Joe Rogan has found himself as the target of a serious callout from social media influencer, the Liver King.
Joe Rogan has long been one of the most popular faces in combat sports and more specifically in the UFC, as he continues to commentate on PPV events.
The UFC is currently facing a lot of criticism from the fanbase as it continues to spiral on a downward trajectory, however, Rogan believes ‘it’s an amazing time’ in the sport despite fan concern.
The UFC icon did come from a combat sports background of his own as he was once a champion in taekwondo but he quit his promising career after scoring a terrifying KO during a tournament.
Despite that, Rogan has continued to train in his later years and has received his jiu-jitsu black belt for his continuous work on the mats.
Joe Rogan called out for a grappling match by the Liver King
Rogan has always been extremely outspoken when it comes to combat sports and because of that, he doesn’t always appeal to the masses.
And although his days of competing are seemingly behind him, the UFC commentator has found himself as the target of a serious callout from social media influencer, the Liver King.
The Liver King rose to fame on social media for eating raw meat, hence his name the Liver King, and he has always shown an interest in combat sports, even attending UFC events in the past.
This past Sunday, the famous influencer called Rogan out for a grappling match, claiming that he will make Rogan ‘pay’.
“What I’m hoping is that you, Joe Rogan, are thinking ‘I’m gonna choke that motherf—– out, lights out, I’m gonna choke him out’, and I kind of hope that if you win, that’s how it happens,” Liver King began to say in a video on his Instagram.
“Anything else you can break on me, break it on me. You won’t feel me tap, that’s never happening, tapping, because I have something to actually fight for, my family… What do you have to fight for?
“I hope you’re mad… You’ve got a black belt in jiu-jitsu, I hope you choke me out and if you don’t choke me out, these other limbs will be interesting.
“I already thought about my game plan… I’m not gonna train but I hope you’ve been training and I’m ready whenever you’re ready… This is actually happening, it’ll be fun… There’s real tension… Shame on you, I’m gonna make you pay,” Liver King continued.
Liver King challenged Joe Rogan to a grappling match. On a scale of 1-10 how much does this interest you?
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) June 23, 2025
It is unclear exactly why Liver King has taken issue with Rogan, however, the UFC commentator is yet to respond to any of the social media influencer’s callouts.
Joe Rogan once mocked Liver King on his podcast
At the beginning of his fame as an influencer, Liver King attempted to convince people that his physique was completely natural and that he doesn’t take any type of steroids.
However, it soon came out that his physique isn’t natural, and during an episode of his podcast, Rogan threw shade on him.
“Yeah, I’m on testosterone unlike the Liver King, I’ll tell you the truth,” Rogan said.
