Why Wrestler Jordan Burroughs Hasn't Transitioned Into MMA

This clip is taken from the Joe Rogan Experience #1591 with Jordan Burroughs. open.spotify.com/episode/6j9J...

[@donovanolds]

Jordan came and visited my daughter at Children's hospital in Omaha NE after a cancer resection surgery. I will remember that forever!

[@syckmusyck6593]

Bless you and your family.

[@mickmack8999]

Positive thoughts to you and your family,I hope your little girl is doing ok 👍

[@nwk-wt3ty]

What a champ. Best wishes to you and your daughter.

[@Billywagner22]

Bless you and your family.

[@kia2065]

Bless you

[@thebizkit69u]

At least he's honest. He's not a fake dude, he doesn't want to get concussed or suffer severe injuries. Can't fault him for that.

[@thebizkit69u]

@Andre's revenge that and let's be honest, it's not the early 2000s anymore, when the transition from wrestling to MMA was much easier. It's a different ballgame right now.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@thebizkit69u exactly. Everyone drills takedown defense. It is much easier to avoid takedowns than to get takedowns.

[@jtaco4101]

@@thebizkit69u it really never was. High level wrestlers have had mixed success through the whole history of mma. Guys like royce alger, Kevin jackson come to mind among many others. Not everybody is gonna be cejudo/cornier.

[@davidporter7051]

His reasoning is rather funny. I've hurt myself and received more concussions in wrestling than any other sport.

[@jtaco4101]

@@davidporter7051 still not the same as prizefighting tho tbf

[@jc8254]

People that don’t know who Jordan is look him up. Dude is a beast on the mat. Olympic Gold , 4 time pan Am gold etc

[@spacedroid7173]

Mma is different tho just like he said

[@andyp7539]

Anyone who has clicked on this clip has done so because they know who he is mate 😂

[@ethanunderwood1189]

How can ppl not know who Jordan Burroughs is? Lol Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, Jordan Burroughs.

[@smeshtime8358]

@@andyp7539 lol he must be a casual

[@michaelcnguyen4802]

@@ethanunderwood1189 💯

[@russlumley4974]

What impressed me most of all. His high intelligence and the love for his wife.

[@BobbyxZx]

normal character traits for wrestlers. highly intelligent strategists with a high level of loyalty and discipline. most people don't know what those words mean anymore.

[@mohammedrezasaid5628]

Didn't pass a very intelligent comment about small countries where there is no Mc Donald's, and mentions Qatar.......he should know Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world and have Donald's all over the place Ignorance

[@DC-zi6se]

@@mohammedrezasaid5628 ignorance and stupidity is not the same thing. And stop getting offended by everything.

[@sonderexpeditions]

Yep.

[@onlyoneshogun4722]

@@BobbyxZx but Colby Covington and Tito Ortiz are wrestlers lmao

[@petegallows5494]

He's just afraid of Ben Askren's lethal striking. One fist of iron, the other one steel, plus the lighting precise kicks.

[@mysticofpioneerspark7858]

Hi Ben Askren, who the fuck is Ben Askren

[@deazy6453]

Who?

[@mistaschaub3280]

Don't forget his lethal spinning back fist

[@John-ks8vb]

@@mistaschaub3280 and his lethal headbutt to the knee

[@jesusblanco7657]

Left hand fast and the right hand sturdy

[@TheTimestampsGuy]

*Timestamps coming soon* Ive made a vid on the history of the JRE. (P.S, Ive missed you guys) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZy6e3-kd8aoe80

[@joeclark6842]

A super athlete, with brains, and class. I can listen to him and Joe talk about wrestling all day. Its a shame Olympic wrestling is not a primary sport on ESPN. And I think its probably the rule changes, like he said. #jordanburroughstheGOAT

[@amc599]

Khabib would maul him

[@linq7584]

its boring.

[@jjjyli686]

This guy trains way harder than 99% in ufc. Absolute beast and would be the highest level wrestler in ufc history by a mile. Him in 155 division with couple years boxing and jiujitsu training would be khabib on steroids

[@dre_nature7626]

@@linq7584 super boring. I put it next to baseball.

