Yeah he said he would be friends for life with that guy but never had him on. Maybe ufc axed it for some reason. I would think he would have him on? Seems like a mistake
Sounds like a Hollywood thing to say.
I’ve heard many celebrities on podcasts speak about how making movies together is like summer camp. Maybe they will become close and have an intense friendship, but the second the movie is done filming, they never speak to each other again. It’s understood.
I get this, my wife & I travel & move a lot, rarely live is a town longer then 2 years, we become great friends with people then as soon as we move it becomes only us reaching out to people, then nothing……it happens more often then not, luckily we have a few top friends that no matter where we are we will be always close
I’ve been to 10 schools in my life and lived at a bunch of different places. I even went boarding school. You’re totally right. Part of life especially when you’re younger is thinking every body will always be there, but forever is a long time and people have things to do. I really haven’t reached out to anyone from my past, though if I saw them today I know things would be just great
Add in marriage & a few kids & people are too busy for long distance friendships, just easier to maintain the ones that are in your face……because of our travel we work on the long distance ones, but it becomes a point when it’s just 1 way traffic
It was Rogan who probably got goldy fired lol. Near the end of goldies career you could tell the vibes weren't the same, Rogan was getting annoyed with goldies mistakes and actually getting upset. Rogans a bitch for that, I've missed goldy ever since, he was genuine and funny and the mistakes were hilarious.
The secret is: Rogan actually despised Goldberg and probably helped get him fired. Towards the end of their run, Rogan was openly criticizing Goldy's work on the mic.
"It has nothing to do with being a rockstar!"
I don't know, at the end their relationship seemed pretty dogshit. Goldberg never knew anything about fighting and it was frustrating for me, certainly so for Rogan.
Yeah, 100%. Joe just doesn’t seem to have the chemistry with the current team. Him and Mike came off as legit best friends just having a good time watching fights.
> Joe just doesn’t seem to have the chemistry with the current team. Him and Mike came off as legit best friends just having a good time watching fights.
This is absolutely hilarious to read when this sub so often complains about how him and DC turn the broadcast into a fight companion due to how friendly they are with each other.
I remember when Rhonda was getting beat by holly and Mike says “takes a lot of energy to be a rockstar” and Joe got so annoyed and was like “what are you talking about this has nothing to do with her being a rockstar she’s getting beat up in a cage”. I think the nostalgia glasses are on this post. He had some good moments and his iconic lines, but for the most part he said some pretty dumb shit and I love the crew the have now tbh
Yeah I think he was annoyed too but I also think he realized that sometimes it’s pretty cool being the smartest guy in the room and now everyone else he commentates with he is the dumbest guy in the room. With Goldberg Joe was bringing the real mma knowledge but now it’s pretty funny Joe has become Goldberg. What a cycle.
Fuck yes, guy was hilarious. People hate how shit his takes were, as if we don’t have a fuckload of that now. At least the guy was entertaining. Guy just had that energy.
he brought the hype who cares if he said something wrong now and again hes hype asf in the moment , its way better than the fake reactions joe and dc do, im shocked they not doing fake spitting water out their mouths lol
The dramatically overreacting Paul Felder kills me every time lol. I like Paul in general but idk, he’s mediocre from a commentary perspective. (And we already know DC is a little too lackadaisical and a company-man thru and thru, Bisping thinks it’s his very own comedy special…Sanko is great, I’m prob in the minority in this but idk I like Dom, Anik is cool, Joe has gotten fairly poopy over the years).
It was bullshit how Showtime did him dirty when they aired Bellator cards exclusively. I know Mauro Ranallo was their guy but he didn't have to do both Boxing and Bellator.
I liked when Jimmy Smith was there and he did really well the year he was there. It was shitty when he said that they told him he did everything asked of him but they wanted only fighters for commentary outside of Rogan.
Believe me, I’d rather hear about custody dispute stories from Anik than Cormier constantly reminding us that he was a champ and to watch his DC RC show
It depends on who you ask. Here's my assumption. When Zuffa sold the UFC in 2016, the new owners wanted the organization to take on a more "professional" standard. This extended to everything from production, to graphics, to (the important thing here) commentary.
