Joe Rogan Experience #327 — Dana White Transcript

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0:00 The Joe Rogan Experience about california southern california los angeles in particular it's a fucking mess the highway is It's 6.40 now. I think he works down in San Diego. I left my house that dude from um falling down michael douglas yeah remember that shit i don't know a lot of Yeah. You know, that's usually whenever whenever something's imbalanced, the imbalanced amount of hate that someone will show towards you.

4:18 herself and someone killed her did they ever say what she was here for like was she just visiting Maybe we're jumping to conclusions and maybe she was crazy. Yeah, that's what's fucked up about it. It's legit scary. you it easily could be something from a movie could you imagine if someone faked a fucking they were really mermaids like that somebody was actually believing they were really mermaids and

6:56 They made – they blurred the lines. than he really is, you know? but about one of his dogs. he always, And I heard that that pit bull ended up eating his, It is so ridiculous that this was actually on Animal Planet. Yes, yes. Look at this ridiculous shit that they were showing on Animal Planet. I've got it right here. Our internet here is so whack.

9:44 Yeah. I wonder if and now yours works. They're just showing it to you. before they make an open water crossing look at this shit you're watching this you know what has him down into dark water are feeding grounds God damn Megalodon. I don't know what they're trying to do. The fossil record is kind of tricky because everything doesn't leave a fossil.

12:50 I don't think it's a person who spelled it. How would they misspell it? he's a baller though like an old school old old time baller painting himself on the wall as a bathroom and i remember being like a like 10 year old or not even that maybe 11 year old Look, it's art. If you're looking to beat off, it's right there. the government for going after this guy and then i saw some of those paintings and i was like okay

16:00 propping them up in jest or something i don't't know. This is a World War II helmet, which is weird because this is like, you know, He had a lot of very weird stuff. Way to easy to see that. And there's like a guy who's wearing a suit. You know, like the skull one in the middle doesn't really freak me out. Okay. This one. Yeah. Santa Claus is stepping on a baby.

18:22 It is baby Jesus Christ. That's a manor. left is that a scarecrow yo you can't draw boots stepping on babies you fucking weirdo Santa Claus is killing religion. always used to draw monsters and stuff i used used to draw boobs and eyeballs. Yeah, but the difference is I wasn't killing people while I was doing it. who kills you and raises your babies there's this really awesome artist that just got turned on to

21:09 I can't really tell anything. That's what it was. That was eventually. Yeah. And somehow or another it became a song that like repeated itself for like a couple of months. Agitated. It's spelled M-E-N-I-E-R-E. And does he do marijuana? I can't remember. It's called you're gay. Did they touch mouths? Kids get bored if you don't have specific shit that they enjoy.

24:35 So I tweeted it, right? You know who does? Yeah. Yeah. How much do you think Instagram is worth right now? I don't know. since vine came out i haven't used it once so oh brian my own skills are coming back well i'm trying to be the best you try to be the best at it right well listen man if you are a very talented video editor and you don't That much? It's so bad.

27:19 on i i heard that premiere pro is really good but you were is so much money I was like how much is Premiere Pro I mean think about that But those are fun. Yeah, that's a decent size. and the camera's behind him looking at all these people EA bought it. EA bought it. I don't really want to do it. It's not fun. it's not a good time. real problem with everything with this uh new show that i can't really mention that i'm putting

30:13 and it's also a side business sort of thing you've got going on. We have some unique opportunities to like uh do specials with theater experience the theater experience is bigger it's crazier it's like wow it's like wow timing so timing is a little different. like I think Chicago It's like you could jump up and touch the ceiling at any place. Have a seat.

32:57 About all kinds of things. I'd rather fucking die than do that every day. you left an hour before that you would have been even more fucked this place is cool yeah i like it you like the werewolf yeah that's trippy yeah where'd you get that i No kidding. Dana and I have known each other for – what did we meet in like 2001 or something like that? ever happened right not with skateboarding not with motocross not with soccer not with they tried with a million

35:35 That's why when people talk to me and they say – and I see shit on the internet or I read stuff on Twitter like, They own Gordon Beer's Brewing Company. I remember. I was a spectator. But we didn't know if anybody was going to fucking show up. And real weird, eerie time. and i'll get fucked i seriously was thinking about fucking killing myself that i went and i hung out

38:18 there was like a crazy energy in the air that night it was uh it was really intense when tito I was so happy when you guys stopped doing that. Why we did that big stage. Well, Pride did it as a pageantry thing. Yeah. stuff that you have to do to to make something like this happen and to grow it. But for me, I'm a hardcore, traditional, fucking to-the-bone fight fan.

40:02 You're wandering around back there, holding on to your dick. Now he's all wired and ready to fucking roll. If you've never seen, Dana has these world-famous video blogs where there's no president of I mean he's a fucking professional fighter like what are you talking about that people are so ridiculous when Did you see the video online of that reporter?

