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JRE MMA Show #13 with Rose Namajunas & Pat Barry

Joe Rogan sits down with the current UFC Strawweight Champion, Rose Namajunas, and Pat Barry.

Joe RoganhostRose NamajunasguestPat BarryguestGuest (unidentified brief interjection)guest
Jan 23, 20181h 38mWatch on YouTube ↗

At a glance

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Thug Rose: Fighting Fear, Growing Food, And Changing MMA Culture

  1. Rose Namajunas and Pat Barry sit down with Joe Rogan to unpack Rose’s mindset before and after dethroning Joanna Jędrzejczyk, emphasizing calm, faith, and emotional control over trash talk and theatrics.
  2. They dive into Rose’s unconventional training and lifestyle—ice baths, gardening, piano, shadowboxing, weight vests, and even building off‑grid ‘earthship’ houses—as extensions of her philosophy about nature, balance, and self‑reliance.
  3. The conversation explores psychological warfare in MMA, how Rose and Pat “ghosted” Joanna mentally, and how Rose’s intuition and past struggles shape her approach to fear, safety, and big‑fight anxiety.
  4. They close by discussing coaching relationships, Rose’s desire to fight only a few more years, and her bigger mission: using her platform to promote kindness, sustainable living, and a healthier culture in and beyond MMA.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Center your performance on service, not ego.

Rose says she fights better when it’s not just about her but about helping others and ‘filling her spiritual cup,’ which keeps her grounded under pressure and shapes how she speaks after big wins.

Neutralize mind games by refusing to feed them.

Against Joanna’s intense trash talk and intimidation, Rose stayed eerily calm, recited the Lord’s Prayer, and gave no reactions—even when touched at face‑offs—denying Joanna the emotional fuel she relies on.

Treat mental training as seriously as physical training.

Their camp for Joanna was “almost all mental”: journaling, visualization, ice baths, creative outlets like piano, and carefully controlling social media to protect focus and confidence.

Use functional, enjoyable conditioning instead of rigid routines.

Rose prefers shadowboxing with intent, running for fun, manual labor (like building earthships), chasing her dog, and wearing a weight vest over formal strength programs she finds soul‑draining.

Curate your coaching circle and stay loyal to what works.

Rose emphasizes small, aligned teams and credits coaches like Trevor Wittman, Greg Nelson, Tony Basile, and Pat Barry for tailored, one‑on‑one development rather than generic ‘big room’ practices.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

If your hand’s closed to give, you can’t be open to receive.

— Rose Namajunas

If you don’t give energy to something negative, you don’t feed the fire.

— Rose Namajunas

This was exactly what Rose wanted it to be: the scariest possible situation for her to be in.

— Pat Barry

If you can get in a cold ice bath, nobody standing across from you is gonna scare you.

— Rose Namajunas

If I can’t do it with these guys, then I don’t wanna do it no more.

— Rose Namajunas

Rose’s mindset and emotional approach before, during, and after the Joanna title fightPsychological warfare, trash talk, and how they ‘ghosted’ Joanna mentallyTraining philosophy: ice baths, shadowboxing, weight vests, minimal strength workLifestyle, nutrition, and connection to nature (gardening, kombucha, earthships)Coaching dynamics and the importance of the right team (Trevor Wittman, Greg Nelson, Tony Basile, Pat Barry)Rose’s intuition, safety awareness, and experiences with violence growing upLong‑term goals: limited fight window, urban farming, and changing MMA/ societal culture

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