Joe Rogan’s verdict on Khamzat Chimaev at 205 lbs after he called out Alex Pereira

Joe Rogan recognises that moving from middleweight to light heavyweight is a significant jump.

But he still thinks Chimaev has what it takes to compete at 205lb, as long as he puts in the time to build up his body properly.

The UFC commentator said on his podcast: ”I think he can do it. I think he can do it if he takes time and puts weight on.

“Because he is tall, and also the thing is these gaps in wrestling, these gaps in grappling, when the guy’s a really good grappler, and then you are taking on Dricus [du Plessis], who is really a striker.

“He is a good grappler, a good jiu-jitsu guy, but there are levels.

“The kind of guy like Khamzat, like man, you gotta be a f—ing Olympic level wrestler to scrap with that guy.”

Joe Rogan laughs off Donald Trump’s UFC White House card idea

Donald Trump’s recent push for a stacked title line-up at the UFC White House event did not get much traction with Rogan, who brushed off the plan as over the top.

According to the popular podcaster, the event would be a ‘travesty’ without the participation of a certain MMA legend.

“If they don’t do Jon Jones at the White House, I think it would be a travesty,” Rogan stated.

“They need to do that. Come on!

“Dana’s like, ‘You can’t count on him.’ You can f—- count on him. Come on, stop.

“At the White House? Come on,” he concluded.