JRE MMA Show #17 with Yoel Romero & Joey Diaz

Joe sits down with Yoel Romero to discuss his history as a fighter and wrestler from Cuba, and Joey Diaz joins to assist with translation from Spanish.

[@vostamcvosta]

If Joey Diaz was a U.N. translator, after 45 minutes into the job, we would either have a nuclear holocaust or total world peace.

[@kinglouie1131]

Lol there's nothing like running into gold comments like these

[@AxelNavaja]

Dude. He is killing me! LOL! Good dude. Terrible translator.

[@bloodlinehunter]

I can kinda agree haha but bro. In context, Joey did a hell of a job here. I mean Yoel was relaxed and so was Joe. Joey did a fine job. That being said I totally understand where you are coming from knowing Joey haha. Would have loved seeing him translate between Fidel and Kennedy in an alternate universe lololol

[@kikdolo7688]

Bruh this is the greatest comment I’ve ever seen on KZbin..

[@Jeffro5564]

I would love to see coco translate for Fidel that would be gold

[@Gilson29]

Yoel never said one single cuss word. Joey translated like a 1000 F words lol

[@denishajdarmataj2914]

Gilson29 that was the best part of the whole interview somehow.

[@Strontstash]

he adds the flavour

[@PedroGarcia-oz5wd]

In Cuban Spanish too, he was letting them fly. Pinga y cojones left and right, classic!

[@jongg4982]

😂😂

[@jongg4982]

@@PedroGarcia-oz5wd 😂😂

[@taponaramos2461]

I like how Joey adds "fucking" to his translations, Yoel didn't swear even once.

[@GreenGoLowCompany]

That's your Uncle Joey man!

[@pbplauralfilms]

He said "stop talking shit" in English at 1:43:00-ish

[@BasicGestalt]

That's funny

[@i.c.stupidpeople4590]

Tapona Ramos Exactly 😂

[@karljonson3287]

Lol sweet

[@juanbeato8547]

I speak Spanish and a lot of things that he was saying were deeper than Could be explained he is really smart I'm impressed

[@halcyon6098]

A hard life garners great perspective.

[@ljdelaney2286]

Luiz Nicomedes why did the beginning of your comment sound like perfect English but then you started to have broken English take over at the last sentence ?

[@SeanWhite-gm6ii]

Yes it was very deep....intense! Joel's story is fascinating and I'm glad everybody got to see and hear this side of him

[@rustyshackleford5516]

It kinda hard to sound well spoken when your translator is Joey Diaz lol Yoel : "I send ten dollars my family gets 8." Joey "They take half my money Cocksuckers!"

[@aperson-zg1ul]

@@luiznicomedes1670 No bruv its because you can't make a direct translation

[@CombatLife]

0:00 Growing up wrestling in Cuba (from 6 years old) 17:56 Wrestling and MMA in Germany (2007-2011) 32:00 Signing with Strikeforce and MMA in America (2011-now) 35:43 Immigration, America, challenges and opportunities 56:23 Work ethic, training, exercise methodology in Cuba 1:06:11 Training approach now / Teófilo Stevenson 1:10:30 Looking good at 41 1:13:02 Going back to Cuba to train now 1:15:19 Secret to looking good at 41 and more on the Cuban system 1:27:56 Improving endurance 1:28:40 Luke Rockhold, trash talk in UFC, Conor impersonators 1:38:00 USADA issue (and Rockhold misrepresenting it), muscle, drug tests, supplements 1:48:20 How common is Marijuana in Cuba? 1:51:38 Controversial fight against Tim Kennedy 2:04:29 5 rounds against Robert Whittaker - lessons learnt 2:12:55 Weidman fight and explosive style 2:15:26 New trainer - specialist for older elite athletes 2:18:57 When retire? Please sub if you're interested in MMA and grappling vids!

[@farid6072]

Combat Life 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bobbymurphy5003]

Combat Life you are the unsung hero of this podcast.

[@vladsta3833]

Not all capes wear heroes

[@jchawks08]

The real MVP.

[@jurkovich]

Thanks alot

[@julioc5227]

Joey diaz is hillarios. He adds “f***ing to the translation even though yoel romero is being very polite. Hilarious

[@GiantZombies]

I love that too! Made me crack up a few times.

[@dankdosa]

Why the fuk not right lol. But why no cocksuka

[@iamfree5981]

Julio C Hell yeah!! Noticed that throughout the whole interview. Funny as shit considering Yoel is a Jesus Freak and hardly cusses if not ever😂😂

[@nikkipeoples9865]

And...when Romero says, " he was tranquilo" --i.e. relaxed....Joey says, ,"he was mindin' his own business..." Lol.

[@iansierra441]

hahahahaha true

[@Nullzero98]

You guys gotta stop giving Joey Diaz a hard time for mis-translations. Live interpreting is one of the most difficult, mentally taxing jobs out there. In a professional setting, you have at least two live interpreters, and they switch off every 10-15 minutes. This is because the act of interpreting puts a so much mental strain on the translator, they would tire out after in an hour or less. Mad respect to Joey Diaz!

[@amistry605]

Growing up with immigrants, i can agree lmao. They speak fluent English but there are some things/concepts that i have to explain and thats where the translation comes in. English is my first language and gujurati is my second (western Indian language) and switching between the two makes u lose some of the words after like 30 mins cuz u just start winging it haha. But i am trying to learn spanish

[@dennishamiltonyoh1]

Romero’s teaching us to be a savage Machine and you are still hanging around excuses.

[@petercross1559]

Amen

[@davidjaimez3102]

It is tough I know and he's trying his best, I can tell, but it is bothersome. You cant deny it.

[@abelcisneros7531]

He doesn't know what lento means

[@hitthefieldpt]

Yoel is such a wholesome dude. God bless him and his family in Cuba. Hope the future brings him more success

[@gurjastoor9303]

💯💯

[@jonahk549]

Yoel: "This guy was not polite.." Joey: "This fucken cocksucka.." Joe: "That's fascinating!"

