Joey Diaz was locked in during one specific fight at UFC 316

MMA personality Joey Diaz was 100% locked in during the co-main event at UFC 316 last weekend – and that’s an understatement.

Over the course of the last decade or so, Joey Diaz has been one of the bigger personalities within the world of mixed martial arts. From cracking jokes with Joe Rogan to giving his own thoughts on the sport, he’s quite the character. He’s best known for his acting and comedy, of course, bit in the MMA realm, ‘Uncle Joey’ has provided us with a whole lot of joy.

RELATED: PHOTO | Comedian Joey Diaz gets BJJ promotion at 53-years-old

Weirdly enough, he doesn’t tend to be seen going to many pay-per-views these days. Whether it be due to chilling at home or just doing his own thing on fight night, Diaz isn’t often one of the featured faces when they show celebs in the crowd. At UFC 316, however, he was there in Newark to watch the action unfold on what proved to be an electric night of fights.

That led to one of the more amusing parts of the weekend as Diaz was caught, erm, let’s say enjoying the action.

Joey Diaz locked in #UFC316 pic.twitter.com/lBvFtMYt3E

— RC MMA (@RCMMANEW) June 8, 2025

Diaz enjoys Pena/Harrison co-main event

The co-main event of UFC 316 was pretty enjoyable from start to finish. It seems like Joey Diaz enjoyed it a bit more than the rest of us, and the masses have a few theories as to why.

“When that edible hit Uncle Joey.”

“20mg of Edibles doing its job on Unc.”

“That’s a face of a 50mg gummie.”

“Joey’s talking with his ancestors right now, and a goblin or two.”

Make of this chaos what you will, folks.

What are your favorite memories of Joey Diaz from his time in the spotlight? Let us know, BJPENN Nation!