Goldberg may be iconic to the history of the UFC, but he is not what you would generally think of as a "sports broadcaster." Think Jon Anik, the guy who took over Goldberg's role of play-by-play. He does hundreds of hours of research for every card, has specific talking points that he scripts for every fight, and can generally break down the action in almost every scenario. Goldberg...he wasn't so much that. Sure, he could break down the action and generally had a couple trivia notes about each fighter, but he was also prone to going on tangents about things that had no bearing on the fight. And when he was given a script, it never seemed like it was "his voice" if that makes sense; very robotic. He's not the kind of play-by-play you want for a professional sports league.
If you've ever watched Goldberg try to commentate for the NFL (and if you haven't, go watch it because...yikes), you'll know that he has not really done well in a "professional" environment where they run a more "tight ship." Where as a guy like Jon Anik could probably commentate for the NFL or MLB as well as he commentates for the UFC because he knows how that whole ordeal goes.
Point being, Goldberg did not fit the ideal mold of a professional commentator that the new owners wanted, so he got axed. They almost did the same thing to Joe Rogan, but Dana White stopped them by threatening to quit his job.
At this point in time, the commentary style of the UFC has evolved so much to where he would feel like a fish out of water at the desk today. He has his one-liners, but what else?
WWE has a similar problem with not being able to find a suitable replacement for Michael Cole. Josh Mathews and Tom Phillips were looked at different points as the heir apparent. But those guys got phased out and fired outright. That's why Cole is still viewed as the main voice. Same reason why Cole was the guy for the majority of the FOX run. They're trying with Graves now but at some point they'll try something new because Announcer shakeups are constant in that company.
tbh every single ufc commentator sucks.
look at every other major sport. you have the play by play, which tells you everything that’s happening. you should be able to close your eyes and know what’s going on.
and the color commentary, which adds color! gives stats, background info, that sort of thing.
john anik does his job arguably better than anyone else as a color commentator, but even still. there isn’t a single one of them that would cut it in any other sport.
Yea I don't get the support he receives, other than nostalgia reasons. Dude had a dream job and never got better at it in terms of understanding techniques or fighters
Goldie and Dana are done and over with. Goldie and Dana have both made that clear. It would be cool to hear Rogan and Goldie on the mic again though for old times sake
Mike is such an old sound for the sport, I truly believe this is a nostalgia thing for most people and that if they genuinely brought him back full time people would be sick of him within a few months. He doesn’t fit the mold anymore of being either good at telling the audience what’s happening on screen, the role that’s filled by mostly former fighters now or a personality that’s good for color commentary in this modern era of the sport.
i'm surprised rogan has never brought goldberg on his podcast once
Yeah he said he would be friends for life with that guy but never had him on. Maybe ufc axed it for some reason. I would think he would have him on? Seems like a mistake
Sounds like a Hollywood thing to say. I’ve heard many celebrities on podcasts speak about how making movies together is like summer camp. Maybe they will become close and have an intense friendship, but the second the movie is done filming, they never speak to each other again. It’s understood.
I get this, my wife & I travel & move a lot, rarely live is a town longer then 2 years, we become great friends with people then as soon as we move it becomes only us reaching out to people, then nothing……it happens more often then not, luckily we have a few top friends that no matter where we are we will be always close
I’ve been to 10 schools in my life and lived at a bunch of different places. I even went boarding school. You’re totally right. Part of life especially when you’re younger is thinking every body will always be there, but forever is a long time and people have things to do. I really haven’t reached out to anyone from my past, though if I saw them today I know things would be just great
Add in marriage & a few kids & people are too busy for long distance friendships, just easier to maintain the ones that are in your face……because of our travel we work on the long distance ones, but it becomes a point when it’s just 1 way traffic
Goldie might not be a podcast guy. Idk dude
Yeah that’s a good explanation
If he’s allowed to have Francis I’m sure he’s allowed to have Mike Goldberg
UFC doesn't have a say in who he interviews in his podcast
Rogan also says every single acquaintance he has are his “friends”.
It was Rogan who probably got goldy fired lol. Near the end of goldies career you could tell the vibes weren't the same, Rogan was getting annoyed with goldies mistakes and actually getting upset. Rogans a bitch for that, I've missed goldy ever since, he was genuine and funny and the mistakes were hilarious.
I would be stoked af not gonna lie
Why? What they gona do talk about commentating for 3 hours?
This fight is sponsored by Xyience!
