“I did not spar smart. I sparred meathead style. I know a lot more today than I ever knew then as far as consequences and what’s important and how to learn better. I was good at being obsessed with things, just focusing on them constantly all the time, it was kinda frantic, it wasn’t calculated and intelligent.”

Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Joe Rogan may be one of the more recognizable faces from the company, and he doesn’t even fight for them. Rogan has a legitimate background in combat sports, but he reveals why he never stepped into the octagon in the clip above.