Joe Rogan - Yoel Romero Met Fidel Castro

Joe Rogan, Joey Diaz, and Yoel Romero talk about Yoel meeting Fidel, as well as the challenges Cubans face when coming to America.

[@llabronco]

One of the better surprises of this interview is that, if you understand Spanish, you might've found out that Yoel is actually pretty well spoken.

[@Luka2023-]

Alex Shine I don't speak Spanish but he's a very intelligent fighter so I knew he wasn't dumb and had a hunch he probably spoke well in his native tongue

[@2010ChallySRT8]

Alex Shine He does speak incredibly well, especially considering he’s from Pinar del Río. (No se ofenden compañeros)

[@FlyLikeATachyon]

YBM Garage Yoel might literally be the smartest pinareño of all time

[@nymuelovan]

If you say so...lmao

[@bossmanviking]

because he said exodus?

[@estevanmartins5319]

Diaz translations are the best! Hahahahaaha Romero doesn't curse at all, but Diaz put his touch on Romero's words hahahaha

[@eunangorman7528]

“Dana, gimme the fucking boy.” “Stop talking shit.”

[@hanselcarmona8008]

ahhahahahahah

[@Doomreb]

"He's puttin the shit in the trunk"

[@alexalm3136]

lions in Colombia?

[@jaygio]

His translations are terrible.... Almost as bad as his spanish accent.

[@jpgonzalez7074]

love yoel romero, if you speak spanish you’d realize he is a true gentleman, what a legend

[@zerothefool2437]

yeah I really love his voice, its smooth

[@ronrichards2691]

Love the guy to straight up no bull

[@Blank-km4qr]

Gentleman for Cuban Spanish or for any type of Spanish or is there not a difference

[@peroperkovic7414]

@@Blank-km4qr No he speak very badly i do not understand him

[@KingLos95]

@@Blank-km4qr Cuban Spanish is the hardest to understand IMO, with Colombian being the easiest. At least from my point of view as a Brazilian native.

[@zaydolla1]

Who better to have as a interpreter than Joey Diaz ... this show is A one

[@IDontPostPorn]

I agree, the show is steak sauce

[@yomismo5463]

zaydolla1 He added a lot to the translations. He said lots of things that Yoel didn't say but it was kinda funny to listen to

[@Vorpalizer]

Except he is terrible at it. You would have to speak the language to understand.

[@Akron162]

Nah, he did a good job.

[@Daski69]

someone who speaks spanish well

[@deifor]

I met Yoel at the swimming pool of Cerro Pelado, the high performance athlete training center in Havana. That was long ago, when he lost the gold medal fight against the Russian fighter in the Olympics, I don't remember his name. Anyways that was long ago. He looked so scary on tv and in person, but he was so humble. I asked him what had happen that he lost to the Russian and he just answered "because he was better than me". Respect.

[@aano1370]

damn

[@AMPStorm]

No excuses. I love it.

[@masrr3678]

The wrestler he lost to was Chechen Adam Saitiev, brother of greatest wrestler in the world Buvaisar Saitiev.

[@SnootyMinotaur]

Making up fake stories for likes in KZbin comments. OOF

[@mkg5ive703]

His name is Adam Saitiev, one of the greatest freestyle wrestler of all time.

[@damnson6556]

who pauses for dramatic effect better than Yoel Romero?

[@Harry-mb4zm]

I think he’s trying to translate his thoughts from Spanish to English but idk

[@lazarofrangullie31]

That is what us fellow Cubans do best....

[@cameronstahl]

Joey Diaz

[@Killdroid96]

The dramatic pauses happen in a lot of interviews with people of different languages. I watch a lot of river monsters and this happens in most of the interviews during the show

[@MrTogoodtodie]

Youve to be considering to your translator , pause and let then translate if they need and proceed. Otherwise its a lot more to remember and leads to misunderstandings or missing words

[@marcusj1167]

It's crazy how people from another country appreciate the US more then the people who've lived here their whole lives.

[@gabrielcastro4345]

Well, its not crazy actually. People from the US doesnt know how bad it is outside the US, so they don't value it.

[@Ozzyozzysheesh]

Gabriel Castro they definitely know how bad it is it’s called the internet they’ll eventually see a news story about another country that actually has it bad.

[@gabrielcastro4345]

@@Ozzyozzysheesh what does It have to do with reality? Nothing. Watching things in the news mean nothing. You gotta be in the place and experience it to know how it really is. I watch how things are in India, but I have no idea how it is down there for real, since i've nevera been there.

