Joe Rogan usually handles color commentary duties for UFC pay-per-views in the United States and Canada, but that won’t be the case this weekend.
The UFC confirmed on Friday (via MMA Fighting) that Rogan, who was noticeably absent from Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins, will not be on the broadcast team as planned for UFC 271 in Houston. Supposedly the reason for Rogan’s departure from the card was an unspecified “scheduling conflict.”
As recently as Wednesday, it looked as if Rogan would work alongside Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik as he did for last month’s UFC 270 in Anaheim.