Fox News: Joe Rogan says he will not attend UFC 315 in Canada, chides 'terrible' government

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Joe Rogan says he will not attend UFC 315 in Canada, chides 'terrible' government

In a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan said he will not be be on the call for UFC 315, which is set to take place in Montreal in May.

                   
                       

Joe Rogan has appeared to take a side in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.

President You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, of course, has said he wants to make the country up north, amid placing tariffs on it, the "51st state."

The spat even went into the sports world, when Canadian fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" in early February during professional sporting events.

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Then, after Team Canada defeated Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game, days after the teams got into three fights in a nine-second span, now-former You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login posted to X, "You can't take our game - and you can't take our country."

Well, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, of which Trump is a fanatic, will be going to Montreal on May 10, and one of UFC's most prominent faces won't be there.

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Joe Rogan, who calls pay-per-view matches on ESPN+, said on his podcast that he "won't be there."

"I don't go to Canada anymore," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.

He added, "I'd rather go to Russia."

Rogan said the government in Canada is "terrible... but the Canadian people are awesome."

UFC 315 will be headlined by Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena for the UFC welterweight championship; the co-main event is slated to be Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot for the women's flyweight championship.

Rogan was notably absent from the call of UFC 312 in London, where Michael Bisping took his spot.

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