Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. Transcript: lexfridman.com/dana-white-transcript 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Notion: notion.com/lex - AG1: drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off 0:57 - Mike Tyson and early days of fighting 11:35 - Jiu jitsu 17:39 - Origin of UFC 31:50 - Joe Rogan 37:56 - Lorenzo Fertitta 40:23 - Great fighters 44:20 - Khabib vs Conor 47:27 - Jon Jones 50:28 - Conor McGregor 55:31 - Trump 1:01:09 - Elon vs Zuck 1:02:30 - Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul 1:05:18 - Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar 1:12:31 - Gambling 1:27:33 - Mortality
Lex-Kelly Slater surfer still competing on the top world tour at 52beating kids more than half his age almost triple his age, 11 world titles!! --‘11’-- world titles!! Won Big wave surf contests too. Blows Ali away. Kelly is funny and personable and knowledgeable. Everyone is so disrespecting Kelly right now. He’s still on the top tour at 52 winning!!
@@sthubbins4038Biden also called black people monkeys, also was best friends with a kkk grand dragon ,and the best of it all joe Biden your president stood in the way of abolishing jim crow , but yea he is awesome for not watching ufc
“Whatever takes your attention on a Saturday night is my competitor” - Dana White For a UFC fan from the UK where the fights usually take place from 1am - 6am, apparently my sleep is Dana’s competitor 😂😂 He won that match countless times, so fair play 😆
I've never heard a Dana interview that wasn't captivating. I can't even imagine the UFC without him. Let's cherish this time, this era, of which he has been at the tip of the spear. 🙏
Easily one of Dana Whites best interviews. Love the behind the scenes back stories. Dana should really think about putting more of this out. Like in a book or a video documentary. Would be an instant banger.
This is the best sit down conversation I’ve ever seen. Lex has a way of asking the right questions to the right people w/ zero extra. Dana is seen my millions of people in millions of different ways. The level of authenticity I felt watching this was very inspirational. Will be watching again when I’m feeling run down. Thank you both.
The fawning over a guy with little more life than a corpse comes off as paid engagement. Shilling. He could of asked a question that wasn’t a softball. That would be “the right” questions if he was the big hitter you claim.
@@Williamjames215 or maybe "why are these guys trading years of their life, and years OFF their life, for $50-60k a year and aren't allowed to get their own sponsors. Yeah, maybe that one.
@@Williamjames215 Sure, or any questions that lead somewhere would be nice. This comment section is strange. Just a bunch of people fawning over Lex, not the interview. Seems inorganic relative to other channels.
You must love yourself first before you are able to love others (her). Your wife is a teacher holding up a mirror for you. She technically has nothing to do with this - she can't win in this scenario since it's always been you. Eat healthy, work out, watch some stand up, smoke some weed, exhaust yourself physically then throw out a prayer and welcome the change. You got this!
They earned it they didn't find it... because they chased purpose, not "feeling of happiness". Your types will almost never understand. Change your mindset.
@@romteni there is zero possibility that you have any idea what my "type" is 😆. You've somehow demonized me for being happy for someone who is loving life to the highest degree so much that they hate falling asleep. I'm very accomplished and have earned every bit of that. I don't hate my life and was only inspired to have that level of excitement about my own one day. You don't know my "type" I assure you.
What a great interview! I never knew Dana trained jiu jitsu. Hearing his stories about starting in jiu jitsu was great. Everyone who trains jiu jitsu goes through that car on the chest feeling 😂
You go through 2 options in your head after realizing you don’t want another human being to do this to you again. You either quit and hope you never get into a situation you can’t shoot your way out of, or you tell yourself that you’ll train until it doesn’t happen again because you don’t want to die like this.
If you don’t already know, Lex is one of the best in this game. He’s invested in genuine and impactful conversations! He isn’t just podcasting for the sake of podcasting.
@@Kw3sttwhy is it you dipshits with this type of critique always like your own comment. You think Dana a guy that’s clearly a narcissist but very good at what he does and far more successful then most people would ever dream of being would ever come back on the show if Lex decided to try and do a gotcha interview, pull your head out of your ass this is Lex we are talking about. He’s probably one of the most non confrontational people on RUclips
Isn't it crazy how Joe Rogan has managed to be the INDUSTRY AUTHORITY in SEVERAL VASTLY DIFFERENT MAJOR INDUSTRIES?? Comedy? MMA? NEWS? PODCASTS? It's nuts. All he does is talk about them. He's a once in a lifetime anomaly.
I used to think Forrest wasn't afraid of danger because he fought in a cage - what a joke. He drove a Kia for 200,000+ miles? Dude has a fucking death wish.
