Premium Only Content

UFC Fighter - Not Everyone On TV Is Successful w/ JoeJitsu
So many people think the people they see on TV are successful, but many of them are living off the payment of that one time they appeared. What's the difference between UFC and The Ultimate Fighter?
Joe Benavidez of UFC fame joins us today with Scott Groves at On The Edge Podcast! Scott and Joe go in depth into the career of Benavidez, from the very beginning in a New Mexico bar to his current role in society as a Real Estate Agent catering to retired public figures. We discuss movies, families, marriage, tons of martial arts, and everything in between. This is such a great chat with an absolute legend!
Here is a gratuitous copy/paste from Wikipedia about him: Benavidez was born on July 31, 1984, in San Antonio, Texas, and is of Mexican descent. Benavidez grew up with his single mother and two brothers.[7] He attended Las Cruces High School, where he began training boxing. At the age of 16, he also began wrestling, discipline in which he became a New Mexico State champion. He continued to wrestle for one semester at William Penn University before dropping out. From college onwards Benavidez struggled with alcohol and drug abuse before becoming sober, subsequently turning his interest into mixed martial arts.[7]
After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. Benavidez has since fought in Dream, WEC and most recently the UFC. His fighting style has drawn comparisons to training partner and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. On April 27, 2010, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Las Cruces proclaimed April 27 as Joseph Benavidez Day in Las Cruces.[8]
0:00 - Start
2:30 - Fighting in New Mexico
5:00 - Growing up
8:00 - Being sober
15:00 - Ultimate Fighter TV Show vs UFC
24:00 - Team Alpha Male
28:40 - What are the sacrifices you made for the sport
40:10 - Beginning of Joe Jitsu
47:10 - How much of fighting is mental vs physical
56:05 - Why did you stop?
1:04:00 - The bug is gone (the need to fight)
1:0900 - Did it just not work out for some ppl training?
1:15:00 - Retirement and his wife
1:27:30 - The decision to purchase in Nevada
1:39:30 - Closing questions
------------
Quickly- I'm Scott Groves - Husband, Father, Loan Officer, Coach, Author, Podcaster, and Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I gave up boxing, where I was 5-0 in amateur fights, when I turned 40. BJJ is safer for old men than getting punched in the head :-)
You can find out everything about me HERE: www.LinkTr.ee/ScottLGroves
This podcast is paid for and brought to you by.... by me, Scott Groves :-)
Because I think these kind of long form conversations are valuable, I pay for 100% of the production of this show out of my pocket. This channel is FAR from monetization and because of the subject matter, may never be monetized.
I am a Mortgage Loan Officer & Loan Officer Coach in real life. It's the money that I earn, from helping home-buyers and home-owners obtain home-loans, that pays for this show. If you, your friends, or your family are looking for a home loan from an honest Loan Officer, please contact me at Scott@ScottGrovesTeam.com or find all my links to connect HERE: www.LinkTr.ee/ScottLGroves
I can do the loan for you (our team is licensed in 8 states) - OR - I can refer you to an amazing loan officer in the state where you're searching. ON WITH THE SHOW!!!
New Full Episodes are released every THURSDAY at 10:00am and clips are released frequently throughout the week. SO MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE!!!
-------------
Thank you for checking out the Podcast. We're building our community AS WE SPEAK and would love it if you checked us out in one of our communities:
On The Edge Podcast Community & Facebook Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ontheedgepodcast/
On The Edge Podcast Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeetScottGroves
On The Edge Podcast on Locals: https://reddotbluestate.locals.com/
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ScottLGroves
------------
------------
Don't care for YouTube and prefer listening instead? We got you covered wherever podcasts are found:
Apple Podcasts: www.bit.ly/oteapple
Google Podcasts: www.bit.ly/otegoogle
Spotify: www.bit.ly/otespotify
Breaker: www.bit.ly/otebreaker
Radio Public: www.bit.ly/oteradio
Pocket Casts: www.bit.ly/otepocket
Anchor: www.bit.ly/oteanchor
-----------
Do YOU or SOMEBODY YOU KNOW want to be featured in the podcast?
Questions, inquiries, booking a show?
Any topics or people you'd like us to cover?
Send us an email:
scott@ontheedgepodcast.com
-----------
Spread the word and help us out! It doesn't cost a thing to hit that Like Button, Subscribe, and turn on the notification bell. Comments are appreciated and will be responded to! Doing any of these things tells the YouTube Algorithm that you like what you see and helps others find us as well!
-----------
-
50:03
On The Edge Podcast
4 months agoWhy ‘Nobody is Smarter Than the Checklist’ with Mike Litton
251 -
1:42:17
The Quartering
5 hours agoHillary Clinton FINALLY BUSTED, Nancy Pelosi MELTDOWN, Kamala Harris Admits Defeat & More
131K77 -
3:10:42
Barry Cunningham
10 hours agoMUST SEE: KAROLINE LEAVITT HOSTS WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE ( AND MORE NEWS)
69.9K30 -
53:03
Sean Unpaved
6 hours agoSchlereth Unplugged: 3x Champ Talks TV, Football, & 2025 Season Expectations
56.2K1 -
1:03:28
Russell Brand
6 hours agoCan You Really Take an Unbiased Look at Hitler? - SF624
163K155 -
12:39
Michael Button
8 hours ago $2.07 earnedAn Entire Civilization Might Be Buried Under the Sahara
39.4K12 -
4:38
Michael Heaver
14 hours agoShifting UK Triggers Rapid REVOLUTION
32.8K3 -
58:53
The White House
6 hours agoPress Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, July 31, 2025
49.7K47 -
5:48:07
JuicyJohns
10 hours ago $3.48 earned🟢#1 REBIRTH PLAYER 10.2+ KD🟢$500 GIVEAWAY SATURDAY!
91.5K6 -
2:08:15
IrishBreakdown
5 hours agoNotre Dame Fall Camp Practice Report
29.5K1