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UFC champ Julianna Pena declares herself a ‘massive conspiracy theorist’ on COVID-19

Joe Rogan’s wildly popular podcast has garnered nationwide controversy for its continued willingness to platform controversial guests who spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The show’s most recent guest was no different.

Julianna Pena, the newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion, revealed Thursday that she was a “massive conspiracy theorist” regarding the pandemic and shared her unfounded concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine.

“I listened to (your) podcast with the two doctors, back-to-back. I mean, that was eye-opening for me,” Pena said during her appearance on JRE. “I’m a massive conspiracy theorist on this whole thing, and I have been since the very beginning.