Joe Rogan Experience #10017 — Yoel Romero & Joey Diaz Transcript

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0:00 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Yes, Spanish, Spanglish and English. And then you go up the pyramid, and now he only went home on the weekends. It starts at about seven years old. All the sports in Cuba start that way. A 7 to 8 breakfast. 8 to 12 school. You went to school. History, the basic stuff, mathematics, Boxeo. Mi padre, para mi familia, es boxeo y peatones.

3:08 Hipólito Ramos, around with him. when did you focus The pyramid system they go, they evaluate you for school and who has the talent for boxing. The people take it when the kid is very young, you know. Esa ESPA tiene, con otro nombre, un nivel más alto. El Centro Olímpico. Entonces te llevan a un centro diferente. the Mike Pyle fight, how good the boxers were,

6:45 For six weeks. I know. Now they would whip him. I tease him for the Cuban athletes higher and higher levels down there. The number five and the number six wrestlers from those countries eats the same as number one. You want to get more food. What's the bad part? i mean it has its merits, right? Always the gold, the silver and the bronze un trofeito, tú sabes. Siempre el oro, la plata y el bronce tienen sus trofeos, sus medallas.

10:40 When you get to a place, Okay, but I want to feel what the champs are feeling. I want to feel it what the champion feeling you know right you know and the 15 years, 10 guys, I want to kill you. es como un hotel, tú sabes. you eat everything with you when you're sick everything he know you about about you everything They do it like that to build adversity, you know, whatever the hell they're building in between.

13:41 No, no, no. He says it only trains you to be a machine on the outside, recuerde que todo es con edades Se le llaman categorías. In Cuba or all over? Puedes encontrarte personas de otra ciudad, o sea, digamos, come away, Havana, Matanzas, Villa Clara, en tu mismo cuarto. No todos son del mismo peso. van a haber cinco personas. Nueva Jersey. Hey, you can talk to him.

17:59 En 2007. In Leipzig going to fight mma back then because there wasn't i want to try it i i say i want to do this i want In Germany there's a Bundesliga for wrestling. So they'll offer sanctuary. It wasn't going to happen for him in Cuba. So they threw him right into the wolves. Yeah, yeah, you can. Wow. Is this it? mma it's mma like on a big basketball court yeah that's what i think all mma should be on

21:53 Yeah. You won medals everywhere, with medals from all over the world. Wow, this is crazy. Those are wild uppercuts. And what year was this? He said I don't want it anymore. The coaches are comedians. pero nada técnico. and he goes, and he works at a restaurant, And he went back Yeah. They just want the money. I went to a gym, but there was nothing. I had to be training in the woods un gimnasio, pero allí no había tú sabes. Yo tenía que estar entrenando

25:46 de luchador así he had a lot of So he started training the fucking fighters, and the club won, and they got up to Division I. De MMA. La pelea principal se rompe. Entonces, Sasha había peleado, against Gustafson at this time. gustafson y entonces yo no sabía El primer pelea o 7 y 1. Right, right. And then he said, no, let's go. You know. Yeah, I live in Germany, you know.

30:02 Right. People thought he should have lost. Right. Right. Entiende. Almost. The big guy. Who knocked him out? He's 205. Chuck Congo. No, no. Another guy no no he's 205 Chuck Congo no no no another guy he's the number two he didn't have no and then how do you get to the United States United States how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you how did you No había nadie, solo les daban las peleas. ¿Entonces te firmaste con Strikeforce? Sí. ¿Y cómo llegaste a los Estados Unidos?

32:45 de alto nivel, no tengo experiencia Feijiao en un momento en el que era uno de los mejores del mundo Yeah. Y ese fue tu primer perdedor como jugador. a reír y dice entonces Yeah. I think it was You went right to American Top Team. A lot of Cubans. Eso te gusta, que de, From all over. They just let you in, right? It's very hard. Remember, as a punishment for fucking Clinton not winning, he fucking Obama.

36:44 Right. And they died. They bring enough saltine crackers. So what did he say? In Sicily, you know, to make it better, to send checks. If you send $10, they give you $8. What did he say? a dos personas como ejemplo Eso es lo que yo celebro, el talento de la persona. thousand you do that I can I'll be a I think I'm tired so he had to told you What's the difference?

41:32 your family have a future We don't know what Grandpa Rogan did. A lot of people lose their life trying. Colombia. Yeah, but you know what? He went to a Walmart by his house. Y tenían un problema. Se sentó. Yo bajo la presión, y yo le digo, hey bro, respira, Y relaja. En el cruce Donde me estaba contando Y no pudo hacer nada. porque Porque no tienes más comunicación después que te vas.

