Joe Rogan’s UFC claim also questioned by Cris Cyborg after PFL boss used Francis Ngannou to hit back

The legendary Cris Cyborg has joined the PFL founder in dismissing Joe Rogan’s take.

Having featured at the UFC commentary desk for over two decades and been involved in the promotion since first appearing in 1997, Rogan has had a close view of the all-time greats in mixed martial arts.

The podcaster and stand-up comedian is unsurprisingly firm on his view of the UFC as MMA’s leading promotion, and he recently went a step further by suggesting that athletes competing outside of the organization cannot consider themselves the best in their respective divisions.

“That title (UFC) is worth so much. It’s the name. It’s the combat sports leader,” he said on an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience.

“If you’re not in the UFC, I don’t care. You can go to the PFL, you can win that million-dollar tournament, and you can make money.

“I’m all for that and I’m very happy for those guys, get to feed their families and provide and make a great living and they can retire with some money in the bank,” he continued.

“But the reality is, part of what you’re doing is you’re trying to be the best, and if you’re going to be the best, you kind of have to be in the UFC.”

Cris Cyborg and PFL founder Donn Davis debunk Joe Rogan’s claim

It did not take long for PFL founder and chairman Donn Davis to catch wind of Rogan’s remarks.

He soon hit back on social media by reminding the longtime UFC color commentator of some of his promotion’s best fighters, including Francis Ngannou, Dakota Ditcheva, Cris Cyborg, and Usman Nurmagomedov.

While both Ngannou and Cyborg have already held UFC gold, Ditcheva and Nurmagomedov have been widely tipped for such success should they venture to the Octagon down the line.

“Is this really true Joe?!” Davis asked, before listing off the PFL’s top names and referencing the great Fedor Emelianenko’s career outside of the UFC.