[@Ozzyozzysheesh]

Gabriel Castro yea you’re right my bad but me personally when I see the shit that happens in Mexico and the things the cartels do to people’s families it makes me extremely grateful that my parents decided to come over to America to raise me over here don’t get me wrong I love Mexico and the culture and the food and all that, but the re simply isn’t as many opportunities in Mexico than here in America and plus you gotta live in the constant fear of the cartels presence over there

[@SasukeUchiha-zt3pz]

Osmar Castillo seein shit over the internet isn’t the same as experiencing it in real life

[@jonathanbecerra6416]

Yoel:”I’m putting my groceries in my car” Joeys translation: “he’s putting his shit in his car”

[@williammunny9916]

That's Joey "Rosetta fcking Stone" Diaz.

[@perezsage6366]

Jonathan Becerra 😂😂😂 true story. You gotta keep it real!

[@dumaramutsi]

LMAO I can't breath!!! ROSETTA STONE!!

[@clydecoastdesign48]

Sage Camacho yesss! Hell yessss!

[@harutadoz6297]

XDDDD

[@kallepikku4991]

Yoel speaking his native Spanish sounds like a PhD in linguistics. Dude is a class act. Definitely intelligent person through and through.

[@feebypeels2883]

It's a shame so many people automatically judge someone's intelligence because the person speaks a different language they don't understand. Kind of hypocritical, really.

[@JfaJosephR9]

@@feebypeels2883 I'd so it's ignorant more than anything but also hypocriticao

[@peroperkovic7414]

No i cannot understand him he sound like a uneducated man off the strees

[@saunajoe5973]

@@peroperkovic7414 dumbest shit ive seen all week and its only monday

[@cbp117]

It's because every single Cuban is definitely not ilitirate when it comes to the Spanish Language. We all know by know how USA and its secret egencies have been operating around the world. The sanction against Cuba made them Materialisticaly poor. But there was no one starving nor ilitirate cause school/University is free over there... Thats why there are many Cubans around the world with diffrent high titles. They are even concidered to have some of the best leading Doctors in the world. Cuba was never the bad guy in this situation. I hope u Americans some day realise that the you're same government that is fkn you over. Have also been fkn other countries around the world! That does not mean our own goverments aren't doing the same.. I mean evidentually their all the same sht

[@noedimas]

Now I inderstand how Romero is so religious damn I would be too, religion or not we can all learn from this man. Being grateful is a beatiful thing.

[@erxfav3197]

noedimas people seem to think “religion” is blind belief in something.. That is not so.. Maybe false religions are.. But not true Christianity.. Its just that people aren’t willing to look and seek TRULY, and accept whatever the implications may be if it is Truth... So they never get to know.. And most people are lost.. People either assume that it is “blind faith” and you cannot know.. and so they never seek. OR They are unwilling to accept whatever the consequences and implications may be if it is real.. And they never get over their biases or bitterness (another reason) Most Christians are not real Christians however.. and they DO follow blindly a religion of practices.. (Not what Christ came for or did or taught..) Most people never come to the knowledge of the Truth and the freedom in Christ He died for.. (And more than that indeed...)

[@MellyMac704]

True, I hate when athiest try to ruthelessly bash a Christian for their beliefs despite not knowing anything about said person. Really gives athiests a bad look.

[@astarvingafrican3629]

@@MellyMac704 yes just like Christians trying to force their beliefs on everyone else

[@tubeu3463]

Fuck Religion. Its about having a Real Relationship with the Most High

[@kerirae4777]

AMEN!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MAN, INSIDE AND OUT!! GOOD LOOKIN DUDE!!!😁😁👍👍👍👍👍😁😁💚💚💚

[@Superfantastictop10]

Joey's translations are very dramatic, often with poetic licence. No vale la pena.=It's not worth it. Joey: It's not with the fucking anguish. Encontraron sus cadáveres en la jungla.=They found their bodies in the jungles. Joey: The found their corpses in the jungle, eaten by lions or some shit.

[@raulvasquez3393]

I love it 😂😂

[@diackone]

Joeys spanish is lacking to pay him a compliment. Yoel is on point!

[@Superfantastictop10]

@@diackone it's strange. He's perfectly fluent, but lacking in key vocabulary.

[@troyalexander8228]

Super Fantastic Top 10 you have to take into account how old Joey was when he came here, 3. My dad was 9 when he came from Cuba. You don’t lose the language, but you do lose the natural development/progression of the language, once you no longer live there.

[@whipasnaper]

Troy Alexander you can easily loose a language of you are not constantly tuning it up

[@lion2535]

This guy weighs his words really carefully more people should be like that

[@marshalfosdick393]

@Jake C fr?

[@colintaylor9368]

That and hes probably trying to decide if he can say what hes trying to say in english

[@xXRazorbacksXx]

@@marshalfosdick393 Yes. That's what Communism gets you. Look up Stalin's Russia. Mao's China. If you speak out, you're punished and/or killed. Not just you. Your family too. Which is why it's complete insanity for people to be legitimately pushing for it in this country. There's a reason wars are fought over this ideology. It's complete disaster wrapped in good intentions and has literally never worked in the history of mankind. The American education system has failed us for generations in not being more adamant in putting Communism in the same no-go zone as Nazism. It's just as equally tyrannical and deadly.