@@canoninmunaone Only the heroes in the US armed forces whom have served country regardless of the context, will be the ones who will be mentioned in the pantheon of victories heroes, not some athlete who abandoned his nation during it's darkest hour. God Bless 🇺🇲
I get disagreeing with Dana...Disliking Dana... But cant see how you cannot respect the guy. He's a rare CEO that you can count on to give it to you straight and call it as he sees it.
Dana lies on a regular basis, disparages his own fighters, underpays them, and intimidates reporters. He definitely also has good qualities and has done great for the UFC, but no, he does not "give it to you straight", he's as political as any of the others.
@@zazaza1000yeah yeah yeah He who has not sinned throw the first stone. Dana is a promoter. He will tell you what he feels will get u excited about the UFC. About the pay no one forced the fighters to sign the contract. Also if you are so pained about Fighter's pay send them ur personal money to show them you care. Dana is as real as the gate. During the pandemic how many CEO laid off their workers Dana didn't lay off any of his worker but hey you wouldn't speak on that. The Dana hate is REAL.
@@Gratefulfellow this is so stupid. Like I said, Dana is good at some things, and a complete idiot at others. You also have no idea who you're speaking to here, which is hilarious 😂
Finally someone who isn't a Zuffa zombie. Dana is a horrendous"promoter". UFC intentionally keeps down fighter pay to 18% or less. It's sad that Lex didn't have the guts to question this or the anti-trust lawsuit that was just settled out of court before the trial was about to begin. No power or abuses of power held to account these days. Just fake a$$ kissers parading as journalists@@zazaza1000
Well yeah, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the business himself, but without Dana the Fertittas also wouldn’t have bought the business. Dana is a self made millionaire through and through. They didn’t give Dana millions, they spent their own millions on buying a company then gave Dana a job as the president. But they were $44,000,000 in the hole. Dana didn’t get rich until 2016 when the company sold for $4.6B and Dana had 9% of the company so he got like $360M Also nobody on planet earth works harder than Dana so he deserves every penny and more. But he really doesn’t care about the wealth anyway, he cares about building the brand.
@yangsrealm2536 Yes I know all that hence my comment, so like I said it helps having friends who are multi millionnaires who could loose (temporarily) 40 million dollars and decide to keep investing money. I also said I'm not taking anything away for Dana's achievements but not many ppl wud have that kind of backing from investors.
As a retired fighter turned fight commentator, every time I called a fight, I made it a point to do my best to make every fighter and every fight sound like the coolest, most important thing ever to happen... specifically because I experienced the polar opposite, and it absolutely sucked.
It's so refreshing to see a podcast where the guest talks about things they love opposed to being asked "I gotcha" questions. Dana and Lex are awesome, great job and thank you!
One of the best flowing interviews I’ve ever listened to involving one of my favorite people and personal inspirations on the planet. Dana White as a person and business guy is what I try to be every day in my own company . Thank you for this
Love the spirit of this interview, bare knuckled impression of one's experiences and inner truths. Thank you Dana and Lex for an outstanding no BS expression from one's heart!
I watched the Stephen and Forest fight with my friends elderly grandmother… this little old country granny had never watch one single UFC fight and I’m sitting right beside her and we were both screaming at the tv!!!! Granny was the best!! I still feel so blessed for that moment with her and kinda shameful that it was an absolute bloodbath in her beautiful little living room!!😅😅😅
I liked when Dana said: winning means also losing. It's part of the game in sports or business. I agree that real successful people understand this concept. There will always be ups and downs in anything you go for. Also, thank you for recommending Vision Quest! 😊
Marcelo Garcia said that nogi is like training in the gi when your grips are tired. And that gi is like when the nogi match starts and you're both totally dry
@@lucajack007Well sadly it is, so this is very welcome. I love Lex’s podcasts for commute, at least I learned a lot instead of brainlessly scrolling. Go Lex!
Im excited to see if he talks about the Howie thing. Lex is a different breed of human that I imagine Dana respects, so im glad he got him to change his previous statement and come on. Dana has a lot of good insights to offer.