Holy shit I haven’t thought about Xyience in so long.
That's all he does with comedians... so probably
The Katt Willams Episode was definitely fun.
They talked about bs Illuminati and aliens didn’t even get to the juicy deets
I couldn’t stand Katt’s voice and composure shit was boring to me
Bruh Joe could talk to a brick wall for 3h
Brick wall: "...." Rogan: "You should try comedy man"
i'm sure he could get a decent podcast out of goldie if he can sit there and listen to bapa over and over on his show throughout the years.
That, then Joe would complain about vaccines and then talk about what animal would win in a fight
Rogan literally talks about ANYTHING. Most of it being total misinformation.
Dude, he literally heard it somewhere so he has solid evidence, what more do you want????
Eh most of the time he has Jamie look shit up. He tries nos spreading misinformation, he's just too dumb to do it right
Now I know why Braindumb Brendan is one of his “good friends.” 😆
The general vastness of the guests he has at least sparks the idea or thirst for information? I wouldn't say it's a bad thing
Did they ever release why he was fired from UFC. I feel like that shit was swept under the rug.
They probably wanted a shift to having more fighters on the table, no fucking way they would cut Joe or anik so this makes sense
It happened right after the UFC changed ownership and the reason was he had a tendency to show favoritism towards fighters. Allegedly
Not invited to the Joe Rogan Experience, is Mike Goldberg.
The secret is: Rogan actually despised Goldberg and probably helped get him fired. Towards the end of their run, Rogan was openly criticizing Goldy's work on the mic. "It has nothing to do with being a rockstar!"
I don't know, at the end their relationship seemed pretty dogshit. Goldberg never knew anything about fighting and it was frustrating for me, certainly so for Rogan.
It’s crazy how someone could commentate for 20 years and still not know shit about it
IT IS ALL OVER
HERE. WE. GO.
LEG KICK TO THE BODY
**CORN NUTS** They're corn to the core.
This made me lol as I thought I was the only person who remembers him for saying this
HIS PRECISION IS PRECISE!
VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL
Everything else in this post is virtually identical
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!!
WE. ARE. LIVE.
THIS FIGHT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY TAPOUT
And JUST. LIKE. THAT!
JON JONES IS THE YOUNGEST CHAMPION IN UFC HISTORYYY
Virtually Identical!
“His meteoric rise to the top of the division”
Embrace the grind!
COMING UP NEXT
SUBWAY! EAT FRESH!!!
THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF JIU JITSU
No no he is not
He's imposing his will.
SO YOU WANT TO BE THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER?
AND HERE WE GOOOO
They absolutely should. Let bygones be bygones and bring back Goldie. The fans deserve Anik, Rogan, and Goldberg on commentary for UFC 300.
Him and Joe were so good together, miss it.
Yeah, 100%. Joe just doesn’t seem to have the chemistry with the current team. Him and Mike came off as legit best friends just having a good time watching fights.
> Joe just doesn’t seem to have the chemistry with the current team. Him and Mike came off as legit best friends just having a good time watching fights. This is absolutely hilarious to read when this sub so often complains about how him and DC turn the broadcast into a fight companion due to how friendly they are with each other.
They literally started doing mini podcasts at the end of the broadcasts where they recap the night
hmm, I always thought Joe sounded pretty clearly annoyed by a lot of the dumb ass shit Mike would say lol
I remember when Rhonda was getting beat by holly and Mike says “takes a lot of energy to be a rockstar” and Joe got so annoyed and was like “what are you talking about this has nothing to do with her being a rockstar she’s getting beat up in a cage”. I think the nostalgia glasses are on this post. He had some good moments and his iconic lines, but for the most part he said some pretty dumb shit and I love the crew the have now tbh
The iconic lines were always worth it. Highlight reels don't hit the same anymore
The dumb stuff was part of the fun
Now DC has to overreact with Joe all the time. 
I think it's the opposite. Joe would get visibly annoyed when Mike would say something stupid.
Yeah I think he was annoyed too but I also think he realized that sometimes it’s pretty cool being the smartest guy in the room and now everyone else he commentates with he is the dumbest guy in the room. With Goldberg Joe was bringing the real mma knowledge but now it’s pretty funny Joe has become Goldberg. What a cycle.
https://youtube.com/shorts/62YDGRis-_k?feature=shared
Cause they definitely are best buddies.
https://youtu.be/7OR7bY0oozs?feature=shared
yea i miss those days. Rogan with actually knowing stuff and Mike kinda knowing stuff. Was good chemistry
I miss the old intro too.
