Joe Rogan explained that he believes a lot of fighters turn to drugs like cocaine late in their careers to deal with head trauma they’ve suffered.
Rogan was assessing former UFC champion Conor McGregor’s recent court case, which ended in him facing civil charges over an alleged sexual assault, where the fighter’s cocaine use was addressed.
“That guy’s partying, and he’s partying real hard,” Rogan said about McGregor.
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Rogan continued, saying the Irishman has likely sustained significant amounts of brain damage over the course of his career due to being beaten up and knocked out, or even by just training with elite fighters.
‘You’re not supposed to get punched in the head 1,000 times a year.’
“You’re getting hit in the head, a lot,” the comedian said on his podcast,
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