Earlier this week, Joe Rogan said that “[push] all my chips” on Jon Jones if there was a fight between the UFC legend and boxer Tyson Fury.
Well, Fury heard Rogan’s comments and he’s not happy with them.
Fury took to his Instagram to shoot Rogan, and just to make sure he saw it, Fury tagged Rogan in the story.
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Tyson Fury celebrates after defeating Derek Chisora, during their WBC Heavyweight Championship fight, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3, 2022 in London, England. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)
“I heard Joe Rogan say something about me, and I was off all social media and not responding to that bald little dwarf,” Fury said. in his NSFW rant. “I heard him say that Jon Jones could fuck me if we were in the room together. I don’t think so. No man born of a mother could fuck me, in a room, in ours. Whatever happens in that room, I would leave. There is no problem”.
Rogan made the claim on his podcast with comedian Andrew Schultz.
“You want to talk about who is the baddest man on the planet? If Jon Jones and Tyson Fury are locked in a room, I’ll bet all my chips on black.” rogan said. “Tyson Fury is an incredible fighter: he has no chance of leaving that room. He has no chance of leaving that room. Zero chance. [Fury] I’d have to catch Jon right away with one punch, and I just don’t see that happening, man.”
Joe Rogan mocks the tone of Miller Lite’s feminist commercial during an episode of his podcast. (Spotifies)
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Jones is currently ranked #1 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings after winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship on March 4 over Cyril Gane; it was his first fight in three years and it was his heavyweight debut.
Jones may be the greatest UFC fighter of all time, having successfully defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship 11 times in his career before vacating it. His current 19-match unbeaten streak is the longest in UFC history, and with his 27-1-1 record, his only loss came on December 5, 2009, when he was disqualified for illegal elbow strikes. His fight against Daniel Cormier in 2017 was declared a void after he failed a drug test.
Jon Jones celebrates his victory over Ciryl Gane as he walks from the Octagon after the UFC 285 mixed martial arts heavyweight title fight on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Fury is one of boxing’s current faces with his 33-0-1 record, most recently defeating Derek Chisora to retain the WBC heavyweight title in December. It was his third consecutive successful title defense after taking it from then-undefeated champion Deontay Wilder in 2020. Fury first defended the title against Wilder in October 2021; his first fight in 2018 was declared a draw, so Wilder retained his then-title.
