Flashback: That Time Joe Rogan Was Meant To Fight Wesley Snipes

Rogan vs. Snipes

Wesley Snipes challenged Joe Rogan to a cage fight way back in 2005. Perhaps he wasn’t aware that Rogan is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a mean kickboxer too. There was a lot of buzz at that time around celebrity boxing matches, and big money in it too.

Joe Rogan is certainly not one to mess with, and given the fact we know Wesley Snipes i not exactly lethal in real life, he pulled out just before they were meant to fight. Here’s the numerous reports from MenFitness.com and MMAWeekly:

“Another actor Rogan took issue with was Wesley Snipes. When the government was investigating Snipes for tax evasion, the actor challenged Rogan to a cage fight to air on TV. According to Rogan, Snipes was looking for a quick payday to alleviate his IRS debt and picked the wrong celebrity to call out. Rogan trained religiously for five months in preparation for the bout but says Snipes backed out shortly before fight night. “I think when he researched it and found out I’d been doing martial arts my whole life, he realized I was going to choke the shit out of him,” Rogan says. “If I’d fought Wesley Snipes, I was 99.9% convinced all I had to do was grab that guy and choke the fucking life out of him.”

“It’s 100% true…” Rogan told Trigg via the telephone. “I want the fight and now it’s up to Wesley Snipes to accept.”

“As for Snipes motivation to fight, he wants to rejuvenate his action movie career…”