HOUSTON – Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will be in attendance for her second UFC event Saturday night, and it comes at an interesting time for a good friend.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who normally emcees pay-per-view event weigh-ins, notably was absent Friday from the UFC 271 ceremonials at Toyota Center and will not be calling the fights. A “scheduling conflict” has been the reason given for Rogan’s absence, which comes in the wake of multiple controversies stemming from his popular “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Spotify.
The first controversy was in regard to recent guests on Rogan’s podcast sharing COVID-19 misinformation, prompting music artists to request their music be removed from Spotify in protest. The second controversy, which Rogan apologized for, surrounded a resurfaced video compilation of him repeatedly using the “N-word” on his show.