41:50 And I'm telling you, the judo shit scares me, man. She's done that a million fucking times. nothing bro wait till she throws him oh no she does oh my god oh my god. Watch, that's nothing, bro. Wait until she throws him. Oh no, she does. On hard wood? Oh, all on one rib. best and getting paid he's not doing it for nothing because we're talking about him yeah

44:32 that's the worst one. I'm like, yeah, no kidding. I know. i remember i was on one knee and this fucking guy must have punched me in this ear a thousand times the nerve is telling the brain we're moving when we're really not. And it causes, when I say spin, The doctor was kind of hemming and hawing on it. The last two days I haven't had an attack. in a nutshell,

47:27 Lorenzo said his dad learned to walk again in a month. Yeah. They get blown out from punches. The reality is. It's weird. guys and pity patting them. He doesn't need it. England. That was the problem. He did. you know why floyd went to showtime you think so because of broner i don't know he's just who's be able to shut him down yeah but true broner can put together combinations like jesus christ

51:14 I love when there's a new guy that raises the bar, too. It's so fun to watch a guy that's just like almost feels like untouchable. and is on steroids fucking take shots at him how about that right yeah and then blast him and drop It was trippy to watch especially the guy's just an amazing fighter and he's in his prime right now he's like got that perfect combination of confidence and experience and and success yeah he's in i have zone right now to make

53:45 love i just you know it's like when i saw this broner kid like when you see somebody that's He's 48. It makes a big difference. Yeah, the the discipline he's never out of shape so he never allows himself to have to work back to get there party and kills fighters it does kills a man does i saw it happen to being a normal dude again yeah it's really now he's completely fucking normal and which is good

56:12 He was such a destroyer. and that was what people loved about this guy. He would immediately explode with underhooks. And I'm walking through the Hard Rock, I said, dude, get your fucking punk ass home and go to bed. Yeah. and Ken jumped right back up like, what the fuck? That's right. Well, it showed. But then after a while, it's like, how many times can you do that, you know?

59:19 I mean how old is he now? I'm telling you, and you know this. that want to try to control people's lives by saying that people shouldn't be fighting He said, I'd be robbing your house right now. for fucking hours about it. been doing if i didn't meet cuss and i didn't get into boxing yeah he had so much respect for that So it reinforced his love for him.

1:02:33 was the greatest yes a great cultural figure a great boxer for his era i think mike tyson was When you start to watch the old fights of Tyson coming up, the aura that surrounded tyson at that time and just all the crazy shit that went on but he had to really believe it like you said the combination you see him throwing on the back and just if when He just called me today.

1:04:44 It's the odd couple. It's Mike and Dana. Yeah. No, it's not just me and him. show oh my god so i start filming his reality show with him like next week oh my god and the They were different. through his mind all his insecurities go away by the time yeah what the fuck is going on? What are you doing? It's like he was like Sonny Liston on meth. how big the NFL is, been trying to go over here, go over there.

1:07:36 well known everywhere all over the fucking planet and worshipped guys like fucking tyson you know in the history of the fucking I think Craig Borsari are in Beverly Hills, right? Nobody cares. but it's bad-ass great food, Both the Klitschko brothers are in here right so i said uh the lady says would you like to eat inside or out i said i'll eat outside thank you so she goes outside we tell if i can tell ellie and i go fucking both

1:09:46 So they were martial artists. A little young Joe Reagan. He had like a VHS tape of it from back in the day. shiny black plastic pad. All right, Brian, stop. that better than anybody could. listened he's a great i couldn't say enough good things about george cpr he's such he's such a good They're real samurai. He's a true professional. You've spent $50,000 between the two of them now and not showing up to film shit. You've spent $50,000?

1:13:27 The rate Nick's going, he's going to be going to Montreal and fucking Greyhound. They're crazy. Yeah, his lawyer comes out and says that wasn't true. Yeah, I know. Why wouldn't he be? Vadim Finkelstein is the manager of Fjordor Emilianenko, but you can only run that shit for so long, man. They were trying to get co-promotion. I don't think Showtime is screwing around with MMA.

1:15:55 No, I agree. Barone did some commentary. I really have. They don't understand how loose doing commentary is. Ready? I go, is this written down somewhere? You were freaking the fuck out that night. To see what it's like now it's it's a strange shit i did an interview today where i was talking When I was in Ireland, the fucking people were so cool. Yeah, Brian came to Japan.

1:18:46 I think about it all the time. obviously we do fights in America. Oh, yeah. Henry Cooper fought Floyd Patterson there. And Lennox Lewis fought the Britain European champ there. That guy's a fucking beast, man. impressed with the amount of what i was doing before it's like i fucked up i was like wow this Like, a lot of people say, oh, John Fitch is boring.

