Joe Rogan once got into a physical altercation during his time presenting ‘Fear Factor’.
Rogan, 57, is known for several things including being a UFC commentator, hosting the world’s most popular podcast, being a popular comedian as well as sporting a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
But before all of this, he hosted the popular American game show ‘Fear Factor’ between 2001 and 2006. The show, aired on NBC, regularly consisted of three men and women contestants who competed against one another in a variety of stunts to win a $50,000 prize.
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Rogan was certainly a hit with both contestants and fans but on one occasion emotions boiled over during the show.
The episode was part of a three-part special-format series where teams competed in six stunts for an eye-watering prize of $150,000.
During a challenge, Hollywood producer Jonathan Baker and his model wife Victoria Fuller, were angered by professional wrestler Jon “Johnny Fairplay” Dalton. The pair were goaded by Dalton, who allegedly shouted verbal abuse towards Fuller.
As a result, she confronted Dalton punching him to his body. However, Rogan did not approve of her actions and called her out before her husband Baker stepped towards Rogan to voice his disapproval in an aggressive manner.
Then after the exchange, Rogan put Baker in a headlock while WWE star The Miz tried to diffuse the situation.
"All of a sudden, they start going at it, and I was like, 'Alright, I got to break this up 'cause Joe's going to kill him,” he explained when recalling the events.
Rogan has since reflected on the altercation when speaking with stand-up comedian Jeff Dye on JRE episode #2097.
“Well that guy they’d warned me about,” said Rogan.
“He had a history of violence and he had done some violent things on other reality shows.”
“There was no security, that was part of the problem,” he added.
“That guy… he maybe could’ve hit me. He was thinking about hitting me. His body was so tense and he got so close to me.
“The thing that people need to realise about getting punches and it’s very important to know, sucker punching works because your reaction time is far slower than action time.”
Luke Davies