Donald Cerrone Almost Died Cave-Diving - Joe Rogan Experience

Taken from JRE MMA Show #39:
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[@einsteinbrainchildsplaylis9571]

The way he told it left me wondering if he survived or not until he finished

[@artisanecological9721]

Lol

[@marcozanoni4742]

Same ahahaha

[@caineco4205]

Einstein Brainchild’s Playlist hahahha seriously man

[@olahfsmart3630]

He's really good at telling a story

[@thecloudyskies]

Einstein Brainchild’s Playlist so I didn't see this comment before he was talking about his instructor so I thought you were talking about the dude telling the story I was so confused

[@punchtotheface3452]

I love how internally he calls himself cowboy.

[@walterlangkowski4723]

Did you notice how many time he said “we” referring to himself and cowboy

[@iyadajeeb1986]

@@walterlangkowski4723 that's how you usually talk to yourself.. We! I can't explain why .. it's just .. the voice inside your head and you!

[@wesleystewart5606]

We say we because their are 2 of us in our head. The real deep down you that pops up occasionally and auto pilot society built you

[@Deadsoc]

Hiken Ace I always refer to myself as “we” lmao I thought I was just weird

[@wurkinjowurka9026]

Hiken Ace We,meaning my real ego,and myself stripped of ego.My primordial self.

[@banimeclips10]

One of the greatest 16min of storytelling I've come across. He explained it in a way that I was feeling like I was him.

[@electrictroy2010]

DONALD STUPIDLY LET GO of the mainline. Twice. Meanwhile his friend calmed down & followed the mainline & went direct to the exit. As you’re supposed to do .

[@areyouavinalaughisheavinal5328]

@@electrictroy2010 the way he tells story just sets off my bullshit detector.

[@tap69]

@@areyouavinalaughisheavinal5328 agreed, maybe we’re just skeptics

[@NotZeet]

​@@areyouavinalaughisheavinal5328 You all know this really happened right? Its been investigated and all. These divers were multiple cpus on them during cave dives. They can't lie if they wanted to. It tracks so much info that any professional can read it all and understand what happened without even being there. It's like you guys didn't even think before commenting lmao.

[@NotZeet]

​@@slatalevoir840 he isn't. Read my comment below yours.

[@juice2942]

*Joe after 15 mins of silence* "damn..."

[@boymaica387]

That’s crazy bro

[@dunkanator4369]

Have you had elk meat?

[@chaseclearwater2758]

He's speechless lol

[@heartbroken8105]

Damn bro imagine if you were on dmt

[@reesew1458]

He was thinking about grizzly bears the whole time

[@learning_with_irving4266]

Cowboy broke so many records inside the octagon, now he broke the record for having Joe Rogan's undivided attention for the longest time on his show 😅 Great story!

[@EternaLivesMatter]

RIGHT!!! 😂

[@vladdugaia7018]

I think Teddy Atlas holds that record, when talking about Mike Tyson.

[@ethangottselig7987]

Edward Snowden holds that title

[@kristiancrosby7117]

David Goggins, sorry to rain on your parade

[@dennismakowski9973]

He definitely owns the best, most captivating story in J.r E. History

[@armandblake]

Men used to tell other men stories around the fire... Now we listen to Joe Rogan's podcasts

[@EternaLivesMatter]

Sad....but true

[@taramedrano3129]

Manly*

[@nebulousisgod]

I still sit around fires telling stories with my manly pals. All it takes is a little willingness. But you’re still right. Interesting thought.

[@scottysatpanalysis]

Zebulous keep the tradition alive!

[@deepsouthredneck1]

Better than wine bar with gf

[@jamessaucedo144]

The way he tells the story gives me chills man I would never do that

[@brink6463]

Just never dive with a dangerous diver like Cowboy, follow your training (unlike Cowboy) and you'll be fine.

[@d_rod3]

@@brink6463 Great advice. Also don't believe anything Cowboy says

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

Spelunking is crazy too, and I have done it. I watched a documentary about a guy who got wedged upside-down in a dark cave. YUCK!

[@orangie8942]

He just clipped together real cave divers stories and lied the entire time. You need open water certification, then for Advanced Open Water Diver Certification You take Enriched Air Diver Course with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and Deep Diver Certification or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 metres/100 feet And be At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives or, 10 dives to 30 meters Then you need cavern certification then you can go for your cave certification. He’s either a r-tard or a lying pos. I say both. What a loser..

[@michaelbiddl8638]

@@8KilgoreTrout4 head first in to a new passage way because at that point in the cave it was the only way (him hoping withhis experience it’s only maybe 10 feet) only to get stuck upside down because it got to tight the section ended up getting sealed basically a personal tomb. John Jones was his name ,Nutty putty cave.

[@melaniebaker2012]

He is such an amazing story teller. I've never seen Joe Rogan so quiet during a podcast. Not a peep out of him until he was done with his story.

[@brink6463]

Now watch some actual pros tear his story to pieces: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqqyYZyMab6WrKs

[@sphincter3132]

@melaniebaker2012 you where mislead by a liar telling a story. If you want to be proven wrong dive talk has a great video on this bogus story.

[@melaniebaker2012]

@@sphincter3132 Oh, I had no idea the story was made up. Thanks for the info! I love Gus and Woody's Dive Talk videos. I'll have to got check out their video debunking this story.