@@tuhaggis what are you talking about? I spoke a fact about Dana...what are you even saying? Did I trigger a uncomfortable feeling in you too? Stay out of your feelings and just relax. No need to get triggered over a true statement I made
I know what he means about muting the audio. I mute the audio for CFB.. unless it's Gus and Joel haha! I don't need ESPN to tell me what I just saw. I used to love the skycam
@UC8hUaqzC_qCUmxHDgcF-niw movies like vision quest move so many people broadly speaking because regardless if one trains , life itself is a fight… “fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul…” R.G. Thank you for this amazing interview. I was already a Dana fan after seeing a clip of him defending free speech for his fighters from the legacy media. After this interview my respect for him only grew after learning about his loyalty and how he was willing to throw it all away for Rogan his friend. Powerful stuff. Thank you Lex. 🙏
This interview and episode drop timing is perfect. And this is coming from someone with little experience, knowledge,and/or interest in the UFC but now I AM INTERESTED. In learning more about what and where the UFC comes from. This is the right person to see it through, his eyes, danas POV is making it easy for me to get it, the allure. Really interesting how hearing it from him made me want to know more. Good stuff. Hats off to Lex and the work hes doing and sharing for FREE on RUclips.
you should maybe not only look at this sport from the eyes of dana. he is a liar and a promotor. he struck his wife in public just like a year ago. he has probably helped alot of fighters (DC & Chael predominantly) but make no doubt about it. if you get to know how the sausage is made when it comes to the UFC and Dana in perticular... yeah. not the eyes you should ONLY see it through.
Dana White is an incredibly greedy POS who underpays the workers who sacrifice their health for his benefit and our entertainment. The UFC has created a monopsony through exploitive contracts. Go read John Nash on substack who has reported on this if you want to research the UFC
@@technodromen yeah you're right I agree. I meant more like the UFC culture and company as a whole im interested in learning about. The whole thing is fascinating, the community the talent the money the business the people! I think Dana is kinda funny and life through his eyes does have a unique pov as he is immersed in that community and the role it plays in his daily life. His experience and insights are valid to me at least. I hear you tho!
Thanks for educating me on UFC and professional organizer and learning of past UFC champions and evolution..learning of Dana's positive energy!! Nice stuff coming from Budapest!!!
31:52 "COULD care less" This is already the second or third time in this conversation he's said this, and he says it all the time. For a guy as smart as Lex, I'm a little surprised he doesn't realize that saying "could care less" implies that you do care. If you don't care, you'd say "couldn't care less".
I'm Scottish from a small town in East fife and remember the stephan bonner vs forest Griffin fight happening live. My dads mate phoned him and told him to put it on and the next day everyone was telling the tale at high school. Cool moment now looking back
You do a good job with interviews by letting people speak and let audience have a glimpse of who they are and where they come from :-). Nicely done :-).
I'm a newer fan (2020), but I watch every single event and I know pretty well everyone on the roster. The first fight that comes to mind is... Gaethje/Chandler. I feel like fights are stopped too easily these days compared to then. Marc Goddard makes me nervous anytime he refs a big fight because he's so quick to jump in and have his moment of stopping it. For instance, Izzy/Periera and Periera/Jiri.
Unbelievable. The mcgregor fight took the shine of it over thr hype about conor at the time but its still the best ufc fight I've seen live and I've been watching constantly since maybe 2012 or before
I've long been a Lex fan and now I'm huge Dana fan as well. That was a fantastic interview, one of my favorites ever, and I almost skipped it. Thank you!
Dana White has helped evolve martial arts more in the last 30 years than in the last 1000 years. Compare the best martial artist from the era of UFC 1.. to the best today.. and it’s a night and day difference. Thank you, Uncle Dana.
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Transcript: lexfridman.com/dana-white-transcript
0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions:
- LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack
- Notion: notion.com/lex
- AG1: drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
0:57 - Mike Tyson and early days of fighting
11:35 - Jiu jitsu
17:39 - Origin of UFC
31:50 - Joe Rogan
37:56 - Lorenzo Fertitta
40:23 - Great fighters
44:20 - Khabib vs Conor
47:27 - Jon Jones
50:28 - Conor McGregor
55:31 - Trump
1:01:09 - Elon vs Zuck
1:02:30 - Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
1:05:18 - Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar
1:12:31 - Gambling
1:27:33 - Mortality
Please interview: Abby Martin, Rabbi Elhanan Beck, George Galloway, Ilan Pappe, Christopher Bollyn, Mohammed El-Kurd (part 2), Dave Smith
I thought Dana said I will never get on podcast again, how the hell did you persuade him to do it again 😅😂😂
You’re my favorite interviewer at the moment. Dana is an advocate for free speech. Nothing but respect!
No antitrust lawsuit questions?
Lex-Kelly Slater surfer still competing on the top world tour at 52beating kids more than half his age almost triple his age, 11 world titles!! --‘11’-- world titles!! Won Big wave surf contests too. Blows Ali away. Kelly is funny and personable and knowledgeable. Everyone is so disrespecting Kelly right now. He’s still on the top tour at 52 winning!!
Been saving the oil for this one
Huh
@@Jay-pd9kc I think he's letting us know he's gonna jack it.
💀🤣
@@johnnypottseedoh ffs! 😂
@johnnypottseed
Yeah, he gonna make the bald man cry
Finally, Dana is on a proper podcast.