[@Ballout60s]

He’s soft, doesn’t have what it takes to take it beyond the mat’s of wrestling. Wrestlers are scared to stand and bang

[@davidmalischewski7299]

It’s awesome that joe put a wrestler on the show. It’s a great way to promote the sport to people who have not wrestled.

[@ThePolymation]

He's not a fighter, he's a wrestler. There is no shame in that because MMA is not for every athlete.

[@Will-xl7xp]

wrestling is part of fighting- striking isnt the only part of the game. Some of the best mma fighters have strarted from wrestling. It builds a perfect base and foundation. man even in nature- you see animals wrestle.

[@ryang9973]

@@Will-xl7xp you completely missed the point

[@kevinporter1832]

You are totally right Wrestling is not the same as fighting .its totally different ballgame when you get punched in the face .90 percent of elite professional athletes could train for 7 years and have very good skills to compete at a good level .But not every athlete has that killer instinct in them .wonderboy can take a punch and has the dog in him but even he lacks the killer instinct in him .if wonderboy had the same killer instinct as conor or a diaz he would be untouchable

[@straightwhiteman7524]

@@ryang9973 i think he s insecure if u read his whole paragraph he s tryin to legitimize something completely different from the first comment

[@ryang9973]

@@straightwhiteman7524 realistically Jordan would do awesome at mma but if your hearts not in it you'll never reach pull potential

[@markbolt3029]

This is what a classy world class athlete looks like! We need more of this!

[@NoMoreQQ]

Classy world class... just world class

[@NoMoreQQ]

@@Hatingonyall2023 are you a nice nice guy or a nice guy? With English it would be you’re a nice guy.

[@sebastianbeaussier6197]

@@NoMoreQQ the class in world class has nothing to do with being classy.

[@edwincuevas4823]

Also the money is not the same wrestling isnt that good in wealth like prize fighting and hes just not bout it he not mentally strong and feels he will get hurt when i get into the ring i never go into it thinking ima het hurt cant blame him he knows he cant bang with them dogs in mma

[@winterwatch8500]

@@Hatingonyall2023 I hope not because they are talking nonsense.

[@kallepikku4991]

Jordan has an amazing character. Always positive and respectful, yet honest. Really enjoy listening to his interviews.

[@stank8460]

Wrestling taught me the most important lesson in life. "Never give up"

[@mugo2935]

Mahn, I miss you Joe. I'm in Kenya so I can't catch you on Spotify. No worries though, make your money

[@bjj9711]

Spotify banned in Kenya?

[@Jesscanor]

You cant use a vpn to route your ip to a spotify friendly server?

[@Vilppy]

How can you get youtube but not spotify?

[@KenStentiford]

It's like Facebook in China.

[@hitzoneproductions7858]

Use a VPN

[@VishtheFish101]

Seems like well spoken, cool ass dude. Shame we'll never see him in the octagon but still a legend nonetheless.

[@richardyoung1890]

He’s an Olympic Gold medalist very rare and he is well spoken I’m sure he can be a great motivational speaker!

[@jamesmcdunn2628]

yeah wouldn’t want him concussed and being as well spoken as tito ortiz tho.

[@zoogie980]

I feel like nowadays its harder for good wrestlers to transition to mma quickly and be successful. The skill of the average ufc fighter is so much higher than like 10 years ago. If he would have switched to mma in 2011 he probably would have done well tho. Ive never seen someone with a better double leg than Jordan.

[@EmanAugust]

@@zoogie980THat's incorrect though that's where 70+% of mma prospects even come from is wrestling wether it be in the US or like the former soviet block countries

[@VishtheFish101]

@@EmanAugust most come from wrestling but a lot of guys start training MMA from an early age. It would be hard for him to learn and execute in the octagon as he'll be near 40 before becoming his best fighting self. If he started at a younger age tho...

[@lucascurrah865]

He's scared of Ben Askren, his striking is art.

[@alphajayy_9832]

Spinning back fist all night baby 👌

[@collinblatchford]

Lol

[@literallyshaking8019]

Ben Askren’s striking is a modern art masterpiece

[@TheWhiteoh6]

Go watch beat the streets with him and askren, trust me you will have a different opinion after that, as well as look for their interview after beat the streets.

