Lex Fridman Podcast

#242 – Ben Askren: Wrestling and MMA

Nov 20, 2021

02:21:31

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Jujitsu and the Eddie Bravo Thing

02:44

Wrestling - Kyle Diggs Wrestled Jordan Burroughs

02:32

Do You Think You Can Beat Justin Gachie in an MMA Match?

02:06

Introduction

4min

The Power of a Cold Bed

3min

Jake Paul Versus Tyrone Woodley - Was It a Split Decision?

2min

How Do You Think Jake Wins?

3min

Would You Like to Train With Jordan Bores?

2min

How Does Your Style Match Up With Yours?

2min

Jordan Bros. Double Leg

2min

How Do You Solve the Jordan Burroughs Puzzle?

2min

Kyle Dake's Loss in the Olympics Was a Coin Flip

2min

10.

Kyle Diggs for a Time at the State Champion?

2min

11.

Wrestling - Kyle Diggs Wrestled Jordan Burroughs

3min

12.

Wrestling: Is It Worth It?

4min

13.

Is There a System Behind This?

2min

14.

You Don't Want to Lose, Right?

2min

15.

Mazda at All Loss - Is That Your First Loss in MMA?

2min

16.

UFC - Is There a Grip in the UFC?

3min

17.

Do You Have Any Illusions?

2min

18.

Are You Past Your Peak?

2min

19.

Didn't Prove It?

2min

20.

Would You Love to Do Wrestling Matches?

2min

21.

How Many Matches Would Go With You?

2min

22.

Jujitsu and the Eddie Bravo Thing

3min

23.

Is 30 Minutes Really a Cardio Thing?

2min

24.

The Grace of Challenge in Wrestling

3min

25.

I Want to Get Better as a Coach

2min

26.

Jiu Jitsu

3min

27.

Wrestling

2min

28.

Is Wrestling a 'Funk Style'?

3min

29.

Are They Learning Chess?

3min

30.

Robotics

3min

31.

Wrestling Is Harder Than Chess, Right?

2min

32.

Wrestling a Chess?

2min

33.

How Does Alpha Zero Play Chess?

2min

34.

You've Got the People Wrestling in Your Head?

2min

35.

The Problem With Wrestling

2min

36.

You Can't Watch the Olympic Trials

2min

37.

Is NBC ESPN the One That's Making the Olympics?

2min

38.

The IFC Is Not the Same as the Olympics

3min

39.

Wrestling and Dagestan

2min

40.

Wrestling Is a Big Deal

2min

41.

Wrestling

2min

42.

The Time You Spend Teaching Jujitsu Is Not Insignificant

2min

43.

The Best Six Moves in Jiu-Jitsu

2min

44.

Do You Really Think Drilling Step Beneficial to You?

2min

45.

Do You Want to Be a Dummy That Doesn't Do 20%?

2min

46.

How to Get Exceptional Fast by Drilling

2min

47.

Do You Have the Kind of Makeup That Has an Active Mind?

2min

48.

Wrestling - Is There Anything Too Small for Numbers?

2min

49.

Wrestling Techniques

3min

50.

Do You Think You Can Beat Justin Gachie in an MMA Match?

2min

51.

Wrestling - Who's the Greatest of All Time?

1min

52.

Wrestling - Is There Any Evidence?

2min

53.

Wrestling World Championships - Icarus vs Russia

2min

54.

What's the Key to Your Dominance in Mixed Martial Arts?

2min

55.

Mixed Martial Arts - Is Wrestling the Most Popular Martial Art?

2min

56.

Jujitsu and Wrestling

2min

57.

Jujitsu Is Much More Explosive Moves Than Judo

2min

58.

Wrestling

2min

59.

Is There a Philosophy That Attracts You to Cryptocurrency?

3min

60.

The Main Problems Bitcoin Solved

2min

61.

Is There a Bull Market in Bitcoin Right?

2min

62.

Wrestling Is a Microcosm of What Your Life's Gonna Be

3min

63.

You're Gonna Boom Roast Someone

2min

64.

Anxiety Is Not Super Negative Performance

2min

65.

The Difference You Never Made in Wrestling Is There a System Subconscious System

4min

Ben Askren is a wrestler and MMA fighter, former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time finalist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ben’s Wrestling Academy: https://awawisconsin.com/

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:59) – Woodley vs Jake Paul boxing match
(10:48) – Askren vs Jake Paul boxing match
(13:23) – Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake
(24:37) – Askren vs Burroughs charity match
(29:21) – Champion mentality and handling losses
(43:40) – Future interest in competition
(53:09) – Askren’s early career
(1:03:58) – Robots wrestling
(1:18:39) – Olympics
(1:24:46) – Dagestan wrestling
(1:30:51) – Askren Wrestling Academy
(1:46:32) – Khabib Nurmagomedov
(1:53:08) – 2020 Olympics
(1:54:49) – Wrestling dominance in MMA