Josh Barnett

Date: 2020-07-07 | Duration: 3h 5m

Episode Overview

MMA legend Josh Barnett joins Joe for a freewheeling three-hour conversation spanning combat sports, philosophy, and pop culture. Barnett, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and submission-wrestling savant, discusses his approach to training — including mace and club swinging with coaches like Greg Walsh — and how wrestling fundamentals translate to MMA success. They debate police accountability and why law enforcement must be held to a higher standard than civilians, riff on the chaos of early pandemic life, trade stories about unhinged fans and training partners, and dig into the dysfunction of corporate management divorced from creative reality. Barnett also plugs his Warbringer Bourbon whiskey brand. The episode showcases Barnett's sharp wit, deep combat knowledge, and surprisingly wide-ranging intellectual curiosity.

About Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett is a seasoned MMA fighter known for his formidable presence in the UFC Heavyweight division. With a career spanning over two decades, he has earned accolades as a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and has competed against some of the most elite fighters in the sport. Renowned for his grappling prowess and striking skills, Barnett is often dubbed "The Warmaster," reflecting his strategic approach to combat and his passion for professional wrestling. Beyond the octagon, he captivates audiences with his insightful commentary on the sport and engaging personality, making him a compelling figure in the MMA community and a sought-after guest on podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience.

Key Moments

– MMA Training and Submission Wrestling
– Mace and Club Swinging Fitness
– Police Accountability Standards
– Corporate Management Dysfunction
– Warbringer Bourbon Brand
0:00:00 – Opening demons joke and early energy
0:40:00 – Wrestling and the tunnel vision of competition
0:59:38 – Mace swinging and Greg Walsh's training methodology
1:17:32 – Police must be held to a higher standard than civilians
2:15:21 – Corporate management divorced from creative reality
3:01:12 – Warbringer Bourbon and where to find it

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:00 Two, one. Demons. Demons. Demons be gone. Demons. I'll take them. I'll just, you know. Just absorb them into your soul. Starting point is 00:00:07 Sure. Enough. And kill them with your own darkness. That's probably possible, you know. Just a beard alone might scare them off. Could be. I've definitely always got the soundtrack for it. How long have you been drawing that fucker? Starting point is 00:00:19 That's a real one. That's a man's beard. This thing actually has taken quite a long time. I am not of the sort who is prone to growing facial hair. Like, it took me until probably 36 before I had a single chest hair. What? Oh, yeah. Really? Starting point is 00:00:34 Yeah, I blame the Native American side of my family. That's crazy. Yeah. Yeah, I've got back hair now, like full back hair. Something over the last, like, from the time I was, like, probably 35, I started growing, like, full back hair something over the last like from the time I was like probably 35 I started growing like serious back hair now I'm 52 and you know I'm not like who's that Russian wrestler dude this is one oh well there was this guy Victor Zangief who who actually did professional wrestling and that guy was just coated in it oh yeah, yeah, right. And there was another guy, Solomon Hashimakov, also. Starting point is 00:01:06 He's just a fur coat. Who was the... There was one wrestler who had... He'd done a bunch of films and stuff. George the Animal Steel. Oh, well, yeah, him. He's about as hairy as a human gets. He was a math teacher Starting point is 00:01:16 or something like that in real life. Yeah. Yeah, look at him. Full-on gorilla. I mean, that guy was a fucking werewolf. Look at the hair on him. Jesus Christ. When you got a head like that, it's like you're always walking under a full moon. Starting point is 00:01:32 He was in a bunch of like art house movies. I could see that. Well, there was also a guy named Tor something who was in Plan 9 from Outer S...

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On Joe Rogan Experience #1503 with Josh Barnett, topics include MMA Training and Submission Wrestling, Mace and Club Swinging Fitness, Police Accountability Standards, and Corporate Management Dysfunction.

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