[@MelaNone]

@@sphincter3132dive talk is lying

[@ECB_PSYCHO]

@@sphincter3132I call mad cap

[@Kindle421]

Me trying to remember where I entered my minecraft cave from

[@timothy4122]

HQPPIN HQ faxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@ryanmitchell617]

Fr

[@ryleehaye]

Lmao

[@randyayo2846]

Exactly!! And not enough food or materials....digging up!! Hoping you don’t hit water or lava...the struggle is real

[@Jacob43332]

Hahahaha im dead af. Haven’t played Minecraft in awhile I might hop back on now lol.

[@cristianogomez9174]

Joe is best interviewer, He stayed quiet. 'Cause he recognized how intense the topic was.

[@gurshu12]

@Sonny You would be very surprised. Watch any "bad" interview or at the very least an amateur one, and the host will constantly interrupt or keep interjecting with "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh huh, yeah, yeah". A great host knows when to shut the fuck up.

[@Marinebiology488]

One of the few times Joe wasn’t talking over his guest continuously lol

[@oddpotential]

@Sonny just go watch late night shows like Jimmy fallon n Kimmel those fucking idiots don't know shit

[@nukezz4576]

@@Marinebiology488 I dont rly think he talks over them. It usually just seems like conversation back and forth

[@Marinebiology488]

NuKeZ z have you not seen him and Eddie Bravo? Lol

[@katievernon5012]

He’s alive telling the story and I’m panicking during his story hoping he survives. Bravo.

[@operatorgatordookiegrundle]

I remember watching this interview awhile back and then about six months ago watching Dive Talks take on his story. Then I went back and watched this story again and man what a change of perspective.

[@dontworryaboutit5490]

Dive talks bro

[@alugificator]

Upon rewatching I believe Dive Talk misunderstood the story.

[@The88Cheat]

@@alugificator Why is that?

[@alugificator]

@@The88Cheat From what I understood, Donald & his buddy were making a jump from the main line to another area of the cave and his buddy was the one running the new line. When they reached the new area and prior to tying off, his buddy got tangled in the newly ran line and caused a silt out. So, Donald backed up out of the silt and grabbed onto the line that ran deeper into the cave (where it was clear) but he had to let go of that line and go back into the silt toward the exit. (His vital mistake here was not tying off in case he got disoriented and had to come back to start again, which sure enough happened). Due to the fact that his buddy got tangled, panicked and then ended up exiting by following his own line out by himself, Donald says near the end of the video, “next time i’ll run my own damn line.” The Dive Talk guys seemed to instead make the assumption that Cowboy backed out and grabbed the line BEFORE the silt-out.

[@tjwest2605]

Cowboy beat the cave fair and square, I had it 1,2 and 5 for Cerrone and rounds 3 and 4 for the cave.

[@Tonykhansucks]

Round 4 was probably one of the best rounds in history.....

[@CNRhKXtreme]

Fight of the night and performance of the night to cowboy!

[@saucegotti9416]

The head kick the cave gave him in round 3 was by far the best thing I’ve seen

[@keysersoze6330]

Cave Diaz

[@TheDjeasily]

hahahahahah.

[@zym6687]

"Drownings my biggest fear" - Man who goes cave diving

[@Victor-fm3xd]

@@billgreenly5522 why are you talking like the dudes a bitch for not going cave diving lmao. Its such a niche thing and super dangerous. And as far as i know most of it doesn’t result in anything other that adrenaline rush. So you could literally die for nothing.

[@Victor-fm3xd]

@@billgreenly5522 there are plenty of fun things you can do that don’t require you to risk your life. You don’t have to be a shut in either. Not everybodys an adrenaline junky man.

[@Victor-fm3xd]

@@billgreenly5522 nobody was, at least in this thread. So either you’re trolling or too damn sensitive

[@crazycamyo7126]

its called facing your fears. He does it often. Incase you didn't know he fights men in a cage

[@josefort6112]

@@crazycamyo7126 that's facts right there. i read the OG comment as a complement as well

[@zacharypriddy]

Joe needs to have the DiveTalk guys on.

[@sarrow1028]

I wish. I'm guessing you saw their video on this story too?

[@RizztrainingOrder]

As a parttimer, his story never made sense to me and am glad fellow divers covered this. I'm amazed at one's ability to BE the problem and simultaneously make himself sound like the brave hero......

[@sarrow1028]

@@RizztrainingOrder yes lol that was my thing. Like you're the hero of the problem you caused? I've dove open water a lot and done some real basic 'caving' if you wanna even call it that and I caught all the mistakes

[@markgreiser464]

I had two family members that did work , for the Smithsonian. One was a Geologist , Claude Swicegood. The other was his Niece, Roberta Swicegood and she was an Diver and Explorer. She died while doing sump diving to map the underground River Systems, on the East Coast. While down in the depths, she broke her Leg. Her Dive Partner was forced to leave her, because she had become stuck. By the time Rescuers made it back, she had died, alone in the dark. god rest her Soul, and that of all the Explorers who gave it all, to bring the World to us.

[@KingSuperior]

I literally envisioned the entire story wtf this guy’s a great storyteller

[@seanpineda6786]

fr

[@lonedolo644]

Honestly though. When he talked about the not being able to see in the silt I was like *YUPPPP RIP* 😭😭

[@youtubehandle_kate]

He’s such a dramatic cry baby. This isn’t even good story telling if you know anything about diving.

