Dana White | In Depth w/ Graham Bensinger 

Please interview Dana White again in 2023-4. The people want it Graham!

Great interview! I would love to see a 2023 follow-up interview.

20 mins in and I just realized this interview is from 8 years ago

How does this only have 3k views. Dana White is a really interesting man, and his no BS way of business and life is why I like him!!

1:20 Beverly hill cop was released in December 1984. Dana was born July 1969. That makes him a 15 year old kid at the theaters. But he claims he was 9

Your dad took you to a movie, brought you to the front row, then gave you money for snacks? Damn that’s horrible

Great Interview, Graham you should do a new one with Dana White and other UFC Hall of Famers

this interview was before conor was in the UFC. He took it to another level

Isn’t he fucking awesome?

I've been waiting for the full version of this for 12 years! Also the one with Lorenzo Fertitta around the same time

My favorite Dana White video. Traditional sit down interview but with long and thought out responses.

Great interview

Dana 1.0 was pre fox, 2.0 is this, 3.0 is Rhonda, Conor and pre espn, and currently we are on Dana 4.0

Always the first graham is the best host, interviewer ever ❤❤

Would love to see some more interviews in the mma world, great interview keep ‘em coming 🤙

He really, really earned his success. Great interview.

Gotta love Uncle Dana

Great interview but I noticed @33:55 you got your pic wrong that is Chris Leben not Forrest Griffin lol... Dana White you forgot to mention another legend... GSP!

Great interview.

It’s cool interview seen it long time ago 🙂

Great interview! Expect interview with Lorenzo

I like listening to this bloke talk.

I grew up without my father. Never met him, Even if he was a drunk i still would have like to of met him. Atleast he actually picked him up that day.

Dana is an amazing survivor! Now that he has it all. He will never stop because he created Frankenstein and he’s the only one that can keep it alive. So he’s on the wheel.

His childhood seems as bad as Chael Sonnen's. It was rough

MAJOR MISTAKE @ 33:55 whyd you play Forrest like that! hahahahaha!

2 things that aren't true.. The Top Boxers make WAYY more money. And boxing is not dead at all. Right now boxing as a whole is better than it has been in the last 15 years. I love the UFC and BOXING!

0:20: 😔 The speaker reflects on their difficult childhood, with absent parents and a single mother, but acknowledges that it shaped them into who they are today. 4:36: 🗣 Dana White discusses his past jobs, his aggressive nature, and his work ethic. 7:55: 📞 The speaker discusses how the entertainment industry keeps working during the holidays, and shares their experience of balancing work and family. 12:06: 👥 The speaker had a encounter with individuals associated with Whitey Bulger and was asked for money. 16:13: 🥊 The UFC was on the verge of going out of business before it was purchased by the current owners. 20:49: 😔 The lowest point for Dana White was when Lorenzo called him and said he couldn't keep funding the UFC. 24:21: 🥊 Dana White discusses the challenges he faced in building the UFC brand and creating a sport. 28:30: 🥊 Dana White shares stories about his experiences growing the UFC and his appreciation for Donald Trump's support. 32:47: 👊 Dana White reflects on the success of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter and the financial opportunities it provided for MMA fighters. 36:49: 💰 UFC revolutionized the fight industry by offering fighters a share of the Pay-Per-View revenue and bonuses, making them on par with other sports leagues. Recap by Tammy AI

I remember when Graham did an interview with Mike Tyson a long time ago. Dude was so green and nervous lol

this sounds like my dad lmao

My father was exactly the same. I also felt the same about not regreting my life and I wouldn't change anything.

7:08 THIS. this is why i admire dana! nothing but straight authenticity when that man speaks. no politcally corrrect bullshit.

This interview was in 2011 ND conor debut was in 2013, by that time it took 2 more years for dana to finally find his soul mate...

Dana was 15 when Beverly Hills Cop came out. 9 sounds better though for the story.

Best CEO out there...

👽👍 thnk's

6:00 aggressive Dana unlocked

Long live Dana White

I love the younger, scrappy Dana!

when stephan bonnar and forrest griffin fought....cuts to bonnar then leben

Dana,when you gonn bring it to sunny south africa....

Yea. You usually do cuss a lot. But isn’t it nice knowing I’m 8 minutes in and you have shown you can talk without cussing. Nice touch.

poor dana... having to get popcorn when the movie started 💔

Interview from 2011🤣 I mean thanks I guess better late then never

Dana white love or hate em you gotta respect him for going out the with nothing more than a vision and built an empire.

36:01 I’m not even sure it was 42 millions, you have to understand you dealing with Tito Ortiz here 😂

33:53 that ain't Forrest Griffin tho...

It takes a strong will and mind to come from hard times to full success from Las Vegas sensei tiger Thompson Thompsontaekwondo

Fucking 12 years later thanks alot

What Year Is This From

Our 2011 interview with UFC President Dana White is now available." HUH

This is why I always laugh when ppl bitch about fighter pay which sure, I'm always behind making more but I do at least understand the immense costs to put on a show & how they r all in house productions meaning their filmers, editors & MASSIVE staff behind the scenes. Add todays bonuses of P.I., all those employees including physical therapists, massage therapists, doctors, insane equipment, nutritionists, kitchen preparing diets for ppl etc, Usada. So much more besides all that too.

