JRE MMA Show #171 with Brendan Allen

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

December 9, 2025

Duration

2h 52m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Joe sits down with Brendan Allen, a professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. https://www.ufc.com/athlete/brendan-allen Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Buy 1 Get 1 Free Trucker Hat with code ROGAN at https://happydad.com Visit https://squarespace.com/ROGAN to save 10% off your first purchase of a website.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Narrator

  other

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Brendan Allen

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and Joe Rogan, JRE MMA Show #171 with Brendan Allen explores brendan Allen Talks UFC Politics, Mindset, Weight Cuts, Future Title Shot Joe Rogan and Brendan Allen dive into the chaotic landscape of modern MMA: Trump’s proposed White House UFC event, outdoor cards, extreme injuries, and the evolution of the sport’s skill level and coaching. Allen breaks down his path from 13-year-old jiu-jitsu kid to UFC middleweight contender, including brutal early sparring, training-camp politics, and moving camps to work with Belal Muhammad’s team in Chicago. They explore weight cutting, hydration hacks in ONE, injuries fought through, stem cells, recovery tech, mental performance coaching, and how judging and rule interpretations shape careers and strategy. The conversation closes with Allen’s candid desire to fight Dricus du Plessis next, why he’s drawn to ‘dangerous’ opponents, and how he’s managing fear, confidence, and longevity in the sport.

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