Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Madonna and the UFC?! / The Real reason why Don Wilson never fought in UFC

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024

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  • @isaelmahdi6593
    @isaelmahdi6593 Год назад +12

    Don the Dragon Wilson is a true fighter and martial artist. This is the type of guy you can learn so much from. Young fighters or martial artist should look to him for mentorship in the fight game. Business minded too

  • @loommoon2301
    @loommoon2301 Год назад +4

    This channel is blowing up like it should the guests are getting bigger all the time and the host is a class act who stays humble.

  • @Saverio34
    @Saverio34 Год назад +2

    These are some really interesting, behind-the-scenes stories from Don. I can listen to him for hours just telling stories. Very entertaining and interesting.

  • @technotronicboy
    @technotronicboy Год назад +7

    Much respect to you brother. What you are accomplishing is amazing. Thank you for your efforts on keeping the legends and great martial arts movies alive. Best of wishes in all your projects. GOD bless you brother 🙏

  • @georgethimakis4710
    @georgethimakis4710 Год назад +2

    Seriously do more stuff like this where you do a little bit of interview stories and fighting tips with other martial artists or ex fighters that would be great

  • @Hassan_Omer
    @Hassan_Omer Год назад +1

    Very interesting conversation again, it's great to see him in good health and shape.

  • @kenwoods9247
    @kenwoods9247 Год назад +1

    Don looks and sounds so great!
    He makes getting older look so damn easy!
    Thanks again and God bless!

  • @iankempster7007
    @iankempster7007 Год назад +2

    I have absolutely no martial skills at all however the videos are great while I hit the weights. Great video as always.

  • @kingartem
    @kingartem Год назад +2

    I remember the time Tank Abbott called out Don in a UFC Event- would have been nice to see The Dragon shut him up.

  • @lukulusd7
    @lukulusd7 Год назад +1

    "The Dragon" is so awesome!
    I really appreciate that you bringing the magic of 80's and 90's back!❤👊🔥👊

  • @kungfew1396
    @kungfew1396 Год назад +1

    Wow I don't know if that was Don's gym you filmed in but it's a beautiful looking workout gym.

  • @misticformula1485
    @misticformula1485 Год назад +1

    Being able to just "kick it" (no pun intended 😊) with Don the Dragon at his training gym must be a true honor and looks like so much fun too!

  • @bal5884
    @bal5884 Год назад +1

    More great stories from Don, great stuff as always mate 👍

  • @chengfu7063
    @chengfu7063 Год назад +5

    Brilliant as usual don the dragon Wilson a legend in the kickboxing world truly a living legend who deserves a lot more credit certainly one of the best and it's just good to see such a legendary human being the last of a rare breed of real men still here going strong better than ever keep hitting the grand slams viking samurai fight on 👊 enjoy well done

  • @SpiritOfJustice
    @SpiritOfJustice Год назад +2

    Awesome content Viking 🔥

  • @clarkparker4860
    @clarkparker4860 Год назад +2

    I can listen to Don Wilson's Hollywood stories all day. What a guy. 😄

  • @JohnSmith-fr5gg
    @JohnSmith-fr5gg Год назад +1

    Great content.. really enjoyed it!

  • @t-virusterrance4734
    @t-virusterrance4734 Год назад +1

    Hello, Viking Samurai. I never knew that, about Don "The Dragon" Wilson almost fighting in UFC. That would have been great to see. Especially, back when it first started.
    TERRANCE OUT

  • @igorivanov299
    @igorivanov299 Год назад +5

    Matt Hughes was not just a high school wrestler, he was a Two time NCAA All American.

    • @treadstoned9915
      @treadstoned9915 Год назад +1

      Yeah I'm a big fan of Don and I know he would out kickbox Hughes but that's back when Hughes was throwing everyone at that weight around like nothing. Not saying what would happen for sure either way js.

    • @dragondon
      @dragondon 3 месяца назад

      Thanks for the correction. I was very quickly informed that I was very wrong about his great wrestling background. That definitely changes the dynamic of an MMA match with him. I still think fight fans would have enjoyed our fight!

