Watch: Justin Gaethje and Dan Ige share awkwardly amusing moment with Snoop Dogg
Dan Ige has just revealed that Snoop Dogg and himself are FaceTime friends.
The featherweight contender posted a short video on his Twitter account of Snoop calling him up, only to be surprised by Justin Gaethje. Ige has been in Denver, Colorado, at Elevation Fight Team, helping Gaethje prepare for his UFC 274 fight against lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
@Justin_Gaethje checking in with uncle @SnoopDogg https://t.co/IyrfAplZzJ
Ige and Snoop have a history that goes back to 2017 when Snoop was a celebrity commentator for the first season of Dana White's Contender Series.
Dubbed The Snoopcast, Urijah Faber and Snoop Dogg provided a unique flavor of play-by-play to the event that rubbed some fans the wrong way. Snoop didn't hold back when it came to joking around on the mic, leading to accusations that his commentary was disrespectful.
"O'Malley . . . O'MALLEY O'MALLEY" - @SnoopDogg | 😂😂😂 | Don't miss Week 3 of #ContenderSeries and #SnoopCast TONIGHT on @UFCFightPass https://t.co/xi1Fb9q9hY
That didn't stop Dan Ige and Snoop from becoming friends after Ige beat Luis Gomez during the third week of the show. Ige went on to go 6-1 in his UFC start before losing his first main event to Calvin Kattar. He's now on a two-fight slump with losses to Chan Sung Jung and Josh Emmett.
Snoop Dogg has been watching Khamzat Chimaev's rise in the UFC with interest
Snoop Dogg isn't the type of celebrity to show up late to a UFC show just for the main event. He has a long list of fighters he keeps an eye on and rising welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is one of them.
In a November 2021 podcast with Joe Rogan, Snoop couldn't help but get excited to see how far Chimaev could rise. He said:
"He's entertainment. I f***ing love it. I'm like wow! This motherf***er sounds like he's in Gladiators. Like I say, the best thing you could do is you. He is having fun doing him right now... And there's nothing you can do when he gets his hands on you."
Watch Joe Rogan and Snoop talk MMA and Khamzat Chimaev below:
Khamzat Chimaev is set to fight Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on April 9 in a bout that could place Chimaev right into title contention.