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Newsweek
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Joe Rogan Haunted By Anthony Bourdain Death—'I Could Have Stopped Him'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Joe Rogan felt there was something he could have done had he been with Anthony Bourdain on the day he died. Newsweek reached out to Rogan's representative via email for comment. The Context Bourdain was a chef, author and television personality known for his popular culinary travel shows including Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. He had several New York Times best-selling books including Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and Medium Raw. The New York native died on June 8, 2018 at the age of 61 after taking his own life. At the time, Bourdain was filming a new episode of Parts Unknown, according to CNN. His friend, Eric Ripert, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room. "Anthony was my best friend. An exceptional human being, so inspiring & generous," Ripert said at the time on X, formerly Twitter. "One of the great storytellers who connected w so many. I pray he is at peace from the bottom of my heart. My love & prayers are also w his family, friends and loved ones." Joe Rogan (L) during the UFC 247 ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Center on February 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Anthony Bourdain (R) of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" at the Zoom on January 22,... Joe Rogan (L) during the UFC 247 ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Center on February 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Anthony Bourdain (R) of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" at the Zoom on January 22, 2006 in Park City, Utah. More; Jason Squires/WireImage What To Know On Friday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan spoke out about his late friend Bourdain while chatting with chef José Andrés. "There's moments when people take their own life where the worst feeling is, 'I feel like if I was there, I could have stopped him from doing that,'" Rogan said. "You know, the feeling like he just was alone, and sometimes you just need to know that you're not alone and you're gonna be OK," the 57-year-old continued. "Like whatever you think is gonna be the worse thing that's happening here, it's not. You're loved. You're loved, you're an amazing person. There's so much more to see. You don't want to leave these people behind, you don't want to hurt them. You don't want to hurt these people in your life, you don't want to hurt your family, you don't want to hurt your daughter, you don't want to hurt your wife. Don't do it. I know it feels impossible, but it's because you're alone." The UFC commentator added: "Maybe I wouldn't have been able to do anything. Maybe I'm wrong. But there's that haunting feeling that I could've talked to him and go, 'Man.' That feeling f***ing sucks. That feeling of if I was there with him, I think we could've had some laughs, we could've joked around about some stuff, and we would've been OK." In response, Andrés said: "I know you think that's something I didn't close yet. Obviously I'm not going to talk on behalf of Eric [Ripert], but Eric was so strong, and Eric obviously was shooting with him in France when that happened." "I understand that feeling because I'm still going through it," he said, agreeing with Rogan's take on the matter. "It's OK to feel responsible because that means you care for those people. But the message here is that we all need to be checking always on each other. That's what friends are for." What People Are Saying Rogan and Bourdain had bonded over their love of UFC and jiu-jitsu, and Bourdain appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2011. Despite the episode airing nearly 14 years ago, there are new comments on the podcast on Spotify. Steve Messina wrote on the streaming platform one week ago: "One of THE Greatest Artists of the past 50 Years... and so humble he didn't consider himself one." Tuomas Rimpinen said two months ago: "Rip Anthony, one of the realest celebrities." Rico B Larso added in a note six months ago: "Joe really admired this man. If you ever want sobbing just get Joe talking about anthony." If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "988" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dominick Reyes: Jon Jones not happy that people 'forever are going to say' he didn't beat me
MIAMI – Dominick Reyes and Jon Jones continue to go back-and-forth on their competitive title fight in 2020. Reyes (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) gave Jones arguably his toughest test to date when he lost a controversial decision in their light heavyweight title fight at UFC 247. Reyes is still adamant that he was robbed, and hasn't hesitated to mention that whenever he's asked during his media obligations. UFC heavyweight champion Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) is tired of hearing that narrative, firing back at Reyes on numerous occasions, most recently when Reyes claimed he's both mentally and physically stronger than him. Jones mocked Reyes by saying that he would perhaps have a chance to beat him in a rock, paper, scissors contest. But no matter what Jones says, Reyes is confident that the majority think he should have gotten his hand raised that night. 'In regards to Jon Jones, we're locked in this moment of time, in history, forever – whether he likes it or not,' Reyes told MMA Junkie and other reporters Wednesday at UFC 314 media day. 'That's just the bottom line. It was a legendary fight. It'll go down in history as a legendary performance by myself, and he's not happy that people forever are going to say that he didn't win that fight. Whatever he has to say is what he has to say, but I know who I am, what I am, and what happened, and that's the end of that.' Since losing to Jones, Reyes has struggled. He went on to lose another three fights in a row, before getting back on track with back-to-back knockouts of Dusitn Jacoby and Anthony Smith. He returns against Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 314 main card opener from Kaseya Center (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
