UFC color commentator Joe Rogan recently gave his view on the options available for fighters away from the Octagon, and one of the promotion's former contenders has chimed in.
The UFC has long been regarded as the premier destination for mixed martial artists, but recent years have seen plenty of high-profile names turn to different banners.
Whether it's Demetrious Johnson pursuing further success on the other side of the world or the likes of
Shane Burgos favoring financial opportunities in the rising PFL, choices haven't appeared to be as cut and dry as they're often thought to be.
For Rogan, though, the UFC remains the place to be. During a recent episode of
his podcast, the longtime analyst went as far as to suggest that fighters competing in promotions like the PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship are "wasting their careers" because of limited viewership.
His analogy branding UFC the NFL and other organizations the XFL was quickly disputed, and one man who has found success since departing the MMA leader has explained the error in Rogan's viewpoint.
Anderson Responds To Rogan: 'Fame Doesn't Pay Bills!'
In mid-2020, Corey Anderson was coming off a main event under the UFC banner and was ranked #4 in the light heavyweight division. In six years competing on the sport's biggest stage, "Overtime" defeated the likes of Jan Błachowicz, Patrick Cummins, Glover Teixeira, and Johnny Walker.
But despite his notable wins and place inside the divisional top five, Anderson was still not in a comfortable financial position. That's something he laid out to Rogan in a recent Instagram post.