- A sporting legend has accused Joe Rogan of not allowing him on his podcast
- This comes after Rogan made derogatory comments about the boxing icon
Joe Rogan has been accused of refusing to allow a sporting legend on his podcast after making derogatory comments about him.
The Joe Rogan Experience has become one of the most popular podcasts in the world since it first began in 2009.
The MMA commentator has invited some controversial figures onto his show over the years including US president Donald Trump, the world’s richest man Elon Musk and UFC president Dana White.
However, he has never allowed former six-weight boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya on his podcast, and in his latest episode Rogan threw shade at the boxer-turned-promoter by claiming he seems like ‘he’s a little off the rails these days’.
De La Hoya is currently involved in a long-running feud with UFC chief White, and he has now hit back at Rogan by suggesting he is trying to silence him to keep White on side.
‘Joe, it must be in your contract to say ill on me and not say one nice word about me,’ De La Hoya responded.
Joe Rogan has been accused of preventing a sporting icon from appearing on his podcast
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya made the claim after Rogan made derogatory comments about him
Rogan has accused De La Hoya of having ‘fake abs’ and going a ‘little off the rails’
‘Bro, stop being petty. You refuse to put me on my podcast when the majority of your content is MMA or boxing-centred. I mean, I get it daddy Dana [White] will not let you have me on the podcast.
‘Let me propose something [and] this will be the highest-rated show you’ll ever do. Have me and your daddy Dana on the podcast together. You can moderate the podcast, so two against one. And I’m fine with that because I’m an open book.
‘Also Joe, I’m off the rails, really? Alright, let’s take a look at your evolution over the last fifteen years.’
De La Hoya retired from boxing after losing to Manny Pacquiao in December 2008, and is now focused on running Golden Boy Promotions.
However, he’s remained active on social media and has teased a comeback on several occasions while showing off his ripped physique at the age of 52.
But Rogan recently questioned De La Hoya’s body transformation in a conversation with UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad as he poked fun at De La Hoya’s ‘fake abs’.
‘Why has Oscar De La Hoya got fake abs?’ Rogan asked. ‘You seen that? Oscar De La Hoya has got some fake abs. Something’s going on, man.
‘Oscar De La Hoya didn’t have abs throughout his boxing career. Look at him now. What’s going on there? It’s either he’s got some fake abs or he’s going semi-glutide, one or the other.
‘The thing is, his abs don’t match his chest or his arms. Look how defined his abs are, like they even when he’s sitting there. It’s like the Liver King.’
