UFC champion defends Joe Rogan after N-word controversy: 'That's my n*gga'

At the UFC 271 pre-fight news conference, UFC president Dana White was asked about recent controversies surrounding podcasting heavyweight Joe Rogan. White didn't get a chance to answer because UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya intercepted the question and took it upon himself to defend Rogan.

During the mic drop moment, Adesanya stole the show and advised Rogan to ignore the cancel culture mob's attention-seeking roars and "f*ck the noise."

"First off, let me take this one," Adesanya said. "Hold up. I'm black. I can take this one. Look, there's a lot of c*nts in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I've been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf*ckers I've had the pleasure of working with. Understand that."