[@joesheridan9451]

The Dude 😂😂😂 fair play that made me spit a little bit of my food out

[@antenellobenjaminraju957]

Time stamp ??

[@CQBJJFIT]

😂

[@11BravoSeries]

The Dude LMAO 🤣

[@kingdan9287]

😂😂😂✋🏻 killed me this comment

[@jopo7996]

I have to admit, I was a little worried whether this would be good or not. But, I really enjoyed it. I think this ended up being one of my favorite episodes of Narcos.

[@11BravoSeries]

Jo Po 🤣

[@jayluis189]

😁

[@sosman225]

Jo Po u savage 😂😂

[@dougle125]

hahhahahahaa

[@TheGareth77]

Jo Po lol

[@rbi4espin]

I love how he always does his best to speak english, god bless yoel.

[@IftiAlam1999]

Amen

[@msericapayton]

He reminds me of my friend from the DR. The accent is very similar & the passion for life & success is next level.

[@melvinquds4883]

@@TampaTom 😂😂😂

[@diegogonzaleztineo6654]

And if you include the fact he lives in Miami where you don’t need to speak English it’s even more valuable

[@hugocorreia8039]

@@msericapayton when you come from nothing your objective is everything.

[@briansanchez6699]

Literally thought Joey was Italian. He comes off as super Italian.

[@EvanderTrolyfield]

@Nicolás López True but he looks, speaks, and acts Italian. Also any SJW that has a problem with what I said can eat my ass.

[@mattiaslarsson3779]

He lived in New jersey with an italian family for many years

[@WaxDabbington]

@@mattiaslarsson3779 i see your a man of culture like me

[@1pyroace1]

Very common with Cubans lol

[@troyalexander8228]

I’m a Jersey Cuban American with the same thing. I get confused for Italian all the time.

[@notno4717]

0:00 Growing up wrestling in Cuba (from 6 years old) 17:56 Wrestling and MMA in Germany (2007-2011) 32:00 Signing with Strikeforce and MMA in America (2011-now) 35:43 Immigration, America, challenges and opportunities 56:23 Work ethic, training, exercise methodology in Cuba 1:06:11 Training approach now / Teófilo Stevenson 1:10:30 Looking good at 41 1:13:02 Going back to Cuba 1:15:19 Looking good at 41 Part 2 1:27:56 Improving endurance 1:28:40 Luke Rockhold, trash talk in UFC, Conor McGregor 1:38:00 USADA issue (and Rockhold misrepresenting it), muscle, drug tests, supplements 1:48:20 Marijuana in Cuba 1:51:38 Controversial fight against Tim Kennedy 2:04:29 5 rounds against Robert Whittaker - lessons learned 2:12:55 Chris Weidman fight and explosive style 2:15:26 New trainer 2:18:57 Reitrement

[@angelorsini4972]

Youre whats good about KZbin

[@hanz-on2901]

MVP!

[@Beez215]

Thanks

[@joeroganbynight6628]

Stolen from CombatLife ... shame!!

[@joseloco5460]

Where's the time stamp where they talk about him…. shitting himself in a UFC fight?!!

[@ediot6969]

He basically grew up in an extreme, dark version of the ultimate fighter house for 15 years.

[@hodlordie476]

Lmaooo...Good shit bruv...

[@juliantrujillo2224]

ediot6969 lmao exactly what I was thinking

[@jorgez9402]

SL0TH B0MBER DUB.

[@ChowmutLe]

Nailed it. I was trying to explain it to someone else, came across this and it was perfect.

[@death265]

ediot6969 lol great way to put it

[@ASoulO]

1:05:30 Yoel: These trainers did this for 20 years. (In spanish) Diaz: These trainers that they had are fcking top notch! 😂😂😂 A fcking G

[@fredc8618]

Soul omfg!!!😂😂😂

[@melvinbracelly7763]

Soul 😂😂😂😂

[@distone2480]

Soul I could tell already. Cuz my ex girlfriend was spanish and I had to constantly

[@giovannygallardo692]

Classic Joey at his best🤣

[@olivereckert2492]

Interpret and translate are 2 different things

[@kingjay4053]

He called demetrious johnson "mini mouse " 😂

[@rlsjunior797]

That was great

[@lakeshbiyala3190]

he has every right to do so. lol

[@dr0979]

😂

[@artembless7914]

Timestamp

[@teucy1428]

I offer you this 2:08:37

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

Gotta be one of the best podcasts. I forgot Joey is Cuban American he comes off Italian lol

[@championz1184]

blindjustice316 that Jersey accent

[@y_magaming9798]

When I was younger I thought he was a wise guy lmao

[@powerfulextremelypowerful5225]

blindjustice316 he reminds me of Big Pussy from the Sopranos

[@Cris.ag1]

El Cortez Blood in Blood out ik

[@y_magaming9798]

Big pussy is the perfect comparison. They move the same

[@ghjktooyigir1698]

Ive worked with cubans and they all have the most epic stories. One guy named willfredo i worked with ate dog food at lunch for awhile because he couldnt read english. He just saw a picture of meat. Count those blessings and stay humble. #respect

[@MattyJ33]

Ghjk Tooyigir hahahahahahaha wtf

[@jatrodai8921]

Damn

[@johnnytwotimesya9032]

Ghjk Tooyigir hhahahaaaha NO WAY !?

[@felixking2546]

You never said anything

[@qpaulussen8803]

U decided to not tell him right? Guy must have been thinking : Damn the food in the US is bad😂😂😂

[@robjeff12]

Yoels English is better than Nate Diaz's

[@cillianmcdonagh2212]

Brilliant ;)

[@Glendavideos]

Rob Jeff lmaooo 🤣

[@christiananguiano1073]

Haha that made my day

[@mitchfandnoahg]

Rob Jeff You're not wrong

[@slimbabyriderims]

Rob Jeff 😂🤣

[@johnsonmcbig9157]

Imagine translating for 2 hours straight. Jesus.

