Fans of Joe Rogan are quite familiar with the UFC commentator and stand-up comedian’s close group of friends. And out of his close-knit circle, which mostly consists of other comics, there’s one individual who always stood out owing to his loud and unique personality.
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While many would not consider him a martial artist, especially owing to his large frame and prior unhealthy lifestyle, 60-year-old Joey Diaz gave fans a rather sweet and surprising news. Shared by a popular Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu page on Instagram, a post revealed that Diaz was recently promoted to blue belt.
Joey Diaz gets promoted to blue belt once again as fans rally behind him
Seeing the reactions by fans of the actor and stand-up comedian, it was quite evident that they were very much excited on hearing the news.
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Fans came out with multiple references to Diaz’s earlier, now-famous comments on the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’:
“Training to take on Stiopic”
“Immigrant mentality wins”
“White belts are for fucking momos!”
Multiple people came out rallying for the 60-year-old as well:
“That’s my president.”
“LETS GO UNCLE JOEY !!!!”
“I can only imagine his pressure”
“Protect this national hero at all costs. Legend status”
“He changed flavors!”
“Now he’s just little bit less shit at jiu-jitsu”
Interestingly, for fans who are unaware, Joey Diaz has been practicing the sport for quite some time now. And his promotion to blue belt is actually the second time it has happened.
Diaz reportedly demoted himself to white belt
Although there is no disclosure on this earlier promotion to blue belt made by Diaz himself, a fan in the comment section did point it out. Responding to someone who claimed that the 60-year-old was a blue belt already, this fan claimed that Diaz had demoted himself.
“Recommend correcting your post, this musta been from a while ago.” Pointed out a fan in the comment.
Replying to him, a fan wrote, “no he went back to his white belt after moving to NJ during the pandemic,”
Well, if this is indeed true, it only shows his passion for the sport. Because demoting oneself to a white belt is something that is quite unheard of in any sport.
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For fans of the comedian, who were earlier unaware that he has been in the sport for a few years now, this must have been quite a pleasant surprise. However, considering that he is close friends with Joe Rogan, who is a black belt himself, maybe it was to be expected.