I love that Biden, unlike Putin and Trump, DOESN’T call Dana White after every UFC event.
@@sthubbins4038who?
When he walked off Howie Mandel 😂. If you can't shake his hand you can't have him as a guest.
@@sthubbins4038Biden also called black people monkeys, also was best friends with a kkk grand dragon ,and the best of it all joe Biden your president stood in the way of abolishing jim crow , but yea he is awesome for not watching ufc
He was so pissed he said I’m not doing another podcast again hahah, Lex is top notch
The dude looks like Joe Rogan's dad.
More like a younger brother.
He sort of is
All bald white guys look the same and that’s coming from a bald white guy
I wish this podcast was about 10 to 20 hours longer.
3 days, according to dana....
“Whatever takes your attention on a Saturday night is my competitor” - Dana White
For a UFC fan from the UK where the fights usually take place from 1am - 6am, apparently my sleep is Dana’s competitor 😂😂
He won that match countless times, so fair play 😆
man that sucks! I'm pretty happy with it in Australia! Sunday's 10am early prelims, main card is at 2pm.
Underrated comment lol thats funny
youtube.com/@MIVILOVER?si=VIepfwtPPwbPUX5c?sub_confirmation=1
yes, it is
I can’t do the late nights anymore 😂 Turn your phone off watch it In The morning ✊
I've never heard a Dana interview that wasn't captivating. I can't even imagine the UFC without him. Let's cherish this time, this era, of which he has been at the tip of the spear. 🙏
Whole lotta ass kissing going on in this interview and this comment.
Easily one of Dana Whites best interviews. Love the behind the scenes back stories. Dana should really think about putting more of this out. Like in a book or a video documentary. Would be an instant banger.
In thumbnail, dana looks like thanos.
Lmao
Dana is real life thanos
He is.
Ends careers for pissing him off. Savage
U aint hot
This is the best sit down conversation I’ve ever seen. Lex has a way of asking the right questions to the right people w/ zero extra. Dana is seen my millions of people in millions of different ways. The level of authenticity I felt watching this was very inspirational. Will be watching again when I’m feeling run down. Thank you both.
The fawning over a guy with little more life than a corpse comes off as paid engagement. Shilling.
He could of asked a question that wasn’t a softball. That would be “the right” questions if he was the big hitter you claim.
@@henrywolf5332 which is what? Why did you “abuse” your wife?
@@Williamjames215 or maybe "why are these guys trading years of their life, and years OFF their life, for $50-60k a year and aren't allowed to get their own sponsors. Yeah, maybe that one.
@@Williamjames215 Sure, or any questions that lead somewhere would be nice.
This comment section is strange. Just a bunch of people fawning over Lex, not the interview. Seems inorganic relative to other channels.
Always happy to see Joe Rogan and Lex having a talk. So excited to listen!
😂😂😂
That's funny because he actually looks a bit like Rogan
@@mastervibes2296 We can all look like that, just wait til your 50's to start a TRT regiment, shave your head, and boom you're good to go.
When I was a newbie in the mma world, I thought Dana white was Joe Rogan
Lol
A very welcomed and unexpected surprise to see uncle Dana on here! Time to get some snacks! Thanks Lex and thanks Dana!
Agreed
You're f*ing weird and not in a good way.
Nah time to get on the treadmill b
@@chutcentral Time to get on the Peloton!
The problem with the UFC and White is that they prefer to have "stars" than fighters. They are marketers first.
As a Vegas local and fight man, Dana is a living Legend. Thank you Lex for hosting this great convo.
Loved hearing him talk about how much he loves his life. I've been chasing that feeling for so many years. So glad to hear when others have found it!
You must love yourself first before you are able to love others (her). Your wife is a teacher holding up a mirror for you. She technically has nothing to do with this - she can't win in this scenario since it's always been you. Eat healthy, work out, watch some stand up, smoke some weed, exhaust yourself physically then throw out a prayer and welcome the change. You got this!
They earned it they didn't find it... because they chased purpose, not "feeling of happiness". Your types will almost never understand. Change your mindset.
@@romteni there is zero possibility that you have any idea what my "type" is 😆.
You've somehow demonized me for being happy for someone who is loving life to the highest degree so much that they hate falling asleep. I'm very accomplished and have earned every bit of that. I don't hate my life and was only inspired to have that level of excitement about my own one day. You don't know my "type" I assure you.
He is struggling to breathe throughout the entire video. Deep breaths
That feeling is nothing more than prolonged thoughts of gratitude for what you already have. There's nothing to find, you can access it at any moment.
Damn, wish this was one of those 3 hour episodes 😢
Felt like 20 min
He had a budget meeting to attend.
