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Dana White

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2373 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

that people all over the world participate in now. Literally, there isn't a place on earth that we can't get a fighter from now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

that people all over the world participate in now. Literally, there isn't a place on earth that we can't get a fighter from now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

that people all over the world participate in now. Literally, there isn't a place on earth that we can't get a fighter from now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So behind the scenes, fighters are a very paranoid bunch of people. They're very paranoid. And there's been this theme with fighters where they're trying to get me beat, right? Mm-hmm. We don't determine who wins and loses. If we did, we'd be the WWE, okay? You do. I'm the bells and whistles guy.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So behind the scenes, fighters are a very paranoid bunch of people. They're very paranoid. And there's been this theme with fighters where they're trying to get me beat, right? Mm-hmm. We don't determine who wins and loses. If we did, we'd be the WWE, okay? You do. I'm the bells and whistles guy.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So behind the scenes, fighters are a very paranoid bunch of people. They're very paranoid. And there's been this theme with fighters where they're trying to get me beat, right? Mm-hmm. We don't determine who wins and loses. If we did, we'd be the WWE, okay? You do. I'm the bells and whistles guy.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

I make sure that as many people that we can possibly let know that you're fighting on Saturday know that you're fighting on Saturday. Who you are, who you're going against, and why people should give a shit. That's what I do, right? Then the night you show up, I put on the best live event that I possibly can, and I put on the best television show that I possibly can.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

I make sure that as many people that we can possibly let know that you're fighting on Saturday know that you're fighting on Saturday. Who you are, who you're going against, and why people should give a shit. That's what I do, right? Then the night you show up, I put on the best live event that I possibly can, and I put on the best television show that I possibly can.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

I make sure that as many people that we can possibly let know that you're fighting on Saturday know that you're fighting on Saturday. Who you are, who you're going against, and why people should give a shit. That's what I do, right? Then the night you show up, I put on the best live event that I possibly can, and I put on the best television show that I possibly can.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Once that door shuts, it's all up to you. You determine whether you lose or not. And if you get into a position where you become so paranoid that you think that the powers that be here are against you, And you try to steer yourself away from certain fights. And that's one of the big things that happens in these other organizations. In these other organizations, the inmates run the asylum, right?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Once that door shuts, it's all up to you. You determine whether you lose or not. And if you get into a position where you become so paranoid that you think that the powers that be here are against you, And you try to steer yourself away from certain fights. And that's one of the big things that happens in these other organizations. In these other organizations, the inmates run the asylum, right?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Once that door shuts, it's all up to you. You determine whether you lose or not. And if you get into a position where you become so paranoid that you think that the powers that be here are against you, And you try to steer yourself away from certain fights. And that's one of the big things that happens in these other organizations. In these other organizations, the inmates run the asylum, right?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So if they don't want to fight bad enough, these other companies don't push and they don't do this and they don't. We put on the best possible matchups that we can make. And in this business, you might be an older fighter, but if you're still ranked in the top 10, there's young guys coming for you. Killers. Young killers are coming out and they want your position.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So if they don't want to fight bad enough, these other companies don't push and they don't do this and they don't. We put on the best possible matchups that we can make. And in this business, you might be an older fighter, but if you're still ranked in the top 10, there's young guys coming for you. Killers. Young killers are coming out and they want your position.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

So if they don't want to fight bad enough, these other companies don't push and they don't do this and they don't. We put on the best possible matchups that we can make. And in this business, you might be an older fighter, but if you're still ranked in the top 10, there's young guys coming for you. Killers. Young killers are coming out and they want your position.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

right so you being the the veteran that you are have to prepare yourself to go in and you know everybody was saying when we made that fight with saint denis that poirier was in big trouble that's awesome that that helps build the entire thing that poirier and then poirier goes out and does what he did that night that's what makes fucking legends

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

right so you being the the veteran that you are have to prepare yourself to go in and you know everybody was saying when we made that fight with saint denis that poirier was in big trouble that's awesome that that helps build the entire thing that poirier and then poirier goes out and does what he did that night that's what makes fucking legends

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

right so you being the the veteran that you are have to prepare yourself to go in and you know everybody was saying when we made that fight with saint denis that poirier was in big trouble that's awesome that that helps build the entire thing that poirier and then poirier goes out and does what he did that night that's what makes fucking legends

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Especially when you're a big name and a name that people recognize and a name that people know. And they're like, oh, man, I remember Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. 100 out of 100 people knew for a fact. That Israel is going to win that fight.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#421 โ€“ Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Especially when you're a big name and a name that people recognize and a name that people know. And they're like, oh, man, I remember Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. 100 out of 100 people knew for a fact. That Israel is going to win that fight.