#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time

Georges St-Pierre is an MMA fighter. John Danaher is a martial arts coach. Gordon Ryan is a submission grappler. Each are considered by many to be the greatest of all time in each of their respective disciplines. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Calm : https://www.calm.com/lex to get 40% off – InsideTracker : https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off – Blinkist : https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium – Eight Sleep : https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings – ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Georges’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgesstpierre/ John’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn/ Gordon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordonlovesjiujitsu/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:35) – Success (22:35) – Trash talk (25:42) – Doubt (34:06) – Emotions (46:01) – Gordon’s beef with André Galvão (50:11) – Diet (1:00:12) – Training (1:28:21) – Human nature and combat sports (1:39:34) – MMA vs Grappling (1:48:53) – Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena (1:52:40) – GSP and shoot boxing (2:03:56) – GSP vs Khabib (2:11:56) – Pankration (2:15:08) – Effective grappling and takedowns (2:30:40) – Aliens and Mars (2:47:20) – Robots (2:51:15) – Advice for young people