Joseph Holmes Quit Smoking Marijuana after His Disappointing UFC Debut

Some bad habits may have cost Joseph Holmes victory in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in January. Holmes (7-2, 0-1 UFC) liked to smoke both marijuana and tobacco until a few weeks ago, which he believes showed in his decision loss to Jamie Pickett at UFC on ESPN 32. According to “Ugly Man,” smoking impacted his cardio and he didn’t perform like usual, which is why he opted to quit for good ahead of his clash with Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night 206. His choice to break those habits is still affecting his mind, however, as Holmes confessed he is haunted by some nasty nightmares recently.

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Dealing with nightmares
(02:50) Why he quit smoking marijuana
(04:10) Weed and MMA
(05:25) Losing to Pickett
(06:18) Working on his cardio
(07:05) Whether smoking impacted his performance
(07:50) Preparing for Amedovski
(08:48) His sparring partners
(09:52) His expectation for the bout
(10:56) Predicting the fight
(11:28) His corner
(11:41) Picking Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira
(12:05) Walking out to ‘I’m the Man’ by 50 Cent
(13:02) Outro and acknowledgments

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.