What Trevor Wittman has said about Weight cutting in mixed martial arts

1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 20, 2026

Trevor Wittman, American boxing and MMA coach and founder of the Onyx combat-sports equipment brand, has been quoted on Weight cutting in mixed martial arts once in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on June 20, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Wittman says his research suggests most recent boxing deaths occur late in fights and suspects dehydration from weight cutting plays a role.
“What stood out to me was almost every death in boxing in the last 10 to 15 years comes after”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:46

Episodes

JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 20, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Joe Rogan talks with new UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and coach Trevor Wittman about Gaethje's title win over Ilia Topuria at the White House.

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