    • @igorivanov299
      @igorivanov299 3 месяца назад

      @@dragondon
      Respect to your illustrious career.
      BTW big fan.
      Trained with some kickboxing greats myself. Sam Greco and Tosca Petridis at John Will's gym Melbourne Australia.
      Both had massive respect for your kickboxing.

  • @joske103
    @joske103 Год назад +1

    Another great interview. What is that bip sound in The background in The gym?

  • @petecastle4791
    @petecastle4791 Год назад +1

    Awesome insider stories! That’s impressive making state in Florida having never wrestled prior. Similar to St. Pierre having never wrestled then proceeding to be arguably the best at it in UFC

  • @Pedro-lg9wz
    @Pedro-lg9wz Год назад +1

    Don has so many stories, amazing champ!!

  • @brandonwood7912
    @brandonwood7912 Год назад +1

    Great video🤙

  • @jamiemccutcheon8302
    @jamiemccutcheon8302 Год назад +1

    I really respect your hard work on RUclips doing a great job

  • @jabmalassie
    @jabmalassie Год назад +2

    I saw the first UFC at a friends house. It was strange to us. We wondered what the hell we were watching. It was comical. But we were shocked by the outcome. Whatever you think of it, it was one of the greatest sporting moments.

  • @dominichill1492
    @dominichill1492 Год назад +1

    Another good interview with Don The Dragon Wilson. Also Don The Dragon Wilson is right about Danna White being a cheap LOL. Thank you Viking Samurai for all these great videos, this would not be possible without you Viking Samurai.

  • @thebodybeatdownDiTi
    @thebodybeatdownDiTi Год назад +1

    I noticed that Don, the whole time, kept getting in some body shots "POINTS" the whole time he was talking to you lol..HE won the match and you didnt know it David hahaha..Good stories from Don. Neat to hear all this stuff. Just so much we'll never know/hear without these types of interviews. Thanks guys.

  • @jamesfetcho6315
    @jamesfetcho6315 Год назад +2

    Another great video. I hope there is more of Don. I fought, and smoked. I remember the 1st time My trainer caught Me smoking.....He tried running Me to death back then so I would stop. LoL 😂😂 I ran 4 miles a day before I would even meet with Him....2 forward 2 backwards. So🤷‍♂️

  • @garethsmith8672
    @garethsmith8672 Год назад +1

    Private student, outstanding Viking.👍🏻

  • @carnivorousbarbie
    @carnivorousbarbie Год назад +1

    Love the Don content.

  • @timslee0618
    @timslee0618 Год назад +2

    There was a rumor Don Wilson was also supposed to do an MMA fight in King of the Cage a long time ago when he was doing commentary for them

  • @zachariahscott6648
    @zachariahscott6648 Год назад +1

    I am waiting for Viking Samurai to interview Billy Blanks, and Jalal Merhi.
    Fingers crossed 🤞 Jean Claude Van Damme jumps on here for an interview too. In his case, we will all be waiting with baited breath! 😅

  • @zachariahscott6648
    @zachariahscott6648 Год назад +1

    Don "The Dragon" Wilson has the best sidekicks!
    In his movies, you will see Don do that spin with his body followed by a kick, but in his matches in the ring, he constantly throws side kicks at his opponent.
    I had watched him in a kickboxing match on a VHS video made during the late 90s. He was just throwing side kicks at his chubby opponent and nothing else for that whole match. 😋

  • @StrayDogTheExposer
    @StrayDogTheExposer Год назад +2

    How many times did you pinch yourself to make sure you weren't dreaming? lol To just listen to him talk and explain is so mind grabbing. This is great stuff bro.

  • @bernardwilliams4071
    @bernardwilliams4071 Год назад +1

    Don dropping the secrets good inside information excellent V

  • @fighting.words.ma.library
    @fighting.words.ma.library Год назад +1

    As someone who likes to throw sidekicks myself, I'd love to get more footage of his fights. I think I've watched everything available on YT.
    It's interesting that he doesn't mention that the Gracies were done with the UFC before his association with the UFC began.

