UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez recounts his shocking 8-month imprisonment in a Tijuana jail after crossing the border with an ounce of marijuana—and how he trained relentlessly inside, befriended a cartel leader, and bounced back to headline UFC Serbia just two months after release. Rodriguez spent eight months in a Tijuana jail for possessing one ounce of marijuana despite it being decriminalized for Mexican residents—tourists face strict prohibition and serious jail time.