Veteran UFC color-commentator, Joe Rogan has revealed he pleaded with Endeavor CEO, Ari Emanuel to abolish the practice of weigh cutting when he penned a deal to purchase the promotion back in 2016, claiming the act of shedding weight before competition should be “eliminated.
Rogan, a long-time color-commentator during his lengthy tenure with the UFC, called the action earlier this month during UFC 311 — with a pair of championship fights closing the bill in California.
Joe Rogan lays out plea to stop UFC fighters cutting weight
And taking prime example from the weight cut of undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev en route to his dominant submission win over Renato Moicano via D’Arce choke, Rogan claimed the practice should be “eliminated” — and natural weight of combatants should be taken into consideration.