  • @fongsungjaupseio5542
    @fongsungjaupseio5542 Год назад +1

    Don Wilson was 39 years old when UFC started. Highly improbable for him to have a decent career

  • @robertnguyen9493
    @robertnguyen9493 Год назад +1

    I remember when Don was doing commentary for UFC and after a lack luster fight, Don was asked what his opinion was of the fight. And his response was “if I give my honest opinion I’ll be fighting both of these guys at the after party.” At King of the Cage he clarified that neither of them were trying to win, they were just trying not to lose. I would’ve loved to see Don vs. Matt Hughes.
    Also, I may have to make a profile on FFM.

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +1

      It's always Best to get on any content creator platform early.

  • @StrayDogTheExposer
    @StrayDogTheExposer Год назад +1

    I would like to see Don do a remake of Magic Kid with Ted Jan Roberts now that TJ he's all grown up. I think there would make an awesome storyline.

  • @wilhelmhesse1348
    @wilhelmhesse1348 Год назад +1

    Wicked man...FFM ...this I just have to support in one way or the other 💯
    At 8:50 John Milius also did the screen play of Apocalypse Now and had a big part to play in the early success of UFC 💯

  • @garybeltrand5802
    @garybeltrand5802 Год назад +2

    Yet another great vid of Don, the human treasure chest of awesome stories. I always thought the "Superman" punch in MMA was kind of ridiculous, nice to hear him criticize it. Cool that Don had wrestling skills, even cooler that he was hanging out with Sean and Chris Penn and the queen of pop herself Madonna.

  • @isaelmahdi6593
    @isaelmahdi6593 Год назад +1

    This channel rocks

  • @VilasSheldon
    @VilasSheldon Год назад +1

    Great stories! Don is fun to listen to

  • @alexdoe6338
    @alexdoe6338 Год назад +2

    Wilson seems to have stories for days. From training to college to pro fights to the underground fight scene to street fights to Hollywood to fatherhood ... sheesh

  • @ruiseartalcorn
    @ruiseartalcorn Год назад +1

    Great stuff! :)

  • @EllahRah
    @EllahRah Год назад +1

    He seems like hes on some kind of ampheramine because of how fast hes talking.. Great Intervew man I love your channel

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад

      Don's always got a ton of energy... I'm with him hours at a time, from starting training, to finishing training and then eating lunch, he's still full of energy! Lol

    • @edmeyer4800
      @edmeyer4800 Год назад

      It's all that ginseng he's hopped up on 😂

  • @mikestansbury2510
    @mikestansbury2510 Год назад +1

    i remember watching that ufc he don was talking about. then kimo went out and bragged that he got gracie.. yeah, the gracie's said royce had low blood sugar.

  • @colinthornborrow
    @colinthornborrow Год назад +1

    Don's mind is as sharp as his body. What a legend

  • @Makedonce1989.
    @Makedonce1989. Год назад +1

    Amazin interview tsar daamn that Madonna looks like a troll now

  • @Yautjaz
    @Yautjaz Год назад +2

    What you think about this Steven Seagal- Bruce Lee Story ?
    ruclips.net/video/AfkDsN8hXZo/видео.html

  • @charlesneruda6869
    @charlesneruda6869 Год назад +1

    4th in the State at a collegent level 🤯 Thats awesome!

  • @christianstreit950
    @christianstreit950 Год назад +2

    Yeah, the magic of the 80s
    and 90s is pretty much
    gone in many ways...
    but not only when it comes to
    martial arts movies, same
    thing with bodybuilding
    magazines, rock music, tv
    shows etc..
    So what are we gonna do
    about it? - neglect what's
    going on now and live in
    the past?
    Why not, at least when it comes to pop culture I do
    pretty much exactly that for
    a good 90 percent of the
    time.
    I mean, there's so much good
    stuff from the past still avai-
    lable and most of the new
    stuff actually sucks, just as
    mentioned.
    On top of that the retro train
    is rolling : whenever my
    neighbour's kids have a
    party, they listen to 90s hits
    samplers. - Why is that? 😂😂
    Thanks for reminding us of
    all the good stuff, Dude!

