DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON on Rise From Taco Bell to MMA GOAT, UFC 304 Preview! | Red Hawk Recap 148

THE GOAT, DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON!

On this week's episode of the Red Hawk Recap, Tim “The Red Hawk” Welch is joined by one of the MMA Goats, "Mighty Mouse" Demetrious Johnson! DJ and Tim talk about DJ's rise in the UFC, cannabis, sparring, UFC 304 and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:53 Welcome Demetrious Johnson!

2:57 How was DJ’s Morning

3:19 Does DJ Cold Plunge?

4:21 DJ’s Athletic Background

5:01 When Did DJ Start Wrestling?

6:05 When Did DJ Start Striking?

6:28 When Did DJ Meet His LEGENDARY Coach Matt Hume?

7:38 DJ and Matt Hume are the PERFECT Duo

9:03 Gi BJJ is WAY Harder Than People Think…

10:53 DJ Worked at Taco Bell on the Come Up…

12:18 Advice for Young Professional MMA Fighters

12:50 DJ’s First Big MMA Paydays

14:40 When Did DJ Go ALL-IN MMA

15:08 DJ’s Dream Opponent

16:10 Did DJ Change His Training After Defending the Belt?

17:28 DJ’s AWFUL Camp For the First Adriano Fight

19:36 What Makes 5-Round Fights So Difficult?

21:08 MMA Champions NEED These Traits…

22:22 Nick and Nate Diaz are DIFFERENT…

23:50 Champs Who are Not ELITE Athletes (Sean Strickland)

24:59 DJ’s WORST Injuries and Surgeries

25:34 How DJ Recovered When Injured

26:29 The Herbs is a Meditation Hack

26:43 DJ’s Journey to Using Cannabis

31:02 VIIA Hemp!

32:13 Will DJ Try Mushrooms?

33:52 Dealing with Anxiety

35:43 The Difficulties of Raising Children

36:38 When to Give Your Kid a Smart Phone

37:24 When Did DJ Start Streaming?

37:35 How Much Did DJ’s Xbox Deal Pay?

39:38 DJ LOVES Making YouTube Videos

40:52 The Twitch Come Up is VERY Hard

41:46 Which Podcasters Does DJ Learn From?

42:42 How DJ Choses Guests for his Podcast Mightycast

44:23 How Many Mightycasts has DJ Dropped?

44:35 The Growth of DJ’s Podcast Skill

45:48 Nate Diaz Came on Mightycast

46:38 How Hard Does DJ Spar?

47:49 Did DJ Spar a Lot When He was Younger?

48:02 Matt Hume’s Lesson that Stuck with DJ

49:48 How Often Did DJ Spar?

50:43 DJ’s Unconventional Sparring Partners

52:32 How Often Does Suga Sean Spar?

53:11 THIS is How GSP Sparred

53:32 Does DJ Still Spar UFC Fighters?

55:10 UFC 304 Preview

55:14 Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad BREAKDOWN

56:17 Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes BREAKDOWN

56:37 Who has the BEST Odds to Best Jon Jones?

57:38 Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic BREAKDOWN

59:25 Stipe is a LEGIT Well Rounded Fighter, But…

1:01:45 Smaller Weight Classes is a Young Fighters Game

1:03:04 Bobby “King” Green vs Paddy Pimblett

1:03:42 Where to Follow DJ

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