[@AREALAMERICAN]

Ben askren cannot strike He's a pure wrestler ground-and-pound bullshit.

[@ivanchemshirov3640]

This guy needs to have his own podcast , great voice and set of mind

[@notimmortalmumin8477]

He wants no part of Artem Lobov, I can't fault him for that wanting to live and all.

[@jonsmith7504]

Lmao out of all people

[@Kanderson96]

@@jonsmith7504 don't disrespect the 🐐

[@jonsmith7504]

@@Kanderson96 lol

[@pavellima5755]

Lobov would kill him in mma lol be real

[@jeannettef6985]

Lord Artem Lobov.

[@erllar2980]

He's obviously scared of Chase Hooper.

[@FBooker]

Obviously. Chase is the scariest human being on the planet. Actually he may not even be human, he could be some sort of manifested violence-demon.

[@peteg4957]

@@FBooker I heard chase knocked floyd mayweather down in sparring

[@FBooker]

@@peteg4957 No they weren't sparring. The rumor from that day is Chase just looked in his direction & Mayweather was instantly KO'd

[@supremeboombap6645]

@@peteg4957 he knocked me out in the street cause i looked at him.

[@ratty2012]

That made me laugh loud enough. Shhhhhhh

[@shawnhardy8979]

A TRUE LEGEND in Wrestling JB , Class Act ... Thank you for an awesome interview

[@Androsmack]

I only knew a little bit about Jordan Burroughs before this podcast. He’s a super cool guy and was a great interview. Best JRE for a while this one 👍🏾

[@NAC4U]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE FOR WRESTLING

[@XxlilqhostxX]

TRUE

[@jloomis7]

I was going to Nebraska at the same time he was. I talked to him briefly on campus once. He was very nice.

[@skersfan6751]

GBR baby!!

[@avidadolares]

Oh my god... you talked to him...on campus? Wow, thats amazing. What a great story, bro! Can I get your autograph?!

[@samordna7808]

🤤 zzzzz...

[@joshchapman4753]

Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

[@twitterfingers5241]

I once pooped in the same bathroom as Carl Sanderson

[@eggie_D]

i’ve been waiting for this podcast for years joe. thank you

[@youlilgremlinkun]

I love that JB referenced the confusing aspects of Olympic-style wrestling. As a former wrestler, this is one of the biggest downsides to freestyle wrestling- the subjectivity associated with points ("Should that have been two points? Or four? Or none?") and it makes it extremely hard to get new fans drawn in. There are multiple matches with freestyle wrestlers in the midst of wrestling, and they themselves are confused by the points. That should be fixed (such as the no-overtime rule, imho it hurts us) so we can get more fans in.

[@devinbanfield9692]

Love how knowledgeable, smart and well spoken he was. Kind of rare with JRE lately.

[@michaelfleming1954]

@@anthonyguitron6741 Ong 😂

[@roningaming716]

@@anthonyguitron6741 Corey Sandhagen was articulate? Not all UFC Fighters waste their brain cells bro lol.

[@thejakobistable]

This is sadly the only JRE stuff I watch these days. Cant bring myself to Spotify

[@coleflorez7739]

same dude same

[@alexanderpolski]

;__; its not the same

[@robertszumiowski589]

what's the difference really except background

[@scott-bz6eb]

@@robertszumiowski589 totally different kind of geusts man not as meny fighters and comedians more business people that people dont give a shit about rarely get cool guys on hos show now

[@Plague_Doc22]

oh no, you have to actually use a different program to watch? ugh how hard! It takes over ten seconds to play the full podcast too damn man that's so annoying.

[@davidboss5044]

jordan is just one of the best wrestlers i have ever seen and this pov of his thoughts on fighting whether its wrestling or mma is mature in a different scale than most people realize

[@gatto190]

Way to represent 08081, Champ! Lots of love for South Jersey/Sicklerville. Proud to say I graduated and wrestled at the same high school as this cat. You're a class act.

[@cloroc]

08108 here

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

If Spotify allowed comments I might consider an account. The comments are half the reason I watch

[@devriestown]

Exactly fuck spotify

[@crujones2849]

You don’t need an account, you just download the app. That’s it. People are so weird about the hate for watching on Spotify.

