Joe Rogan calls Ric Flair's iconic Figure-Four leg lock a dumb move - "He's literally giving up an inside heel hook"

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has no respect for the legendary pro-wrestling move, Figure Four leg lock. During episode #1881 of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE), Rogan told his guest Rick Rubin that the Figure-Four lock was a really "dumb" move.

Speaking to the Grammy Award-winning producer on the podcast, the commentator stated that WWE legend Ric Flair's signature move was inefficient as it would invite the threat of an inside heel hook:

"A bunch of [pro] wrestlers got mad at me... [because] I was trying to explain how dumb a figure-four leg lock was because I was like he was literally giving up an inside heel hook."

Watch Joe Rogan talk about the Figure-Four leg lock below:

Furthermore, the podcaster explained that an inside heel hook was one of the most dangerous submissions. He elaborated that one will never see an inefficient move such as a Figure-Four leglock used in a jiu-jitsu competition:

"Inside heel hook is one of the most devastating submission techniques because once someone gets it the time you have to tap is so small before your knee gets ripped apart and so, a Figure-four leg lock you'll never see in a jiu-jitsu competition... It doesn't work. It's funny in that regard, you know, you are doing this thing [in pro-wrestling] but this thing in the real world is the worst thing you do."

Although Rogan is not a big fan of 'Natureboy's' leglocks, he sure is a fan of the WWE legend's signature trash talk.

Watch the full podcast below:

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When Joe Rogan spoke about Ric Flair's legendary catchphrases

During episode 15 of the MMA Show edition of JRE, Joe Rogan stated that WWE legend Ric Flair's catchphrase was so iconic that it even resonated with the audience of today.

Many of the WWE legend's catchphrases have become so popular that they are still prevalent in pop culture even years after Flair's heyday in pro-wrestling.

Watch Ric Flair deliver his signature lines below:

Speaking to former UFC athlete Brendan Schaub on the podcast, Rogan said:

"I mean when its come to just someone, like a catchphrase like someone saying something that just gives you goosepumbs and makes you fired up and make you start f****ng clapping, dude to this day if you say Ric Flair on stage and hold the microphone out the whole audience will go wooo."

Watch Rogan and Brendan Schaub talk about Ric Flair below: