UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has been involved in combat sports in some fashion for many decades now, which includes being a fan of professional boxing.
Paulie Malignaggi is a retired boxer who has been speaking out against UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor for a while now and Rogan would like the former boxer to just “shut the f*ck up.”
“He should shut the f–k up because if he wanted to have a UFC fight he can go over there and get his brain kicked in,” said Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience. “He’s out of his mind. Stop talking. You’re a boxer. You’re a very good boxer. Just shut your mouth. There’s literally a million people in the world that could grab you and strangle the life out of you and there’s not a god-damn thing you could do about it. Sorry dude. Don’t talk s–t. They will give you a wrestler and he will punch your f**king face into pulp and there’s not a god-damn thing you could do about it. Not a goddamn thing.”
The issues between Malignaggi and McGregor arose when McGregor’s camp released a photo of Malignaggi being dropped by McGregor during a sparring session.
Despite the UFC personalities issues with the retired boxer, there is one UFC fighter whom Rogan believes Malignaggi can defeat inside the Octagon.
“He’d probably f–k C.M. Punk up,” says Rogan.
While McGregor has crossed over from MMA to boxing, there is no word yet on or if Malignaggi would cross over into MMA.
