JRE MMA Show #137 with Jorge Masvidal

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Looking great.

Thank you, sir.

Looking good.

War time.

Yup. King of Miami, what's up?

What's up, my brother?

(laughs) Good to see you, man.

Always a fucking pleasure.

Always a pleasure to see you too, man. Bro, I've been a fan of yours since back in the day. When I saw you-

Strike forces.

... fought Bodog.

Bodog. Nah, damn.

Yeah. Saw you fight Yves Edwards on Bodog.

Yes, I did.

I'm like, "Damn, this dude's fucking dangerous."

Yes, I did, man.

Yeah. You're, you're still in the game, man. It's, uh, it's, it's beautiful to see, you know? Crafty veterans.

Yeah, man. I, uh, attribute it a lot to, like, God with the gifts that I was born and also the training that I do. I never get too far away from the training. And another thing is that, uh, I, uh, I've kept it, like, natural for the most part. I've seen a lot of guys come in four or five years. They, they do a little bit of the enhancements and cheating-

Mm-hmm.

... and then tear this, break that, so these guys ain't around no more. I just feel like, um, I, one, I couldn't afford it when I was coming on any of that stuff, so I just never did it, you know? So I've always kept, like, my body more or less healthy. I've had injuries that are horrible, obviously, in combat sports, but I've always just been able to, like, heal through them. And it always, uh, one thing I've always believed in for the sport, for anybody listening, wanting to get into the sport and have longevity, is like as long as you know that every day you could learn something new from whoever it may be, you'll, you'll always be going forward. You know, the moment you think you know it all, that's it, bro, you fucked up, you know.

Mm.

So I've always had that mentality since I was young. And, uh, and I still have it to this day. You know, a white book could teach me something, or, like, a setup or something. Not necessarily maybe the greatest technique, but just a different way to do a technique and I, and I might be able to pull it off. So I've always, uh, stuck firm to that commitment, you know?

Yeah, for sure. That's very important to have that beginner's mentality. You know, what is the worst injury you've ever had?

Like, pain-wise? Eye poke for all of back.

Oh, yeah.

I, I, uh, I shot, like, a high crotch and the guy's elbow was, like, resting on his hip and it, and he just, like, locked out and, um, it went right into my thumb. His thumb went right into my eye and I was throwing up immediately. Like, 10 seconds after I started throwing up and I couldn't... I was doing, like, the Harlem shake. I couldn't control my body. I was just shaking and throwing up, it was so much pain. After that I had to wear an eye patch for about, like, five weeks because I had double vision. So I would, like, look at you and see, like, two, three of you, and that would last for, like, five weeks. So, um, I was supposed to have surgery on it and they scheduled me for surgery. I came back in and the doctor's like, "Hey, man, um, maybe you don't need surgery. You, you did amazing healing. Like, sweating's gone down a little bit. You kind of don't need the surgery." So I was like, "Oh, let me not get the surgery," and I wore that eye patch for five weeks. That, that was the most painful injury of my life. The other ones have just been, like, uh, long-lasting injuries. Like my hand is all fucking wrecked, you know? Uh, back's pretty messed up, but I get, I get through it, you know. Cold plunge, sauna, a lot of stretching, things like that. Like they're, they're, they're... I can work through it. But the eye and the hand have been, uh, the worst probably.