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Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez is a UFC welterweight contender known as D-Rod, with a late-start MMA career built out of Los Angeles street-fighting experience and a hard left hand.

Circuit updated June 2, 2026

Notable quotes

“I ain't never going back to Mexico. I'm not going back for a while, bro.”
Daniel Rodriguez · The Joe Rogan Experience
“Dude, they were trying to give me six years bro.”
Daniel Rodriguez · The Joe Rogan Experience
“now I have dual citizenship in Mexico.”
Daniel Rodriguez · The Joe Rogan Experience
“We ended up getting Starlink.”
Daniel Rodriguez · The Joe Rogan Experience
“I bought an ounce of weed.”
Daniel Rodriguez · The Joe Rogan Experience

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The Joe Rogan Experience·Crime

Daniel Rodriguez says he became a Mexican citizen to get out of jail after an ounce of weed

The UFC welterweight told Joe Rogan that a border mistake after the Kevin Holland fight turned into eight months in a Tijuana jail, a citizenship workaround, and a very expensive lesson.

Jun 2, 2026