  • @MarioLamRedRebel
    @MarioLamRedRebel Год назад +1

    I like Don the Dragon Wilson and also think hé is ad age but still sport every day, that needs respect and not get challenge by someone that wants to fight because it looks good on his record. Greetings from the Netherlands 🥋 OSU 🥋

  • @BasilMasters
    @BasilMasters Год назад +1

    I respect Don but with all due respect me training with Pat Miletich's camp from where Matt came from, i can garuntee you that Matt Hughs would absolutely murk Don Wilson worse than what he did to Ryoce Gracie. Matt was a beast back then ! It honestly; again with all due respect won't even be a fight. Deep down Don knows that too which is why he never stepped in the octagon ever.

  • @Hero-For-Hire
    @Hero-For-Hire Год назад +2

    I have nothing but respect for Don and I have been on his side the whole time during this debate on whether Qissi or Van Damme woluld beat him in a kickboxing match. That said, i must point out that Don has continually brought up that they don't really know his background when they speak on his credentials and he must be held to that same standard that he himself has set. Matt was a 2 time D1 All American. His collegiate wrestling record was something like 113-18. Don did not ever wrestle at a higher level than him and saying that he did only shows his ignorance to what he really would have been signing up for

    • @helenbaker8628
      @helenbaker8628 Год назад

      Kind of like when NCAA Division I Champion, Mark Coleman got schooled by Maurice Smith. Right? Many, many people who comment on these boards don't understand the level of Fight IQ athletes like Maurice Smith, Don Wilson, or a Manson Gibson had. Especially a Don Wilson with a background in collegiate wrestling. Matt Hughes would have gotten KOed by Wilson. Why? Similar (but much better) to when Smith fought Coleman, Wilson would nullify any take-down attempt, but much better than Maurice was capable of, and would either landed one huge shot on Hughes, or crippled him with leg kicks. If for any lucky reason Hughes could take him down it wouldn't amount to anything as Wilson has more than enough wrestling experience to protect himself and get back into a striking opportunity.

  • @FryZBoXX
    @FryZBoXX Год назад +1

    shoot, u know im in 💥👊🏼🤩💯 #ffm

  • @ericshelley7241
    @ericshelley7241 Год назад +1

    So jealous you get to work out with one of the greatest kickboxers of all time and call him your friend. Would love to have don as a mentor. Hey Viking samurai, what is your martial arts background

  • @JD202
    @JD202 Год назад +1

    Don vs Matt would have been a massacre. If Don thinks that his sidekicks would take care of Hughes, he is sadly mistaken. Don vs Royce would have been an interesting fight to see, I think that Royce would have won but Don would have stood a small chance against him.

  • @johnwebb4292
    @johnwebb4292 Год назад +1

    Awww Don You were doing so well.... Then came the Matt Hughes stuff. I'm sorry I've no doubt you would give it your best shot and with the utmost respect for your kickboxing career... but at the time you were talking about Matt Hughes finishes that one fast. Hypothetically speaking of course.

  • @paulsmith9192
    @paulsmith9192 Год назад +2

    So,ur gonna be getting martial arts movies made?Like the last kumite type of movies?

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад

      That's the ultimate goal. As far as The Last Kumite, that has a lot of potential. I have a few different ideas and scripts in mind for movies and several people I'm already working with in various stages of development.

    • @paulsmith9192
      @paulsmith9192 Год назад

      @Viking Samurai but,u wont be directing?

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +1

      @@paulsmith9192 No, I'm more interested in playing a role in producing, acting and/or writing right now.. depending on the project.

  • @aquaticlibrary
    @aquaticlibrary Год назад +2

    Royce was pretty old in that fight. Don was equally pretty old by that point lol. But essentially if Don has enough wrestling to avoid a takedown then he could’ve won

  • @thebaneking4787
    @thebaneking4787 Год назад +1

    “Yes Madonna comeback and claim my soul.”

  • @adamkane7513
    @adamkane7513 Год назад

    17:20 Madonna would have made Don look like a joke.
    I'm glad he had the good sense to see this back then.

