JRE MMA Show #135 with Paul Felder

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 27, 2024

Duration

3h 8m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

▶ Open ↗

📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Joe sits down with Paul Felder, a retired professional mixed martial artist and current color commentator for the UFC. www.ufc.com/athlete/paul-felder

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Paul Felder

  guest

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Paul Felder and Joe Rogan, JRE MMA Show #135 with Paul Felder explores Paul Felder’s Second Fight: From UFC Wars To Triathlon Obsession Joe Rogan and Paul Felder spend the episode tracing Felder’s evolution from late-start regional MMA prospect to elite UFC lightweight, then into retirement, commentary, and amateur triathlons. They dig into the physical toll of high-level fighting: brutal weight cuts, broken bones, lung surgery, and the fine line between toughness and long-term damage. The conversation repeatedly zooms out into broader combat-sports talk—scoring problems, weight-cut culture, generational skill jumps, and the rise of Eastern European and Dagestani killers in MMA and boxing. Underneath it all is a discussion about obsession, identity after fighting, and how athletes try to replace the adrenaline and purpose of the cage with something healthier.

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