JRE MMA Show #110 with Craig Jones & Alex Volkanovski

Joe Rogan (0:14)

And we're up with the baddest motherfucker in a 145 pound division on the planet Earth, And by default, the number one grappler on planet because he poisoned his teammate.

Craig Jones (0:26)

Yeah, but you're breaking secrets there.

Joe Rogan (0:27)

It's a lie, it's not true. Craig Jones, you bad motherfucker.

What were you about to say?

Alex Volkanovski (0:33)

I'm just glad to be present right now because last time we had our podcast, I don't even remember it.

Joe Rogan (0:38)

How do you not remember it?

Alex Volkanovski (0:39)

Well, Vegas, Vegas got me.

And I was like in a weird bubble, maybe nerves and that included in it. I don't know what it was, but I literally don't even remember it because I had big nights over there, you know? Oh, okay. Big, big nights and then I barely remember it. So I'm like, man, what did I say? I literally thought like the boys, they were in the green room and they're like, oh no, you talked about this, I go, I talked about that? Like I honestly couldn't remember nothing.

Joe Rogan (1:05)

Welcome to my life.

Alex Volkanovski (1:06)

Yes.

Joe Rogan (1:06)

I leave here and people are mad at me. And I'm like, what the fuck did I say? And they're like, you said that thing about the guy. And I'm like, did I? I don't remember. I don't know what the fuck I said. Yeah, if you're in a good conversation, just goes down the hole.

Speaking of good conversations, you were on the great and powerful Hawks Jones Show yesterday.

Craig Jones (1:23)

Yes.

Joe Rogan (1:24)

What the fuck was that like?

Craig Jones (1:25)

A great experience. Alex is just as funny in real life as he is on the show.

Joe Rogan (1:31)

He's hilarious.

Craig Jones (1:31)

I could listen to that guy talk all day.

Joe Rogan (1:33)

Yeah, he easily could be a standup comedian.

Craig Jones (1:36)

Easily. I think I'm actually trying to convince him. I believe he's gonna come to the grappling show this Friday night, and I'm gonna persuade him to jump in the corner. So I'm gonna have Alex Jones and John Downer.

Alex Volkanovski (1:45)

Joe, what do you reckon? You're gonna jump in there too, maybe?

Joe Rogan (1:49)

No, I just might have to separate John from Alex. I don't know if those personalities will work so well.

Craig Jones (1:54)

Imagine that as a podcast.

Joe Rogan (1:57)

I don't.

There's certain things you don't want to mix. I don't think I'd mix those two together. I think, you know, you want to listen to John talk.

Craig Jones (2:05)

I'll get John to whisper things to Alex, and Alex can give me that energy he brings to the show.

Joe Rogan (2:08)

Oh, right, like have John whisper certain instructions. It would be like one step, he'd fuck it up though. Like he wouldn't really know. Step on his leg! No, no, over, over the leg.

You know?

Alex Volkanovski (2:20)

So he's gonna be there.

Craig Jones (2:23)

Yeah, he's coming. I think he got very excited when I said Eddie Bravo would be there.

Alex Volkanovski (2:27)

John's gonna be there as well, isn't it?

Craig Jones (2:29)

Yep, John flies in. I think he might have landed already.

Joe Rogan (2:31)

Yeah, John's here tomorrow. He's on the podcast tomorrow.

Alex Volkanovski (2:33)

You're his number one guy right now, so you know what I mean?

Craig Jones (2:36)

Yeah, yeah, we'll give it a bit of time before I claim it.

Joe Rogan (2:39)

Well, we're hoping we can fix Gordon with what he's saying, whatever his stomach issue is. So are you done filming The Ultimate Fighter?

Alex Volkanovski (2:47)

Finished, finished filming, yeah, all done.

Joe Rogan (2:49)

How many weeks all told did you?

Alex Volkanovski (2:50)

We did a little four and a half weeks, I think it was. Four and a half weeks, but yeah, all done now.

Joe Rogan (2:54)

And this is the return of The Ultimate Fighter for the last, how many years it's been off the air? Three?

Alex Volkanovski (2:59)

Yeah, two or three.

Joe Rogan (3:00)

Two or three years?

Alex Volkanovski (3:02)

Yeah, I know, but that's what it's called, the return of The Ultimate Fighter.

Joe Rogan (3:05)

How was it? How was it for you?

Alex Volkanovski (3:06)

It was good. You know, obviously we can't give too much away, but it was good. It was a great experience for all of us, and it's pretty interesting as well.

Joe Rogan (3:14)

How is the talent level of the upcoming guys, the guys that are on the show?