Joe Rogan’s alarming plea for Jake Paul after getting jaw shattered by Anthony Joshua: ‘Not worth it’

Joe Rogan has a dire warning for Jake Paul.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer, whose ring escapades have drawn big audiences and lined his pockets, had his jaw shattered in two places during a sixth-round knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday and had titanium plates put in.

Rogan, the popular podcast host and UFC analyst, is concerned about the 28-year-old Paul’s long-term health after the fight, which reportedly earned Paul approximately $92 million.

“Don’t do this very long, because there’s a price that you pay that is not worth it. It’s not worth it,” Rogan said on his podcast. “And that price is depression, deep depression, a severe brain imbalance that’s going to lead you to addiction.

“It leads so many people to impulsive behavior. So many people become gambling addicts, drug addicts, alcoholics after their fighting career.”

Rogan worries that the decisive blow from Joshua could have done serious damage to Paul.

“You could only take so much,” Rogan said. “Like that one that he got from Joshua, say if you have a punch card, you have so many punches that you can get in your life — which I believe you do, I believe there’s a certain number — that one was like 10 punches. That was a lot of concussions in that one punch. That was real damage.

“If someone’s breaking your jaw in two places, the inside of your f–king head, there’s a lot of damage going on in there, too.”

Paul began boxing in 2020 and recorded several wins against former MMA fighters. He defeated a returning Mike Tyson on Netflix last year in a fight that was more spectacle than competition.

He’s facing a long injury recovery before he can fight again.

In the meantime, he’s going to Milan to support his fiancée, Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, he said on brother Logan’s “Impaulsive” podcast.

Jake is also thinking about becoming a father.

“I have such baby fever. Like, I want kids so bad,” he told his brother.