[@goobaflooba]

@@youtubehandle_kate i bet you stink irl

[@youtubehandle_kate]

@@goobaflooba lol this dumbass can’t even get his verbiage right when it comes to diving. Stick to losing fights.

[@RoseyTours]

I just want to commend Joe for showing utmost respect by staying silent the ENTIRE time Donald was telling his story - which would’ve otherwise ruined the tension and suspense. Well done! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@IIOver9000]

Joe knows best

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Man yall just have to "commend" him for the same exact thing every single time a video comes out lol

[@gyuhfeohgfqa]

@@GlorifiedGremlin many podcasts have hosts that talk more than the guests, its not a bad thing to encourage that sort of behaviour from joe as he will see the feedback and change accordingly

[@electrictroy2010]

DONALD STUPIDLY LET GO of the mainline. Twice. Meanwhile his friend calmed down & followed the mainline & went direct to the exit. As you’re supposed to do .

[@MXdemex]

Imagine if Neil Degrasse Tyson was there 😂

[@NinetyOneTil]

After I watched the Dive Talk reaction to this video, I had to come back and laugh

[@katrinajohnson4168]

Joe is an Incredible listener. You can tell this guy relives that often. I could feel the anxiety when he was talking

[@leveckfamily8841]

First time EVER Joe let someone talk that long..... Best story on Rogen, hands down.....

[@Chicomite]

Leveck Family exactly, that was enlightening. Man, gotta look out for #1 in those caves.

[@leveckfamily8841]

BrutesMcGee actually, I figure number 2 is a bigger problem what with all that silt and stuff...

[@enzov9772]

It seemed like a very emotionally and psychologically taxing story so hopefully Joe was letting him vent the weight off this guys shoulders

[@saulgoodman3305]

Sue aiken was pretty good too

[@314biggy]

Right!

[@mikiecates3922]

This is the one time I wanted Joe to ask. Right at the end of the story. “Damn dude that’s crazy, have you ever tried DMT?”

[@dkmma3312]

Lol ya but I highly doubt cowboy has ever done DMT

[@AM-ry8is]

This story is actually a metaphor for a DMT trip.

[@_._8418]

@@dkmma3312 he said he did it once

[@kr0gan]

What is DMT?

[@BrianPurge]

@@dkmma3312 He talked about doing it on JRE

[@colinashley3571]

15 minutes just to learn his instructor panicked and re traced his steps, and Cowboy going in circles for 40 minutes 😂😂😂

[@OrionGuided]

Man this story brings back some insane feelings. I almost drowned on a river rafting trip. That feeling of pure helplessness is so absolutely terrifying. Hearing his story brought it all back. I was literally sweating lol.

[@MagklJellyBeanPastelLucidDream]

❤❤❤

[@mikemessy5279]

That's the quietest Joe's EVER been... E V E R!!

[@matthewo6927]

Listen to his podcast with Marcus luttrell, silence

[@mikemessy5279]

@@matthewo6927 isn't he the marine dude who they made a movie about? Lone survivor?? Defo got to check that out! Didn't know Joe had him on. Thanks

[@DeathDome_]

15:51 he felt the panic

[@mepapasmurf7371]

He was holding his breath. He thought his high ass was down in that cave running out of air

[@joechemo4744]

he can be quieter, as he says, "it's entirely possible"

[@therobulus]

Didn't know cowboy is such an awesome story teller

[@azfanatic44]

People who do crazy shit have awesome storys

[@kylestephens9593]

it's the mushrooms experience that gave him this ability. not that he was not good at storytelling before

[@DAGATHire]

He's certainly an awesome bullshit artist

[@andyp7539]

you know WHY he's an awesome storyteller?? oh my god you're a genius!!

[@ONamora1]

fucking artist :))

[@danc1926]

Damn… laying next to my 1 year old made me realize how precious life is how important we are to them.. I’m glad you never gave up. Lesson for all of us men if things get this bad keep pushing for the loved ones

[@timfreestone9427]

Terrifying. One of the stupidest things I've ever done (and I did some incredibly stupid stuff when I was young) was getting myself lost under the ice by myself in very bad visibility. I know exactly how that feels. I was incredibly lucky and found a way out in a few minutes. But in those few minutes I experienced everything he describes. The panic followed by forcing myself to calm down, picturing my final moments imagining my friend on the surface telling my family what happened. It was a very long few minutes!

[@OrionGuided]

Yeah man I almost drowned on a river rafting trip. Got sucked into an undertow and luckily wrapped in a ball to protect my head from hitting on rocks. I counted to a little over 30 seconds and then had that moment where you realize that you're going to die in just a few moments time. I let go and accepted that was my fate and had an extreme calm come over me but good heavens I am glad that I resurfaced right as that last inhale took place. I got really lucky that day.

[@jamesdemile4181]

Man I’m glad to hear you’re okay! I hope you are doing great to this day brother!

[@jennifertehanisarreal]

Relieved and happy you are still here on this earth. I had a similar situation where I became extremely calm when I realized I would drown to death… but I survived and panicked the moment I realized I was alive. The moment itself when I let go, though, was calming. Grateful to be alive, there was another level of panic that entered my body when I was back onshore… thinking “wow, that could have been it.” It’s amazing what the mind and body do to protect us. Those experiences really change us - I’d like to think for the better 🫶🏼 In any case, I’m happy you made it too.