48:41 como si estuvieran comiendo, como si estuvieran comiendo por un león o lo que sea but it's very easy when you look But we all, My great-grandfather from one side came from Ireland. Even Native Americans. Everyone. Everyone. Everyone. Everyone. And you learn about history. No. The worst thing you could do if you smoked pot It really messes with you for a couple of days.

51:11 a Cuban, it's a black dude that speaks Spanish. like two percent god knows where you get that from but here's the problem if you're native american They're fucking Indians. I'm hablando de los indios. Si. Que si tu eres indio, americano. It doesn't read if you're Indian unless you're a couple of generations back. I'm hablando de los indios. That's why she don't buy into it.

52:28 Yeah. and his manager to Alabama or wherever the fuck they were from That's why I say, gracias a Dios por darme la oportunidad de estar aquí. Brothers in Arms or something. And then that motherfucker came, left his wife and daughter. And they flew to Cuba that night, said they were in New York and they were throwing de todo. Y yo, oye. Y eso empezó a jalámselo porque dicen que en Cuba no había papel de toilet.

55:48 Every fucking day I see it, and it drives me fucking crazy, man. They drive an Uber 16 hours a day. And happy to be here. When you were back in Cuba, Dile en inglés, coño, habla en inglés, tipo. You asked me about See, you... Si tú ves, si tú ves, el entrenamiento es el mismo. Si tú, el entrenamiento para el deporte es el mismo, creanme. how much time do they spend working on strength and conditioning, and how much time on skill?

59:24 la pregunta no es it's not Tú tienes que tener... ver Digamos en el nivel más alto. Para llegar al nivel más alto. En el mundo entero. En todo el mundo. it's a four year program to get to the lowest This is the first year. Or the championship. porque no tienen Juegos Olímpicos. Y vas a usar la misma metodología. No se decía eso, compadre. I don't know what that means.

1:03:12 del gol. At 18, you start lifting weights. ¿Qué clase de pesa para la empresa olímpica o para poner el músculo para ser vendiendo a hacer de Atención. Somos de la misma edad, Y a partir de ahí que llevan 20 años Tú haces esa cosa de 100 libras y ahora te basan en ese peso si eres pesado o algo así. What kind of movement? Me dijo, ya tienes cierta edad,

1:07:47 Yeah. Creo, no sé. they're saying, like, no one knows how old he is. Oh, so 41, for sure. In the Olympic Center. thing to share the old people but I'm he was another level yeah yeah yeah he was on another level yeah Ali was on another level yeah De Teófilo Lento No creo que He certainly did. I mean, you got a great, I mean, at 41, a lot of guys are on the downslide.

1:11:31 That he's even in shock. tests the coach tests him on certain levels is a kid Africa he stays freaked He can't be talking too much that's why he didn't with the national team. You can go back and forth? No, que si esto es nuevo, que tu puedes ir para atras. Wow. That's different. to go and train with the Cuban team. Yeah, I trained with the silver medal

1:14:40 Was it Rio? What is that, like 220? How long? I don't lose. I one and one. Oh, so you're one and one. Yeah, one foron-one. Tough. Yeah, one-on-one. How long? No freestyling. So what is your secret to maintaining all this physical strength and endurance at this age, at 41? For sure, too. Holy shit. Sí, eras un tonto. como se dice, Elisupo. You remember when you come in here, son?

1:17:45 Many people know this history in Cuba. lo que le ha pasado a mis amigos This is going on. What's happening? esta está viendo lo que sucede y está viendo que no tiene un final feliz aquí Pero recuerda, Los coches te llevan In the basement. Porque AIDA es la escuela principal de toda la Florida. AIDA. Florida. They have an AID too. I'm not exactly sure what he's saying.

1:21:39 ¿Cómo se escribe? No, he's saying like. So what is he saying is like each state has a superior school. Okay. So you beat it. Yes. You understand now? You need to beat the kids that are 10 to 12 años. En toda Cuba. Sí. He participated in five of them. you saw the results, that you weren't winning. You need to beat it in Cuba, everybody, everyone. And now the coach in Havana

1:25:15 Is that it? 17. once he became the best here when you were 17 yeah by yourself yes to Havana yeah okay listen road to Right now, yeah. no it's like a okay now no no no right saying is it's not random. And he writes the numbers down. I see. Joey's back, he'll help you out. He got smarter. What did you say to Luke Rockhold Right. And when you cross the line,

1:29:56 Right, right. this is common because it gets guys' attention and they see, like, Conor McGregor. For sure. Conor is Conor. Todo lo que yo estoy viendo y estoy viviendo, ya yo lo viví. It's all sports together. That's it. All together. entre los cuatro primeros Yeah, but for you to be there, you have to be in the top four. Because if you lose another turning, you lose this position.