  • @chrissadiq4497
    @chrissadiq4497 Год назад +1

    Setup a ring fight between Jai White and Segal end the talk. 😎

  • @2267victor
    @2267victor Год назад

    Don Wilson talking about Matt Hughes does not add up. First he said that Matt was a high school wrestler. Matt was a division 1 college wrestler. So Don got the offer to fight Matt in 2006? That would have made Don about 52 and Matt about 33 I have a hard to believing that Dana White would offer a fight to a guy that is 52 who may not have even been approved by the athletic commision.

  • @fjbxrplover
    @fjbxrplover Год назад +1

    I like Don Wilson but I do think at his advanced age, he is a revisionist history extraordinaire. Puffs up his wrestling background and saying he would beat Matt Hughes? No way. We will never find out and he needs to let things go

  • @miesvaillanykyisyytta3252
    @miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 Год назад +1

    "ever fought" implies that he fought. You probably meant to say "never"?

  • @iankempster7007
    @iankempster7007 Год назад +2

    Are you ever going to have Micheal Dudikoff on ?

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +2

      It'd be cool... Lots of great future guests to come

    • @Katzenhase
      @Katzenhase Год назад +1

      @@VikingSamurai Hopefully Seagal one day😉.

    • @smokingkillsoswald
      @smokingkillsoswald Год назад +1

      Yeah dudikoff is a great shout. Seagal would be funny.

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +2

      @@Katzenhase probably in person ;)

  • @thenatural480
    @thenatural480 Год назад

    Hey I want to be in one of your films

  • @Sacciuiguai
    @Sacciuiguai Год назад

    Video/audio desync?

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +1

      It should correct, sometimes that happens but it gets corrected by RUclips

  • @handofgod2000
    @handofgod2000 Год назад +1

    Madonna is the best ever 💯

  • @torringtonstonekeeper
    @torringtonstonekeeper Год назад +3

    Dana white is a crook. Don is a legend. The dragon 🐉🐲

  • @igorsenayoutube
    @igorsenayoutube Год назад +1

    Great idea about the platform to bring in action and martial arts people. That is awesome because if its a niche platform it creates more opportunities for people to be discovered. That is of course, until all the twerk ladies find it and ruin it haha
    Best of luck to you!

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +1

      If the twerk ladies find it and make the platform money, we can still use it to fund movies, so still good lol

    • @igorsenayoutube
      @igorsenayoutube Год назад

      @@VikingSamurai That's my guy: thinking 2 steps ahead hehe

  • @jessemiramontes9995
    @jessemiramontes9995 Год назад +1

    I respect Don but there's no fucking way his side kick would stop Matt's double. Florida Junior College wrestling is nothing compared to Div 1 NCAA wrestling.

  • @yasirb9172
    @yasirb9172 Год назад +1

    what a mistake by the UFC! I think Don would have been a champion and inspired millions more people

  • @sirdan357
    @sirdan357 Год назад +17

    Matt Hughes was an accomplished NCAA D1 wrestler, not just high school. He would have mauled Don.

    • @cuzz63
      @cuzz63 Год назад +8

      thats assuming he could get the takedown. Don had the strikers chance to KO Hughes. Don was wrong, yes Matt was alot higher level than he stated...but remember GSP was not even a high school wrestler. One thing about wrestlers is distance..they have to close distance and a good kicker like DW could potentially keep him too far out for him to shoot.

    • @strikingmachine2975
      @strikingmachine2975 Год назад +5

      if Hughes was not on "supplements", and Don had a 9 month training camp, he may have been able to stop Hughes' takedowns, and batter him on the feet. Remember when Matt Serra pieced up Matt Hughes on the feet? Now imagine Don Wilson doing that, plus kicks..

    • @timslee0618
      @timslee0618 Год назад +3

      Some don't know what Don Wilson did wrestle in college. Yes, not as accomplished as Matt Hughes though in wrestling

    • @timslee0618
      @timslee0618 Год назад

      ​​@@strikingmachine2975 well when Matt Hughes fought Matt Serra. Hughes was not in his prime so it would of been interesting. Some don't know Don Wilson wrestled in College

    • @neo7759
      @neo7759 Год назад +1

      100% agree, guys like Don have excuses for everything but the fact is that the UFC guys would crush most of these dudes who just talk.

