JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker · Aired Oct 22, 2026
Claim summary · not a verbatim quotation
The outdoor UFC fight where Justin Gaethje fought, which was delayed by thunderstorms, was in the 70s with high humidity.
The finding
What remains unresolved
Joe estimates temperatures in the 70s at the storm-delayed White House event and explicitly contrasts it with the hotter Abu Dhabi fight. The initial source is modeled gridded weather near the venue, not a contemporaneous cage-side reading. Without a venue reading and established bout-time alignment, the exact temperature/humidity combination remains unconfirmed here; we are not claiming the estimate was false.
No supporting source was captured. This finding should not be treated as a sourced conclusion.
Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that the outdoor UFC fight where Justin Gaethje fought, which was delayed by thunderstorms, was in the 70s with high humidity?
We can't say yet. Joe estimates temperatures in the 70s at the storm-delayed White House event and explicitly contrasts it with the hotter Abu Dhabi fight. The initial source is modeled gridded weather near the venue, not a contemporaneous cage-side reading. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker, aired Oct 22, 2026, at 57:01. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. No supporting source was captured, so don't treat this as a sourced conclusion.
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