UFC CEO Dana White doesn’t mind that Joe Rogan has questioned the wisdom of the promotion heading to the White House on Sunday, June 14th.

White has been on a non-stop media tour over the past two years, talking endlessly about the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn and his relationship with Donald Trump. Not getting discussed so much? The fighters actually competing on the card, who seem like a bit of an afterthought during this public relations blitz. Its the fighters that Rogan has mentioned the most, saying he doesn’t like that championship fights are being contested outdoors where the heat and weather and bugs could affect them.

In a recent interview with Forbes, White discussed Rogan’s issues with the White House card.

“Joe Rogan is a grown ass man who has his own opinions on different things,” White said. “And yes, we are really good friends. I don’t call him and say, ‘What are you doing? Why are you talking about bugs?’ I’m talking about bugs, too. These are all real things that come into play that night of the fight, and you’re gonna have different people that work for me — not as high-profile as Joe Rogan — who probably have some concerns about a lot of things in doing this event. But we’re gonna do it. To the best of our ability, we’re gonna get it done.”

“He said something crazy like, ‘It seems like a gimmick,’” White added. “I mean, what does ‘a gimmick’ mean? It’s a real fight, with real stakes. You got [Alex] Pereira possibly winning his third world title. If he wins the third world title that night, he jumps over Jon Jones and becomes the greatest of all time. When you talk about a gimmick, there’s absolutely nothing gimmicky about this event.”

The location is obviously the gimmick, and Rogan’s issue is the gimmick could affect the fights. But who knows, at this point the weather is looking questionable enough in Washington D.C. that the event could be moved indoors due to thundershowers. Fortunately, there are legit fights holding up this event, so if the gimmick gets canned, there’s still a reason for real MMA fans to tune in.