[@matthewrubio5937]

Johnson McBig the life of immigrant children

[@emran3816]

Me on school when my teachers wanna talk with my parents

[@theCathers]

He probably loved it

[@BrokeSpike]

@@emran3816 The best part is when you mistranslate something your teacher said so your parents don't understand and you dont get in trouble.

[@confusedjerry9420]

@@BrokeSpike I used to do that 😅😂

[@husseinrashid4080]

Yoel Romero just turned into my favorite fighter!

[@rikkyhernandez6511]

After his fight with Luke he turned into my favorite fighter. Definitely most entertaining. Watching Luke (Thomas) break it down I was amazed with his boxing

[@THEMMAHOTWIRE]

Same I used to talk shit because of his failed test and then the ice and not getting off the stool to start the round with Kennedy

[@evildrmainstream...6767]

i only known him from this podcast (i fell off on watching latly 😅) but i cant wait to see his next fight! anyone know when that is and agienst who?

[@greenbastard7]

hes gonna rematch robert whittaker for the title in july

[@f1601-q9l]

@@slaughtergang518 he is the man that could turn me gay

[@roccoleila]

yoel is so captivating the way he connects with people is refreshingly human.

[@bobofthestorm]

Every time he speaks in his broken English, he starts every sentence with "joe". He might miss some details here and there because of not mastering the language, but the way he says "listen joe" is never lost in translation.

[@lr2119]

Yoel called demetrious Johnson "mini mouse" 😂

[@СергейДюгай-т8ч]

lr2119 pls write time code of this moment!

[@isDatBoi]

I laughed my ass off when yoe calling demetrius johnson as mini mouse.. because he is small and dark.. lol

[@BarbaDjole]

Сергей Дюгай around 2:08:00

[@VolcomX311]

LOL, I missed that.

[@jorgel.castro5165]

that made my day lol

[@mikelitorous5570]

Yoel has a heart of gold, what a great guy.

[@mannydhanoa4046]

5 minutes into this and it’s absolutely amazing. Can’t stop smiling watching Joey interact with Joe and Yoel. Amazing podcast brotha

[@skinnybonejonezz]

Next podcast, Joey translates for McKenzie Dern

[@amarsalihodzic8581]

Bao Tran ahahahahaaaa

[@SoberbioNumeroUno]

Should be top comment.

[@emilioguerrero3918]

Joey "Her asshole is going to smell tremendous after the fight" Diaz

[@andyjaycee]

hahahahaha

[@Thrillhouse911]

Top comment pls

[@rrizzle04]

this is for sure one of the best jre podcasts ever

[@ajaykalpalli7066]

I've never seen Joey so focused and serious ever before

[@saitamagin1464]

Yoels cuban power

[@ethanhinojosa4371]

At that given a mix of the stress of translating and him being Joey fucking Diaz he mistranslated a decent amount but it made it way beter

[@zivkozikvo7561]

Errdrn nbbtllr le

[@dannyholder2254]

Yoel is very interesting

[@moegreene7940]

Dude had a pen in his hand lol

[@bricktop.]

Yoel is a terrifying human being. U can picture him picking flowers one minute and the next turning Weidman's head into a fucking ashtray with a flying knee. Mad respect.

[@Nabs1980]

stop UFO fakes 😂😂😂 So accurate.

[@felixmatos4465]

OMFG i was at work and read this fucking comment and not laughed out loud i fucking yelled out loud . Thank you Sir. 😂😂😂

[@motorbikessavedmylife]

He's also a humble Christian and peaceful dude as shown in this podcast. Crazy.

[@nono-mk7jg]

Afucking ashtray? Thats some funny shit! Thanks I laughed out loud

[@bricktop.]

Felix Matos You are more than welcome man. Dudes a savage.

[@saam77]

I've seen Joey Diaz do the job of a translator, i can die happy now. Viva Cuba para siempre. 🆓

[@Sanus180]

saam77 he is a fucking good translator!

[@wobblysauce]

Seen Joey clicked and enjoyed.

[@bpmt56-]

Horrible translator. Joey was raised in the NE.

[@ositoluv4327]

i'd say he tried his best. Personally found it funny what (joey) heard and choose to translate correctly. Yoel sounds well read. i didn't miss much. just nice to listen to yoel's story.

[@bpmt56-]

Mikey trust me a lot was missed due to poor translation. Had the communication been better, I think Joe would've/could've gone more in depth. Many word's translated werent even the correct words that were meant to be conveyed. I was personally frustrated because I know for a fact Joe would've gotten more out of the Tim Kennedy story, etc.

[@xxnewprodigyxx197]

I love how Joey Diaz improvs bad words to his translation when it’s not needed 😂

[@corymorrow5530]

xXNewProdigyXx Totally classic, and Romero never cursed once and gives no fucks Tio Joey does, so solid.

[@rubendiaz534]

xXNewProdigyXx right ! 😆😆

[@iAmLyre]

Joey is translating like he's a spirit medium talking to the dead

[@papijelly]

Yeah but his Spanish is rusti some of the things he translated was not what Joel said.

[@joejacobsen6822]

I'm sure you are much better. and his name is Yoel.

[@Y0uN00b3r123]

Most young people hide joints or crack pipes - Yoel hid boxing from his father, damn.

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

jeezchillbro crack pipes.... most kids... fuck off 😂

[@pavellima5755]

most americans

[@stevierey603]

Crack pipes????

[@vHowSway]

James Darmor I’m fucking dead 💀💀💀💀

[@liams1854]

James Darmor maybe he lives in Australia big problem here amongst the youth

[@AleixoTeixeira]

That was both amazing and hilarious. I cracked up a bunch of times because of the accent. I don't speak Spanish but I'm brazilian and if you speak Portuguese you can understand most of what they're saying. Yoel is a genuinely nice guy and a true soldier, mad respect!