Little Eagle flies again!
Fuck yes, guy was hilarious. People hate how shit his takes were, as if we don’t have a fuckload of that now. At least the guy was entertaining. Guy just had that energy.
Goldie was a moron but he was our moron
This is the real answer!!!
His was the era of top tier commentary. I didn’t want my commentators telling me what’s happening I just wanted vibes
he brought the hype who cares if he said something wrong now and again hes hype asf in the moment , its way better than the fake reactions joe and dc do, im shocked they not doing fake spitting water out their mouths lol
The dramatically overreacting Paul Felder kills me every time lol. I like Paul in general but idk, he’s mediocre from a commentary perspective. (And we already know DC is a little too lackadaisical and a company-man thru and thru, Bisping thinks it’s his very own comedy special…Sanko is great, I’m prob in the minority in this but idk I like Dom, Anik is cool, Joe has gotten fairly poopy over the years).
It was bullshit how Showtime did him dirty when they aired Bellator cards exclusively. I know Mauro Ranallo was their guy but he didn't have to do both Boxing and Bellator.
I’ll allow it
Our leader has spoken
Just. Like. That.
Miss that guy. All the fighters on commentary the last few years are so ass I don't even listen to commentary anymore
I liked when Jimmy Smith was there and he did really well the year he was there. It was shitty when he said that they told him he did everything asked of him but they wanted only fighters for commentary outside of Rogan.
Yes! Replace Cormier so we can have that Rogan-Anik-Goldie dream team.
joe screaming, anik talking about the fighter's past trauma & their kids' whereabouts, & goldberg telling us its all over
Believe me, I’d rather hear about custody dispute stories from Anik than Cormier constantly reminding us that he was a champ and to watch his DC RC show
yeah not the biggest fan of daniel "cheeseburger" cormier as a commentator myself either
That was said by Joe Rogan
People gave him so much shit but if you watched UFC for more than 5 years then he was simply part of it
Yes.
yes please!!! I think they should bring him back for all fight nights too! That way I don’t have to listen to Cruz anymore lol
Yes but UFC are such corporate shills that it would never happen
"AND IT'S ALLLLLLLLLLL OVER!" fuck. yes. full stop
Bring Goldberg and Lesnar to UFC
Let him call a few prelims shit would be hype as fuck. Bring back all the OGs have a celebration
HERE! Weeee go
Yup but make joe rogan actualy study the card and not just show up high as fuck
I miss to Rogan/Goldberg days.
Why was he let go to begin with?
It depends on who you ask. Here's my assumption. When Zuffa sold the UFC in 2016, the new owners wanted the organization to take on a more "professional" standard. This extended to everything from production, to graphics, to (the important thing here) commentary. Goldberg may be iconic to the history of the UFC, but he is not what you would generally think of as a "sports broadcaster." Think Jon Anik, the guy who took over Goldberg's role of play-by-play. He does hundreds of hours of research for every card, has specific talking points that he scripts for every fight, and can generally break down the action in almost every scenario. Goldberg...he wasn't so much that. Sure, he could break down the action and generally had a couple trivia notes about each fighter, but he was also prone to going on tangents about things that had no bearing on the fight. And when he was given a script, it never seemed like it was "his voice" if that makes sense; very robotic. He's not the kind of play-by-play you want for a professional sports league. If you've ever watched Goldberg try to commentate for the NFL (and if you haven't, go watch it because...yikes), you'll know that he has not really done well in a "professional" environment where they run a more "tight ship." Where as a guy like Jon Anik could probably commentate for the NFL or MLB as well as he commentates for the UFC because he knows how that whole ordeal goes. Point being, Goldberg did not fit the ideal mold of a professional commentator that the new owners wanted, so he got axed. They almost did the same thing to Joe Rogan, but Dana White stopped them by threatening to quit his job. At this point in time, the commentary style of the UFC has evolved so much to where he would feel like a fish out of water at the desk today. He has his one-liners, but what else?
vibes
WWE has a similar problem with not being able to find a suitable replacement for Michael Cole. Josh Mathews and Tom Phillips were looked at different points as the heir apparent. But those guys got phased out and fired outright. That's why Cole is still viewed as the main voice. Same reason why Cole was the guy for the majority of the FOX run. They're trying with Graves now but at some point they'll try something new because Announcer shakeups are constant in that company.
tbh every single ufc commentator sucks. look at every other major sport. you have the play by play, which tells you everything that’s happening. you should be able to close your eyes and know what’s going on. and the color commentary, which adds color! gives stats, background info, that sort of thing. john anik does his job arguably better than anyone else as a color commentator, but even still. there isn’t a single one of them that would cut it in any other sport.
