Joe Rogan explained that he believes many fighters turn to drugs such as cocaine to cope with head injuries sustained late in their careers.
Rogan was evaluating former UFC champion Conor McGregor's recent case, which saw the fighter face a civil lawsuit over sexual assault charges that were linked to his cocaine use.
“That guy is partying, and he's partying really hard,” Rogan said of McGregor.
Logan also said the Irishman likely suffered significant brain damage throughout his career, either from being beaten, knocked out, or simply training with elite fighters.
“I don’t deserve to get hit in the head 1,000 times a year.”
“I get hit in the head a lot,” the comedian said on the podcast.joe rogan experience. ”
“A lot of fighters, especially towards the end of their careers, turn to drugs,” Rogan continued, perhaps drawing on his first-hand knowledge as a UFC commentator.
Logan said that disrupted dopamine and cortisol levels can leave veteran combatants in a “constant state of discomfort.”
“You're not supposed to get hit in the head 1,000 times a year. That shouldn't happen. That's the reality of continuous training.”
Rogan, a former martial artist himself, analyzed the sheer number of blows to the head that professional fighters are likely to take over the course of their careers:
Spar for 5 minutes for 5 rounds 3 times a week. You might get hit 15-20 times in a round, but you do that three times a week, and you do that over and over again…you're going to get brain damage. fact! If you think about it or even think about it, you're going to get brain damage. ”
The reality of head trauma became even scarier when Logan explained what he had learned from traumatic brain injury experts.
Logan explained that “subconcussive trauma” in soccer results in long-term brain trauma for players in that sport. Logan also argued that people who continue to ride jet skis can suffer brain trauma as well.
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“Drink some coke and you'll feel good again. You'll probably get addicted to it,” Logan said of the injured fighter.
The 57-year-old concluded that some of the best fighters are thrill seekers, so cocaine suits their personalities.
“They are wild people. They want to fight in a cage to survive.”
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