[@paytondegenhardt5278]

Well growing up in a Communist country will do that. As everyone else has said, those totalitarian states don't fuck around. One word is all it takes for you and your whole bloodline to disappear.

[@reyisaac93]

this is correct I’m Cuban and lived there for 16 years and I can tell that Yoel Romero is 100% being careful with what he says. He doesn’t want to put his family in danger and his opportunity to visit them taken away.

[@infinitobeats3280]

Joey Diaz is a great translator. In spanish Yoel sounds very wise and philosophical. Loved the whole interview.

[@GutsDaSilva]

Then Joey Diaz is a terrible translator

[@bwasavage]

@@GutsDaSilva he’s decent , better than me

[@petegarrido5406]

I would think so .

[@kuba2ve]

Well he actually added some F bombs here and there that were not part of Yoel´s words. Also he said "...the woman slept with 12 men" when it was actually "...the woman was raped by 12 men"

[@andygardner3300]

Joesetta Stone

[@gusgrau3594]

Joesetta stoned. I think you meant! Well done ;p

[@Sychonut]

Touche

[@jasonpwnd]

@@gusgrau3594 damn it, another Tool guy got there before me.. 😂

[@UneasyTortoise]

bruh LOL

[@RealDeal458]

U just did sum here this funny as fuck

[@therainman7777]

I love everything about this. Yoel seems like such a good dude. Joey’s translation is amazing, and it’s just three people from different parts of the planet coming together in America and enjoying each other’s company, having all made it and found the life they wanted. This clip is truly a microcosm and epitome of the American dream.

[@GeoffreyBronson]

You should be a poet. Please put your writings in a book and keep that book far away from me next time.

[@lg20a1]

Joey added swear words though Yoel never cussed or said vulgar words on the podcast

[@therainman7777]

@@GeoffreyBronson No need to keep a book away from you; I’m sure you don’t read.

[@toastybeansx23]

​@@GeoffreyBronsonif you don't read just say that

[@GeoffreyBronson]

@@therainman7777 look how mad he is!

[@cappy2282]

Yoel is awesome....and most Cuban's seem like good people w beautiful culture. God bless

[@shadow6543]

Cubans are pretty cool, at least the ones I've met

[@Oldsoul305]

Cappy 22 Thank you brother. They say trauma either brings people closer together or completely tears them apart. We choose the right path. We laugh at our pain instead of manifesting it.

[@andresvalentin6924]

I'm Puerto Rican and Cubans have a lot in common with us culturally. Domincanos tambíen.

[@RuczD]

Andres Valentin boricuas presentes

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

I'm Cuban yes thank u. Sank you

[@tonytwoplates3547]

What yoel said at the end was rather neat. He thanks god for the opportunity he had to get out of Cuba via wrestling. And even though wrestling wasn’t easy, it seems easy compared to what all those other people had to go through to get into the United States.

[@soldado23]

Thanks, Now I understood.

[@jyoungswag]

Thank you

[@cesarordaz139]

Romero could literary not wear a shirt anywhere and people wouldn’t be mad.

[@mangan65]

Funeral

[@branlopgar]

@@Waswillstdutunable Watching his physique, both boys and girls would say "when I grow up, I want to be like him", and the teachers would be drooling over him.

[@saunajoe5973]

@@IllyrianStrength what did you just say!? thats messed up man come on dude not cool, like im going to cry over here

[@lulumoon6942]

But I'd sure like to thank the manufacturer of the shirt he's wearing here!

[@lionelhutz5137]

It's very humbling listening to this, sometimes us more fortunate people forget just how good we have it and take things for granted. We ought to cherish more what we do have instead of lamenting what we don't have. Yoel, god bless you, brother.

[@mero8051]

Lionel Hutz I need your help, im suing someone

[@lionelhutz5137]

I lost my license to practice due to gross incompetence, I sell real estate now.

[@sir.cheneyclintonbush7299]

Lionel Hutz Then you would make a great Secretary of Defense.

[@TitoMolina604]

Lionel Hutz lmaoooooooo

[@demo2382]

Miguel Sanchez!

[@punkswithpokeballs4871]

I honestly wasn't a huge fan of Yoel before the podcast but after watching it's super hard to hate him, he's so humble and friendly and down to earth. The guy just wants to live life happily and truly wants that for others as well. Mad respect to him

[@tommyt3195]

Yoel: “you know” *speaks spanish* Me: “I don’t know”

[@bryamvasquez3057]

Ya tu sabe lo que dice parcero

[@floormop6672]

Mira no lo sé

[@iwiIInotreply]

I'm greking over this

[@RTW1738]

I’m fucking dead 😂😂😂😂

[@Reisito305]

Notice how he chooses his words very carefully when he talks about Fidel and the difference between the US and Cuba...and then remember his family and son are still there.

[@ticalhezzy1692]

Its still a very uncomfortable topic for cubans unfortunately.

[@lucasfortes7705]

Very true.

[@APere047]

I caught that too.

[@raymendoza5226]

Ray Cuban yeah his family is still there is he goes against the Castro region his family will be executed

[@haroldbailey9011]

s bright thank you for saying that. People are so ignorant and retarded when it comes to Castro

[@rs77739]

Yoel has struggled so hard to be where he is today. All my respect he deserves to be the next champ

[@reinaldomorina6731]

Que corazón tiene este señor este hombre no ha perdido la humildad que caracteriza a los cubanos no de ahora de años anteriores los de ahora no se saben ni de donde son

[@carlosalvarez6688]

Ever want to feel humbled? Ask an immigrant his or her story.. dang..

[@acepc2]

Don't tell Trump that, but yea man I agree

[@ChicagoMike85]

Carlos Alvarez true. Nothing wrong with LEGAL immigration. That's how my family did it, when they had to flee a war torn country and wait in line to come here.

[@carlosalvarez6688]

Michael J story of our nation. Your family and ours.

[@acepc2]

Michael J I can already tell you're insane

[@himoong]

Truth

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

I forgot Joey Diaz is Cuban American. Translating and everything

[@geraldfarr8279]

VanMedia Lol! Joey Diaz is Cuban, not Puerto Rican.

[@dudewhyfi]

Watch his early appearances with Joe Rogan, one of his main sticking points to talk about is his Hispanic heritage in New York City.

[@profecy4876]

VanMedia beetle juice is Puerto Rican

[@deadman3750]

Mans is full Cuban lol

[@johnfalcetta5431]

Joey once told a story about people thinking he's in witness protection because he looks Italian Hell he's played an Italian in a few movies

[@stevenellerbee686]

4 years later and I still gained more respect for Yoel than I already had. He's an awesome human being and deserves the utmost respect. I'm a huge fan of Yoel and he deserves it. Having Joey interpret was the perfect decision. God bless Yoel. He really is the "Soldier of God" for Cuba. Enough said. Respect.

[@stevenluengo9054]

Being Cuban you realize how he had to word his story. He has his family still in Cuba and did not want to say anything negative of Fidel or the communist regime cause that could get his family into serious trouble. Edit: It’s 2021 and Cubans have little to no rights and the whole world finally saw what we Cubans were trying to tell you people. You have no freedom of speech or rights to think freely. #patriayvida🇨🇺

[@RTSBone]

Steven Luengo indeed. His message was very indirect.

[@-haclong2366]

Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Lao people understand.

[@heyons2808]

Where was this implied or that it’s even reality? Sounds like a lot of USA propaganda jerking off

[@lino580nunya5]

Super facts

[@Shinobi33]

@@heyons2808 here comes a cosplay commie's opinion. Please tell us more from your mom's gated suburban US home on how Communism is amazing

[@ncboltong]

Joe "I don't speak spanish" Rogan

[@steezsenseicam7485]

ncboltong a good laugh

[@blkqbano78]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@treefiddytwoo]

W

[@danielmadrigal1911]

This comment. Oh, and that dude's! ncboltong Up there ^ 😛

[@jovanymendez5279]

lmao literally

[@MCCABEWORLD]

*Guys like this make me think about how good we have it in this life..how blessed we really are.*

[@marioboyd557]

The USA is a good country. I left the US 2009 😭 people in the USA have no idea how great they have it

[@vladiinsky]

Frankly, Yoel at first seemed a bit ridiculous with the "soldier of God" stuff, but now I see he is the dude. I love how he got a 2nd chance at the title.

[@Dottor_J]

Both Bobby Knuckles and Romero are great guys and I really don't want to see either of them lose

[@thiccviener825]

The Citizen LOL that’s gotta catch on. Atheishits are the most toxic sour bitter finger wagging cunts on the internet. And they bother people of faith like theyre some religious police. They also gotta tell the world like vegans

[@dealwithit6909]

Religion Was necessary to police the population, it was difficult to prevent a starving man from taking food from those who had it.

[@liam96189]

This whole thread is top cringe from all sides. Why do any of you care what the next man believes in?

[@liam96189]

The Citizen how are you being any less obnoxious right now? Exercise self control and allow people to live differently

[@Sirpicko13]

This was one of the coolest podcasts ever. So cool to see joey translating and having an actual conversation lol. Hell Yeah.

[@Imae08I]

Im from south america (Chile) and i know im super late watching this now, but i have to stop and comment that i have never heard Romero speak spanish until now... and let me tell you, he speak like a Phd professor or something. I realice now that of course this dude iq must be high, he is a great fighter

[@bonda_racing3579]

Marcelo sup am Dominican 🇩🇴 and yeah dude talks like my Priest or one the nuns at my church that has SEEN SOME SHIT and every time I talk to them it’s like I get put in my place just cause of how humble they are. Plus Joey Diaz should do more Spanish translations 😂

[@mustertherohirrim7315]

What did happen in Santiago with Gus Fring!!!??🤗

[@Imae08I]

@@mustertherohirrim7315 lol

[@adamyanam6626]

Speaking well and iq don’t correlate.