Eyyy don't cut the interview early, wtf

9:10 3 things actually. He forgot to say that he always enjoys smacking the wife around when he has the time

13:31 is where Graham falls in love

Fertitta was a member of the Athletic Commission, he banned MMA to buy UFC cheap Meyrowitz: "Well, you're leading me into... you know, an area that I really don't like to talk about. But, the fact is that we (UFC/SEG) went before, or were scheduled to go before, the Nevada Athletic Commission, as we did with every athletic commission. We worked very hard to make sure everybody understood it, and everyone knew what we where doing, and what we were talking about. There was a new young commissioner who seemed to like it and it looked like we had all the votes we needed. The night before at midnight I got a call telling me that this young commissioner decided this was just wrong for Nevada and that it would be a big mistake for Nevada to approve it... so that commissioner had changed his mind and was going to vote against it." Interviewer: "Do you happen to recall his name?" Meyrowitz: (Laughs) Interviewer: "Or what he's doing now? Or, maybe it's obvious?" Meyrowitz: "Well, for anybody who doesn't know, that commissioner is named Lorenzo Fertitta." Wiki - Robert "Bob" Meyrowitz is the co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the owner of the UFC until he sold it to Zuffa in 2001

Gotta love Dana man.

Dana was 15 when Beverly hills cop came out

Seems like Pierre Woodman has improved his English.

A Bouncer?? What like he test dribbled basketballs at the Spalding factory? Or he was security for a kitten farm? No way I'm hiring a young Dana to keep my bar in order 🤣

UFC is the greatest company in the US.

User friendly computers 😅😅

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What a fantastic interview. I have enormous respect for Dana.

re-uploading old interviews... lame

never heard that Whitey extortion story… wow!

Chris Leben @ 33:55

Danas a good man. Rough around the edges, but loyal to the core.

That wasn't Bonnar and griffin that you guys did show us. You showed Bonnar and lieben🤦

Must be refreshing to work for a company that gets huge but doesn’t go down some corporate PC bullshit path

Graham ain’t human.

Why upload old interview bruvva ? Come onnnnn give us some new shit

Still today: The average NFL salary is around $2.7 million with a roster of about 1696 players. A rookie earn $750,000 The NBA players get paid an average salary of $7.5 million a year for season with a 600 players roster. A rookie earn $1,119,563 The average UFC fighter made $150,249 in 2022, down from average earnings of $160,022 with a roster of 578 fighters.A few more interesting stats : The median income in the U.S. in 2022 was $44,225, yet 27% of the UFC's fighters (165 fighters) made less than that in 2022. 282 fighters (46%) earned six figures in 2022 (42% in 2021). The vast majority of fighters making debut earn from $10k to $30k.

You are like 12 years late

Everyone always thinks they have an incredible memory of their childhood show you check and find out they were very wrong and I like Dana w a lot but when you tell a story you have to have facts David was born in 1969 I was born 1971 Dana is two years older than me. It was Beverly Hills cop came out. It was in 1984. I just turned 13 Dana white or 15 not nine years old, but he says that he remembers perfectly.

I would thank Dana for providing myself and my friends, who were a clique of hardworking young men, a pressure-release valve through those early UFC pay-per-views. Good friends and good memories, still. Thank you, Dana (and Furtittas).

Now that was a great interview just saying.

Get a follow up

Whatever happened to the people in Boston who threatened Dana at that gym?

The aggression when I smack my wife around

Saying there has never been a serious injury in the UFC is a bit of a stretch. I mean guys have had their skulls fractured

Very interesting, I love Dana, he don't give af

***MY MOM RAISED ME***...*A DRUNK DAD WHO LEFT..Man Dana Made himself. That makes me proud..The streets raised me..I am one of the reasons there are MUTUAL COMBAT Here in PORTLAND..The DA got tired of dealing with assault cases that Both party's Won't press charges* .. *I was one of the FIRST Mutual Combat Case*They took pictures of my hands*bleeding*And let me go..DANA Made a Sport Just made it to late because Im to old but I used to Kick ass*... *CATER*

how old is this

this is old right? his voice changed a lot

Dana talking about his dad is identical to my childhood.. we would play the car game waiting for that fool to show up ... Never did and when he did, drunk

He looks way younger here

Love Dana, hes a class act.

I'm sure this is years old. 🤔 Im sure I've seen it before. 🤔

Why is it so important that we hurt each other ,He says money 💰 is no objective then what is he in it for .

Dana drinking that baby blood now he look 20 years younger good on him

Beverly Hills cop came out When Dana was? fifteen! LOL and he's the 1 who didn't get punched in the head.

Karl Pilkington has really gone places. Holy shit.

2011???

Dana’s dope but had a ton of capital to play with, from the Fertittas.

LMAO, Dana your Dad sounds terrible....hehheee

Great interview, but "there's never been a serious injury" in the UFC? Didn't Anderson Silva, Chris Weidman, and Conor McGregor get their legs snapped in half?

Dana gains more favor with the fans

If he asked about conor, dana would say who the fook is that guy

You could always care less about money when you have 500 million. 23:14