UFC President Dana White is at home with a breakout case of COVID-19. He spent some non-work time listening to Joe Rogan.
Definitely not Rogan’s podcast but his first-hand medical advice on how to fight the virus.
White tells Jim Rome Podcast (via MMAFighting.com) on Wednesday that he went straight to Rogan after he surmised that he had been infected. Prescription as usual: a regimen of monoclonal antibodies, vitamins and medications including ivermectin.
“Rogan has worked with over 30 or 40 people who have done this and he swears by it, and he’s a good friend of mine that I’ve known for over 20 years. So yeah, I believe in it. what he’s saying. I believe the way he explained to me how this thing works makes sense to me,” White told Rome, according to MMAFighting.com. He said he “couldn’t feel better” after starting treatment.
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White told Rome that he and his family contracted the virus during a trip to their home in Maine over Thanksgiving. White said he knew he had the disease when he couldn’t smell the eucalyptus he was using with the steam. Rogan was his first call.
“I was like, yeah, I don’t smell. So you know what this means. I literally got out of the steam, picked up my phone and called Joe Rogan,” White told Rome ( according to MMA Fighting). After the call, White was tested and the result was positive.
In early September, Rogan said he made a quick recovery from the virus after undergoing an antibody and drug regimen. His use of ivermectin in humans (it was originally created for livestock) angered many who heard his story. Ivermectin is not approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to treat COVID-19. People accused him of using the animal version.
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“Listen, I’m vaccinated,” White told Rome. “Not that I’m some crazy anti-vax conspiracy theorist or something but Rogan is a very brilliant guy. Very smart guy who talks to the best and brightest out there. and I’m not one to believe in stories.”
