5 most entertaining post-fight octagon interviews conducted by Joe Rogan

#2 Derrick Lewis at UFC 229

UFC 229 revolved almost entirely around the grudge match between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. While the post-fight brawl involving Nurmagomedov's team and McGregor's team was the most memorable moment of the night, Derrick Lewis' post-fight interview was a close second.

In the second bout on the main card, Lewis faced towering Russian striker Alexander Volkov. After being picked apart for most of the fight, Lewis pulled off the impossible.

With 17 seconds left before the bout ended, the 'Black Beast' timed a brutal right haymaker as Volkov raised his leg, presumably to throw a push kick. Lewis knocked the Russian off his feet before knocking him unconscious with follow-up punches on the ground, claiming victory from the jaws of defeat.

When Joe Rogan entered the octagon for the post-fight interview, the heavyweight knockout artist removed his UFC shorts. With his interviewee standing in his undergarments, Rogan couldn't help but ask him for the logic behind his decision.

In the most bizarre moment of the night, Lewis stated that his groin was hot. Holding back his amusement, Joe Rogan praised the heavyweight bruiser's performance.

In response, Lewis claimed that while he isn't technical, he possesses willpower and can't be counted out. He then went on to claim that the then-American President Donald Trump had called him before the fight, imploring him to knock out his Russian foe because Russia and Putin were making him look bad on the news.

When Joe Rogan finally laughed, bringing up that Lewis was likely next in line for a title shot, the 'Black Beast' quickly shot the suggestion down. He humurously claimed that he needed to sit himself down and work on his cardio, declaring that he had no interest in a title bout.

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#1 Nate Diaz at UFC on Fox 17

Prior to the UFC on Fox 17 event headlined by Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone, very few in the sport of MMA gave any thought to a bout between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.

The Irishman was fresh off a shocking 13-second knockout win over Jose Aldo to claim the UFC featherweight championship. He had also expressed interest in moving up to the lightweight division to challenge for a second title.

Diaz, on the other hand, was returning after a one-year absence to rebound from a previous loss to 'RDA' by facing Michael Johnson.

Diaz performed well against Johnson, outboxing him from range en route to a unanimous decision win in what was one of his best performances at the time. As he stood inside the octagon, Joe Rogan soon approached him with a microphone, praising how good the Stockton native looked in the bout.

Diaz completely ignored Rogan's words, instead taking aim at Conor McGregor in what has become the most well-known callout in UFC history. In a profanity-laced tirade, he claimed the Irishman was taking everything he had worked for, swearing to fight him.

He also claimed that no one wanted to see McGregor fight any of the fighters he had mocked at a prior press conference.

As Diaz's profanity intensified, the former Fear Factor host pulled the microphone away, withholding his amusement as he told Diaz he couldn't speak so colorfully on Fox.

When the Stockton native asked him to sneak in a few more words, Joe Rogan was again forced to deny him, ending the interview as abruptly as it had begun.