[@OffTheWagons]

Doesn't take much more than a few minutes to drown, so that was more than long enough

[@jlmckenna10]

Yikes. That's always been my nightmare. Glad u found your way out

[@krylonking420s]

He literally putt me in that cave with him.

[@bernardomcf2842]

Literally? Are you sure?

[@retsubanires]

@@bernardomcf2842 lol they're stupid

[@wyatthamsa6843]

Just putted ya right in there

[@gavin1283]

krylonking420s yea hes a fantastic story teller

[@rotyler2177]

krylonking420s I think you need to research the definition of the word 'literally'.

[@briangirley6484]

This was easily the most bone chilling story I have ever heard! He should do audio books....That crap is still giving me chills!

[@leveckfamily8841]

Brian Girley I dont know, man, could you drive while listening to this?

[@briangirley6484]

Leveck Family I don’t know. I was doing other things like normal and I totally stopped and didn’t move until the end.

[@leveckfamily8841]

I Dig Ohio you are what you eat right Brian?

[@MarkLada]

I thought it was kind of hard to follow.. He's a great fighter but he's not much of a story teller..

[@FrankTheDoomriderJohansen]

Me too, man I started to breathe a little heavy just listening to this.

[@bullybrutusandrob393]

Cowboy you are one of my favorite fighters because the quit in you is not there.. congratulations on your new found look on life.. keep it .. thanks for fighting to stay with us . And I’m sure a special thanks from your daughter who needs you here by her side an not watching down.. love ya brother and thank you for sharing your story with us..

[@chriselmore18]

Thank u cowboy 4 everything and I hope u keep this life avenger up and stay strong 4 ur kids

[@ExpatMoe]

Yikes. That dude can tell a story. Almost as intense as the movie “diving into the unknown” I enjoy scuba diving and freediving but this type of extreme cave diving is not for me..

[@OneMouseGaming]

Cave diving is so dang next level. Be safe people, always plan your dives dive with partners and have someone to know if you do not check back in again.

[@OneMouseGaming]

@@TroyD96 that 20 breaths were his gas gauge being a MM above the stop. He filled up his Boyance Compensation Device to its max because it is filled off your regulator. He wanted to put those 20 breaths in the bank while he had air. The fact that he did not have to resort to them does not detract from the intensity. Just think if he had not brought that third tank for safety.

[@MrRobjs83]

likewise, I'm a recreational instructor but I have no desire to pursue cave diving, I've done cavern dives which is the beginning part of cave diving but not actual cave diving

[@GarzFPV]

For real

[@freeman5246]

ExpatMoe agreed

[@MrDlt123]

I'm a 40-year diver and instructor. I've dived shipwrecks, heavy currents, shark-infested waters, etc, and had just about every bad diving scenario happen, but I've never had the balls to dive in caves. His story confirms to me that I never will.

Tiger sharks will almost never even bite a person I've had hundreds of tiger sharks all around me on a dive in the keys. They look at you and just swim by. Now great white sharks I've never seen or would want to be around

[@InfectedByZanza]

@Saber I mean do you have a brain? Dude, sharks arent that aggressive, and they 99% wont bite you. Also, you look up and you see the sunlight, or the sky, or the clouds, or where the exit is. Not when youre cave diving, some caves can have a 20 meter long corridor that you cant turn around in on a dot. If you get lost in a cave, you need to know where the exit is, otherwise its game over. Sometimes a cave can collapse. In a cave you cant just go up to get out of the water.

[@carlosrazier433]

@@bwp714 Well yes he said it was an unspoken rule :3. You can't really hear those.

[@TurdFurgeson275]

@@InfectedByZanza starting with “do you have a brain” makes the rest of your sentence seem condescending, too. Most people with a brain would have an iota of social knowledge and wouldn’t start their sentence with that.

[@SlaineReigns]

​@Saber You should do your research about cave diving. Cave diving is absolutely dangerous, way more risky than diving with Sharks. You are in pitch black darkness and one wrong mistake will cost you your life. Many caves go very wide at the beginning and as you go deeper it becomes narrower, and in times when you come back up you are in a space that is too tight to get back up and you just drown. Some Underwater Cave also turns at an angle and if you have no sense of direction you might get lost under there. Remember, there is NO LIGHT down there. You are in pitch black darkness, and if your lights go out or you don't have a Line that Donald is talking about here to guide you back to the surface, you're done. That's why in Cave Diving it's very important to have extra training and follow every single rule in cave diving because so many people have died doing this. In short, Cave Diving is EXTREMELY Dangerous.

[@carlosmendez8560]

Ive had a close call before and let me tell y’all it gets very dark when you think you are not going to make it. The way he explained his frustration and will to live is very similar in my own experience and from others that I’ve heard. It’s that human instinct that we’ve kept dormant inside of us because we are to comfortable with life and we really shouldn’t be. Those instincts have kept us alive for thousands of years.

[@dougbenton8767]

Dive Talks reaction tobthis is so good

[@ZValenT]

I'm sat here sweating and Cowboy has the audacity to say "hope that i explained that good for everybody"

[@growfasho6629]

😂

[@adamvandevalk6906]

What an incredible story. You could see it in his eyes and the tone he used to describe the event that it was life or dearth. Had to be such a surreal moment.

