Five Years After Facing Joe Rogan’s Ridicule, Stephen A. Smith Explains Comical Boxing Video Five years after Joe Rogan asked Stephen A. Smith to no longer comment on fighting after his viral clip, th

Imagine comparing someone with black belts in taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, plus kickboxing experience, to someone with no formal combat background. Naturally, the skill gap would be both massive and clearly evident. That was the heart of the issue nearly five years ago, when UFC color commentator Joe Rogan criticized Stephen A. Smith’s post-fight remarks after UFC 246. Smith had called Donald Cerrone a “quitter” following his 40-second TKO loss to Conor McGregor. Rogan didn’t take kindly to that, and in response, publicly mocked a video of Smith training on mitts in his home, suggesting he had no business commenting on fighters.

During an episode of his JRE podcast, Rogan played the video and ridiculed Smith’s technique. “First of all, someone needs to explain to me what’s