“Smart ass dude regardless of what he said about women,” Joe Rogan recalls knowing Andrew Tate before controversial internet presence of ‘Top G’

Andrew Tate is a controversial and polarizing figure in the online space. People have contradicting opinions about him, either idolizing his antics or completely condemning it. Either way, Tate became a well-known personality. Now, UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan praised him for his intelligence and fighting skills. Only recently, UFC champion, Jon Jones applauded Tate for sharing his wisdom.

On his JRE podcast, Joe Rogan revealed he knew Andrew Tate well before he blew up on the internet. As such, he called Tate ‘Smart’ for knowing how to gain attention on the internet and many of his ventures. However, he didn’t approve of his views toward women. Further, he even claimed he knew Tate because of his kickboxing career. Here is what he said:

 He's a smart as* dude man, regardless of some of the things he said about women. The fu****g intelligence of the whole thing that getting people to like Tik tok and his stuff and go viral. My 12-year-old was asking about him. I said what I knew about him. I said he was a legit kickboxer. I knew him as a kickboxer before ever (he got famous)

Joe Rogan (via JRE Podcast)

Andrew Tate was an accomplished kickboxer with multiple championships to his name before he broke out through the internet. As such, Joe Rogan had high praise for Tate’s fighting skills. He recalled Tate’s fights from Enfusion Kickboxing promotions and complimented him as a ‘solid fighter’.

Rogan has his fair share of criticism about Tate. But he welcomed a man of his kind to share his views and even supported his overall teachings. Tate has completely transformed into an internet personality and left his kickboxing career. However, a few rumors made rounds last year of him fighting Jake Paul, but nothing came to fruition.

Joe Rogan clarifies why Andrew Tate is appealing to the young audience

Joe Rogan has always been an outspoken person. As such, he revealed his thoughts about Andrew Tate and why he was successful in capturing the attention of the younger generation. Tate became famous on the internet post-lockdown for his controversial opinions about women, masculinity, business, and more.

On his JRE Podcast with Derek who has interacted with Andrew Tate before, Joe Rogan discussed the reason for his appeal. He claimed Tate became popular because he represented men in a way that they’d never been shown on mainstream media. Here is what he said:

Men do not feel like there’s anyone that represents men in popular culture…(Andrew Tate)This world-champion kickboxer, smoking cigars, making fun of simps, and that’s very appealing – because it doesn’t exist. No mainstream media platform is ever going to tap into this, what is obviously a very lucrative market. (Young guys) see this guy and (they’re like) ‘Oh, I like this guy.

Joe Rogan (via JRE Podcast)

Also in the podcast, Joe Rogan questioned whether the persona Andrew Tate projected in his videos was real or not. However, one could not come to a conclusive thought about it until Tate honestly reveals it himself.

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