Joe Rogan skipping UFC 315 in Canada: ‘I’d rather go to Russia’

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-25 11:38:03 | Updated at 2025-03-28 04:48:47 2 days ago

UFC commentator Joe Rogan said he won’t go to an upcoming fight because it’s in Canada — joking that he’d “rather go to Russia.”

Joe Rogan said he will not go to UFC 315 because it will be hosted in Montreal. @PowerfulJRE/YouTube

Rogan gave the brush off on his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” when asked about UFC 315 in May being in Montreal.

“Wow. I won’t be there. I don’t go to Canada anymore,” he said, having previously spoken out against the Great White North’s spat with President Trump.

Justin Gaethje speaks with Rogan after a lightweight fight during the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 8, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Zuffa LLC

Daniel Cormier, Joe Rogan and President Trump talk during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024 in New York City. Zuffa LLC

“I don’t. I’d rather go to Russia,” he said, laughing.

UFC 315 will feature a highly anticipated bout between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena.

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