JRE MMA Show #173 with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez & William "Blinky" Rodriguez

Joe sits down with retired kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, and his brother-in-law, kickboxer, martial arts instructor, and community leader William “Blinky” Rodriguez. https://www.youtube.com/@BennyTheJetUrquidez https://www.bennythejet.teachable.com https://www.bennythejet.com https://www.cisgla.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Stream UFC 324 Saturday at 9PM Eastern – only on Paramount+. Visit https://paramountplus.com/ufc.

Joe RoganhostBenny UrquidezguestWilliam Rodriguezguest

Jan 21, 20261h 59mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 21, 2026
Duration: 1h 59m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Joe sits down with retired kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, and his brother-in-law, kickboxer, martial arts instructor, and community leader William “Blinky” Rodriguez. https://www.youtube.com/@BennyTheJetUrquidez https://www.bennythejet.teachable.com https://www.bennythejet.com https://www.cisgla.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Stream UFC 324 Saturday at 9PM Eastern – only on Paramount+. Visit https://paramountplus.com/ufc.

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Joe Rogan
host
Benny Urquidez
guest
William Rodriguez
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Benny Urquidez, JRE MMA Show #173 with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez & William "Blinky" Rodriguez explores kickboxing pioneers reflect on fighting evolution, honor, and forgiveness power Rogan reconnects with Urquidez and Rodriguez, emphasizing their role as foundational pioneers in full-contact karate and early international kickboxing, especially during an era with few rules, minimal safety standards, and little financial reward.

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