g0g0]

Joe has mentioned his T3 line he had back in the day on the pod cast. When I played back in 1999 Quake 3 arena, I always remember a guy who constant bragged that he was on a T3 line in the game, like "I have a T3 line no lag" "You guys don't have ea T3 line" etc I think that was Rogan I was playing with shooting his mouth off.

[@signifidelica2819]

​@@l337g0g0wew t3 lines

[@l337g0g0]

@@gollese It's on steam.

[@JaysnakeTV]

this is like an eerie flashback scene in the series finale to see how far the protagonist has come

[@paulfaganpianist]

I'm always fascinated how for example I discovered UFC, JRE and Conan separately in the mid 2010s thanks to KZbin and then just now discover that there's this historical crossover. Same when you see renowned actors suddenly appear in an old 1980s flick and you realise there's so much more context and history than your limited knowledge of what the world is.

[@mrgregorygerald]

Yeah eh!! That’s the most fun part of getting deeper and deeper into the things you’re a fan of. I’m a big fan of the Beatles and one of the things I think we all love is that there’s this bottomless pit of stories and content you can just keep digging through. And I’m sure you get old and start to forget things so you just rediscover it again 😂

[@bryanciacco4181]

Joe's a legend, he's been supporting the UFC his whole life and helped make it extremely popular.

[@Doyouevenart69]

Yeah…I’m sure whatever he’s get paid is quite significant and we all know how it turned out for him anyways…that first Spotify deal was like 200-300 million and I think he just signed another one or is about to…he’s set up for generational wealth…like worth at least half a billion once that second Spotify deal is signed…again if it isn’t already…

[@justayoutuber1906]

5-10%?? If each person got that, the $6 billion would be split between 10-20 people. Think before you write.

[@anyonebuthillary4712]

@@justayoutuber1906who tf are you responding to ?

[@CheetahD69420]

rogan's composure against obrien and the crowd is amazing

[@GaryMillyz]

Polished actor and stand up comic for years before this.

[@NeonEnigmaJC]

That screaming at the start should have a reaction compilation 😂😂

[@limjahey42]

This guy should start a podcast!

[@CurseEnforcer]

And talk about bears and aliens

[@darkangel13915]

@@CurseEnforcerand DMT

[@kylem_ix6164]

Which one?

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

"They're some of the most intelligent guys you'll ever meet." Imagine sitting down and having a conversation with Tito, Chuck or Randy back in the day 😂

[@brunomedauar2625]

😂😂😂😂

[@americandissident9062]

Randy and Chuck? Yeah. Tito was only coherent in the EARLY days of the UFC. Watch those first two or three interviews Tito did. He’s actually a good trash talker. But that went away REAL quick. Got hit a few times and started trying way too hard to trash talk.

[@luckylanomusic]

Pretty sure all three of them are college educated btw

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

@@americandissident9062 tried way too hard to talk in general. Tito is mush brain now

[@diesto-vg5jz]

@@luckylanomusic yea college athletes that pass joke degrees without doing anything

[@fri5tblood682]

He looks like Chris Kattan 😂 in A night at the Roxbury 🤣

[@rdubs1705]

Omg totally haha

[@antimirov]

LOL, this is true!!!

[@JohnWickBabaYaga556]

Insulting to Chris. Chris actually pulled it off well

[@anyonebuthillary4712]

LMFAOOOO

[@twyla2575]

😂

[@AndrinaMarie1442]

Conan needs to go on the JRE podcast and they can rewatch this clip together.

[@humbertoluque9678]

To this day joe still sits on a couch so awkwardly 😂

[@runswithtrees6173]

Haha for real he looks so silly sitting there like that. I love his jewelry too,

[@guillthethrill3699]

Looks coked up🤔

[@Hyper_Driven]

Joe Rogan here is this really young dude that knows he’s right in the middle of something new and exciting and he’s finally found his niche and calling with something that he’s so into and passionate about. 20 years later…

[@doesitmatter9085]

Joe's always been passionate about sweaty, half naked men rolling around together.

[@craigjfrancis]

In a different timeline this is the actor being interviewed about playing himself, Joey Tribiani

[@westcoastkidd17]

Two GOATs over here... GOAT of podcasting and the GOAT of late night ... blessed to have been entertained by these two

[@rpe7418]

This is fascinating, not because it's young Joe like everyone's talking about (funny nobody mentions Conan he basically is the same dude) but how they had to straight up convince people ufc wasn't savagery

[@GazaFloatilla]

He has so much charisma

[@DirectorHMAN]

Now he's half asleep, doped out his mind. But very successful

[@nr1NPC]

@@DirectorHMAN wut?

[@doesitmatter9085]

​@@nr1NPC he's become a doped out pothead

[@omgitsabean15]

@@DirectorHMANits not dope anymore since he moved to Texas, its Whiskey hes fucking drunk or hung over on most episodes now

[@QuantumBraced]

This is 1998, but Joe is dressed like it's 1982.

[@kevinsullivan2362]

No he’s not, not even close, he looks exactly like 1998

[@imageword5576]

nah this is very late 90's, the latin style Ricky Martin look up top with dark jeans, all loose fitting. If it was 1982 he'd be wearing a letterman jacket

[@Sporkonafork1]

This is spot on late 90s lol

[@g29000]

@@imageword5576 right

[@neinlives9424]

No this is pure 90s.

[@bell110]

It's kind of weird to see Rogan being kind of shy in this being interviewed, yet now he is one of the biggest interviewers in modern history.

[@jackiechan27]

A young Joe Rogan still passionate to this day about fighting! Love it!!! Putting it on the map!