[@mmhowdy]

How tha fook can a Portuguese speaker understand the Cuban-Spanish dialect? Hush up with all that

[@edwardelenes5589]

I grew up in a small portuguese community and a English/Spanish speaker. The languages are very similar, you can communicate well with your spanish to a portugee or vice versa.

[@LucasCech]

Yeah dude i'm brazilian too and i can understand a lot of spanish too, if the dude speaks slowly like Yoel does here. The funniest thing here is Joey adding "fucking", "shit" etc. "You have to become a fucking machine" made me cry bro.

[@pube66]

I thought they were speaking spanish but a different style.

[@edwardelenes5589]

LukeoGigante Oh god yes i was cracking up Yoel didn't curse once haha. Uncle Joey adds flavor.

[@undefeatedandundisputedcha3773]

I love joeys translations Yoel - “Claro que si” Joey - “Yeah, fuck yeah”

[@westvirginiagroyper485]

Undefeated And Undisputed Chael Sonnen I know you meant claro

[@pingpong1421]

what does that actually translate to?

[@maxcastaneiras6688]

SlashAndDash23 coming from a spanish speaker, it could go many ways but probably the best translation would be “yeah for sure”

[@christianjames6297]

Chael *The Prediction* Sonnen Na, id say that means "Do you understand" but maybe its different in cuba

[@grinstylez]

no its actually "clearly, yes"

[@mayyank82]

Joe: How common is marijuana in Cuba? 1:48:34 Yoel: Si Joey: Si

[@BlueBalloon97]

joey rephrases a lot. Joey asked yoel "is there a lot of weed in cuba?" instead of asking how common

[@apineda2K12]

“How common” “que tan común”... doesn’t sound weird at all. How common and is there a lot is different. But whatever floats the boat of you bad translators.

[@avelar62003]

1:02:43 methodology

[@773superprguy]

Mayank Mehra Joe “ can’t go one day without asking about weed” Rogan 😂

[@ChiickenTM]

Well, Joe asked how common is it expecting a quantity response like Very common or something like that but when Joey translated he asked "Is Marihuana Common?" So both of them answered "Yes, it is common"

[@MenelikTheFirst]

“Yoel, how tight do you want your shirt to be?” “Yes.”

[@yungdontcare]

Big Johnson underrated comment

[@antoniorick6297]

Yoel-"si"

[@rlsjunior797]

Spray on.......

[@gurjastoor9303]

He looks good tho

[@kevpearson2332]

Big Johnson it’s like a 2nd skin! Well strange

[@Meechy44]

Yoel Romero is the only man on earth that can wear that shirt

[@nono-mk7jg]

Artem could wear it! Bless

[@NotKingFish]

Meech4500 yep

[@kieran8720]

Meech4500 prime Mike Tyson wore it better but only slightly

[@yoced8213]

I’m wearing it right now but I just wanted to see what it looked like for a sec now it’s stuck

[@Meechy44]

Yoced Decoy did u call the fire department? Think u might be stuck forever bro

[@shogun420_]

Joe "they're talking in cuban" rogan

[@puberty7548]

is it me or did i just gained x1000 more respect to yoel after this.

[@falconde8528]

Alba same here, man. And Joey missed a lot of the deep stuff he talked about. Yoel is pretty smart. I liked how he mentioned that ALL exodus have been devasting not only for Cubans, but Jewish people, Chinese, etc. Hats off to Yoel. 'pa lante mi hermano!!

[@joevas9528]

agreed, yoel is very intelligent

[@BarbaDjole]

Same here mate

[@EvoDad87]

100% right

[@kingcayenne7070]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Great fucking podcast

[@codykern7265]

Need joe, Joey, Jorge masvidal, and Yoel on soon. All together.

[@zannglendig4492]

hell yeah man, that would make a rad fight companion dude!

[@RR-931]

Hell yeah

[@chrispena8186]

Yes

[@brianharris2813]

Nah, that might break the interwebs for a week or more.

[@weneedtogoback8553]

Sounds like start of a great joke... 3 Cubans walk into a podcast

[@SplitaBrick]

" I make a oopercut like desss" - Yoel Romero

[@MazzInCali]

CreativeProcess LMAO. Excellent.

[@JoeSchmoeBro]

Lmao I read that in Yoels voice

[@9811130105]

"I make wresslin in Cuba"

[@iviko9924]

Daz 187 21:01

[@ΝουςΥγιής-δ4ψ]

Broken english with his accent gives him a 10% boost in power,i'm telling you.

[@Twobraid]

I love at 29:10 when Yoel describes where he was training, he motions drawing a bow towards Joe while saying in Spanish "I trained in the woods, I trained where Joe hunts"

[@Roosyer]

Lol so funny 😂😂😂

[@KingOfKingz911]

1:47:00 yoel romero: becau no havee nothin joey diaz: because they have nothing

[@beardedlocoswoodworks]

Eric Holder 😂 lol

[@AUSS13KA0S]

😅

[@808rippuhmorales]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@matthewmcveigh9484]

I’m at 5 minutes, clicked this time stamp, laughing too hard to watch anymore

[@davewalker3873]

I wouldn't have got that without the translation

[@pabloshakur3369]

Joe: how common is marijuana in Cuba? Yoel: ........... sí 😂

[@greggpopovich_]

Naw it’s because Joey translated asking if there is a lot of marijuana in Cuba. That’s why he said yes

[@johnthomas1224]

Where's that?

[@Celticcc1888]

Joey Diaz should be in the ufc instead of snoop dogg he’s a lot more funny than snoop, and got much more respect for the sport/fighters.

[@Stan.S9]

Totally agree!

[@Tom_Ciccone]

agreed, especially when snoop posted that ridiculous video of him trashing mcgregor after the mayweather fight. hurts the brand he is working for

[@mitchfandnoahg]

maka veli Except for Dern lol

[@sammymedel3164]

maka veli it's cause of his fame

[@andygarcia8230]

UFC 300 Joey Diaz vs snoop dogg

[@matthewsinger4902]

Joey needs to be his translator after fights. The guy they use now is good but Mad Flavor would just give you the gist of it and what he meant to say. Yoel would say he loves his opponents and he trained hard, Joey would say “what’s up now, cocksucka? I told you I’d beat that fool like a rented mule!”

