JRE MMA Show #132 with Joaquin Buckley

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 27, 2024

Duration

2h 27m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Joe is joined by Joaquin Buckley, a mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division. https://www.ufc.com/athlete/joaquin-buckley

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Narrator

  other

• Joaquin Buckley

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Narrator, JRE MMA Show #132 with Joaquin Buckley explores self-taught knockout artist Joaquin Buckley reshapes path to UFC glory Joaquin Buckley joins Joe Rogan to unpack his unlikely rise from YouTube-taught martial artist and small “mom-and-pop” gyms to owning one of MMA’s most viral knockouts. He details how movies, online tutorials, and limited early coaching shaped his unconventional striking, then contrasts that with the structured, tight-knit team he now relies on. Buckley explains why he’s moving from middleweight to welterweight, how big gyms can fail developing fighters, and why personal hardship—losing both parents and caring for his grandmother with ALS—fuels his fighting spirit. The conversation ranges across technical striking influences, gym culture, weight cutting, title fights, and the mental side of both combat sports and life.

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