After a few bad headaches early on in his martial arts career, Joe decided to give up fighting because he wasn’t willing to accept the inherent risk of brain damage. He recognized early on that his true gift was communication and didn’t want to monopolize that by getting his brain pounded on a daily basis. Comedy and commentating are as cerebral as it gets and he smartly realized he couldn’t afford any degradation of his wit. Joe is hyper aware of brain damage and regards it as the elephant in the room when speaking of combat sports. Those who heard his public execution of Brendan Schaub’s UFC career understand the pragmatic approach Joe takes to the fight game.
Joe Rogan, “Avoid being comfortable”
If we’re exploring this thought exercise with any degree of realism, let’s talk about Joe’s drug use. That’s one problem. The man is perhaps the single largest recreational marijuana consumer on planet earth and at this point THC metabolites are probably just part of his body chemistry. Would he be willing to give up the sacred herb?
He would also need to obtain a therapeutic use exemption for his admitted weekly testosterone usage. No big deal, he would join the ranks of UFC fighters that have used testosterone replacement therapy including Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, Forrest Griffin, and Todd Duffee.
The real issue in question is obviously his age. At an athletic 47 Joe is no spring chicken, but with his daily regiment of exercise, supplementation, and cutting edge recovery techniques it’s not out of the question to say he has the body of a man ten years his junior. Interestingly enough Phil “CM Brooks” has his 37th birthday coming up this October. It’s all coming together only one more major problem, who the hell would call the fight?
Those who know their shit wouldn’t regard it as a joke, it would be viewed as legitimate life long martial artist making a very ballsy move and putting his skills to the test. Win or lose a move like this would cement Joe’s legacy as the most beloved figure in the history of the fight game. Do it for the fans, do it for the haters, but most importantly do it for the experience.
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