1:32:55 Two more came out from Boston lacrosse town. Well some time the people this year is good Yo puedo vivir con esta gente. Who want to and the CL get out is quiet is it You know, because Conor is not like this. You see what happened in the fight Anderson beat the And now the people want money. The hand, yeah. ¿Qué fue lo que tú le tell him, Luke Rockhold?

1:36:49 He said, No. So this is before the fight. don't know you need to ask him not me because i Okay. Because I know, yo no empezaba la conversación. So you don't want to fight me, lose it. Había hablado mucha mierda. It's a supplement. I take it. and a lot of times things get into your supplement that aren't supposed to be there. And they fell. Yes. just any vitamin store okay no not necessarily gnc but there's a bunch of them legal steroids

1:40:41 I think many times invitation people from Cuba the genetic I want the people invitation. you're saying the other thing is you can take all the steroids in the world, that way. Yes. You understand? Or after? looks at you, because you have so much muscle, is going to be racist. I always compare it to Dave Winfield. That picture that you just had up, Jamie, of him and, yeah, right there.

1:45:31 And, you know, what you need. Right. It's not like they get vitamin water and what's-his-name is down there. You know, it's a fucking poor country. It's not like they get what vitamin water, right? To recover Yeah like a What Low tech En mis 15 años que estuve como atleta. That it's 15 years as an athlete. I don't know. Y el guajiro creo que dio positivo por testosterona.

1:48:46 Sí hay. una marihuana pero Ah, un percocet. People know what a percocet is. la sociedad en el mundo entero y le hacían una pregunta. y preguntarles Que no es posible haber marihuana. he told me he copped. Oh-hmm. He told me he chopped En ese momento, te sentaste en el piso durante un largo tiempo, como 30 segundos extra entre las rondas. No, no, antes de eso. Antes de eso. Antes de eso

1:53:10 Y yo se lo agarré. he called the letters he called the local let me remember seguimos la pelea left in the fight. Yeah. Si te mete el dedo Foul. Pero cuánto? Take a few minutes. Okay. No, no. if the judge would have seen that I think anytime someone does a foul, you should take points away. He didn't say a fucking word. Because you were hurt. Yeah.

1:57:33 Si tú lo miras, está bien. Ya el cutman se había ido. No. It's for him to recover. Right. Inclusive, yo le digo a los entrenadores, Right. Yeah, for sure. no quería pelear. Pero él no quería tomar la pelea. lidiando con las personas. Pero creo que... let's be friendly respetuoso de Tim Kennedy? Para intentar ser tu amigo. los últimos 10 segundos Right.

2:02:43 What were you thinking? And now he wants to come out to finish knocking me out. and then we'll fucking fight. Que tú te dan su patrón un minuto, pero si tú miras, pon el video McCarthy dice McCarthy cuando dice, sale a pelear, tenía que salir a pelear. You said that in the Robert Whitaker fight, that was a learning experience for you because you went five rounds, came very close to winning the interim title, but came short.

2:05:04 It was the first time you had fought five rounds. You learned a lot. You learned a lot. It was a dry fight. It was the first time you had lost five rounds. And now you see what happened look at ambient would I sent him call you rocko can't build and I believe ¿Quién pude sentir con Luke Rockhold que él vio en la pelea? Mi manager Debe atacar. por pelear cinco rounds.

2:07:53 So what you've learned how to do is to pace yourself for your body type. Remember when he fought? Sakuraba? I've learned that from you talking on the UFC, that you need a lot of oxygen. Sí. Para tener todos esos músculos que tú tienes, Tú entiendes. So now you're going to fight Whitaker again. Yes big learning experience for you in that way yeah yeah so now you're gonna fight Whitaker again yes yes you look very excited yeah I think if you win you will be the oldest guy to ever well maybe

2:10:14 I think Randy was 46. He was a beast. He became the oldest fighter to win a UFC bout. Find out how old he was when he beat him. 45. That was it. Man. They show up. All of us are going to get pissed. Chris Weidman. No, come on, come on. Say, my money, oh, look at this guy, man. Yeah. Woo! That's it that's it you know it's dependent with my coach the

2:14:22 como estoy peleando You were coming back about how he was going to fight. If they want to be honest. si quieren ser honestos te pueden decir ¿Entiendes? What is the difference in your preparation for this fight with Whitaker? realmente Yo tengo mucha experiencia, mucho entrenamiento en mi cuerpo. ¿Entiendes? estamos corriendo menos ¿cuánto tiempo ¿Sabes?

2:19:37 Dios Quizás gane el título. Pregú? ¿Quizás gane el título? ¿Espera ganar el título? Cuando tú entrenas de verdad, duele. tú entrenas de verdad estás enojado Joey Diaz, thank you very much for translating this and setting this up.