Dana White on McGregors Future, Defeating $40-Million Debt, & How he BEATS the Casino

Published: June 5, 2024, 2:50 p.m.

YERRR we got UFC's own Dana White in the building to break it all down for us: how the UFC came to be, his biggest gambling wins and losses, who the greatest EVER is, and much much more. INDULGE\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:58 Whitey Bulger was after Dana?\n3:16 Pure focus on work, fug your wedding + bumping into Fertittas\n5:57 Dana running gyms with Roger Mayweather + 1st impressions of Floyd Mayweather\n8:00 Roger Mayweather fighting heavyweight + real fight world is crazy\n9:46 Why is Dana drawn to fight sports?\n10:23 Dana would have resigned from UFC bcos of Rogan + Rogan\u2019s loyalty\n14:52 Dana managing boxers\n17:17 Learning jiu jitsu, different storylines + seeing true potential of UFC\n19:58 Approaching UFC to buy it for $2m + down $40m in the hole\n24:29 Lionsgate owned all the IP, they didn\u2019t believe at all + DVD helped a little\n26:29 Dana\u2019s mentality during all of this + hearing offers to sell UFC\n28:19 TV was the savior, Spike TV initially hated it + putting up all the money\n30:04 Power Slap makes MONEY\n33:51 Dana\u2019s motivator, UFC felt too violent + sparring is the killer\n36:42 The Ultimate Fighter changed everything + that Final was insane\n41:17 Starting to climb out the hole + Saudi saved boxing\n45:22 UFC incentives the right performances + The Sphere show incoming + WE LOVE MEXICO\n55:21 Deciding the right fights + media doesn\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about\n58:36 Mike Tyson should never have been fighting Jake Paul\n1:01:58 What\u2019s the criteria for good UFC fights? Styles makes fight\n1:05:04 Learning how to tell compelling stories + incredible personalities are a bonus\n1:09:10 What is Conor McGregor doing? Elite mental warfare\n1:11:40 Jon Jones is the greatest fighter ever + P4P makes no sense\n1:17:25 Intervening to protect fighters + you have no idea about their mentalities\n1:20:51 UFC surpassing boxing, impact of Jiu Jitsu + Rogan\u2019s commentary\n1:24:06 The internet truly changed it all + we\u2019re gonna see massive consolidation\n1:30:45 Breaking into markets, Power Slap\u2019s massive in India + finding talent\n1:35:57 MMA is its own discipline + gyms all over the world\n1:37:14 Dana manage his portfolio + Building niche sports\n1:38:45 Dana\u2019s biggest business failure + regret in not investing in\u2026\n1:42:10 How to pitch Dana on business + Dana loves negativity\n1:45:24 Caesar\u2019s the place, The Chinese LOVES gambling + Dana LOVES taking their money\n1:53:27 The most Dana has won and lost + Baccarat\u2019s odds are the best out there\n1:58:17 Dirty tricks casinos use, LV treats you right + when you\u2019re banned, means something out\u2026\n2:03:14 Charles Barkley loves gambling, bad luck people + superstitions\n2:09:46 What makes Dana so successful?\n2:11:46 Howie Mandel walkout was planned\n2:13:56 The worst thing Dana ever tried\u2026\n2:16:10 The Brady Roast recap, no more stand-up EVER + Kim K was a G