[@Imae08I]

@@adamyanam6626 I meant... i found myself making the mistake of belittling him because of his bad english. You often think stuff like "he sound stoopid" and maybe youre getting the wrong impression. And about iq correlating with speaking well... the correct statement would be on the lines of: "speaking well and high iq dont necessarily correlate"

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

Very humble man. Awesome

[@Preest80]

Joey should do the Spanish translations in the UFC! :D

[@lxramirez9788]

ALieN_iNC i don't know about that, he would probably end up making shit up while translating. or you mean for the entertainment value when he add shit to the translation?

[@thersten]

no. his Spanish is about 6/10 and his English isn't that great either. LoL

[@Berserkr90]

Plus different dialects of spanish have different words. My wife is Mexican and she can understand it all, but a few words are different and need clarification unless you are from cuba, argentina, spain etc.

[@crackmanjones3690]

LX Ramirez hell no, he actually translated very well

[@FLeon-km2ky]

@@crackmanjones3690 not well enough on some parts though...

[@MrJRW1]

Yoel Romero is a beautiful human being. He stays so humble and is so respectful of everyone he comes in contact with. There are many people that are successful who say the right things when they are on camera, but there are not many who live their lives like that when no one is watching. Next time you are having a not so great day, think about what kind of day someone else has endured just for the chance to have the kind of day you are having.

[@BenjiBoosted]

Yoel is such a role model and a monster athlete and a nightmare in the cage but he’s so respectful and such a warm hearted person like one of my favorite ufc moments ever was I believe Yoel’s second fight with Robert Whittaker at the end when they were announcing the results and Yoel just goes over and leans on Robert and it was such a heartwarming moment seeing them embrace with both fighters exhausted after giving everything they had as a person who is training and learning to become a professional mma fighter I felt that moment so hard

[@zaydolla1]

Love this show ..... Spanish is such a awesome language

[@blobber51]

zaydolla1 hi

[@youreakeyboardwarrior3624]

zaydolla1 no English is ;) that's why everyone speaks it

[@ThatGuy-vi8ch]

hcamp 95 While that's true, English is considered great because its associated with better life and opportunities. Spanish will open the world to a person who speaks it, but its not associated in the same manor as English. Spanish will open up travel opportunity but not necessarily a better life or quality of life with it. Chinese is first because they have billions of people and many many languages which gets lumped together. You can clear that up a little better with a search and a few minutes. 😁 The power is yours!

[@bewildered654]

They rock a great cuban accent too.

[@fixthesegames6303]

Yup spanish is fucking awesome

[@herbthompson8937]

Rogan trying to get Yoels family merked with these questions

[@MrCallingoccupants]

merked?

[@herbthompson8937]

@@MrCallingoccupants yeah

[@MrCallingoccupants]

@@herbthompson8937 wtf is merked?

[@MrSteelermania]

@@MrCallingoccupants destroyed, fucked up

[@MrCallingoccupants]

@@MrSteelermania Gotcha thanks

[@Shahzad-Khan]

Wow, what a humble man, he has such a pure way of viewing life. Despite living a tough ass life, his positivity has made him who he is. God bless this man

[@tdb4763]

God did bless him. I hope he continues to do so.

[@paulinoking123]

Thank you joe for letting us really meet Yoel Romero

[@londonsfinest6070]

I feel like Romero is in that category of people that have already been in hell and therefore don’t fear it!

[@benhughes5245]

Good analogy my friend 😉

[@darkwhite2247]

Wasn't he in Cuban wrestling team?

[@lulumoon6942]

Well said

[@juniorcruz3866]

If anybody understands or knows what hell may look or is like its us Cubans cause we have lived under communism.... My people live under constant pressure/fear.. In a state of "speak quietly so they cant hear you because my people have no Freedom of speech and if they do speak what they truly believe they either get their ass beat jailed or straight up they just kill you... Did you know in My country Cuba kids after the age of 7 are NEVER again allowed to drink milk in their life as long as they live there? Crazy right... Eating steak is illegal in my country.. My people arent allowed in hotels or cant even explore their own country because of the amount of Insane laws that come with traveling the island... Literally Jailed in an island surrounded by water.. Did you know in my country you have to save up 3 months of your salary just to eat 1 day at a regular bar or restaurant 😞 its inhumane and just evil what communism is bro i promise you theirs not a single thing i have told you on this post that is a lie... And i havent even brought up the millions of other problems communism brings like extreme poverty horrible hospital conditions like not having any medical supplies some much shit its horrible... The lines to buy fucking bread if they have any or anything else thats basic as fuck are retard to the point where you will get in line at for example 9 am you wait and you finally get to the counter to pay and buy what you want and they'll be like oh we ran out you gotta come another day its stupid bro. Just hell on earth torture and its basically Slavery man my people on the island are basically slaves who if you dont got Family in Miami or Anywhere else where they have exiled then their fucked and thats when My people take to the sea and risk their life trying to get to Miami😞😞FREE CUBA💯💯 LIBERTAD PARA CUBA 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@londonsfinest6070]

@@juniorcruz3866 I believe every word. Very sad brother. 21st century, there is no way this should be the case. One of thousands will be a Yoel Romero, what about the rest.