[@vibora9509]

@@crujones2849 cus we wanna comment on videos. there’s the whole podcast but most of the views come from watching smaller segments like this

[@blkforeign8458]

I dunno about anyone else, but I downloaded Spotify and it was so fuckin' slow, kept pausing...I got rid of that dogshit.

[@Modernhabitus]

@@blkforeign8458 lmao

[@HungLe-gt8on]

Wrestling is such a lifestyle some people doesn’t even watch it as a sport

[@BobbyxZx]

wrestling is not a sport, it's a way of life. sports are those silly games you need a child's ball to play

[@mvo9975]

@@BobbyxZx wrestling is in fact a sport, buddy

[@ABCDEF-uz9fd]

@@BobbyxZx why the fuck cant it be both yall lol 💕

[@canonator176tech7]

Theres a certain maturity to it I although it is still a sport. You dont play wrestling like you play basketball. You DO wrestling. You compete. Much more sophistication.

[@almightyweebu2581]

@@canonator176tech7 kids literally play wrestle all the time brah

[@thejmc4074]

I appreciate Jordan for talking about how often rules change. I haven’t wrestled in years and any time I watch something on tv or KZbin I feel like I have no idea what the rules are and what scores and what doesn’t.

[@horaciocastillo491]

Man I use to watch this guy back in high school when I wrestled. He’s hella good.

[@jamestopple3576]

Look at Romero.... Jordan already has the most important/dominant part of MMA down. Come on brotha.... I could see Mr. White offering you a monster contract of probably 50k to show and 50k to win

[@tyfalagan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@goldenduck6109]

60 and 60 if he goes through DWCS 🤣

[@jms7265]

Jokes on Jokes lol

[@thellama3239]

Monster contract does not equal 100k for one fight haha

[@user-hd8yc6xi4q]

"monster contract" = 50k-100k tops LMAO

[@tombystander]

I have been waiting for this podcast for what feels like a decade. FINALLY. Ppl get to see the face of american wrestling

[@barryweyandt2682]

next Taylor and Dake

[@mattyb567567]

That's Hulk Hogan brother.

[@edwincuevas4823]

Also the money is not the same wrestling isnt that good in wealth like prize fighting and hes just not bout it he not mentally strong and feels he will get hurt when i get into the ring i never go into it thinking ima het hurt cant blame him he knows he cant bang with them dogs in mma

[@zymond8405]

@@barryweyandt2682 yeah David Taylor and Kyle Dake are beasts, my hs coach always talks about how tough matchups they where and how he's proud he was able to wrestle future Olympians in college.

[@marceau8258]

not only he is an incredible athletes, he is also really well articulated and is obviously clever and mature

[@mikefaumuina3275]

I did some boxing but have found myself watching these guys because they are great personalities and great athletes. And the matches are quick to watch which is great.

[@captainnemo314]

TLDR: Too smart, no brain damage

[@FM-dm8xj]

that's offensive, to plunge yourself into danger is in a way more smarter than sitting back and running away, not calling this guy a coward because his in tune with his answer but im calling you coward.

[@avidadolares]

@@FM-dm8xj Your English reading skills suck and your writing isn much better. You clearly have no idea what he even said or meant. Stick to videos in your native language.

[@wesleythorne6657]

@@FM-dm8xj “more smarter”😂

[@aa-rz2yd]

@@FM-dm8xj Ironic you seem brain damaged yourself

[@leumasnehpets]

@@FM-dm8xj I'm sure you meant well, but you're a dick weed.

[@joshspicey9043]

Finally had this dude on! Was my idol when I was in highschool!

[@hudsonherring3473]

YES!!! As a wrestler I couldn’t believe that this was actually happening EVERYONE should go watch the whole podcast Jordan is one of the best people and is such an amazing representative for the sport of wrestling

[@seanreed9472]

Yep...he is all class.

[@D_Ball86]

The difference between wrestling and gay sex. Answer: mostly mental

[@ThreeChordGuitar]

What an interesting guy to whom to listen. Eloquent, on topic, thank you.

