JRE MMA Show #13 with Rose Namajunas & Pat Barry

Joe Rogan (0:09)

And we're live. What's up?

Rose Namajunas (0:12)

Oh, nothing, what's up, man?

Joe Rogan (0:13)

Thanks for doing this, appreciate it.

Rose Namajunas (0:14)

Yeah, thanks for having me.

Joe Rogan (0:15)

I like how you dressed, very casual.

Rose Namajunas (0:18)

Yeah, it's all about comfort these days.

Joe Rogan (0:21)

Like monk-like, there's a lot of monk-like to what you got, the shaved head and the wooden beads and the whole deal.

Rose Namajunas (0:28)

I mean, I kind of decided that I ever since cutting my hair, that I don't know, I'm just gonna do away with not being comfortable in any area. So heels, you're gonna have to pay me to do that.

Joe Rogan (0:43)

Really?

Rose Namajunas (0:43)

Yeah, I don't know, it's just... I'm not a big fan of heels because I can't run away in them.

Joe Rogan (0:49)

That's a good point. I think that's why they made them.

It only makes sense, like girls wearing tight skirts where your legs are constricted, right? Or tight dresses that go down to your knees especially. Those things are, that's like a thing, where girls can barely walk, you have heels, your toes are down. It's like the opposite of being strong. It's like you're very vulnerable, right?

Rose Namajunas (1:07)

Very vulnerable, yeah. I don't know if it's just because of the way I grew up, but I was always looking over my shoulder. Like anytime I was walking down the wrong alley, I was always ready to scope out the area and just run and be able to run.

Joe Rogan (1:23)

I think everybody's like that though, right? I mean, especially girls, you should be.

Rose Namajunas (1:27)

Yeah, I mean, just me in particular, just because I was the only girl that looked like myself. I was the smallest all the time, or youngest, or the only white girl on my block. So I was always like, I stood out.

And so yeah, I like to be safe.

Joe Rogan (1:44)

That smart?

Rose Namajunas (1:44)

Yeah, or be able to throw a kick in these pants.

Joe Rogan (1:48)

Yeah, what are those, like sweatpants or something? What are you going on?

Rose Namajunas (1:51)

These are called harem pants.

Joe Rogan (1:53)

Harem pants?

Rose Namajunas (1:54)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (1:54)

Let me see, get up there with that.

Oh, they're crazy. They got cool designs on them. What are those designs?

Rose Namajunas (2:01)

I don't really know, but they're super comfy. And I got, they came off this website called harempants.com or something like that.

Joe Rogan (2:09)

And what are the wooden beads about?

Rose Namajunas (2:11)

So this is, I got it from a friend, Cassie Robb, who's also a fighter. She's my teammate back at home, and she gave it to me leading up to the fight with Ioanna, and just for some strength and courage. So I think this is supposed to give you some type of confidence or whatever. Yeah, it's just like an energy bead. I don't know if it really, I mean, I guess it works, but...

Joe Rogan (2:35)

If you believe it works, it works.

Rose Namajunas (2:37)

Exactly, yeah, that's kind of how I always feel about everything.

Joe Rogan (2:40)

It's like a placebo effect, right? I gotta tell you that your victory speech after you beat Ioanna was my all-time favorite.

Because it wasn't even just about you or about the fight. It wasn't about anything. It was just you expressing yourself. Pat, what are you doing over there, you all right?

Pat Barry (2:57)

Checking out this little tazzle.

Rose Namajunas (3:01)

Yeah, no, I just think that...

Joe Rogan (3:05)

It was an awesome victory speech. It was really amazing. Thank you. It was you were just spilling your heart out. And it was in your moment to shine. And in your moment to shine, you didn't make it about you.

Rose Namajunas (3:20)

I think I fight better that way.

You know, it's always about me throughout the training camp. Everybody, like my coaches and teammates, they're always helping me. And it gets to be a bit much sometimes. And I want to help other people. It fills my spiritual cup more.

Joe Rogan (3:38)

Your spiritual cup.

Rose Namajunas (3:40)

Yeah, I think that if your hand's close to give, you can't be open to receive kind of thing. And I think that the more that I can give to people, the more that I can get myself.

And I think that just like plants and animals, the way if you look at nature, everything is a symbiotic relationship. And I think that humans can be the same way.