Daniel Rodriguez
American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC welterweight division
Daniel Rodriguez (American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC welterweight division) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Daniel Rodriguez's imprisonment in Mexico, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Cannabis in Mexico.
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Daniel Rodriguez's imprisonment in Mexico
Rodriguez said several inmates died of drug overdoses during his time in the jail.
“A lot of dudes were overdosing in there”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:09:20
Rodriguez said guards themselves sold drugs inside the jail, including the marijuana he bought.
“Well, the guards brought it in, so I figured, like, how am I going to be in trouble for this if the guards are bringing it?”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:30
Rodriguez said guards demanded thousands of dollars to move him to better accommodations.
“the guards had tried to charge me seven grand, bro, to get me out of that cell”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 8:24
Rodriguez attributed his long detention to a judicial election that replaced judges who had taken bribes with new ones playing it by the book.
“the the the whole judicial system was going through an election at the time”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 4:38
Rodriguez said prosecutors sought a six-year sentence for his marijuana possession.
“Dude, they were trying to give me six years, bro”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 4:02
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rodriguez described his win over Kevin Holland as a back-and-forth fight in which both men were dropped.
“i dropped him in the second you know i was blew my gas tank trying to finish him”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:02:43
Rodriguez said he believes he could be fighting for the UFC welterweight title within four or five fights.
“in four or five fights, go, like, four or five fights, I could be fighting for the championship”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 47:52
Rodriguez said that after life-threatening street situations, an MMA fight feels like a safe environment, which explains his calm demeanor.
“I just feel like in an MMA fight, it's a safe environment. Like, believe it or not, to me, it's safe”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 34:57
Cannabis in Mexico
Rodriguez said obtaining Mexican dual citizenship was part of his lawyers' strategy for getting him released.
“Well, now I have a part of the process of me getting out. Now I have dual citizenship in Mexico”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 38:19
Rodriguez said he believed marijuana was decriminalized in Mexico but found the laws very strict.
“the the laws are like crazy crazy strict over there”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel Rodriguez (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:18
Appearances
JRE MMA Show #180 with Daniel RodriguezThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2, 2026 · 2 h 22 min
UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez tells Joe Rogan about eight months in a Tijuana jail over an ounce of marijuana and his comeback fight in Serbia.
Often appears with
- Joe Rogan · 1 shared episode