Joe Rogan
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Appearances Over Time
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I mean, just absolutely wild.
20-plus years ago.
So when the UFC—so when I first started working for the UFC, it was in 1997.
And back then, you had to watch it on DirecTV.
I had DirecTV just because that was the only way to watch the UFC.
That's why I didn't have cable.
And then Zufa purchased it.
So the Fertitta Brothers and Dana White, they started running it in 2001.
And that's when I came aboard again.
So I had quit in 98.
I worked from 97 to 98.
And then I quit.
And then they brought me back in 2001.
And when that was going on, it was banned from cable.
And they slowly started working it back.
They got it on Fox SportsNet, which was the first time I ever commentated for the UFC.
That was UFC 37 1⁄2, a very special show that they put on for Fox SportsNet, tried to introduce people to the sport.
And so that was the first time it was on cable again.
And then they started getting pay-per-view buys, and it started growing and gathering steam.
But even back then...