[@AZx_0]

Dude that needs to happen! Like a one time thing.. right after Yoel becomes Champ !

[@saeedag4468]

Yoel Romero ... what a fucking man.. this podcast made have tons of respect to "Soldier of God"

[@coolissimo69]

And why you didn't respect him first place?????

[@EduardKorber]

Coolissim0 Unl1mited cause most people judge him for the stool gate and USADA suspension. Especially new fans. Me personally I am gratefull that such an athlete chose to compete in mma.

[@EduardKorber]

He is sueing the company for a suplement tainted with a forbidden substance. And the controversy with Tim Kennedy is certainly not his fault,the cutman works for the UFC,and the ref also failed to take action. Yoel Romero is probably the most legit athlete to compete in the UFC and people judge his whole 20 year carreer for a 30 second confusion.

[@TimothyBoersma99]

Ninja Turtle*

[@Helstormau]

J Bonner No excuse for Kennedy cheating by holding his glove which led to him being rocked.

[@19luisbonilla91]

This is how I learned English, speaking to others and having my brother translating 🙂

[@Saiyijon]

This podcast made Romero way more likable.

[@infinitymiddlefinger8957]

Merman I LOHHH YOU! But this podcast revealed so much about his character. I had liked him before but I love him now!

[@dannyball8242]

Agreed! He’s amazing

[@Tayk1987]

I agree after seeing this comment. I still question some things he has done but definitely a likeable guy.

[@jburg636]

Yeah I like when Joe does this. When he did the couple episodes with Cowboy I started to like him more as well.

[@ekokiller99]

Need cormier also on the Podcast

[@mmiadragonz]

As an american with hispanic family...that romero story is very amazing. I live in Miami...i heard many stories from my fellow cuban friends. Its very very heart breaking. From my own family...its sooo hard.

[@vintincrows6909]

A Diaz, Romero mentioned the Peter Pan thing (apparently, it was a relatively large immigration of children from Cuba to the US), which they didn't delve into, but my Cuban buddy told me about it a few weeks ago. He's 52-yrs-old now and came here from Cuba when he was 8-yrs-old, now ICE is trying to deport him after all that time. It's fucked up.

[@BennyWalnuts]

Yoel is dressed like a Cuban drug lord . Fly as shit.

[@Alwaysbetonblack1]

rings, rolex and the chains......nigga got his inner scarface poppin.......straight outta the sun ray apartments in miami....chi chi get the yayo lol

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Sun Ray? Just tearing Marta apart.

[@JM-ip7hf]

Niccolo Machiavelli haha

[@techstro8434]

The kevlar out fit for u punks

[@thomasbenton915]

Benny Walnuts He also has the dead bodies buried in his bk yard to match....

[@Sanus180]

Rewatched it 6 years later. Fkn beautiful.

[@KadenHeard666]

Im right here with you

[@robbywallace9402]

Wow! This man has seen some intense shit. And Americans complain about our silly first world problems. This man has taken some insane life issues and made an amazing life for himself. Dude is an inspiration.

[@JoeSchmoeBro]

Yeah man

[@ToofToof1]

Head over to Little Rock or Flint. Maybe South Side Chicago if you're feeling brave. Then specify where exactly the first world in America is.

[@GuacSause]

Saint Toof he’s talking about america as a whole compared to other countries. I’m cuban, and thankfully most of my family has moved out of cuba now. I was born in miami thankfully, but some of my cousins weren’t as fortunate. Yes there are parts of the US thar are dangerous and tough just like any country, but you still have internet, water, a/c in most of the US. Whereas in cuba, and other places in Caribbean like haiti barely even have that. But to compare the worst part of chicago to a third world country is just ignorant. 2 completely different places and unless you live/personally know people who have lived through it you will never understand. For example, back in about 2007 everyone in my family put some money to pay basically a mob/coyote type of group (I dont remember the name because I was young at the time), to have my cousin be put on a boat to come to miami. Of course this is illegal so it costed thousands. Not only that, but if you were caught trying to escape cuba you’d go to jail and basically you’d be fucked. The first attempt my cousin had to hide in bushes for a few hours because there were scouts along the coast of cuba looking for people trying to escape. The next day he made it back to his house and lied to the police saying he had to go to work or something. Eventually, he made it on the boat and once in miami he lived in my house for a couple months, started working under the table, and eventually got his citizensip. A year later our family did the same thing to bring his wife over, and his mom a few years after that. Now they have a kid and he’s saving up money to buy his own gas station and start that business. The reason im saying all of this is because it’s 100% true and a lot of people in america don’t understand how badly foreignors/refugees want to come here to make a better life. So im sorry for the long comment but it really hits close to home when people don’t know what they’re talking about, especially when it comes to cuba. Cubans are the hardest working people i have ever met, and are still so full of life, positivity and motivation to succeed. I hope someone reads this and gets another perspective on cubans/foreigners. Have a good day.

[@ryanrhoades5922]

So very true!!

[@juliusoh]

Wholeheartedly agree

[@MaximusA444]

This was so fun to watch. How interesting Yoel is? A fucking beast and freak athlete with insane upbringing and lifelong training, makes it out of Cuba and is a top MMA fighter at his age; and still seems like such a friendly kind guy. Fantastic

[@yash_ar]

Mad respect, he just became my new hero after Fedor.

[@joeswar123]

Romero is an absolute G

[@trond5alingsas928]

Yoel: MMA Joey translates: MMA

[@Jakblade]

trond5 alingsås 🤣🤣🤣 yea he really did

[@TeddyParker]

Potentially my favorite JRE ever. In between Joe and Joey on the same one and Joey translating for Yoel with his great stories. This is the kind of content you aren't getting anywhere but JRE (well Joey's podcast as well but Rogan wasn't there so shrug...)