What a great interview! I never knew Dana trained jiu jitsu. Hearing his stories about starting in jiu jitsu was great. Everyone who trains jiu jitsu goes through that car on the chest feeling 😂
You go through 2 options in your head after realizing you don’t want another human being to do this to you again. You either quit and hope you never get into a situation you can’t shoot your way out of, or you tell yourself that you’ll train until it doesn’t happen again because you don’t want to die like this.
@@gw1652 yeah you build up a tolerance after a while. Especially if you train with some bigger upper belts that like knee on belly 😀
Didn't want this one to end. Could easily listen for a couple of more hours. Hope there is part 2
That quote at the end man!
So true 👍
I’ve been going down a ufc rabbit hole and this interview comes out. Love it
Welcome Brother!
Same. Got into it after hearing about Khabib last year and now I'm genuinely considering subscribing to Fight Pass lmao
Have you checked out the channels ‘Larone’ or ‘Joseph Vincent’? Highly suggest it!
That sounded dirtier than I think you meant it ?
@@STOPPEDINCOLORADO I’m saying lol can’t wait to watch 300
Probably the best interview I’ve ever seen with Dana. Pure authenticity and candidness delivered by such measured handling by Lex
Finally a podcaster who has done his homework (research) on the person he is interviewing.
If you don’t already know, Lex is one of the best in this game. He’s invested in genuine and impactful conversations! He isn’t just podcasting for the sake of podcasting.
Yeah good interview here with Joe Rogan.
its just a fan boy
Really interesting statement (comment)
@@Kw3sttwhy is it you dipshits with this type of critique always like your own comment. You think Dana a guy that’s clearly a narcissist but very good at what he does and far more successful then most people would ever dream of being would ever come back on the show if Lex decided to try and do a gotcha interview, pull your head out of your ass this is Lex we are talking about. He’s probably one of the most non confrontational people on RUclips
Wonderful excerpt. Where may I find the full length conversation?
Criminally underrated comment
hahaha. this is brilliant.
@@chris-p-rat truly underrated 👌👍
a wild ligo12 was spotted
can you explain? i want to know why it is funny lol
brilliant podcast, with great questions! my first Lex listen!
That Mohamad Ali quote was on point. Great interview!
Goat of Goats!
As a boxer he was good not great
Isn't it crazy how Joe Rogan has managed to be the INDUSTRY AUTHORITY in SEVERAL VASTLY DIFFERENT MAJOR INDUSTRIES?? Comedy? MMA? NEWS? PODCASTS? It's nuts. All he does is talk about them. He's a once in a lifetime anomaly.
TV too
Have you seen his stand up?
@@ProudNewDad2023really liked it till i listened go his podcast 😊
comedy?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If he doesn’t make it into our history books, then you know this sht is stoopid twisted
Wow the last part of that interview puts Dana in a different category for me… Lex too… very inspiring!!
Lex screwed up big time on this one! He forgot to properly credit Dana as a philosopher.
And Philanthropist
@@EchoEcho-q4r Howie forgot that one...ruclips.net/video/dDits_amt34/видео.htmlsi=8ZjwuhymtV2y1Dta
Fullonrapist
Best comment award
@@calmsimon It's an inside joke to get too much traction though haha
I used to think Forrest wasn't afraid of danger because he fought in a cage - what a joke. He drove a Kia for 200,000+ miles? Dude has a fucking death wish.
I thought kia’s were reliable
Kia’s are pretty reliable 😂
I’m pretty sure it was a scion.
@@Happycamper808 Just type "Kia engines" into RUclips and you'll see a bunch of videos about their engine problems. Kia and Hyundai are trash.
@@9641-y3d They're reliably stolen, so there's that at least.
Awesome conversation, Lex. Wish this had been 3 hours long.
Strickland vs DDP 2 asap, please!
Six minutes in and you're already unconditionally certain this is gonna be a banger of a pod
Rehashing the same old stories you've heard a million times.
Lex pretending he remembers those boxing matches 🤣🤣🤣
I picked up on this too. Didn't have a clue bless him.
What a freaking duo. I could listen to these guys chat forever.
51:22 'Fook it. Let's do it.' 😂
I'm not doing any more podcasts. I'm fkng done...
Dana white
Lex week on the LeeeeX fridman PoDCast. (Bruce Buffer stylisticness)
✌️🤙🖖
1:30 Dana's ode to Muhammad Ali is Beautiful.
Ali was magic!
He refused to serve his country during the liberation of vietnam, so...not cool
@@hydoffdhagaweyne1037 How the fuck do you hold this opinion in 2024? before the war started sure, but now? wtf?
