JRE MMA Show #163 - Protect Ya Neck

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 12, 2024

Duration

3h 8m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Joe is joined by mixed martial artists John Rallo, Matt Serra, and Din Thomas. John owns Shogun Fights and also serves as the owner and head coach at Ground Control Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Matt is the host of the "UFC Unfiltered" podcast with Jim Norton and is the owner and lead instructor at Serra BJJ. Din is a host on "SiriusXM Fight Nation," "Josh Cohen & the Home Team" on ESPN West Palm, and "Fight Court." www.groundcontrolbaltimore.com www.serrabjj.com www.ufc.com/athlete/din-thomas This episode is brought to you by The Farmer's Dog. Get 50% off your first box by heading to http://thefarmersdog.com/rogan today!

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and Joe Rogan, JRE MMA Show #163 - Protect Ya Neck explores Rogan, Serra, Thomas dive deep into MMA, toughness, and chaos Joe Rogan hosts Matt Serra, Din Thomas, and John Rallo for a long-form, freewheeling MMA show that mixes technical fight breakdowns with gym stories, movie talk, and dark humor. They analyze current and upcoming UFC matchups, especially Alex Pereira, Khalil Rountree, Merab Dvalishvili, Sean O’Malley, and Volkanovski’s recent decisions. A big chunk of the conversation centers on fighter safety: weight-cutting, eye pokes, gloves, PED eras, and how careers get derailed by bad cuts or late-career wars. They also veer into pop culture—chimp documentaries, classic Westerns and gangster films, Alien and zombie movies—using them as analogies for violence, fear, and how audiences consume combat sports.

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