[@goldmemberr]

Hahahahh Man im hyperventilating to this story

[@gagecook7506]

This story is mostly bullshit lmao

[@tortillasarenotbiceps7622]

Glad I chalked up before this one. LoL

[@ned2315]

Yes Joe Rogan! This is how you don't interrupt

[@Big_Wamu]

Schaub would've shit all over this... Hundred percent. #gayman

[@lolyermad]

rogan is especially good at interviewing and listening compared to the average person. likely why his podcast is so huge.

[@Okie1122]

Rachel Nichols from ESPN needs to come take notes

[@Chef047]

Still and always will be one of my favorite fighters and this story gives me a completely different respect for Cowboy... Glad he was here to tell the story...

[@nauni07]

Awesome man, I heard it from someone else and the joy i got when in ending that u made it

[@LouisianaCoullion1990]

I've never experienced that much anxiety while listening to a damn story lol.. Thank you for letting him tell this without any interruption Joe, that was a good one..

[@scoobyrex247]

Interstellar and Dunkirk music plays.

[@austinp-navy1457]

Hell ya that story had me breathing heavy and my anxiety through the roof as if I was about to die sitting in my bed haha... glad it’s over

[@JohnDoe-kj6wp]

I didnt want to listen just on the title. I had to build up the courage! Lol

[@yasharmj1717]

LOL Joe did great not interrupting, was so into it

[@LouisianaCoullion1990]

@@weedvideos420 None, I'm not taking that chance lmao.. Well, I have had one from New Orleans east, so it can't get much worse than that..

[@jumbodog5955]

I’ve never experienced that much anxiety while listening to a story. And I am starting my cave training in a few months ...

[@beetee801]

You start your training yet?

[@andrepounds7134]

@@beetee801 I believe he died. Jumbo Dog was just in the news as a drowned cave diver.

[@leewilson6033]

@@andrepounds7134 sounds legit. They definitely used the correct name Jumbo Dog?

[@schlumpy982]

@@leewilson6033 yeah dumbo dog and dumbo cat very sad they were real ones 😩😩😩😩

[@dand7065]

@Buckin Tweet - it's not stupid or dangerous if you are properlly trained. With quality training you learn how to deal with that. I have been in total silt outs plenty of times. You have to stay calm and use techniques you learned in your training to deal with it.

[@AustinJ]

I sort of remember this story from when he originally told it but I was listening to YMH today and Dan Soder mentioned it so I decided to go back and listen again. Listening to it now and having a daughter myself, it scares the fuck out of me. I can imagine that level of panic and the fact that he got out is just so amazing

[@dad4life269]

Joe is amazing. He stays silent and keeps eye contact. That's how you show respect.

[@benblaney5247]

This stressed me out. I like that he didn’t act like he wasn’t scared

[@stevepriest7341]

😂😂😂😂

[@josephdockemeyer6782]

@@stevepriest7341 I found the laughing village idiot.

[@roubahzaife7511]

@@josephdockemeyer6782 ?

[@gasparoquendo2143]

Well done Joe. One of the hardest things to do as a host it to sit in silence. You recognized the greatness unfolding and let it happen👏. Amazing story cowboy you're a true warrior.

[@Creamsaw]

This guy is great at parties!

[@aceven24]

My KZbin Comments Are Now Shadow Banned hahaha funny bro 'can perform triggered' killed it 😂

[@AV-sd7cq]

Nobody is gonna interrupt Donald Cerrone when he’s a few beers in😂 you’ll get head kicked

[@jnava121]

schuab would

[@smashcrookspranks]

If Bryan callen was there he would of asked some stupid question

[@Daggz90]

That last bit, the comment; "So, we're not diving together again are we?" Is spot on. If a situation like this arises with a dive bud, you should both be in agreement that you two don't match in a cave diving situation and shouldn't submerge together ever again. Find someone else who you match with, someone you can trust and whom trusts you. Need to understand eachother in order to make a good match for this activity.

[@thomaswilson8385]

I always have to come back and listen to this when it’s in my recommended, because it is a combination of one of the best stories I’ve ever heard paired with next level story telling man! Hats of to these two for all their work and life experience.

[@brink6463]

Now watch some actual pros tear his story to pieces: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqqyYZyMab6WrKs

[@undertheneonlights]

Sorry to ruin it for you but it's been extensively called out as being a bullshit story by expert cave divers, multiple times in fact.

[@cxvd7996]

Reminds me of when I couldn’t find my car in the Walmart parking lot

[@vickix007]

Brooooo 😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@offroad5798]

💀💀💀

[@braven208]

That may be the funniest thing I read in over two years.

[@jameslamb2450]

Lmao

[@danerny9325]

Lololol. I literally laughed hard reading that comment.

[@Snipethebambi]

Imagine how many stories like this you’ll never hear. Glad he made it out alive.

[@eezlummockelchev420]

He has tonnes of these stories. Cowboy gotta do these all on his KZbin account.

[@moriyokiri3229]

@@eezlummockelchev420 and they’re all bullshit

[@cllax14]

“Deadmen tell no tales” -pirates of the Caribbean, Disneyland

[@cbbees1468]

@@cllax14 So funny to see Groomerland's stock tumble.

[@cllax14]

@@cbbees1468 I don’t have any stock in Disney so it doesn’t affect me? Calm down there edgelord lol

[@soulsharts]

I think the only time I've had somewhat of an impending doom type feeling was being in a crowd crush situation at concerts. I haven't gone to a concert in years, but just being in that one situation.....yea, I'll stay on the outskirts of the crowd, thank you very much.