[@ACDZ123]

He's nearly 30 here

[@johannesschmitz6370]

a 30 year old is young compared to a 50 year old for example. It's always relative@@ACDZ123

[@ACDZ123]

@johannesschmitz6370 yes. 80 is young to 95 I agree

[@ACDZ123]

@markasread4349 wtf 😳 what are you even talking about ? What ignorant statement?

[@lperez4053]

these two make a good interview. joe was doing good crowd work too.

[@roberto_camp]

they had a good chemistry, you could tell Joe thought Conan was funny. Has Conan ever been on JRE?

[@jamouthhhpettouthh3356]

It's funny watching you can kinda tell Conan and the crowd all think it's a ridiculous sport, now it's one of the most viewed fighting sports to grace the internet. A lotta people would've been rolling in money by now had they supported UFC as long as Joe did, a true legend and icon to the MMA community.

[@warrior9694]

Joe Rogan be looking like Ricky Martin here 😂

[@lingofearth2786]

Joe is geeked tf out right here. That shoulder twitch is gettin it

[@steveo6034]

He's definitely zooted😂

[@jenjoseph5064]

He said he never did cocaine. But he sure looks and acts like Tony Montana here.

[@shaheedharun445]

@@jenjoseph5064 Yea right! So many of his podcasts especially earlier podcasts openly talk about drug use & he's an outspoken advocate on recreational drug use. I know so many ppl who _lie_ of not doing certain drugs until you put it in front of their face

[@legtit132]

Idk how but it feels like I fell into an alternate reality Joe Rogan and Conan my two biggest inspirations talking

[@s1wjlm483]

Conan: “does it ever just degenerate where people are just kind of slapping each other”? No, the Diaz brothers joined the UFC later

[@epoy5186]

And now there’s powerslap lmao

[@yugen]

Nick fought in UFC in 2003, not long after this aired.

[@bettinastewart5198]

I love his voice. He has a wonderful voice.

[@IamDakotaaaa]

Dude joe is looking like Tony Montana right here😂

[@williamwarfield7630]

Yes, a very very very very gay Tony Montana

[@Carlos_uchoa_]

0:02 man😂😂😂😂😂

[@warshark13]

Joe has always been sharp. That’s why we still watch

[@jpmriccardi]

He’s usually blasted

[@xBJL42]

Who would've thought this man would become the greatest communicator in our generation

[@BigFurnyy]

Old mate is cooooooooooooked out of his mind. love it.

[@debabrate69]

Joe dissing the crowd made me burst of laughter hes f hilarious

[@rebjorn79]

Why does Conan O'Brien look exactly the same, 26 years later?

[@thecramptons]

Exactly

[@MitchellOwens-j6x]

Adrenochrome is a might fine supplement

[@Zhurak]

That shirt and that earring totally dates this clip. spot on.

[@darklordhayden]

So am I the only who noticed Joe is geeking hard? Or are we all going to pretend like we didn’t notice that? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@knottfunny6912]

Noticed as well.

[@Brettsparadox]

I think it's because he's stoned out of his mind lol

[@MrBartman002]

What does geeking hard mean?

[@neinlives9424]

They are implying cocaine. Hes baked but Joe says he has never tried cocaine because he saw what it did to people. ​@MrBartman002

[@T.J.Caldwell318]

He has coke head vibes

[@thomaskinne2357]

Proof that there was a time when Conan O'Brien's hair, was under control!

[@theotherstatesofamericahis5212]

Biding it's time...

[@dhalsim-1]

A time when Joe and Conan had the same amount of hair, who'd ever have thought it?

[@dhalsim-1]

Joe's transformation from Scarface to Kojak worked out well

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

You copied other comments :D

[@dhalsim-1]

@@tropicalterrarium1742 Where?

[@7t2z28]

I was first introduced to UFC a few years before this, UFC 2. It's amazing how much it has changed. I love how Joe Rogan is still basically the same guy he was here, just a little older, and missing all his hair.

[@spideymcgee4718]

“Does it ever degenerate into people slapping each other?” Little did he know Power Slap would later come 😂

[@Studio-yc3ko]

How different Joe was back then! I wish someone did a podcast with Joe about how he retrospects- who he was back then.

[@L30B055]

His gay days

[@staccato6352]

Rogans transformation is insane for sure, but can we all take a second to remember how against ufc EVERYONE was at this time, like everyone, EVERYONE said “ohhh it’ll never last, it’s stupid, there’s pro boxing already” and now, here we are and it’s the biggest combat sport in the world. Just remember stuff like this next time something new comes along and you think it’s stupid and won’t work, I’d sure rather be Rogan than Conan in this situation.

[@Sassyglbeauty]

It is wild to see Joe Rogan from this time. Also crazy to remember him on Fear Factor!

[@magnaig]

Would love to see these two now on JRE or Conan Needs a friend. Or both!!!

[@roberto_camp]

Wonder if they've maintained any sort of relationship? Joe went serious counter-culturer in his career while Conan became an establishment darling. I have loved watching both of their career trajectories.

[@stunitech]

Joe seems super tweaky in this 😂

[@DanielMartins-og2gj]

Seriously he's tweaked out ... He doesn't know what to do with his hands! 😂

[@naeemtull2026]

It's methed up

[@foxf6]

Honestly you would be surprised what your body does when the cameras start rolling bc subconsciously your thinking how do I look and am I sitting right. I did this exact thing when I first started.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Coke

[@lperez4053]

he was a tightly wound dude, pretty sure this was before he started smoking weed.

[@gamewizardks]

I really love how Joe Rogan has matured and developed his thought processes over the years. He's at a much higher level now but I can still see with this interview that he always questioned himself and worked towards improvement. It made him the Podcast king in this day and age.

[@FrostmourneFK]

Joe Rogan has actually always been this guy. Thats amazing.