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Conor McGregor Criticizes Joe Rogan's 'Reading From a Script' Commentary; Rogan Responds

Veteran Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan has had his fair share of fighters criticize his style of commentary over the years, and now the promotion’s biggest star, Conor McGregor has some words to say.

McGregor was visiting Chicago in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day last weekend and was asked if he would ever consider being a guest on Rogan’s popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” McGregor said he wasn’t impressed by how Rogan called his second bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in August 2016, claiming Rogan uses a script to call fights instead of actually watching them and providing his own analytical opinion (transcribed via MMANews.