Daniel Rodriguez

So I'm kind of programmed to just work out.

I think from my prior jail experiences before, the only positive thing that I think that helped me in that whole everything that I've been through is when you're in jail...

i personally i'm like i would i would think like dude you you you got to be strong you got to be able to defend yourself you want to like that's that's my whole reason for for staying in shape you know when i started um doing mma it was just to to to be able to defend myself you know in situations like if i ever did go to jail you know and the only

thing that I positive that I that I took from that is like when I got when I when I'll get released from prison prior I just want to work out I'm already programmed to to just work out all day you know so once I found MMA I was like oh this is perfect you know and and how old were you when you first started training

25.

Yeah.

That's late.

Yeah, dude.

None, bro.

None.

But I had been in no bullshit, though.

I had been in probably around...

200 street fights already, including all my jail experience.

You know, when I was in juvenile hall, I was a straight knucklehead, bro.

I was fighting, like, every other day.

And it was just, it became just fun.

Just fun.

Like, if, like, you were, like, a tough-looking dude, it was like, hey, what's up, man?

Want a scrap or what, bro?

Like, you know, I was just, he's like, why?