[@DGRIFF]

This was one of if not my #1 favorite JRE. Yoel is truly a Soldier of God, and Joey Diaz is a great interpreter. Rogan seemed a little lost at times, but I followed it all. At times it was almost like Rogan was interrogating Yoel, but every answer was graceful and believable. Even when Yoel admits that the extra 30 seconds saved his ass, he says he didn't do it on purpose, and I believe him.

[@APere047]

It was a great interview but you would of really loved it if they had a real interpreter. Joey was the one confusing Joe because his Spanish is not so great.

[@girisaman]

Yoel is the man.

[@lirbic]

Uncle Diaz translating like a fucking wizard, while high as fuck. Amazing

[@ernestoinostroza2458]

lirbic not really, hes actually a pretty bad translator but people are constantly dick riding him so they say hes good

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

I speak about half of spanish and when I'm high i understand a lot more much easier and translate like a boss. Joey is translating yoel's words directly but then he interprets it his way.

[@APere047]

No. Ernesto is correct and Joey did a shit job. This is coming from a Cuban American.

[@delak2566]

Tremendous

[@omarxtyson1448]

A. P. Im puerto rican and have lived all my life here, i can tell you he translated good enough for a person who doesn't dedicate his time to it, joey diaz esta cabron, mucho talento de su parte!

[@freshbluntz7766]

Nothing was lost in translation, joey is stoned TO THE GILLS translating live on the fly like a SAVAGE!

[@irvvalenzuen3135]

Fresh Bluntz that’s what I thought bro. He is a great translator . It’s not always word by word but he gets the direct meaning effectively.

[@hurrifanc.3434]

Not trying to hate, but that's not entirely true. What he missed was minimal but at times it was frustrating because he did miss easy details to translate

[@carlingaszamora7069]

Fresh Bluntz he was pretty bad at translating

[@Niekomojo]

We got the whole spectrum of opinions right here^^^ nice lol

[@kebonito3748]

🤣🤣 i was thinking the same thing hahaha

[@aguslived6010]

I understand the two languages and I really like the idea to interview another guy who speaks spanish, from Yoel Romero seems very happy and proud to tell his story. Joe did a really good job, he was patient, a listener and a curios person. I'm really glad to hear spanish in your channel, I really love this interview. Thanks

[@ImPacosTacos]

UFC SIGN JOEY DIAZ AS YOUR NEW TRANSLATOR PERFECTOOOO

[@chelogaming5350]

I love joey Diaz but he's translation isn't good närområdet Spanish to English. I get doe that they had to go with what they had

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

lol...

[@vToneehh]

I knew there would be Spanish speaking haters.. bunch of bitches

[@Ahhh714]

Joey's translation wasn't at all that bad, to translate Spanish Cuban you need another Cuban; anyone one else would struggle haha.

[@redpantiesnight9423]

I think he did a alright job....he fucked up alotta times but for the most part he did a better job than the UFC translators

[@mannymanolo6063]

Lol when Yoel would take long ass pauses and no one would say anything cause it’s Yoel fucking Romero he could take a pause as long as he wants😂

[@noobz4hire290]

Fred YOU WHAAT The Fish lol

[@bvdatech1]

stop UFO fakes he would've sucked it NO HOMO THO

[@PatrickMadia]

My only complaint is that it wasn't 7 hours longer. I could have listened to that all night and into tomorrow. That was awesome

[@LJC32309]

I love how emersive this cast is between all you guys. Do more like this with Joey translating. Alot of passion and connectivity.

[@SteeleBeats]

Joey diaz with the translations LIKE A DOCTA

[@jacobnoori]

UNBELIEVABLE! I'm blown away by how quick and accurately he was translating!

[@MikeErnesto]

Steele Beats like a foot docta lol

[@m.w.6526]

Not really

[@melancholy5329]

lmao when joeys so stoned he repeats what yoel says in spanish

[@Stone099]

Joey- Africa is a huge country Joe- Well it's a continent.

[@AXharoth]

Russia is not bigger

[@Zlartybartfarst]

Lol

[@ZachWaldman1]

23% of Russia is on the Eurasian continent 77% of Russia is on the Asian continent Asia is the largest continent. Russia is not a continent.

[@John-lk5su]

fucking idiot... Canada is bigger than Russia and Africa combined

[@neillaw]

@John LMFAO

[@GadalaGamingHQ]

32:04 Joe- “So how did you get to the United States” Yoel- “~United States~”

[@Joelmaquera]

🤯🤣🤣🤣

[@deuceeeali]

lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@faque8181]

I would buy a UFC PPV just to see Joey Translate for Yoel in the Octagon

[@deanpatsakos3204]

Hilarious!

[@NathanFoFathan]

Yoel’s shirt looks like it has some of that Wakanda technology and it just forms around him

[@shabba3450]

Marty Michaels Lmao that shirt is made of Vibranium😂😂

[@TaeKwonJoe125]

Marty Michaels Wakanda forever!

[@simplesim3534]

Marty Michaels idiot

[@greenthumb8101]

Marty Michaels It's special woven materials to provide electronic stimulation to all upper body muscles. that's why he's hard as marble.

[@ichiban308]

#brownpanther

[@sneakerhead2830]

Lol just to clarify some shit Joey fucked up at 1:52:00 Yoel said he goes by 2 types of [Codes] not “colleagues” #1 is the Street Code #2 is the Sport Code And they both go hand and hand Yoel thinks Tim Kennedy doesn’t have either one of those. Basically saying when Tim was playing dirty and grabbing his gloves he didn’t say shit or complain about it and fought through it but the moment Yoel did it back to him Tim immediately snitched to the ref and started complaining and so on

[@DenimDurose]

Mauricio Quiros thank you

[@boyfromnorthgermany692]

tim kennedy big bitch

[@mattkeenan6491]

Wow that’s pretty important

[@isaaca5399]

Mauricio Quiros yea I love Joey but his translating is just as bad as Ronda's UFC career

[@pansnemesis]

Isaac A so not that bad?

