Joe Rogan Says Paulie Malignaggi Should Shut Up About UFC Fighters

During the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience (via MMA Fighting), Joe Rogan took shots at Paulie Malignaggi. The boxer was the sparring partner of Conor McGregor for his fight with Floyd Mayweather. Malignaggi and McGregor had a falling out, and Malignaggi began to take shots at the UFC lightweight champion, drawing the ire of other MMA fighters and fans. Malignaggi also took shots at other fighters like Max Holloway. Here are highlights:

On Malignaggi’s comments about MMA fighters: “He should shut the f**k up because if he wanted to have a UFC fight he can go over there and get his brain kicked in. He’s out of his mind. Stop talking. You’re a boxer. You’re a very good boxer. Just shut your mouth. There’s literally a million people in the world that could grab you and strangle the life out of you and there’s not a god-damn thing you could do about it. Sorry dude. Don’t talk s**t. They will give you a wrestler and he will punch your f**king face into pulp and there’s not a god-damn thing you could do about it. Not a god-damn thing.”

On fighters that would shut Malignaggi up: “What does Paulie weigh? [1]45 right? How about you give him Ricardo Lopez. How about you give him Yair Rodriguez, how about that? Give him a guy that’s not the top of the food chain. Don’t give him Frankie Edgar, don’t give him Jose Aldo. You don’t need to do that. Imagine what Max Holloway would do to Paulie Malignaggi in an MMA fight. Just imagine it. Just try to wrap your head around the kind of a**-f**king he would receive. Max Holloway would literally kill him if he wanted to. Literally kill him.”

On if there’s anyone Malignaggi could beat in the UFC: “He’d probably f**k C.M. Punk up.”