[@ShahPhilLeotardo]

Joey Diaz looks like he belongs on an episode of the Sopranos.😂

[@nelo1285]

Lol. He's in the movie the many saints of Newark coming out soon. Which is the prequel to the Sopranos.

[@The_water_lord]

I used to think he was Pus 😂

[@zachhoward9099]

@@The_water_lord a lot of people did, Joey touches on that a little in some of his earlier podcasts

[@JHarris480]

I don’t understand Spanish but I can tell this dude speaks very well. You can tell the huge difference in Spanish dialects from Mexico to Puerto Rico to Dominican to Cuban. Cubans have a certain charisma when they talk even Joey sounds smart when you hear him speak Spanish.

[@MrSxesamuel]

He’s one of the greatest guests this show has ever had

[@xSamDGK]

The way Joey is trying with every bone in his body to not burst out into laughter at 9:34 has me dying

[@wyattbreymeyer4033]

it got me reallll good

[@iDanny559]

😅😅

[@28039BMS_AG]

😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jorge31415927]

Joey’s translation did not do what Yoel said justice .. he said that the man had to watch his wife getting raped by 12 men and could do nothing to stop it .. he did not use the word rape but I doubt it was “consensual”

[@renhenry7398]

@@jorge31415927 jesus chris, u can see from yoel eyes that he has seen some darkess shit

[@jaredpadilla1211]

A real immigrant who respects our country and loves what it means to be American

[@ChristianMartinez-gv2zp]

flexin on sea turtles Just shut up dude. You most certainly haven’t had to live a single day in that communist, oppressed hellhole in Cuba. I thank god everyday that my mom could get the hell out of there when I was a baby.

[@dfgntzfjgyhmghbndfnghcmsfr1089]

flexin on sea turtles Stfu, you communist fuck.

[@daveniudsiodv2432]

flexin on sea turtles a good Cuban would want the best for his family and children. fuck YOU.

[@SumanTiwariNamaste]

F that, Singing false praises for the shit you started on the first place

[@giggityskull8986]

@@FuckdasketsHOPassass how about FUCK YOU, I'm Cuban also, and a proud American citizen, America is great! #trump2020

[@tariqshaw3132]

Even different languages cant stop the joe rogan experience. Man I love how people can sit and get great stories and better understandings 🙏🙏💪

[@fcpfan012]

Cubans are the nicest people in the Caribbean hands down, such genuine, kind hearted people.

[@FuckdasketsHOPassass]

Left wing places often nicer people, considering being a racist asshole could get you shot, makes people more decent.

[@alexanderhanksx]

I’m crying after hearing the story about the guy and his wife...

[@janberkemeier7406]

What makes it even sadder is that Joey mistranslated an important part: the guy's wife didn't sleep with 12 men to get to America, she was raped

[@lodke1697]

​@@janberkemeier7406dude wtf

[@godd3387]

The Cuban spirit is UNBREAKABLE! Such a brilliant interview with two brilliant Cubans thank you for this Joe.

[@Papi_Ranchero]

9:32 that savage Joey Diaz smile tho.

[@frankmigliore9240]

Fuckin tremendous

[@wyattbreymeyer4033]

made me crack up knowing he wanted to die of laughter

[@agee7777]

Im from the uk in Argentina learning spanish. beautiful language. The Argentines love and respect the english language, where as the english ( generally) do not have time for anyone that doesnt speak native.

[@matiasklecha1060]

snipers dream Que disfrutes el país!

[@judasjunior6503]

Haha you went to the perfect South American country. Many European lineages there!

[@agee7777]

muchas gracias!

[@agee7777]

mainly italian.

[@agee7777]

yes its crazy, they have beautiful olive skin and they just want to be white. unfortunately the darker skinned Argentines are seen as a lower class and they actually call them negros.

[@LxPxRxPunk]

For everyone whining about the translation...Joey did an excellent job as translator and Yoels pauses were in order to allow Joey to translate .

[@CalvinHikes]

Ranking it against most translations I hear it was excellent. Joey got the spirit of the thing and was able to translate in a very dramatic but casual nature. It was pleasant to listen to and easy to understand.