@kayn6858 It was a peace keeping mission, the US was preventing the commuies from ruining South East Asia.
@@canoninmunaone Only the heroes in the US armed forces whom have served country regardless of the context, will be the ones who will be mentioned in the pantheon of victories heroes, not some athlete who abandoned his nation during it's darkest hour. God Bless 🇺🇲
@@hydoffdhagaweyne1037 The lowest IQ take ever.
I get disagreeing with Dana...Disliking Dana... But cant see how you cannot respect the guy. He's a rare CEO that you can count on to give it to you straight and call it as he sees it.
Dana lies on a regular basis, disparages his own fighters, underpays them, and intimidates reporters. He definitely also has good qualities and has done great for the UFC, but no, he does not "give it to you straight", he's as political as any of the others.
Straight talker for sure
@@zazaza1000yeah yeah yeah He who has not sinned throw the first stone. Dana is a promoter. He will tell you what he feels will get u excited about the UFC. About the pay no one forced the fighters to sign the contract. Also if you are so pained about Fighter's pay send them ur personal money to show them you care. Dana is as real as the gate. During the pandemic how many CEO laid off their workers Dana didn't lay off any of his worker but hey you wouldn't speak on that. The Dana hate is REAL.
@@Gratefulfellow this is so stupid. Like I said, Dana is good at some things, and a complete idiot at others. You also have no idea who you're speaking to here, which is hilarious 😂
Finally someone who isn't a Zuffa zombie. Dana is a horrendous"promoter". UFC intentionally keeps down fighter pay to 18% or less. It's sad that Lex didn't have the guts to question this or the anti-trust lawsuit that was just settled out of court before the trial was about to begin. No power or abuses of power held to account these days. Just fake a$$ kissers parading as journalists@@zazaza1000
Not taking anything away from Danas achievements but it massively helps having childhood friends turn business partners who are multi millionaires.
Well yeah, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the business himself, but without Dana the Fertittas also wouldn’t have bought the business. Dana is a self made millionaire through and through. They didn’t give Dana millions, they spent their own millions on buying a company then gave Dana a job as the president. But they were $44,000,000 in the hole. Dana didn’t get rich until 2016 when the company sold for $4.6B and Dana had 9% of the company so he got like $360M
Also nobody on planet earth works harder than Dana so he deserves every penny and more. But he really doesn’t care about the wealth anyway, he cares about building the brand.
@yangsrealm2536 Yes I know all that hence my comment, so like I said it helps having friends who are multi millionnaires who could loose (temporarily) 40 million dollars and decide to keep investing money. I also said I'm not taking anything away for Dana's achievements but not many ppl wud have that kind of backing from investors.
As a retired fighter turned fight commentator, every time I called a fight, I made it a point to do my best to make every fighter and every fight sound like the coolest, most important thing ever to happen... specifically because I experienced the polar opposite, and it absolutely sucked.
Oh hi
It's so refreshing to see a podcast where the guest talks about things they love opposed to being asked "I gotcha" questions. Dana and Lex are awesome, great job and thank you!
Thankful for Dana doing regular podcasts
One of the best flowing interviews I’ve ever listened to involving one of my favorite people and personal inspirations on the planet. Dana White as a person and business guy is what I try to be every day in my own company . Thank you for this
Hopefully you pay your employees a living wage 🤞
@@embracedmadnessThey earn enough
Love the spirit of this interview, bare knuckled impression of one's experiences and inner truths. Thank you Dana and Lex for an outstanding no BS
expression from one's heart!
Amen
This was a great conversation lex
Not missing with the guests recently. Love the podcasts Lex. Much love!
Lex, thank you so much for your work!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
20mins in and it is one of the best podcasts I've seen in a while...excellent conversations.
I remember watching the Forrest Griffin and Stephen Bonnar fight live on TV when I was 14.
Stephen Bornalli?
@@frederickhofmann843
Why? What does destiny have to do with this XD
That was a bloody fight. An amazing fight. RIP Bonnar.
Total Quality from start to finish!
Merchant was great especially with that line at Mayweather.
I watched the Stephen and Forest fight with my friends elderly grandmother… this little old country granny had never watch one single UFC fight and I’m sitting right beside her and we were both screaming at the tv!!!! Granny was the best!! I still feel so blessed for that moment with her and kinda shameful that it was an absolute bloodbath in her beautiful little living room!!😅😅😅
Awesome! I have great memories of watching tennis with my Grandmother. I know it's different, but always fun seeing the elderly into sport.
Awesome 👌
Beautiful story
shortest podcast i can remember from Lex
Lisa Randall
Bibi was short
Dana's a busy guy - they're literally doing it from his office haha
@@DrWeird-zw5dcit's an interview, you should be able to talk about yourself 🤡
One of the best interviews I’ve heard in a long time. Could listen to more stories from Dana.