[@KD-kl4sx]

Amazing athlete, and clearly wise beyond his years knowing he doesn’t need the head trauma that MMA brings, Jake and his brother Paul should listen to this man instead of trying to fight actual fighters who would murder them

[@mrmeatyboy]

I'm good with seeing the Paul brothers get the ever-loving shit kicked out of them lol, they are complete scumbags, well at least Jake is. Logan worst was filming that dead Japanese guy, which he seems genuinely sorry for and hasn't really done anything else. But him thinking he's a good pro fighter annoys the fuck out of me, so I'll still watch him get his shit kicked in too lol.

[@Scorch1028]

Jake and Logan Paul already have "head damage." 😆

[@stephenlansdowne2138]

LoL 1 year later

[@sbryann18]

My guy caught himself real quick 😆 “that lady outside, my wife,” great save chief

[@michaelroy7093]

Weve all been there b4

[@Mr-E.]

Haha Joe caught himself too, he was about to do a louder groan when he heard that she talked Jordan out of it, but instead he did a mini-groan and caught himself lol.

[@mchammer1982]

This chap has his faculties. Fair play to him. Great guy.

[@aakasht4862]

I really thought there was a hair on my screen cuz of your pic lol

[@mchammer1982]

@@aakasht4862 haha I used to have a proper background color that fucked with everyone's head but it's not as bad now lol 😂

[@aakasht4862]

Mark Cronin that’s hilarious man. Props to you. Love a good laugh

[@ossahmadrezaazimikohnabi5108]

Jordan seems so wise. I love it when athletes are organized and smart.

[@maths23]

A lot of wrestlers are highly intelligent.

[@kennyh5347]

Loving that Bill's mafia jacket!

[@flyintacosnake2079]

They gonna lose

[@thejimfeudshow5392]

Fuck yes!!

[@iXmetalXi]

As a 716 native I was pretty pumped too

[@Whataboutit1080]

#chiefskingdom

[@jackoliver7506]

716

[@jr8856]

Remmeber meeting him in High school at the Wresltling camp in Lincoln. Good guy, Great wrestler!

[@urbanslem]

Thanks joe for bringinging him into the spotlight. Good for the sport!!!

[@paulgarcia3201]

4x world champ and Olympic Gold Medalist. Incredible. This dudes 5’7” and I’ve seen him dunk a basketball. Just a freak athlete but even more freakishly hardworking.

[@mysteryhombre81]

Anyone else kinda fell off joe rogan since the spotify move.

[@theferalfarmer6706]

Definitely. I'm also burnt out on him bitching about CA. We get it, it's a hellscape. It's pretty lame

[@blademaster9297]

Doubt he cares with that 100mill deal lol

[@samuelmeier1617]

I'm glad for joe making that money and I would have taken the deal as well...but still...yea he kind of lost me as well.

[@mysteryhombre81]

@@samuelmeier1617 Yeah like kudos to him, but without the comment section and just how generally commercialised it's got, it's lost alot of the reasons of why I originally liked it. Started low-key looking around for other podcasts to fill the void.

[@mysteryhombre81]

@@blademaster9297 I mean, I think Joe probably does care, he's not completely money driven, and that's one of the reasons why he was so popular. But I'm sure it helps soften the blow.

[@aaronmartinez795]

I know Joe wanted to light him up when he said his lady stopped him..

[@jms7265]

Possibly

[@theprotagonist6863]

Yeah he sounded all bitch whipped right there

[@TheBasedBalkan]

A woman once again holding a man back from greatness.. hate to see it

[@MaxHatred24]

@@TheBasedBalkan from greatness and brain damage

[@maltheri9833]

@@TheBasedBalkan Hes a multi Olympian.Hes had his fair share of greatness goofy

[@khanwebb172]

Man this guy is really sharp, sounds very intelligent and cerebral. Would like to hear more

[@corymcginley]

This was my favorite episode in a long time!

[@nicolas.velazquez]

Thank you for getting him on!!! The wrestling community has been patiently waiting on this!

[@joeschmoe3665]

"People that are going viral and become famous superstars today aren't even the most talented in society" Word

[@youmang]

Do they need to be though? Why hate on my shine?

