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JRE MMA Show #173 with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez & William "Blinky" Rodriguez

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JRE MMA Show #173 with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez & William "Blinky" Rodriguez

The Joe Rogan Experience

Jan 21
The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

Jan 21
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Joe sits down with retired kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, and his brother-in-law, kickboxer, martial arts instructor, and community leader William “Blinky” Rodriguez.www.youtube.com/@BennyTheJetUrquidezwww.bennyt...

Highlights

In this heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation, Joe Rogan sits down with legendary kickboxer Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez and community leader William 'Blinky' Rodriguez — two men whose lives intersect through martial arts, loss, resilience, and a shared commitment to healing.
00:03
Blinky started a nonprofit after his son's death to combat community violence.
08:29
Fought a 245-pound opponent at 145 pounds in a no-rules bout that included biting.
11:20
Shin guards were created after consulting a leather craftsman, replacing the use of numbing sprays.
17:00
Calf kicks, once overlooked, are now a primary weapon in MMA.
22:37
Stan Longinidis broke Dennis Alexio's leg with a powerful leg kick during a fight.
25:11
Allowing low kicks from the start could have made PKA as popular as MMA.
33:05
Combat sports should include all fighting skills, not just standing strikes.
35:37
Casual fans want exciting moments like car crashes; they boo when fights go to the ground.
40:42
Martial arts is a high-level problem-solving activity with serious consequences.
43:31
Many fighters train with concussions without knowing it, severely compromising performance.
48:20
Gambling money turned Muay Thai into a brutal, high-stakes sport shaped by the sale of young fighters to gyms.
55:44
They and Lily were the first husband-wife pair to fight internationally on the same card
1:00:37
Sensei Gene used his gi to win an early mixed-rules fight against Milo Savage.
1:06:13
Inoki's leg kicks left Ali hospitalized with infected, fluid-filled legs
1:11:26
Lily paved the way for modern female boxers like Claressa Shields and Layla Ali.
1:14:01
Covering fingertips in MMA gloves could prevent eye pokes and stoppages like Aspinall's injury.
1:21:15
The real battle is within oneself, not about creating enemies.
1:34:40
William 'Blinky' Rodriguez embraced the man who killed his son and led him to faith.

Chapters

How a father’s grief sparked a neighborhood peace treaty
00:00
Fighting blind: Learning Muay Thai from grainy films and underground brawls
05:51
The leather shop where shin guards were born — and why Thailand resisted them
11:20
From Bruce Lee fever to K-1: How kickboxing took root in LA and Japan
14:07
Why calf kicks broke legs before they broke records
19:41
What killed PKA karate — and what could have saved it
25:11
Why UFC conquered America while kickboxing stayed underground
30:23
From explaining ground fighting to analyzing chess-like tactics: How MMA broadcasting grew up
35:37
The silent cost of combat: Concussions, short careers, and mental endurance
40:42
Why sparring lightly — like Thai fighters — makes you fight harder
43:31
How gambling, poverty, and spinning back kicks forged modern Muay Thai
48:20
When husband and wife headlined international cards — with no sponsors and no safety net
53:10
Sensei Gene’s chokehold lessons and the wild early days of mixed-rules fighting
58:14
Ali vs. Inoki: When leg kicks changed sports medicine — and wrestling history
1:03:30
Lily’s gloves: How one woman paved the way for every female fighter who followed
1:11:26
Why MMA gloves need fingertip coverage — and what Margarito’s wraps taught us about ethics
1:14:01
Bushido in the gym: Why honor, defense, and respect outlast knockout power
1:16:17
From tattoo removal to temple-building: How martial arts rebuilds broken lives
1:23:47

Transcript

Benny "The Jet" Urquidez: The Joe Rogan Experience. Joe Rogan: Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. Gentlemen, what's happening? Benny "The Jet" Urquidez: Joe, where do we begin? Joe Rogan: Where do you begin? Let me tell you, when I first...