#1731 - Theo Von

Theo Von (0:14)

Amen, man.

Joe Rogan (0:15)

Good to see you, my friend.

Theo Von (0:16)

Gang, baby, good to see you too, man.

Joe Rogan (0:19)

I haven't seen you in a fucking year.

Theo Von (0:20)

I know, it's been a while.

Joe Rogan (0:21)

Crazy.

Theo Von (0:22)

Yeah, I almost saw you at the, well, thanks for the tickets to the fight.

Joe Rogan (0:28)

Oh, anytime, man, anytime.

Theo Von (0:29)

That poor you and McGregor fight.

Joe Rogan (0:30)

Let me know. That was a wild one.

Theo Von (0:32)

Yeah, it's different being in the crowd because you can't hear what the announcers are saying.

Joe Rogan (0:36)

Yeah, they used to have a thing that you could get at the concession stand that was like a little radio and it allowed you to tune into the commentary. So if something happened or someone got injured or something like you could, you could hear it.

Theo Von (0:48)

Oh, wow.

Joe Rogan (0:48)

Yeah, they used to sell that. I don't know why they don't do that anymore. They need to go back to doing that.

Theo Von (0:53)

Yeah, because you're just kind of asking the toughest guy in your row what's going on, I felt like.

Joe Rogan (0:57)

Yeah, but sometimes they don't even know. Sometimes shit, we don't even know. Sometimes I have to ask the production, can you rewind that? What happened?

So if you're seeing some guy moving around and he looks like he's in agony and the referee doesn't say anything, you're like, what the fuck is going on?

Theo Von (1:12)

Oh yeah, that's a good point. I guess if the action's far on the other side of the cage, then you guys are kind of a little bit in the dark, huh?

Joe Rogan (1:17)

Sometimes when a guy's back is turned to you, you don't see if he got kicked in the nuts or poked in the eye. You miss a lot of stuff.

Like, that's the beautiful thing about having that button, like I press this button and I talk to the truck and I go, hey, can you rewind that for me? Like, show me what happened. Yeah. Because sometimes like someone will complain about a nut shot and it turns out it's not a nut shot. It's like they hit them in a good spot, but they're pretending that it's a nut shot.

Theo Von (1:43)

Oh, to take some time to get a breather, maybe?

Joe Rogan (1:45)

Guys have done that before.

Theo Von (1:46)

Okay, I would do that.

Oh, I would do that out of the gate, man, I would do that. But I would hit myself in the nuts and call time out.

Joe Rogan (1:55)

The problem is when the audience sees that you didn't really get hit in the nuts, oh, they get so mad. And then you feel that sting. Yeah. It's like then they want you to lose. And then when the other guy starts teeing off on you, the audience cheers and you're like, shit, now they hate me.

Theo Von (2:10)

Yeah.

Yeah, maybe I would, I bet I would still do it, but I would take the pain, man. Some of those fights are so grueling.

Joe Rogan (2:18)

It's a crazy way to make a living. Dustin's on top of the world right now.

Goddamn, he's on fire, dude. He's on fire. He's got the big title shot coming up against Charles Olivera. Yeah. That's a great fight.

Theo Von (2:29)

Yeah, Olivera didn't lose since Felder, I think, was the last time that he lost.

Joe Rogan (2:35)

I think you're right.

Theo Von (2:36)

That was different.

Joe Rogan (2:36)

That was, yeah, Felder fucked him up with elbows from the top.

Theo Von (2:40)

Yeah, I'm so excited, man.

Joe Rogan (2:42)

Yeah, he's got a real good shot, but Olivera is so technical, man. He's like, he's so beautiful the way he moves, man. Everything he does is perfect, like his jiu-jitsu is perfect, his striking is perfect.

Theo Von (2:52)

Yeah.

Oh, he's like a flamingo. He's like that violent flamingo. A flamingo. To me, in a way, you know, when I see him, he's more of a, it has almost a ballet to it. And I don't mean that in like a negative term. That guy's a real tough and talented man.

Joe Rogan (3:05)

I know what you're saying. It's just beautiful.

Theo Von (3:07)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (3:08)

Yeah. He's very technical.

Everything he throws, it's like his punches, his kicks, even his submissions, it's all perfect technique. He's one of the most interesting guys to watch for me because he never is out of position. He never winds up wild and throws big crazy shit. Everything is straight down the pipe. Everything is perfect position. If you were going to study a striker or even a grappler, or you just want to study someone's technique, Olivera is a great guy to study because he just does everything right.