[@TheRamblingJewShow]

@@youmang they should be, they obviously don’t need to be lol.

[@humann5682]

It's been that way though for the last 100 years or so since Hollywood realised everyone just wanted to look at pretty people on a big screen for 2 hours. Talent has nothing to do with fame. I mean outside the BJJ or Amateur Wrestling hardcore fans, how many people in the street could name you the current elite world champions in those sports. Could you tell me the last 5 world Chess Champions without looking it up.

[@KevinSanscartier]

@@humann5682 Magnus Carlson Magnus Carlson Magnus carlson Magnus Carlson

[@Mike-mb1yf]

@@KevinSanscartier Nailed it

[@SideShowRob1985]

This is my first time hearing Jordan Burroughs speak and he seems like a genuinely great guy! Good interview fellas 🤙

[@georgehall9186]

Awesome to see a nod to Nate Carr. He trained me in high school and was such a down to earth and friendly guy

[@mutterstutter]

He’d have been a big hit in the UFC - shame we missed out really

[@EverettBurger]

He doesn't need the UFC. He really is making money earning medals overseas, winning exhibitions in the US, and sponsorships. He's one of the few American athletes that the general public in the US has no idea who he is, but is famous overseas.

[@edwincuevas4823]

Also the money is not the same wrestling isnt that good in wealth like prize fighting and hes just not bout it he not mentally strong and feels he will get hurt when i get into the ring i never go into it thinking ima het hurt cant blame him he knows he cant bang with them dogs in mma

[@markd5727]

Thanks a lot wife chick... 😑

[@nelsonedwards6184]

@@edwincuevas4823 lmao he would murder you bro chill

[@edwincuevas4823]

@@nelsonedwards6184 lmao nah bro wrestling is different than fighting he can do all his bs wanna grab my legs but he not just gonna reach for my legs and think its gonna be a match this a real fight he never been hit hard and been in situations like that ill never let him establish his distance and establish mine and throw leg kicks and knees is he try to grab me i also wrestle so if he manages to get me he better watch elbows and other shit he not like them dogs in mma and he knows that its cool he makes hes nice lil money in wrestling and walks cool

[@thatindiandude4602]

Modern MMA has advanced a fair bit as well. Wrestling is a cardio intensive endeavour. Most MMA fighters have trained takedown defense, and MMA striking has grown in sophistication. Much easier to sprawl, and then pick apart the wrestler. And even if you do take them down, it's not easy to keep them down and you have to watch out for submissions

[@jessegarlick2750]

This dude is a legend. I don’t know shit about wrestling but for some reason I’ve known about him. He’s next level! I’ve always wanted to see him compete in MMA!

[@juliusmitchell645]

Known this brother since 1st grade super humble super amazing character love you bro

[@vkkv1401]

That "change grip" rule was complete bullshit only to dethrone Karelin. Wrestling rules are even bigger joke than MMA rules

[@mmadogma-shortpredictionsb1072]

yeah, americans hate to admit that russian wrestling is head and shoulders better than theirs. they hate to admit they are not first in something

[@Higgster225]

The clinch rule was tough... Karelin lost b/c of the sheer size of Rulon Gardner's chest which made it nearly impossible for Karelin to keep grasp of....

[@FJxJongno3ga]

@Joske Vermeulen America is the first at hating itself man. So no need to pile on. America is the best at a lot of things though, and to deny that is stupid, considering you're hearing an American dude talking about an American sport on an American made app and prob on an American made phone.

[@keithmorgan1170]

What part of Russia are you from?

[@drstev0485]

@Joske Vermeulen the wrestling taught in America is called (American)folkstyle, and kids start off training it at 5 years old. It's even more astounding when you see a guy like cael sanderson who by the age of 21 was easily the greatest athlete to ever wrestle folkstyle, who then up and switched to a completely new style and in 3 years had become the best in the world at international freestyle.

[@awquinlaful]

"I'm like 'eh , I'm good" LMFAOOOOO

[@cristianvasquez9198]

Damn it someone post the whole thing I’m gonna see if Spotify has a free trail

[@brandonsaunders3871]

Just became a Jordan Burroughs fan, what a solid dude.

