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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:59) – Woodley vs Jake Paul boxing match<br />
(10:48) – Askren vs Jake Paul boxing match<br />
(13:23) – Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake<br />
(24:37) – Askren vs Burroughs charity match<br />
(29:21) – Champion mentality and handling losses<br />
(43:40) – Future interest in competition<br />
(53:09) – Askren’s early career<br />
(1:03:58) – Robots wrestling<br />
(1:18:39) – Olympics<br />
(1:24:46) – Dagestan wrestling<br />
(1:30:51) – Askren Wrestling Academy<br />
(1:46:32) – Khabib Nurmagomedov<br />
(1:53:08) – 2020 Olympics<br />
(1:54:49) – Wrestling dominance in MMA</p>