Dana White
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And then, uh, and then I sort of fell off after that. The first one I, I watched, but I was too big of a boxing fan. Plus once grappling started taking over and, you know, by grappling, meaning the wrestling and the, and the jujitsu guys had just laid there, you know, I completely lost interest.
It's funny that I'm having this conversation with you right now because last night, I was out last night with my friends and we were talking about, because one of my buddies who's a host here in town just did jujitsu for the first time. Nice. Yesterday. Yeah. And he was like. Did he get his ass kicked? Yeah, yeah. But when you first go in. Yeah.
It's funny that I'm having this conversation with you right now because last night, I was out last night with my friends and we were talking about, because one of my buddies who's a host here in town just did jujitsu for the first time. Nice. Yesterday. Yeah. And he was like. Did he get his ass kicked? Yeah, yeah. But when you first go in. Yeah.
It's funny that I'm having this conversation with you right now because last night, I was out last night with my friends and we were talking about, because one of my buddies who's a host here in town just did jujitsu for the first time. Nice. Yesterday. Yeah. And he was like. Did he get his ass kicked? Yeah, yeah. But when you first go in. Yeah.
Our first jujitsu lesson, me, Lorenzo, and Frank was with John Lewis. Nice. And I remember thinking, holy shit. I can't believe that I'm, you know, 28 years old, and this is the first time I'm experiencing this, that another human being could do this to me on the ground.
Our first jujitsu lesson, me, Lorenzo, and Frank was with John Lewis. Nice. And I remember thinking, holy shit. I can't believe that I'm, you know, 28 years old, and this is the first time I'm experiencing this, that another human being could do this to me on the ground.
Our first jujitsu lesson, me, Lorenzo, and Frank was with John Lewis. Nice. And I remember thinking, holy shit. I can't believe that I'm, you know, 28 years old, and this is the first time I'm experiencing this, that another human being could do this to me on the ground.
It is such an eye-opening, mind-blowing experience when you do it for the first time, and then you become completely addicted to it. And, you know, we were training three, four days a week, trying to kill each other, and me and the Fertittas, and... That's how we fell in love with the sport. I think that the first time that you do jiu-jitsu, it's like the red pill and the blue pill in the matrix.
It is such an eye-opening, mind-blowing experience when you do it for the first time, and then you become completely addicted to it. And, you know, we were training three, four days a week, trying to kill each other, and me and the Fertittas, and... That's how we fell in love with the sport. I think that the first time that you do jiu-jitsu, it's like the red pill and the blue pill in the matrix.
It is such an eye-opening, mind-blowing experience when you do it for the first time, and then you become completely addicted to it. And, you know, we were training three, four days a week, trying to kill each other, and me and the Fertittas, and... That's how we fell in love with the sport. I think that the first time that you do jiu-jitsu, it's like the red pill and the blue pill in the matrix.
Do you want to believe that this is the world that you live in or do you want to see what the real world looks like? Jiu-jitsu is a real red pill.
Do you want to believe that this is the world that you live in or do you want to see what the real world looks like? Jiu-jitsu is a real red pill.
Do you want to believe that this is the world that you live in or do you want to see what the real world looks like? Jiu-jitsu is a real red pill.
And I mean dominate. I mean completely treat you like you're a little kid. And then we had the opportunity to roll with a lot of different guys at the time because of the whatever. And we don't have a good relationship at all. But I'll tell you this. Frank Shamrock came in one day. And Frank Shamrock had me in side control. The pressure that this guy put on my chest... made me tap.
And I mean dominate. I mean completely treat you like you're a little kid. And then we had the opportunity to roll with a lot of different guys at the time because of the whatever. And we don't have a good relationship at all. But I'll tell you this. Frank Shamrock came in one day. And Frank Shamrock had me in side control. The pressure that this guy put on my chest... made me tap.
And I mean dominate. I mean completely treat you like you're a little kid. And then we had the opportunity to roll with a lot of different guys at the time because of the whatever. And we don't have a good relationship at all. But I'll tell you this. Frank Shamrock came in one day. And Frank Shamrock had me in side control. The pressure that this guy put on my chest... made me tap.
Felt like there was a car on my chest. And with zero effort from him. It was absolutely effortless. And when you train with somebody that's at such a level when you're not, it is the most humbling, mind-blowing experience you can have, especially as a man, but as a human being. Do you remember, just for fun, do you remember what your go-to submission was? Yeah.
Felt like there was a car on my chest. And with zero effort from him. It was absolutely effortless. And when you train with somebody that's at such a level when you're not, it is the most humbling, mind-blowing experience you can have, especially as a man, but as a human being. Do you remember, just for fun, do you remember what your go-to submission was? Yeah.
Felt like there was a car on my chest. And with zero effort from him. It was absolutely effortless. And when you train with somebody that's at such a level when you're not, it is the most humbling, mind-blowing experience you can have, especially as a man, but as a human being. Do you remember, just for fun, do you remember what your go-to submission was? Yeah.
So, you know, when we first started out and started doing it, I had a pretty good guillotine in the beginning. So I'd catch a lot of people in guillotines. So you're okay being on like on bottom? Yeah, I was okay with the bottom. Yeah, I was okay with being on bottom. I was comfortable there. But you know what I never liked? I never liked gi. We started fucking around with a gi in the beginning.