UFC 313 witnessed a setback right from the beginning with fights falling out of place because of medical emergencies. Well, the card is now down to just 10 fights. Unforeseen health issues forced John Castaneda out of his featherweight bout against Chris Gutierrez in the early prelims. On top of that, Curtis Blaydes was also forced out of the heavyweight preliminary bout against Rizvan Kuniev. This not only caused UFC 313 to lose two fights, but also delayed the action inside the Octagon by an hour. Despite that, Joe Rogan seemed to be in complete support of Dana White’s event. 

Taking to Instagram, the famed UFC color commentator shared a picture of the poster of UFC 313. Of course, it was the poster of the event that graced the walls of the venue, T-Mobile Arena. In the caption, the 57-year-old podcaster and MMA commentator wrote, “LFG.” Needless to say, the excitement that Rogan showed was right on point. Even though two fights fell out at the last moment, with no one else to fill those spots, the main event with Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev and the co-main event with Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev still kept the fighting community’s entropy high. 

So where does that leave UFC 313? Now, there was only one fight in the early preliminary card. And that was between Djorden Santos and Ozzy Diaz. The fight games began at 7:30 pm ET, or 12:30 am GMT. Nevertheless, the hype was still high. And with Rogan standing in support of the UFC head honcho to promote UFC 313, things were destined to proceed with high energy, don’t you agree?

This loyalty between Dana White and Joe Rogan began from the early days of Ultimate Fighting Championship. But the major highlight of the relationship between the two came out when the JRE host got into trouble with Spotify. Well, that was a time when White even claimed to resign. Let’s see what the UFC CEO thought of Rogan. 

Dana White and Joe Rogan shared loyalty even before UFC 313

In order to protect Rogan, White once lashed out at the haters on Lex Fridman’s podcast back in 2022. Well, that was a time when the podcaster said a word that apparently he shouldn’t have. This led the cancel culture to follow him up close. But White wasn’t ready to lay people off anytime soon. He gave the example of the harsh COVID period when people were forced to lay off their employees. But it wasn’t the case with UFC. Why would White let people who have been with him for about 20 years go?

The UFC head honcho said, “I can’t say what’s going to happen when I leave. But when I’m here, the people who are with me and have been with me, they know exactly what’s up. Joe knows what’s up, and again it’s a two-way street. Joe Rogan has been very loyal to me, and I am very loyal to Joe Rogan.”

Well, Rogan proved his loyalty to the organization time and time again. He started his role with commentating on 13 shows for free. And even if he sometimes disagrees with White’s decisions, he seldom goes out of his way to take back his support. And just like UFC 313, Rogan helped many other events regain their hype with simple words on social media. 

What are your thoughts on Rogan’s words for UFC 313? Do you think the UFC should have kept a couple of back-up fighters ready to save the event? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.