Before MMA Alexander Volkanovski Was a 214lb Rugby Player | Joe Rogan

So this one guy in my school 14 year old I play rugby with him he is 105kg at 14 and he is fast one of the fastest on my team

The dad is going to be insane

I can't believe he was 6 feet 7 before joining the UFC

Joe doesn’t understand football or rugby before we literally hear him say all the time he doesn’t pay any attention to sports outside of mma both football and rugby are games you get inured in a lot but 2 sports are completely different what’s the heaviest rugby player 280 the heaviest nfl player is 380 that’s a huge difference now if you wanna get hit by a 380 lb man without pads go ahead but most don’t want to and you could never just say nfl players go do rugby and rugby players go do football rugby players have more endurance that’s why they are lighter nfl players are just freakishly fast in small spurts😂

Guy started MMA in his mid-twenties and became a dominant champion. That's crazy impressive if you ask me.

5’6 in his woman’s heels, lol. That’s what makes Volk such a killer, he got some Napoleon syndrome in him.

I live in a city with a lot of Aussie/South African/Brits, and over here (at least in the amateur league) you get a lot of shorter guys playing rugby built exactly like Volkanovski. These guys have a distinct advantage in some regards because their center of gravity is lower making them WAY harder to tackle, and they're super quick.

What he has achieved now is amazing

Rugby and Rugby League are different sports Joe

Weight bully

Volk is my favorite UFC fighter. 💯❤️

what a w*nker. 214 pounds is 97kgs. FMD. nothing to write home about. p*ssy

This motherfucker his the only one who lettererarly deserves his nickname " the great"

Macedonia for the Macedonians!!! 😌

That fool was huge

I forgot what he looked like with hair

literally noone:
volcanoski: i used to play rugby 20 years ago

This must be the source of so many people thinking Volk was a pro Rugby League player. He didnt mention he played in a pub league....about 5 levels below any pro standard. Nonetheless, that is where you see some real violence!

Imagine going head to head with no helmet

if one was to rate rugby league, nfl, rugby union and mma players for fitness and stamina, i'd haVE TO say union frACTIONally ahead of league, then mma marginally ahead of or maybe even equal to nfl....reaqsons are that with league and union, the game is plaYED VIRTUAlly non stop in 2 40min halves and a possible extension of play for a further 20mins or so with a TIED GAME, whereas nfl play 4 15min quarters and play for ad breaks and so forth, but with mma type sports, they are basically explosive, exerting strength for a max of 25mins so the cardio is immense

Dude looks on mad juice lo

Would like to see Eben Etzebeth on Joe Rogan.😂

I think that rugby vs american football have a lot of differences. American Football you're only on the field for a short period of time before you get a rest, so you're giving 100% every single play. In rugby you sometimes have to play 80 minutes in two 40 minute halves. You can't play at 100% right from the get go, you have bursts at 100%, but you are constantly moving, making hits, running, thinking about where you need to be. It's like a 100m sprint vs a marathon when comparing the two

I'm also 5'7" 220 pounds, but I'm fat AF.

Don’t even know this guy and already can tell by his accent that he’s from western Sydney 😂

That makes a lot of sense Volkanovski was a ruby player.
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He won the nationals not even taking it seriously. LOL! That is raw athletic talent and he chose to bloody it up as a small guy in rugby. Rugby is legalized violence with a ball. I saw the worst injuries in that sport. Legs going the wrong way and busted arms. Bloody faces. Rain games where it gets really nasty. And then having lost a few teeth....
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He should have Eben Etzebeth on the his show. 😂

I've been in Newzealand and played rugby for 2yrs those rugby players are built different. I have been tackled by Maori native guy once he dislocated my knee and I've been in hospital for 2month. The sheer power they generate is mad.

Let's just be honest,Nfl American football is yhe most reckless,overhyped,overrated,overpaid,most confusing boring sport in the most

Jesus he was built like a shit brick house !

So humble man, he's a great champion and ambassador for the sport and our country/region

we didn't start off as a prison colony at all, we are one of if not the oldest surviving cultures on this earth. this is black fulla country.

Probably not a bloke that’d be a friend of mine (don’t know why I say that) but stand up bloke. An alright fella.

Played Rugby League growing up in Sydney from age 5 through to age 18. Had the most fun times of my life, won premierships and made great mates. But the injuries catch up with you. I am now 44 and both shoulders need reconstructions, I have a disc bulging in my lower back, already had one knee reconstruction, now need the other done. Got knocked out at least 5 times, concussed probably 20. Not looking forward to the effects of those concussions and knockouts as I enter my 50s and 60s. Doubt I will make 70s.

I wonder if those who calls dagestanis as weight bully will ever mention this 214 guy who fights at 145. Only dagestanis are weight bully 🤣

I love Joe but he makes exciaes before

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Joe talks bs about a American football but NFL type players is .nfk hit harder thM any aport..Joe would shit if Ray Lewis hit him

He was very hard to tackle and a gun. Won the best and fairest of the whole league. Pretty unusual for a player to succeed in the position he played at 5 foot 6 too.

🇬🇧: It’s not soccer, it’s football
🇺🇸: It’s not American football, it’s just football
🇦🇺: It’s not the shitty version of rugby nobody likes, it’s football

I can’t believe Joe was able to secure such a high calibre level of guest.

dont underestimate the strength and fitness that comes from concreting, its a paid workout.........

Also with boxing you can get knocked out, then stand back up and keep fighting.

from playing rugby union i d say its tougher than league

After his fight against Islam I don't doubt his ability to play at much heavier weight

Cherish this - good chance this is the mma goat.

How do u go from 214 to 145 thats insane

Joe no like NFL!!