Viewers know ‘The Joe Rogan Experience‘ for having hosted some of the most famous personalities. They added another to the list when Joe Rogan sat down with UFC fighter Joaquin Buckley for his latest podcast episode. The Middleweight combatant has one of the most-watched viral videos in the history of MMA. They shared their professional insight into what might be one of the most important skills in MMA.

Joe Rogan is a specialist in MMA, for he gets to witness the best fighters go head to head up close. Therefore, the fans and spectators recognize his opinion and hold it in high regard. Rogan considers grappling to be the most important skill in MMA.

He said, “I think it’s the most important skill in MMA. Because the grappler has the ability to dictate whether the fight stays up or goes to the ground.” According to Joe, the control grappler getting on his opponent during the fight is the most crucial skill to have in MMA.

Rogan gave the example of Bo Nickal being one such great grappler.

Joe Rogan and Joaquin Buckley share insights on bare knuckle fight

Combat sports are infamous for gruesome injuries and breathtaking moments. In search of exciting moments, the combatants may sacrifice their safety. Joe Rogan and Joaquin Buckley discussed this at length during the podcast.

Joaquin said, “That takes a different type of beast like to fight bare-knuckle boxing.” They discussed how Mike Perry was built for it.

The UFC commentator further added, “I’ve always thought that it’s weird that your elbows aren’t covered by a pad, your shins aren’t covered by a pad, your foot is not covered, your heels are not covered by a pad.“

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They concluded that even though it might come with a bigger cheque, health is everything. Perhaps the price is too much to pay for weighing in the gains in the case of bare-knuckle boxing.

Rogan and Buckley discuss street fighting

The fighter has come from a humble background, where he had to do a lot of grinding. During the conversation with the MMA analyst and podcaster, he shared an experience of working in security in St. Louis. He was working in an environment where things may not work out your way.

Training in jiu-jitsu, boxing and MMA doesn’t necessarily translate that one will win a brawl on the streets, Joaquin explained. According to him, training in a discipline isn’t enough. One also has to read the body language. One needs to have the mentality to use anything necessary to get out of threats and bad circumstances.

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