The Joe Rogan ExperienceJRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
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150 min read · 30,002 words- JRJoe Rogan
[upbeat music] Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.
- TWTrevor Wittman
The Joe Rogan Experience.
- JRJoe Rogan
Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. All day. [upbeat music] Gentlemen, first of all, thank you for being here. I couldn't wait to talk to you. Congratulations on one of the most epic accomplishments in the history of combat sports, and that's not an understatement. I mean, it might be an understatement. I may- it's not an overstatement. It's perfect. That was one of the greatest nights I've ever experienced of watching anything in my life.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm.
- JRJoe Rogan
It was amazing. And to have you cap it off and win the title when you're facing a guy that everybody thought was at least number two pound for pound. It was, like, him and Islam are number one and number two.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm-hmm.
- JRJoe Rogan
And some odds had you at six to one, which I thought was very disrespectful. I thought, I thought like, "Oh, like, this is crazy. Like, six to one's crazy. Like, Ilia's really good, but so is Justin. This is kind of nuts." Like, the... To have you win the way you won in front of the fucking White House.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Yeah.
- JRJoe Rogan
How does it feel?
- JGJustin Gaethje
Oh, you know, it's really not real yet. Um, I was expecting to have, like, um, an internal sense of relief that, like, I don't have something to chase, 'cause I was always chasing this belt. And I was expecting to wake up with, like, some kind of natural release of pressure, but I don't know. I, I don't feel that. I... As the days go by, every day I, I feel it a little bit more, a little bit more. Two days ago my dad was like, you know, "What is it, what was it like waking up being the champion?" And I like, I was like, "I haven't even thought about that." And then I was, you know, on the shitter like 10 minutes later, and I was sitting there thinking about it. I was like-
- JRJoe Rogan
[laughs]
- JGJustin Gaethje
"Wow, I'm the fucking champion." Like, it's fucking crazy.
- JRJoe Rogan
[laughs]
- JGJustin Gaethje
And yeah, it's just... I mean, I've just been on the grind for so many years now. My dad dropped me off 19 years ago in Colorado. I knew nobody, uh, to wrestle. And yeah, to see, to see where I'm at now is just absolutely incredible. I mean, there's really no way to explain how or why, you know? Or, like, why I deserve it or wh- I mean, I worked my ass off. I have made mistakes. You know, I've done things the wrong way, but I've always corrected and got back on the path. And you know, I think the, the coaches, the mentors, but mostly the coaches that I've been, you know, and the team that I have around me is, is a huge reason why I was able to stay on track and, and just keep, keep moving forward and keep trusting that, you know, I c- I belong in, in the top of the league.
- JRJoe Rogan
Well, you, you've clearly-
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm
- JRJoe Rogan
... shown it throughout your career. And having a great coach like Trevor, and one of the reasons why I wanted to bring you in Trevor, is 'cause you guys have a very unique relationship.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm-hmm.
- JRJoe Rogan
First of all, I love the YouTube series, The Art of Violence.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Yeah.
- JRJoe Rogan
Fantastic. And what's great is watching you co- two guys work together, and Trevor, you being like very acutely aware of when to pull him back, when to ramp it up, when to push. Like, you're, you guys, having a relationship like that is so critical because-
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm
- JRJoe Rogan
... you guys know each other so well. You've seen him perform so many times. You've seen him fight and perform in the gym-
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm
- JRJoe Rogan
... that you know where he's at all the time. And having that sense of w- where your fighter is at any given time in camp, 'cause you know him so well.
- JGJustin Gaethje
Mm.
- JRJoe Rogan
Boy, that's a giant advantage.
- TWTrevor Wittman
It is. Uh-
- JRJoe Rogan
Whoop. Hold on.
- TWTrevor Wittman
Oh my God.
Episode duration: 2:17:39
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