[@robertnewell4054]

Saw Jordan wrestle in a Dual Meet with Fresno State & UC Davis. You don’t truly understand what a physical specimen the man is. He was wrestling at 178 (I believe ) Carved out of granite

[@dannygarcia2614]

Jordan Burroughs has it all... he can talk, he's got the look, the pedigree and he can stretch anyone on this planet.

[@Randomhandlename]

“Stretch anyone on the plant” you watch too many movies?

[@kevincooper9018]

Thanks Joe love this dude!!!

[@michaelcorcoran3942]

Ahhhh....I am missing these since they have been on spotify

[@TheNamesRJ]

Nah joe, I saw corn hole on ESPN in 2018 and was like *”So that game we played at church during halloween is a sport 🤔”*

[@MMAQUIRK]

He's done great in wrestling, why change it up and put himself under more stress and danger. Love what he's done!

[@Mr.International82]

I agree. Also MMA fighters are underpaid. Unless you’re a standout elite MMA star.

[@cbeary2000]

So glad to see a wrestler on here. My favorite sport. The sport needs more cameras on it.

[@gonzo.hybridgymgrowth]

One of my favorite JRE guests!

[@juantwotree5710]

I miss JRE on youtube.

[@schism6976]

You're not missing much now... Same old comedian's, over and over.

[@rhebbhulett]

Man, as much as I wish he’d have done MMA, as a former wrestler I have massive respect for his decision to have not.

[@ItsWillYumm]

Respect to Rogan rocking the Roots of Fight gear and the Johnson hoodie. A TV show needs to be made with Jack Johnson. ASAP.

[@eternalmindset]

I like this dude a lot... hope he gets into mma💪🏾

[@somthegreat7430]

I always imagined Burroughs to be a stuck up guy by the way he man handled Askren. He seems like a cool as person now!

[@x10copper]

He was competing...

[@shym1n]

some of the nicest people i know are wrestlers, don’t let them fool you by their intimidating appearance

[@backbone93]

I sont know what a stuck up guy means but somehow its self explaining and i agree. He seems kinda "nerdish"

[@johnholmes2745]

So him dominating Ben Askren made you think he was stuck up? Nice logic there

[@comsense8778]

Burroughs is the man!

[@harrymc9443]

Ben Askren was widely known as one of the best ever wrestling specialists to compete in MMA and Jordan absolutely SMASHED him in a wrestling bout. Would have loved to see him compete in MMA after the 2012 Olympics and see where his career could have gone.

[@cmf20000]

well he wrestled askren for a charity event and askren was out of his prime for about ten years

[@H.K.5]

Any Olympic gold medalist could’ve done that to Askren if they were in the same weight class.

[@H.K.5]

@@cmf20000 No he wasn’t lol. Askren was still wrestling considering he was in the UFC and wrestling was pretty much all he did there.

[@seanreed9472]

They have made it so that international wrestling is incredibly fast paced and exciting to watch, much more so than in the past. I think if people gave it a shot they would like it.

[@asaprocklee1904]

Jb is the man and has been for awhile glad he’s getting some more mainstream Recognition!

[@lindsaywilliams4840]

You sure the Corn hole championship wasn't on ESPN 8 "the ocho!"

[@williamswiniuch7527]

@Johnny Pitbull and a different 8

[@grapefruitsimmons]

I have a Premium account and they always run an ad in the middle of your podcast. Thought you said the episodes were gonna be ad free?

[@sithlrd7]

Butcher box

[@ToothyBeej]

Burrough’s coming through with the Bill’s Mafia jacket, I like this guy!

[@donscoopez3942]

Facts and once u break something it will never be the same how many millions are worth living in discomfort

[@Galvaxatron]

Been a hardcore JRE fan since the low 300s, but ever since the move to Spotify I have only watched one full episode(Bill Burr). The JRE is kind of just fading away from my life in a weird way.

[@JDHD2]

Same. I listen to patrice on O and A instead now though lol. Those never get old

[@DarthBalsamic]

I gotta say, I'm not mad at his reasoning here. I like that he's being honest on why. Good stuff.

[@cratercater]

The happiness on this mans face is refreshing!!