I liked when Dana said: winning means also losing. It's part of the game in sports or business. I agree that real successful people understand this concept. There will always be ups and downs in anything you go for. Also, thank you for recommending Vision Quest! 😊
53:51 Dana is a philosopher without realising it 💯
so @howiemandell was right
Dana, you’re a rare man these days. Thank you for what you do.
Dana mentioning Norm was the best thing on this one
norm mcdonald? timestamp?
1:17:08
“Without the vision, there’s nothing.” So true! Visionaries specialize in passion and never give up. 👊
"If a man does not know to which port he sails, no wind is favorable." -Seneca the Younger
@@KVonnegut 💤
I thought he wasn't doing podcasts anymore?
Marcelo Garcia said that nogi is like training in the gi when your grips are tired. And that gi is like when the nogi match starts and you're both totally dry
Finally i have something to listen to on my way to work
me too
Hope your commute isn't 1.5h
@@lucajack007Well sadly it is, so this is very welcome. I love Lex’s podcasts for commute, at least I learned a lot instead of brainlessly scrolling. Go Lex!
Future album dropped too
@@ElektronicEscalationI used to have a 1.5 hour commute. I got into Stephen King audio books. They're the best! Some are like 50 hours long!
We use to watch vision quest during wrestling season, heaters maxed, entire team sweating it out on the mats, preparing for war
Sounds like a fun time, the sack topping must have been amazing,.
We used to watch it also. Great movie to get you focused for a match👍👍👍
Im excited to see if he talks about the Howie thing. Lex is a different breed of human that I imagine Dana respects, so im glad he got him to change his previous statement and come on. Dana has a lot of good insights to offer.
Dana thinks clearly and talks clearly. I like that.
He's been speaking bullocks for years... this is nothing for him
@@MAkAVeLlIiii I bet your better at it.
@@r.l.strange1897 what kind of response is this? Why are you so hurt over a truthful statement about Dana?
@@MAkAVeLlIiiiHow's that view from way up there above the rest of us?
@@tuhaggis what are you talking about? I spoke a fact about Dana...what are you even saying? Did I trigger a uncomfortable feeling in you too? Stay out of your feelings and just relax. No need to get triggered over a true statement I made
Dana is just the best podcast gues ever. Great job asking questions and letting Dana finish. Exceptional interview
An all star UFC line up podcast would be incredible with Dana!
They should make a movie about Dana White and the rise of the UFC
This was by far.... the best podcast I have ever watched. Thank you Lex Fridman and thank you Dana White!
this has got to be a troll lol...*this* is the best podcast you've ever listened to?
I know what he means about muting the audio. I mute the audio for CFB.. unless it's Gus and Joel haha! I don't need ESPN to tell me what I just saw. I used to love the skycam
Wow never knew these two would do a podcast together . Fucking love it , keep it going Lex !!!!
I enjoyed this conversation. Thanks for encouraging words from Dana.
Лекс, мне очень нравятся твои подкасты, продолжай делать это замечательное дело. Привет из России 👍
one of the best interviews ever Lex ... love love loved it .... keep up the fantastic work
LEX- We need “one” with Chatri Sityodtong now. Awesome job thank you 🙏
@UC8hUaqzC_qCUmxHDgcF-niw movies like vision quest move so many people broadly speaking because regardless if one trains , life itself is a fight… “fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul…” R.G. Thank you for this amazing interview. I was already a Dana fan after seeing a clip of him defending free speech for his fighters from the legacy media. After this interview my respect for him only grew after learning about his loyalty and how he was willing to throw it all away for Rogan his friend. Powerful stuff. Thank you Lex. 🙏
youtube.com/@MIVILOVER?si=VIepfwtPPwbPUX5c?sub_confirmation=1
please make this happen.
Listening to Dana talk about the scale and the beginnings of the UFC is so fun. "Building a good team". I can't believe they stuck with it. Well done.
This interview and episode drop timing is perfect. And this is coming from someone with little experience, knowledge,and/or interest in the UFC but now I AM INTERESTED. In learning more about what and where the UFC comes from. This is the right person to see it through, his eyes, danas POV is making it easy for me to get it, the allure. Really interesting how hearing it from him made me want to know more. Good stuff. Hats off to Lex and the work hes doing and sharing for FREE on RUclips.
you should maybe not only look at this sport from the eyes of dana. he is a liar and a promotor. he struck his wife in public just like a year ago.
he has probably helped alot of fighters (DC & Chael predominantly) but make no doubt about it. if you get to know how the sausage is made when it comes to the UFC and Dana in perticular... yeah. not the eyes you should ONLY see it through.