[@Mr-E.]

I am trying to imagine the other guy watching this and feeling intense guilt, embarrassment, etc.

[@rahlap2449]

I dont know those guys are tough as nails. Both knew the danger and both know that those things happen. I bet they are not angry with each other. Ever read the book or saw the movie "touching the void"? Two guys in the mountain and one cuts the rope to the other hanging free so he falls. He did it to prevent his own death. The other guy fell into a glacier and somehow survived. They never climbed together again but the guy that fell had no bad feelings for the other who cut the rope. He knows how things work if your life is on the line.

[@Mr-E.]

@@rahlap2449 I agree with you that he probably doesn't feel angry, but that is why I didn't mention anger in my comment. I was focusing more on guilt, embarrassment and things like that. The toughest people can still feel guilty because they failed a responsibility. To hear Donald talk about a moment where you dropped the ball might bring up some shame, guilt, etc.

[@rahlap2449]

@@Mr-E. Yeah thats true. Whatever Im just happy that Im not in a position like those poor bastards who paniced and did some panic-move that brings others in danger. Whenever I read or hear about that kind of stories, I think of the poor dude that cut the rope in "touching the void". Dude knows he did the right thing but to this day I bet he has nightmares doing it.

[@mrlee9691]

Yo this is some good shit to read after smoking a blunt

[@stevieblu3424]

@@mrlee9691 😂😂😂😂

[@JB-bp6rw]

Joe rogan : "Did you find any elk meat when you were down the cave in panic mode"

[@cosmicbro1973]

J B Elk meat and DMT

[@Bruce-vk6op]

Unbelievable how great Cowboy told this story! 2 of my favs here J Rogan & Cowboy

[@lundysden6781]

I use to go caving a lot in my 20's I got lost in a cave I had been in 20 times or more and I panicked and this was in a dry cave. My biggest fear is still being trapped underground. Another time I was in a very tight cave with a dozen or more tight squeezes, like crawling through 18" holes. So tight you need to take your helmet off and push it. While deep in this cave I heard a rumble, a sound you NEVER want to hear. All I imagined was one of those squeezes being blocked by a rock. Earlier that trip I acidently stood up and crushed a bat with my helmet. It slid off onto the floor and I felt really bad, like bad karma. then the noise ocurred! I left my group and made a beeline towards the entrance. I got out. No blocked passage but I was terrified. Never went into that cave again.

[@CantRemember69]

Watched this in my pool while relaxing, immediately got out.

[@deadpool8340]

Rip Bryan Callen cave diving wasn't for him!!!

[@austinp-navy1457]

Bahahaha

[@xanxusprimo7022]

hopefully you didnt kickup any silt

[@brandonsmith8653]

I call bullshit

[@sud6646]

watched this is my bathtub, immediately got out.

[@eighties85baby]

Cowboy “The Best Story Telller” Cerrooooone

[@bluceree7312]

@Metallicalabrano4 Bruce Buffer: IIIIIIIIIIIIt's, TIIIIIIIIME.

[@taramedrano3129]

@Metallicalabrano4 and he's a successful fighter who could whoop your ass and he's making more than you could think of So enjoy your favorite snacks and watching your favorite movies and commenting shit like this and hanging in your mommy's basement 😉

[@sinofsolitude5884]

I'd leave a like but you have 444

[@RHmoney1244]

Edd Sorenson would be amazing as an interview! He has saved men and women from death. He make sure that they come home

[@RHmoney1244]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36Wl5uVqNuthas

[@SmokinZa]

Always come back here and listen

[@dorj46]

I did not know much bout the UFC, I thought this guy was a professional underwater cave treasure hunter with a cowboy hat

[@bradsmith6019]

Same here. Your comment led me to go watch a video. I clicked on one of him just finishing fights. That dude was kickin' some heads, yo!

[@saunajoe5973]

@@bradsmith6019 yep, legend of the sport, most fights, most wins, most finishes, most fight bonuses, sadly i think its time for him to retire

[@bradsmith6019]

@@saunajoe5973 Then, KZbin led me to Khabib Nurmagomedov. That guy is a legend!

[@vashisl33t]

Hes not a pro and his story is bullshit this didnt happen. There are tons of videos with real pro divers debunking his story

[@BIGKILLAJ]

@@vashisl33t wtf are you talking about lmao

[@humansinc2631]

Holy shit. that's one of the most intense stories I've ever heard.

[@spacetimearchitect3318]

This is peak JRE!!! The good ol' days.

[@lukemaher7191]

Great storyteller this is one off the best podcasts 👏

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Imagine surviving all that just to go to Randy Savage's garage sale to buy a hat.

[@The_Wizard_Zoo]

Criminally under rated comment.

[@salveteinfernum]

Imagine going to randy savages garage sale 👀

[@thefifthalert]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrXCodSlayer]

Jfc lmao

[@mightbeebro5129]

Lmfaoooo

[@912caveman]

Joes decades of interviewing experience comes out in his podcast. He just lets them say what they gotta say. This whole video is just cowboy telling a badass story and joe letting him tell it

[@Shadow1986]

i suspect joe knew it was complete bullshit

[@linex7566]

@@Shadow1986 did it get exposed as fake or something?