[@OneCash]

I love how Yoel says "das ist" when he wants to say "this is" :D No forget Germany, Yoel !!

[@giggityeffyou]

I lahh you Mayyk

[@HERGRYN]

I caught that too xD

[@goingjapan9107]

- Yoel "ME-TO-DO-LO-GI-A" -Joey " Science, Mythology, Mitochondria" - Joe " I have no idea what that is" (Me on the inside) METHODOLOGY!! WTFK ITS ALMOST THE SAME WORD!!

[@andre_rubronegro]

GO'ingJapan yo I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AmirM360]

Weed my friend. Weed

[@jdub7771]

GO'ingJapan I was screaming it at the screen! Lol

[@hurrifanc.3434]

I love how Joey's like "idk this guy's a genius"

[@luizmoreira2243]

Yoel said this like 6 times throughout the podcast but Joey never actually translated it into English 😂😂😂

[@13mckay]

Great show, episode was awesome. Don't be shy of this bilingual translated stuff . Thumbs up!!

[@redchilihead00]

Romero with the black panther suit on

[@yousefalnahar2567]

Jesus Gonzalez hes ufc’s black panther

[@kevinnyii]

wakanda foreva

[@davidsabtibanez5835]

I came from cuba when I was 11 in a raft 12 years ago. And I can definitely say USA is the best country in the entire world. I just got my bachelors and in the process of entering dental school

[@fatjeezussouthtexasoutdoor5244]

David Sabtibanez 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@baaaddude3184]

Yoel's a dentist as well. His specialty is knocking out teeth without antiseptic.

[@jfernandez8026]

Felicidades

[@JD-ny3vz]

US is trash you woulda been better off in Canada bruh!

[@davidsabtibanez5835]

Joshua Donald US is the best country of the world to me

[@adrianambriz4769]

Loool, talking about DNA test. Joey - I have a little Chinese - , Yoel - Tu tienes familia en China!?- Love this guys

[@matguerra333]

lmao

[@imperiumgrim4717]

LOL 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@AnimaVox_]

Cuba has a history of Chinese immigration and Havana has a Chinatown, so it's not entirely outside of the realm of possibility.

[@andresfernandez4634]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Keunt]

Joe if you want to get Robert Whittaker on I'm willing to come help translate from Australian.

[@clownboy84]

I'll help as I believe he's originally from NZ.

[@Lewythefly]

Lucas Cruz no shit Sherlock, that one went straight over your head

[@thekitchenchikens]

LOL

[@Strictlybizznesss]

Always one dipshit who has to throw in that he was in NZ for 3 months of his life but every single aspect and influence on his career and life was a result of living in Australia hahaha, like Mark Hunt said, theres fuck all oppurtunity in NZ and he'd still be on the pipe in South Aukland if he'd never come to australia

[@clownboy84]

William Morton bro, I'm just a kiwi who wants to go on the Joe Rogan podcast....I'm with you... I have been living in Oz for 10 years. Just a comment for a laugh. All good boss.

[@dmitriwicklander]

Literally why I love Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz. Breaking language barriers. Imagine if the rest of this planet was so interested in learning from ppl in other cultures like this.

[@lujasuomi3509]

Dmitri Wicklander I am. Started learning Russian last summer to understand my neighbor country better :D

[@dmitriwicklander]

Mr Smith you are what’s wrong with the world. I don’t understand how any of what I said makes me liberal cuckholded and gay. I think somebody’s a little homophobic and uneducated. Maybe you can enlighten me...I guess I’ll just learn every language fluently starting with Cuban. Get a life other than fornite and pornhub.

[@slimmpickens67]

Dmitri Wicklander great point.

[@13oct1992]

1000% great comment

[@asielregueiro7953]

barbara Corcoran That's Spanish tho 😂

[@joseGonzalez-xp4dj]

I admire Yoel Romero I could imagine a fighting/street movie with this guy as the mentor role, involving real issues living in the hood omg Oscar nominee

[@joedonkeysoss9604]

This is y I fkin love the JRE ... rogan be like “yeah Joey jus bring him along we will figure it out who gives a fuck if it goes down terrible” 😂😂 and it went down raw organic and most importantly really fucking interesting

[@thetraveledroad1]

Joe Donkey soss this podcast is the best thing on the Internet

[@joedonkeysoss9604]

This is what is amazing about life - as human beings we have become so concerned about not being wrong or not ordinary and trying to be correct poetically , ethnically , racially , socially and so much more and social media has a huge part to play in this because it’s somewhat taken away a large part of what it is to be a human being. It’s okay to be different , make mistakes , say something out of line and all the aspects that make us human beings. This is a straight up message to everyone on earth let’s enjoy every day fucking allow ourself and other to be dumbasses and make mistakes from time to time, stop getting offended and upset at fucking nothing and lastly guns are for pussies settle your disagreements and battles with your fists 👊 anyone who settles for a gun is a fucking Pussy - you’re ending a life for what? One day of disagreement , use your fists you will realise that as human beings that is what we are meant to use. Ask any other species or animal what do they use in battle? They use the tools they were born with. Respect to Every human on earth.

[@IanWrigleyNZ]

Joe Donkey soss yup.

[@johnmorales6281]

Winner by way of Cuban Immigrant Mentality....Yoel "Listen" Romero!!!!!

[@bobikzielarz]

John Green-Trujillo he is awesome

[@jakelee6845]

Man I really like this guy, seems humble as fuck, hasn't forgot where he comes from. Wish him all the best for his title shot.

[@acefreely6331]

Yoel is a straight up quality human! Love this guy!!!!!!!

[@HawgRS]

Why is Joey Diaz not the resident spanish translator for the ufc?...