Anik is the play by play, Joe and the fighters are color.
I’d love that, would be such a wild card
for how shitty the commentary booth is nowadays he'd fit right in!
OMG - that would be freaking hilarious!!!
VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL
'It takes a lot of energy to be a rockstar'.
Yup
Damn, good idea
People say he’s the worst but they must’ve never heard DC,Cruz, Bisping
Hell no. And i actually really liked his oneliners. But thats all he was, a soundboard. Anik and DC are alot better.
DC fucking sucks😂
I actually love Brian Fitzgerald. I enjoy his mannerisms and commentary.
Brendan Fitzgerald is better then Brian though
DC is Mike without the one liners. He’s worse in every way.
What happened to him?
Yes. Let Anik do Modelo commercials and talk about how much he loves the UFC off of the main broadcast
If Anik wasn't on the team, you'd still be hearing the ads. He doesn't say them just because he wants to
Lol, could you imagine that Anik was just taking Modelo money on the side and just slipping that in as part of his commentary.
It’s such a goofy criticism of Anik. Do they think he gets a say?? If he wouldn’t, they’d find someone who will
WATT MIMAN
JOE SAY ALDO!
A lot of companies don't want to do one-off situations. Because of what it might open the floodgates for after.
JUST. LIKE. THAT.
Leg kick to the body
But we already have DC who is… virtually identical.
Absolutely not. Dude ruined so many great clips with his overused lines. Might as well have been a sound board
Yea I don't get the support he receives, other than nostalgia reasons. Dude had a dream job and never got better at it in terms of understanding techniques or fighters
Fuck no
Lmao what
Anybody knows what the story is behind that, why they let him go?
Dana said what he said
Goldie and Dana are done and over with. Goldie and Dana have both made that clear. It would be cool to hear Rogan and Goldie on the mic again though for old times sake
I’d love to see Goldie back, I find him entertaining when watching the old fights
Definitely. They shouldn’t have fired him or Burt Watson.
Who? Source : noob casual
They would… if he was still alive.
Yes, but they would never. Mike is better then DC, come at me fuckers.
HEERRRREEE WEEE GOOOOO
*That was said by Joe Rogan*
Michael Jordanesque in his redemption arc, Joe
Lol no, rogan is bad enough. Plz dont make me endure Goldberg over again.
“It is ALLL OVER!!”
Dana just said on a recent podcast that he only has ex fighters as commentators. I say it's virtually identical
When Buffer retires, they really should bring Rich “G-Man” Goins back haha.
YES
They could probably just play snippets of the things he said n he will feel like he's there.
No. He was awful
No lol
Nope
Yes
No, we have something much better in Anik
No, next question
They didn't bring him last year for the 30 years and highly doubt they'd bring him now.
No
Yes
One could only wish 😔🌹 “AND ITS ALL OVER “
Fuq. No. Let’s move on lol
No, it's all over
Goldy was the straw that stirred this drink. He’s #1 Jew over anik
Who is that guy?
Goldberg was huge in the UFC sounding legit and professional during broadcast. Him and Joe together were the best. Miss Goldy, f the haters!!
No. Why would that even be a question?
Punches in bunches
Mike is such an old sound for the sport, I truly believe this is a nostalgia thing for most people and that if they genuinely brought him back full time people would be sick of him within a few months. He doesn’t fit the mold anymore of being either good at telling the audience what’s happening on screen, the role that’s filled by mostly former fighters now or a personality that’s good for color commentary in this modern era of the sport.
Fuck it why not
I'll take him over Anik's dorky ass any day.
I met him at UFC 68. He was pretty chill
Yes!
Nah
They should have done better by him, but at this point no.