The Joe Rogan ExperienceJRE MMA Show #16 with Brendan Schaub
At a glance
WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Joe Rogan, Schaub Debate MMA Culture, Comedy, Training, and CTE
- Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub bounce between MMA news, stand-up comedy culture, fitness/training philosophies, and long-term brain health in combat sports.
- They discuss a Joey Diaz controversy about crude comments, the media’s reaction, and how comics balance offensiveness with empathy.
- The conversation then shifts to DJ culture, gym equipment, conditioning methods, overtraining, and the appeal and risks of CrossFit-style workouts.
- They close with deep dives into UFC matchmaking, Cyborg’s dominance, potential super-fights, scoring/judging problems, CTE concerns, and how fighters transition into new careers.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasOffensive comedy splits audiences; intent and context matter but don’t erase impact.
Rogan and Schaub note Joey Diaz’s explicit comment about a female fighter is hilarious to many fans but understandably uncomfortable for the woman targeted; being a comic gives leeway, yet empathy for the subject’s perspective still matters.
Media outlets often amplify borderline content for clicks, regardless of nuance.
They argue MMA news sites seized on Joey Diaz’s tweet mainly to drive traffic, highlighting how outrage cycles can overshadow original intent or context.
Stand-up growth requires honest self‑assessment and constant tweaking, not repetition.
Both emphasize that comics who keep repeating jokes that don’t work stagnate; athletes-turned-comics like Schaub treat weaknesses like technical flaws—cut, rework, and seek peer feedback.
High-intensity training is powerful but dangerous when misapplied.
They praise tools like rowers, air bikes, kettlebells, and Tabata intervals, yet stress that Olympic/power lifts weren’t designed for high-rep CrossFit-style circuits and can cause catastrophic injuries when form breaks down.
Monitoring recovery is as important as pushing hard.
Rogan cites Steve Maxwell’s advice: track resting heart rate and back off when it’s elevated; Schaub shares how extreme fasting plus 12–16 cups of coffee led to serious GI issues and medication—an example of overdoing “discipline.”
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesIf you read that and get really upset, you’re not a Joey Diaz fan anyway.
— Joe Rogan
I’ve never worked out and afterward thought, ‘Man, I wish I didn’t do that.’
— Brendan Schaub
You don’t get anything out of knocking training partners out in sparring; you just break all your toys.
— Joe Rogan
Guys finish these high-risk careers and think it’s just CTE or PTSD, but a lot of them are also just depressed because they haven’t found their new lane.
— Brendan Schaub
Three judges is too small. Make it ten qualified MMA people watching on screens with no commentary—bad decisions would almost disappear.
— Joe Rogan
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