What Daniel Rodriguez has said about Ultimate Fighting Championship
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 2, 2026
Daniel Rodriguez, American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC welterweight division, has been quoted on Ultimate Fighting Championship 3 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on June 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
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
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 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
Episodes
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.
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