[@just_j6514]

@@linex7566lol Every keyboard warrior's gotta problem with any story 🙄 on here. Just let it be an awesome story.. They just soo jelly of any attention like a whore cat 🐈 in heat 🤣 🤣 🤣!

[@ClickClack_Bam]

Joe Rogan has a bad reputation for interrupting EVERYBODY while they're fucking talking & ruining what they were saying because he's switching the topic etc. Haven't you read the other comments here trolling him for being able to shut the FUCK up for once? Then there's you saying he always lets them talk. This is the 1 fucking time he's EVER shit the FUCK up this long.

[@electrictroy2010]

DONALD STUPIDLY LET GO of the mainline. Twice. Meanwhile his friend calmed down & followed the mainline & went direct to the exit. As you’re supposed to do .

[@woofbark4475]

And that's why I don't go cave diving! I've been lost on land before without water and that was scary enough! The panic when you realise that you don't know where you are is hard to fight. I was crashing through bamboo cutting myself up whilst trying to tell myself to calm down. So being underwater in that situation being lost but knowing that the way out is not too far and panicking was an insane story. Glad that one had a happy end as many don't! Great interview!

[@kurtbilinski1723]

I watched a documentary about a diver who disappeared in an underwater cave. Months later, the camera crew followed some divers into the same cave, and at one point, the lead diver bumped into something. He pointed his light upward, and it was a swim fin, still on the foot of the lost diver who's body had floated up to the ceiling. You could hear him scream even though it was underwater. That gave me chills, and changed the chances of me ever doing cave diving from "no" to "hell no."

[@Dudechill-]

What’s the documentary called

[@gallicus]

@@Dudechill- rt

[@saadullah1938]

@@Dudechill- "Ben's Vortex"

[@patricksulllivan198]

Wasnt sure if he was gonna make it out at one point there 😂

[@nestolynchhung7383]

Patrick Sullivan yoo fr man😂 I was like “fuck I hope he makes it out”

[@arai6147]

Lmfao i feel u brother. He made it like The survivor supposedly never made it

[@slipperyjk]

He's gonna do it again...

[@sinofsolitude5884]

Yaaaa 123

[@ajd0101]

I'm guessing the friend didn't make it out ??

[@josepataquiva7347]

Win or lose tonight cowboy is legendary and I hope life is good to him and his family. Keep fighting and keeping coming home to your family.

[@tigerj2533]

Jose Pataquiva cowboy is great a loss will not bring him down

[@sinofsolitude5884]

He lose

[@fmj8329]

I was gasping for air the entire time cowboy was telling the story God man what an experience

[@ragtagvagabond]

Goosebumps. What a test. This guy is legendary 😯

[@brettwall6957]

He had me wondering if he was even gonna survive lmao

[@YaBoiShining]

What’s it like being the kind of person who just repeats the most popular comment?

[@zackheroux6739]

David V you ever thought that multiple people can think the same thing

[@leighannelittleton1361]

Me tooooo

[@tortillasarenotbiceps7622]

He had me wondering if I was gonna survive. LOL!

[@jannamclellan4538]

Longest time Joe has not interrupted👏

[@christianjmerasty2658]

Right

[@mrblank8960]

I couldn’t imagine how helpless you would feel trapped in pure darkness

[@defface777]

Jesus, that was intense!!! Glad you made it out sir

[@juanlopes1695]

To prevent this is very simple kids. "let's go cave diving!" "no"

[@Strawberrypersonoffixial]

Thank you. Common sense. Fight or flight response.

[@DoppSkates]

Me and my dad used to play cave explorer when I stayed him sick from school.. now that I'm thi ming about it, it was really that fun and kinda hurt actually..

[@dribblesmcgee]

Some people like to have fun though

[@modest1989]

@@DoppSkates are you saying what I think you are saying haha

[@artyom1792]

LMK97 Lotta better ways to have fun.

[@bigdawg5663]

I almost drowned listening to his story

[@TheJoeml85]

Right! Lol

[@Stansdad420]

I really recommend watching dive talks break down on this story.

[@shanemeyer9224]

So I was a diver for many years and remember one time diving off the backside of Catalina which is not always the best place to dive being choppy and having a lot of currents in some spots, but I was a new diver and happened to get caught up in seaweed or kelp forest with a strong current and I panicked, I tried to use my dive knife to cut the kelp and dropped it, causing even more fucking panic and at one point knocked the regulator out of my mouth. I saw my life flash before my eyes as I was seconds from choking to death on water and by some freaking miracle my dive instructor found me right as I was passing out and choking on my last breath trying not to breath in water, he saved my life and I didn’t want to dive for a while after that. He wasn’t even looking for me but some how saw my lamp going crazy from my panic. Crazy experience, gotta respect these cave divers as it’s just so beyond dangerous

[@ochobengal]

Cowboy is officially the second greatest storyteller of all time.. only behind Slick Rick of course.

[@kosiinthecut77]

ochobengal hahaha you SOB!

[@diamondchatter3390]

Ayyyee

[@ochobengal]

Kevin Johnson damn totally forgot about joey da gawd lol

[@justwatching39]

Charlie Murphy up there to!!!

[@ochobengal]

K.holiiday Charlie is responsible for two of the greatest stories ever told lol

[@peterfichtner1]

The way he stood up at the end and hollered was fucking so real and awesome.