[@Grimmurdoch]

Tong BokeZ Because his Spanish isn't that great

[@MyFederico96]

Grim Murdoch Whaat what are you talking about I'm from Costa Rica and his spanish is natural

[@Grimmurdoch]

And I'm Salvi, I'm definately not trying yo knock Joey Diaz but there's been a few times where I felt like he didn't translate too well and the word "lento" a 3 yr old would know

[@Alvaritobjj]

Because hes not that good at it

[@MultiAirsoftlegend]

I’m Cuban and speak Spanish very well he fucked up a couple of times and i cringed but still did a good job.

[@michaelash5885]

This was awesome! One of my favorites if not my favorite for sure. Doesn't get more real than this. I was a Yoel Romero fan before but now I am a true fan. Listening to his stories about the Cuban exodus and the feeling they get when they finally reach the US just reminds me how truly great this country is, even with all of its faults, and why we need to hold on and never let it fall. Thank you Joe, Joey and Yoel. You all are truly amazing human beings. Mucho Gracias and much love

[@tblock18]

yoel looks like a straight up ninja tutrle

[@MrEdward4321]

nLesLiFe if anything he’s Leonardo with Raphael fused in one bottle of wtf is up with the UFC not promoting this badass

[@donovanm5128]

Hung Solo Yeah honestly the Costa Romero fight should’ve been more promoted

[@59DGO59]

That makes him the brother of Russell Westbrook and Kylian Mbappé

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Joey was a better translator than that guy at Romero vs. Israel weigh-in, lmao!

[@angelsaldana4721]

If you wanna see running Go see bolt

[@luisgustavolopesmachado5533]

Romero - "lo voy a disfrutar" Joey - "he's going to fuking enjoy it"

[@joygernautm6641]

I’m impressed how sober and engaging joey was!! He has a tendency sometimes to monopolize the conversation and he didn’t do that here really good episode

[@SoberbioNumeroUno]

He was there to do one job and he did it very well.

[@rejachemno]

Talk about low expectations.

[@JessMan508]

Joey monopolized the conversation a couple of times. Yoel needs a better translator. Joey seemed good on paper but it kinda fell short.

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

Joygernaut M That's because Joey is an intelligent guy and he's Cuban. He's talking to a guy someone who is telling a story he grew up hearing and I'm sure it reminds him of his family and friends growing up.

[@joygernautm6641]

I agree. Surprised and pleased

[@jessehilton1337]

So I was a Yoel fan before, now I am a straight up Soldado de Dios FANBOY! This dude is awesome

[@luissandman6114]

Jesse Hilton n

[@marcpleggeproduction]

Gotta shout out POWERFUL young Jamie on the multicam! One man making it happen like an entire broadcast team all day.

[@marklion315]

It's software moving the camera, not Jamie.

[@13oct1992]

Yoel is humble in a way that island people in the Caribbean understand. Great dude. A bit late to the game and Father Time always wins.

[@wasimgulam]

This podcast was amazing getting to know more about yoel. Joe please do a podcast like this for khabib

[@Shadowboxe]

In Russia they eat pudding first.

[@noobz4hire290]

Fuck yes!

[@WorldCrafterPrime]

Uncle Joey translate for Khalabeeb!

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

Wasim Gulam I bet Nate Diaz would be an awesome guest as well.

[@steven209]

Wasim Gulam Dis iz numba Juan bullshit

[@kfennelly9583]

Yoel's english is better than Mackenzie Derns

[@djdarklyceum]

K Fennelly lol

[@SaltySpark]

#Dead

[@vernonhuffman3595]

Made my day!

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

Lol now that's some funny shit 👌

[@sillynelson1]

His asshole smells more tremendous too.

[@horaciog9166]

I'm sorry for everyone who doesn't speak Spanish this episode is so much better when you can understand everything yoell is saying lol

[@JWP6948]

Horacio G agree! Uncle Joey did his best tho 😂

[@shahpoo7327]

how accurate u think is his translation as someone who understands spanish ?

[@horaciog9166]

Shah Poo7 honestly I think he did an okay job but there's a lot of things that yoell said that aren't easy to translate. And there's some details about stories that yoell says that Joey skims over but you get the gist of it.

[@people081]

Same here it could've been better but it was good overall, he should bring him back to the podcast to talk more about Cuba, it's very interesting

[@horaciog9166]

Davo I agree

[@Spinlayer]

48:29 Yoel in Spanish: "Pertenencias y el cavader de su familia que hace una semana habia salido antes" Yoel real translation: "belongings and the carcass of a family member that had leave one week before" Joey Translation: "Brothers have found on the journey to the jungles of colombia, their found their brothers carcasses, like eaten, by a lion.." ...WTF

[@wurrskie]

Everyone knew what he meant, you have to take joeys translation with a grain of salt. The guy said lions are in South America, he bs all the time hahaha

[@ethanhinojosa4371]

I speak a decent amount of Spanish and knew he mistranslated that a lot but I expected it given Joey is adding his own touch like any interpretater and it’s Joey Diaz so if u expected it to be perfect u have never watched JRE

[@bakedjohnwick4793]

Joe “I think mma should be on a basketball court” Rogan

[@22BenW]

Anth V you know he means an open area not a cage, you know that right?

[@MikeErnesto]

lol best comment I read today These Joe “ “ Rogan jokes are great

[@timvapid]

22 "i take memes literally" benW

[@bakedjohnwick4793]

22BenW I’m aware lol but he brings it up nearly every episode 😂

[@TooFreshproductions]

no as a boxer who has sparred in open area the taller man has a huge advantage, I can't corner guys to bomb on them the closed area is necessary

[@mannyromero5477]

Yoel just became one of my favorite people ever

[@JesusRivera-zi7nc]

Salute Joey Diaz and his fugazi spanish.

[@thatindiandude4602]

J Rivera XD

[@danacruz4279]

J Rivera lmaoo

[@PetrosGolt]

Haha what's fugazi Spanish?

[@trussdunc850]

💀 dead

[@hyphenizm]

italian term for fake. i give credit to Donnie Brasco for teaching me that

[@coolmaan507]

1:13:45 the most innocent 'sorry' from the most scariest fighter in ufc history