[@deelite19]

the moment this dude says "this is exodus" sent me chills

[@kingdomwessex3258]

Yoel" I luuuuh uu mannnn " Romero

[@s0ldier898]

miheaaal biiiping i luuuhh uuu

[@draskocis]

Sounds just like Tony Montana hahahah

[@latrincheranegra7819]

Im cuban and everything in his story is like that, and worse for the cuban immigrants. Some are persued by the communists and the situation over there is insane. God bless my people and thank you Yoel, un abrazo 🇨🇺🇺🇲

[@JoeKing837]

I’m Mexican fuck communism

[@biscaynebrodie4990]

This interview hits home. My family also left Cuba where they lost all their property and were all separated in their journey to the States. By the grace of God after many struggles ended up Miami.

[@shivanjaydj5565]

Lol fascist

[@wtfimcrying]

same

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

You mean when they lost there plantation and slaves lol

[@wtfimcrying]

@@SPACEMONKEY288 your parents dont like you

[@Alppsoskskdniow88]

​@@SPACEMONKEY288wtf are you talking about??

[@milksteak9213]

this guy came from a broken country and provides for his family now that’s heart warming

[@jbcheema9883]

He speaks another language, I have listened to him only for a few minutes, but what a cool dude. Really knows how to make a conversation.

[@MasterGuero]

This is how an immigrant should feel about the country they move to. That’s incredible how grateful he is.

[@Leonardo-pe9bf]

Yeah, after coming from a country that actually oppresses every aspect of human life you learn what oppression really is. Thus, when we come to the United States (Cubans) we are extremely grateful to this country and its people. Other immigrants give us crap for liking the USA. As I tell them if you don’t like it, why are you here?

[@stevonwhite8933]

s a Glad someone said it that way instead of forcing it

[@danielbelcab]

Nobody 'should' feel any type of way about nothing.

[@yasminschmitt6819]

@@Leonardo-pe9bf 90% of Immigrants love The Unites states of América. . They just don't want to be associated with racist Republicans party. #facts. Go learn the history. Adios

[@ianbeith9436]

@@yasminschmitt6819 spoken like a true fucking idiot who regurgitates talking points from the mainstream news. Sounds like you are the one who needs to read a history book.

[@9423robertgsr]

This is one great man who’s humble beginnings started from nothing. He too understands what it is to really come from the bottom. My hats off to this great fighter

[@elias-9770]

1:44 Yoel: sí, así como estoy contigo ahora The way he said that gave me Tarantino's quotes vibe

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

Yoel seems like a humble, grateful human being. I share your gratitude for life brother 👊🏻💚

[@SlumdoggVII]

When you asked him hows it different you can just see all the stuff going thru his head Really made me teary eyed Theres something about the heart and spirits of real fighters that gets me every time lol

[@MrBassbump]

This dude is one the most real person I've heard on here and I'm glad I had the opportunity to listen to his stories

[@kekotj3994]

Fuck, I'm a Romero fan but this took it to another level, eres Grande Yoel!

[@strangebrew1231]

Keep in mind he still has family in Cuba, probably affects the way he talks about Cuba's government

[@noneedforthis5710]

Damn joe joey and yoel in the same video, thats what i call GOLD

[@michaelorta6488]

I’m almost in tears. I want this guy to be successful🙏🏽 good luck with Style Bender

[@tjmower321]

I always thought Joey was Italian for some reason 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@juanmibombiela6026]

He looks Italian and his name is Joey, HE HAS TO BE ITALIAN

[@zumis1011]

He has a stereotypical Tri-state Italian accent, plus the movie Scarface obscured the difference between Italian and Cuban for most of us haha

[@JohnSmith-cm4zy]

He's both lol

[@enwhycpr]

This interview was deep. Thanks Joe, anyone else would not have done this interview. Thanks also to uncle Joey for translating for those who don’t know Spanish.

[@a.montiel]

Yoel NEEDS to be a champ! This dude is an absolute beast. He got robbed against Paolo!

[@MrGelroos1337]

Nah, Paulo won that fight easy. Paulo took first and second round then Yoel had him in the third but wanted to act stupid and back off 3 times when he could have finished. That pissed me off watching him give the fight away 3 times in a row in the third

[@zumis1011]

Love him but he was passed him prime by the time he got his title shots. It's a shame he never got his fight against Bisping as champ, he would've won for sure.

[@charlieh6866]

I'm not sure that Yoel even needs a translator, the guy speaks decent English when he needs to

[@iansorola5285]

Charlie H it’s not so much that how good he is at speaking it, it’s usually that he doesn’t know how or what to say because his vocabulary is very limited

[@coolhrik]

Easy to do promos, a multi hour podcast in English would be really hard

[@nuyorican91st]

As me being a cuban American I cannot fathom the hardships of my mothers family who are living in cuba and are living duro(hard)while in America we don't experience living off of 20 pesos a month in cuban rations for your family.

[@leonrothier6638]

At least they have half their country struggling to get healthcare.

