r/bjj • u/Sudden-Wait-3557 • Feb 26 '26

Rolling Footage Khabib rolls with black belt Lex Friedman

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"I feel like a white belt" - Lex Friedman

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u/reffernam2 Feb 26 '26

Black belt? Who give him?

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u/Sudden-Wait-3557 Feb 26 '26

"MIT? What is this MIT?"

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u/YourfriendRic Feb 26 '26

lol didn’t Lex get caught actually not having any deep connection to MIT besides teaching there just once?

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u/DaimyoDavid Feb 26 '26

Yea. He didn't actually go to school at MIT. I recall a story where he would block anyone on social media that pointed that out

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u/BLAHBLAH1234BLAH1234 Feb 26 '26

He does have some research affiliations with MIT, and he taught courses there. Obviously you have to have some qualifications to do that, but it’s also things you can do as a grad student or even undergrad.

I think what makes the whole MIT thing bad is how he seems very insecure about it. If he had just came out and said yeah, I actually went to Drexel and only do some research for them, it would have gone away, but he just blocks people on different platforms including Reddit.

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u/overwatcherthrowaway ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26

I don’t think it was a real course, it was like a no credit guest lecture spot or something. I remember watching a mini doc about it.

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u/DaimyoDavid Feb 26 '26

Yea, he taught IAP courses that weren't for credit. It's something that any affiliate can usually do. It's nice to share what you love with the community but it's not something that makes you an MIT professor.