[@londyndaigle2157]

i feel like im just repeating every one else’s comments under this, but i think what makes joes podcasts the best in my opinion is how he knows when to talk and when to be silent. he doesn’t over power the guest unless necessary. every other podcast is like the main person is trying to over talk to speaker the whole time and sound like a pick-me-person …. hes so good at interviewing because he asks the right questions to set them up to just spill on their own without needing tons of questions to answer. i dont care what anyone says joe is always spot on with the guests, the topics and the entertainment in general.

[@jamiealexander3500]

That’s An Amazing Experience. I felt & Seen Thar”Story In My While He Was Telling It. WoW 🙏

[@jameswent48]

Chill on the caps lock, bro.

[@-boi9907]

Cowboy: tells crazy near death story Joe: damn that sounds like this dmt trip I had last week

[@shawnlathrop3630]

Never laughed so hard at a youtube comment😂😂😂

[@100bandsantana]

😂

[@foreignwarren7361]

Ahhh yes the old DMT jokes on a rogan video... How original

[@SliceOfLife100]

I was driving when I first heard this podcast, halfway through the story I had to pull over and give it my full attention, powerful story

[@TheDavidbeckham7]

Hahahahahaha... For a second there i though you wrote "diving"😂😂🤣 I was like who tf listens to podcast while diving

[@tudormarin7739]

Who thought an UFC fighter can be such a wonderful storyteller. Absolutely amazing

[@Coyote15881]

One of the best storytellers I’ve ever listened to glad he made it !

[@eldertreebeard1791]

This story inspired a short story project I had to do for my high school class, so much emotion in his telling.

[@gonadiator]

At the end when Cowboy stood up and reenacted the victorious moment when he made it out of the cave and screamed.. every hair on my body stood up. Felt like I was being charged with very intense energy. Incredibly moving story.

[@ceaser8999]

Gay

[@electrixm89]

you lost it

[@marcpayne6602]

Thanks Bill Burr 🙏🏾

[@jsavagetooreal]

@Miles Davidson I'm dead😂😂💀💀💀

[@isaacwatson7471]

You and me both. I've had to watch this atleast 4 times

[@kissmygutton]

Love that guy man his explanation is in grossing

[@hitokage4]

This man has a *fantastic* way of telling a story that made me feel the panic, imagine every moment of it. I was living it with him.

[@fihshy]

This is the most underrated video on JRE YT

[@frankosmokes]

What an amazing interview joe didnt say a word and let him speak . Respect .

[@jayrocha9300]

Bro I feel like I literally jus watched this as a movie but it was one of my favorite fighters telling a story

[@samuelindeleon]

All jokes aside. I really hope Cowboy stays safe when hes out there having fun, hes a talented martial artist who lives a fun life on the side. it would be a damn shame if something were to happen to him.

[@Azexlify]

We get it Truboy you're racist

[@P4PKing]

MrTruboy I get what you're saying.. and for the most part yes white people do crazy shit.. but Bill Burr has a podcast explaining it... we're just bored.. lol. Also cave diving is actually pretty important... it's not just done for fun there's alot of divers strictly for scientific research. But for the people who do it for fun I'll never get why they do it for the fuck of it.. youll never catch my ass in a cave.

[@travismescudi4577]

Sounds like a threat to me

[@MrRobjs83]

@MrTruboy scuba diving is popular amongst other races too and ethnicities like Latinos, middle Easterners, and Asians. Not just whites or Europeans rather

[@baura7210]

This guy is such a great story teller . had me on the edge of my seat the whole time like "did he survive?" even tho he is telling the story ahahahha

[@electrictroy2010]

DONALD STUPIDLY LET GO of the mainline. Twice. Meanwhile his friend calmed down & followed the mainline & went direct to the exit. As you’re supposed to do .

[@HeArN0EviL]

@@electrictroy2010 spamming the same comment over and over again 🙄 get a life

[@oo0024]

@@HeArN0EviL it’s true though lol Donald has been exposed by cave divers for telling this story 😂

[@brink6463]

@@HeArN0EviL He's right though. Maybe @electricboy2010 is trying to point out this guy's bullshit story.

[@garywilburn7384]

You should ask a cave diver if his story even sounds true

[@beachbum.1972]

So gnarly, love this! Huge fan. Huge respect. This made my hair stand up. Love you cowboy, love you joe.

[@louremington6975]

Wow! A story I would have never expected from a UFC fighter. And such a good story teller. I felt like I was in the cave with him.

[@electrictroy2010]

DONALD STUPIDLY LET GO of the mainline. Twice. Meanwhile his friend calmed down & followed the mainline & went direct to the exit. As you’re supposed to do .

[@brink6463]

Now watch some actual pros tear his story to pieces: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqqyYZyMab6WrKs

[@undertheneonlights]

And you didn't. It's been debunked as complete bullshit lol.

[@2much4skin]

he's def not a good story teller lmao

[@robertnewell4054]

Moral of the story: When it counts LISTEN TO YOUR OLD LADY. They sense things we dumbshites don’t

[@evab.6240]

😂

[@robertnewell4054]

@Eva B. ..... you must know it to be true 😂👍🏽

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

This is true

[@brasstacksboxing409]

SO TRUE

[@dharmapunk777]

and there's the other 1001 times they are just being worrywarts.

[@larryseymour4715]

Long time listener first-time commenter man that's the best story I've ever heard!

[@xanxusprimo7022]

even better than the stoned ape or aquatic ape theory? lol jk

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

Cuz it’s true