What Daniel Rodriguez has said about Daniel Rodriguez's imprisonment in Mexico

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

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 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 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 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