Video: Joe Rogan makes his first appearance in the UFC back in 1997

Joe Rogan has been a fixture of UFC broadcasts for quite some time. But he looked a lot different during his first appearance back in 1997.

At UFC 12, Rogan served as a backstage reporter and interviewer for a fight card that featured “Victor” Belfort in a heavyweight tournament and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman facing off with Dan Severn to determine the first ever UFC heavyweight champion.

Check out the video to see all the clips of Rogan in his UFC debut from 23 years ago.