[@superfanatico199815]

Despite the barrier of english and español, Yoel and Joey made clear their feelings and ideals to explain. Awesome podcast

[@jomi1413]

My father in law story about how he cross from Nicaragua all the way to cali...its a wild sad story...hes witness death along the way crazy

[@Torchico7]

Crazy, crazy crazy, que Dios bendiga a nuestra gente. Por todo lo que han sufrido Gracias dios por mis padres

[@helloMRdj1]

Viva Cuba! Desde España

[@frank2428]

I really like it when people are open about their Christianity.

[@jacobschwantz9815]

@GYPSY KING FURY just like everything else in the world. Welcome to life. Fuckk

[@Stoner44842]

@GYPSY KING FURY why so angry lol

[@llerej.]

Those who speak down on Following Christ are foolish, and ignorant. They’ve probably never even truly given Jesus a shot in their lives. Yet they speak down on those who are (truly) led by the Love of Christ. With that being said I want to encourage you to consider being born again. The Bible says the only way to be born again is to repent (meaning truly turn away from your sins) and put your trust in Jesus Christ. The second you do this and truly mean it, you will be given eternal life as a free gift from God! May the lord reveal himself to you all and your family’s! God bless.

[@kaiju1366]

I absolutely love Yoel. Amazing guy, so interesting to hear his thoughts. I so rarely get to hear them due to the language barrier.

[@higherpower254]

That sweater must've itched like hell.

[@ivansantiago3419]

It's nice to see how humble he is even with all the success he still appreciates everything he has

[@Snooper3987]

Why Fidel look like klay Thompson in the thumbnail

[@andresandrade6106]

because that's how he looked when he was younger

[@timnavarrette2670]

Big respect for Yoel as a fighter and human being

[@360Fov]

Joey's smirk when he's saying "she slept with 12 men" LMAO

[@sadare765]

My man thought it was going to be a very different story

[@Jessepbass]

Lol it was a mistranslation. He said she was raped by 12 men. And her husband wasn’t there to help her. They were separated on their trip. He couldn’t face her. When they finally made it here. They broke it off with him telling her he can’t look her in the face anymore. Sad story Joey misunderstood it

[@paoloyao280]

@@Jessepbass wow that comletely turns the tone of the story...

[@ricardobjj24]

Yoels story is so inspiring. Some Americans take living here for granted and dont know how good they have it here. Be thankful to be in America already because their is someone else that wishes they could be here and will go through hell to be here.

[@jirrellj]

Tell that to black Americans that got hung just for looking at a white woman.

[@mp5249]

What is better than freedom? Nothing.

[@ChicagoMike85]

M P tell that to the communist democrats trying to destroy this country and enslave everybody.

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

Cheeseburgers.

[@mford4mf]

Every time this guy tells a story about Cuba it makes me cry

[@SmilesChimichanga]

I didn't know how well Joey would translate in this episode, but his translation is brilliant the whole time, doesn't paraphrase, just translates word for word.

[@nummr6282]

The soldier of God ladies and gentlemen !!!!!

[@parsashobeiri2758]

Man he might not be the best martial artist, but he’s among the top 5 in terms of the purity and life perspective. And he’s a beast inside the octagon.

[@danielkh7103]

true but I have to add because of his age he came late to the game competing in wrestling (won silver medal in the Olympics). if he came to MMA 5-10 years prior he would've held the belt for a long time.

[@domizzi626]

All respect to Yoel Romero.. he’s really one of the guys that would do everything possible to deescalate a fight. And he’s a very well spoken dude. Cubans tend to be very well educated. It doesn’t surprise me because I’ve met many Cubans.

[@osu3922]

"I have a future, my family has a future."

[@trailerparkblunts3419]

I love listing to yoel Romero talk

[@transrus1]

Now we know why yoel is called soldier of God after listening to that story.

[@chancesareshewears]

The brutal sanctions of 60 years and Cuba has survived. Best doctors best education best health care. Once Cuba is free from the sadistic sanctions, you will see how great a country it is.

[@RGTomoenage11]

Haven't seen my dad since 2001. I can relate.

[@MO-kc7th]

roger HAVEN’T SEEN MY DAD SINCE 2017

[@peppermintnightmare4741]

Never met my dad so I can’t relate

[@RGTomoenage11]

@@MO-kc7th crazy, I was able to see my dad the year I made this post. He past away last year :( It’s bitter sweet...

[@RGTomoenage11]

@@peppermintnightmare4741 sorry to hear that, We have a Father in heaven though...

[@herrikudo]

3:30 i feel fortunate to have men like this in my country. I am not a religious man, but god bless you Senior Romero. Thank you for making my home all the richer.

[@OmarReyes5.7]

I got chills going down my spine real talk

[@champlife6353]

yoel romero:She had to sleep with 12 man Joy:Smiles LOL and Dayyymmm 9:30