[@King_Karnage]

Rulon taught my HS wrestling team for a year. Huge dude, great stories

[@stephanwatson7902]

Look at Jordan vs Ben. Ben flatfooted as ever, while Jordan's rear heel was almost always up ready to spring forward. He was playing a distance game that Ben has completely neglected

[@seanlynch1120]

He's being very modest though, even if he could barely throw hands with a guy that big he'd just need to work on technique, his wrestling would be that elite that he'd be top 5 easy

[@dalejames486]

I remember watching him win Midlands against Andrew Howe in college. I remember that close match he had with Metcalf in the NCAA finals the year before that. (Maybe 2) His style and attacks have evolved every year since his start at the world level. He's a classy guy and he's had a great career. If only Flo would let me watch him wrestle DT

[@activebryantsystems215]

love this big thank you

[@martinhristov3670]

I wrestled for years and now I've trained BJJ/MMA for a long time as well. In all honesty, he's right. Most of the injuries sustained in wrestling are either in practice or self-inflicted, like from trying to turn out of something stupid. MMA has people actively trying to hurt you. Wayyy more injuries there

[@billcipher3946]

Muay Thai and boxing more dangerous

[@user-fs1vt9oh4b]

@@billcipher3946 yes in terms of damage but watch rodtang vs mighty mouse and you will see that mma absolutely destroys muay thai

[@aleksisuhonen5433]

Wrestling is the best sport ever! I just hope more people would realize that.

[@youmang]

That and judo

[@anthonykoenig2850]

I know man

[@wanttobeengineer]

Sorry man I tried watching it. I found it boring :(. I will try again one day.

[@anthonykoenig2850]

@@wanttobeengineer it's more of a you gotta have experience thing

[@Matt-ve3ql]

Jiu jitsu is 10x better

[@joshthomas911]

This guy would be great for the sport awesome personality, wish the best for him

[@claytonh3410]

trained w him few years back, truly genuine guy

[@brianjensen7977]

this dude seems really smart.

[@ivanvee1258]

Benefits of having minimal CTE

[@TakeshixStudios]

@@ivanvee1258 You're saying that he has slight brain damage from years of wrestling? Tbh it's unlikely

[@ivanvee1258]

​@@TakeshixStudios, so wrestling isn't a contact sport? At the level he's at in wrestling, I'm pretty sure at some point he's been concussed. Are wrestlers exposed to CTE as much as Boxers, MMA fighters, or NFL players? Maybe not as much, but to say that they don't get concussed is a pretty naive thing to say

[@avidadolares]

@@ivanvee1258 "Minimal CTE"? What does that even mean? First, wrestlers arent exposed to head trauma hardly at all which is the cause of CTE. Theres probably more head trauma in basketball than wrestling with elbows being thrown. Wrestling is leverage and torque, not hitting or extreme blows to the head or body. If you ever watched or done the sport you would see the head is rarely hit hard enough to get a concussion, not anymore than any other sport that is physical. Second, theres no "benefits" to "minimal CTE" at all. Its always bad. I think you are the one naive to the sport. I have wrestled through my youth and Uni years.... the only concussions i have EVER seen are from accidental head butts or running into something during practice. They arent common at all.

[@mrmeatyboy]

@@avidadolares I wrestled all throughout school too, and I saw plenty of concussions in my time. I only had one confirmed one in my 'career', but I know guys who got 3 or 4 over the course of their time in the sport. And when you get to the Olympic level, the way those animals train I'd bet concussions come around somewhat often. But you're 100% right that CTE is out of the question in wrestling. I don't think any pure wrestler has ever had CTE. Concussions, sure. But CTE comes from constant, sub-concussive blows to the head, i.e. getting punched without being KOd. There are zero sub concussive blows to the head in wrestling, minus the accidental headbutt or slam where you land on your head. But those are rare along with concussions in wrestling in general.

[@nathroug6345]

Burroughs is an incredibly well spoken gent . Wish him success . Glad he didn’t go mma honestly

[@millielane3]

Shoutout to this man from Nebraska 🙏🙏

[@psgraya2]

This dude is going to be a great commentator some day. Very well spoken individual.