  • @PrejeanTime-pr4kw
    @PrejeanTime-pr4kw Год назад +1

    Matt Hughes would have DESTROYED Don Wilson in a UFC cage, hence Don pooping his pants when offered it and making excuses not to take the fight. Don criticized Dennis Alexio for not entering K1, yet Don never rushed to enter it himself! Don is a great kickboxer no doubt but his excuses for fights he never took or lost are PATHETIC! He got well beaten by thai boxer Samart yet is ready with excuses he had a fever, etc. Benny The Jet is the same he omits his losses from his record or rarely talks openly about them. Don should have walked the walk like Ron Van Clief in UFC rather than just talk the talk! Yes Don would have easily got beaten by anyone decent in UFC but at least he would have had the guts to enter it like Ron Van Clief.

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад

      As far as K1, Don was going to fight, he didn't like the 3 round structure and wanted more rounds though.

  • @jamesbunny3294
    @jamesbunny3294 Год назад +1

    Don would rule the UFC!

  • @stephensmith.fatherguide1518
    @stephensmith.fatherguide1518 Год назад

    Still think that in the ring it's not. Real street fighting. In the streets. Anything can happen. Rip the great Bruce Lee but respect. Those. In the ring with the rules and regulations. Take care and keep safe

  • @paulsmith9192
    @paulsmith9192 Год назад +1

    Why doesn't don open up a martial arts school & teach?I guess because hes still busy making movies

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад

      He's got at least 3 movies in the works with likely quite a few more to follow soon!

    • @paulsmith9192
      @paulsmith9192 Год назад

      @Viking Samurai I thought so.I know black Creek. Hes was suppose to be in the last kumite, But, I heard don was sick

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад

      @@paulsmith9192 He's definitely not in The Last Kumite, but who knows, could show up in the sequel (assuming there's a sequel... seems like there would be though).

  • @ismaelfreytes1106
    @ismaelfreytes1106 Год назад +1

    I love kickboxing and mma but kickboxing is not popular in usa and no respect for sports

  • @marvinj1000
    @marvinj1000 Год назад

    Ufc is still cheap today

  • @paulsmith9192
    @paulsmith9192 Год назад

    I think u ment never fought,u put ever fought

  • @corporalhicks4532
    @corporalhicks4532 Год назад

    Don always has the same haircut. Starting to wonder if he really is going to the barber or if its' wig 😝

  • @stephensmith.fatherguide1518
    @stephensmith.fatherguide1518 Год назад

    What do you think of Sammy Franco. Big Bruce Lee fan Bruce Lee. Bruce died. In. 1973. Before Bruce Lee. Enter the dragon. I was a. Teenager tried to sneak in. To. See. My hero Bruce Lee. Nunchuck. Watching. Bruce Lee. Adults are saying. This. Bruce Lee. That's. The. Man. Bruce Lee. I miss you ❤

  • @carlobella1850
    @carlobella1850 Год назад

    He was a Division I all American wrestler lol. Don did not wrestle at that level LMFAO high school wrestler. Yeah he was like a three time high school state champion before he wrestled division one and was an all American. I think don may have dementia. He doesn’t need to be fighting.

  • @stephensmith.fatherguide1518
    @stephensmith.fatherguide1518 Год назад

    I think I got a threatening email from don the dragon Wilson. About Bruce Lee or. Sammy Franco. One of the comments I did not say anything about don the dragon Wilson never heard of the man. I just look at what ever content. Is available. I personally think when it comes Bruce Lee. The man died in 1973. At the end of the day. Bruce Lee haters. Move on. Ok I might have upset this guy don. The dragon. I apologise. Not intentional. But Bruce Lee will always be part of my life take care and keep safe and as Spock would say live long and prosper Kirk out

    • @VikingSamurai
      @VikingSamurai  Год назад +1

      I doubt Don went out of his way to email you lol. How would he have even gotten your email address?

  • @edmeyer4800
    @edmeyer4800 Год назад

    Matt would of killed him😅