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Dana White was ready to walk away from his beloved job to help his friend Joe Rogan.
Back in 2022, Rogan faced severe backlash when a video compilation of him using the n-word on his podcast went viral on social media.
The video came out before UFC 271, which Rogan decided to skip, and apparently, his job may have been on the line.
According to podcaster Lex Fridman, White threatened to resign from the UFC to save Rogan’s commentating job at the time.
Fridman: “I remember there was a moment not too long ago, maybe a year ago and I was sitting with Joe and he was in a phone call with you and Joe was getting cancelled for something and they didn’t want him commentating the fights and you on the phone offered your resignation over this”
White would confirm Fridman’s story and explained why he stood up for Rogan while he was getting cancelled.
White: “Anybody who is with me, has been with me, knows,” “When you’re with me, you’re with me. It’s a two-way street. It’s not a one-way street. I’m not one of these guys that is gonna roll over.
“It’s like going through COVID. I wasn’t laying [off] any of these people,” he continued. “Some of these people have been with me for 20 years. We’re gonna lay ‘em off? Uh uh. This motherf—ker will burn, burn before I would do that to my people. It’s just never — none of that type of stuff is ever going to happen while I’m here. I can’t say what’s gonna happen when I leave, but when I’m here, the people who are with me and have been with me they know exactly what’s up, and Joe knows what’s up. It’s a two-way street. Joe Rogan has been very loyal to me, and I am very loyal to Joe Rogan.”
You can watch the exchange between Fridman and White talking about Rogan below.