Dana White is an incredibly greedy POS who underpays the workers who sacrifice their health for his benefit and our entertainment. The UFC has created a monopsony through exploitive contracts. Go read John Nash on substack who has reported on this if you want to research the UFC
@@technodromen yeah you're right I agree. I meant more like the UFC culture and company as a whole im interested in learning about. The whole thing is fascinating, the community the talent the money the business the people! I think Dana is kinda funny and life through his eyes does have a unique pov as he is immersed in that community and the role it plays in his daily life. His experience and insights are valid to me at least. I hear you tho!
This was great; I wish he'd talked abit more about his time in Disturbed, and what it's like touring with the band after Covid and stuff
Fatigue in fighting is like being in the middle of the ocean with weights tied to you , not knowing
How to swim, with a shark circling you. 😂
Thanks for educating me on UFC and professional organizer and learning of past UFC champions and evolution..learning of Dana's positive energy!! Nice stuff coming from Budapest!!!
42:27 Dana talking about old fighters having to face "young killers" when he is basically holding Tom Aspinall hostage 😂😂
Tom doesnt want to fight blades, runs from him
I mean cmon, everyone knows he’s full of it. Sometimes he tells the truth, sometimes he shows hypocrisy.
Um..ok
Tom who??
Literally just said last week he wants the rematch next . Keep up buddy @@zoro8117
31:52 "COULD care less" This is already the second or third time in this conversation he's said this, and he says it all the time. For a guy as smart as Lex, I'm a little surprised he doesn't realize that saying "could care less" implies that you do care. If you don't care, you'd say "couldn't care less".
I noticed that, too.
Loved Tuesday night fights!Who remembers Jimmy Thunder?
With the "Champ" Sean O'Grady!
26:25 coming back to 5th time to this seconds just to digest. What an inspiration from Dana. Thank you for putting up this podcast, Lex!
I'm Scottish from a small town in East fife and remember the stephan bonner vs forest Griffin fight happening live. My dads mate phoned him and told him to put it on and the next day everyone was telling the tale at high school. Cool moment now looking back
My father was a 25 year wrestling coach, always loved vision quest, had us watch it as kids, and we still watch it at the hunting cabins, hell yeah!
That's a classic!
Such a great pod. Two amazing and badass dudes! Let’s go!
You do a good job with interviews by letting people speak and let audience have a glimpse of who they are and where they come from :-). Nicely done :-).
What’s the most brutal UFC fight you’ve seen? Lawler-MacDonald 2 is my pick
That was insane man. It's definitely top 3. An absolute bloodbath!
I'm a newer fan (2020), but I watch every single event and I know pretty well everyone on the roster. The first fight that comes to mind is... Gaethje/Chandler.
I feel like fights are stopped too easily these days compared to then. Marc Goddard makes me nervous anytime he refs a big fight because he's so quick to jump in and have his moment of stopping it. For instance, Izzy/Periera and Periera/Jiri.
Unbelievable. The mcgregor fight took the shine of it over thr hype about conor at the time but its still the best ufc fight I've seen live and I've been watching constantly since maybe 2012 or before
Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "bigfoot" Silva
Jones and Gustafson put eachother through hell. It was just a brutal war of attrition and it went on til the very end.
He just don’t like howie 😂 I don’t blame em
thanks for L.Fridman and Dana White. one of the best talks ever. by the way, Lex, you deserve all you got😀
Just finished giving the Teddy Atlas pod a relisten. Great stuff. Looking forward to what's in-store here!
Thanks! All the best!
Definitely a knockout episode
I've long been a Lex fan and now I'm huge Dana fan as well. That was a fantastic interview, one of my favorites ever, and I almost skipped it.
Thank you!
You never ask difficult questions Lex.
These are nut hugger interviews
You are very fast, Lex.
Wish Lex pushed Dana on why he doesn't like Frank Shamrock..
A true pioneer
Hall of fameer
How is he on this pod before doing Rogan again?
Could be a scheduling conflict
Lex has travelled to do it
Rogan doesn’t travel for anyone. They have to come to him
Rogan isn't allowed to have him on
….you should ask them, I’m sure they’d love to let you know, probably work around you next time 😐
“Ivory Keenan” 😂😂😂😂😂 damn Dana. 😂
One of, if not the best podcast episode I’ve listened to and I’ve listened to a lot. Much respect to Dana after this 🙌🏼
Dana White has helped evolve martial arts more in the last 30 years than in the last 1000 years. Compare the best martial artist from the era of UFC 1.. to the best today.. and it’s a night and day difference. Thank you, Uncle Dana.
That chocolate elf fight must have been something else!