1:20:50 Yeah, yeah. The Carlo Prater fight, I mean, he's a dangerous kid. But the big kink in his arm was the stand-up if he goes in against a guy like – Don't you have Ellenberger? Oh, my God. that fight with bj penn was like man he he's one of those kids where you don't see him for like There's like a 45 common? 170 fucking pounds. He's a maniac you don't

1:24:13 You can only do it – somebody had a thing that they wrote online about great fighters at the nine-year point of their career. i don't give a fuck about money man i really don't give a fuck about money i run a business actually i've also seen his ferrari is it the same After the Rich Franklin fight. The Rashad Evans knockout was vicious. He hit him with a big punch.

1:27:06 and punched him in the head. I don't know if Chuck's first fight in the UFC, I think they had gloves, I'm like, what are you talking about? he found out that Chuck was a wrestler. I said you're not bringing him back because it was fucking Mohawk? mma in new york right now well you know we've got a, we filed this lawsuit and we had a really good response.

1:29:34 You guys better figure this thing out. Yeah, maybe he KO'd him with a head kiss. Yep, Steve Heath. That was... Yeah. Yes. texted me and said king mo just got knocked the fuck out spinning back whoa whoa by who i don't Oh, yeah. God damn. It said it's terrible for television. did some crazy thing where they fought in like a plate it was like a plate like a giant like it was scooped up yeah and not quite like a bowl because it wasn't

1:33:08 He had those kickboxing matches that were in like a bowl. Chuck Norris gave me a hug. He's a stud. I love Walker, Texas Ranger. The Octagon. That was the original – I mean The Octagon. That's way pre-UFC. Try to find that fucking movie. That was one of my favorite movies growing up. Yeah, that's right. That was the original. You think about the octagon. That's the only time I ever hear of an octagon.

1:34:38 Yeah, I mean octagons now UFC. Now when you guys bought Pride, did you think about keeping the ring? They have a different way of living. you yell at people on twitter and say a few questionable things. Yeah. But that's – I – you know, I see so many of this – so much of this stuff going. Yeah. manager of fighters you know you had some foothold in the fight game you'd you'd done

1:36:55 in the fucking fight business. I'm so done with this shit. Did you have amateur fights? The problem is you go out there and you start fucking, you know, that's what I wanted to do for a living. He was like 31 or 32. and businessman and stuff because the business model wasn't – But if you want to box. You had the fucking place down at the McDonough down in South Boston.

1:39:54 Like I got trained by Joe Lake and that's what he did with me. Am I wasting my time here? You know what those are, right? They throw you in there. Your nose is bleeding. Then I started working with you. This is – you have to figure out somewhere along the line whether or not you're willing to take punishment, whether or not you can take punishment.

1:42:22 like you say you get that first ass come back with their brothers or some kind of just every fucking day realize like whoa whoa whoa there's no fucking benefit in this like what's going on here like we're gonna He's going through gym wars on a regular basis. was first coming i mean we all work together in these gyms you know and uh one time there was

1:45:33 No rounds. roger that's the black mamba yep you know a lot of people don't know roger you know a lot of people And he didn't just walk into a gym. Boxing is crazy. Well, you know what? He's sleeping. Brian Parsons, Ryan Parsons rather. He's an intelligent guy. everything is great but man when a guy clips you on the chin you don't see it coming the fucking

1:48:51 That crazy fucking fight. 40. Yeah. 40 years old. And to still still have it all still have the punch of power still have the ability to fight these guys at his age and well he's also on testosterone replacement therapy Because it allows a guy like Dan Henderson to fight. Here's the problem. that you feel like a fucking superhero man you're like wait a minute well not only just pump it up

1:50:41 well it's hilarious that weed is illegal. Indica is the far more common style of weed. It makes you want to go running. They require – they're usually from where the equator. Sort of, yeah. My fucking head would explode. You're being a creep. about it do i ever what i want wish that that you had a 10 minute first round kind of like the the I think that's the real problem

1:53:17 and we didn't really finish it While they're all there through, So it's not like it's a dangerous thing to them. Like that. I mean in the weigh-ins, he looked fucking shredded. I mean he was being monitored before the fight too. But one of the things that he enlightened me on about drug testing is that the actual benefits of the steroids go far beyond the time we test positive.

1:55:29 point come on my fucking twitter and start pointing your fucking finger at me and saying A year of no work. You've got to answer questions everywhere you go. Sponsors, you lose everything. Yeah, you lose your win fucked. Exactly. Then you're really fucked. And the fines are substantial as well. Exactly. Don't you lose your win bonus? He's an IT guy.

1:57:03 He goes, we were all on steroids. school that went that was on roids he was um i And everybody kind of knew, but it was not a like- and just shriveled up to like nothing and everybody's like what the fuck happened and he in a bad community and you can, you know, if you're big, you're six foot four and you can 80%. in football are dudes running Lighting each other up.

2:00:37 People always ask me. What are you going to do? It's just what he loves. Really? So from – the only times I've been punched in the head, you know. What does that mean? You had made some sort of a deal with Tito. fucking office right and i kept you remember that's that movie three o'clock high where the then the day for me to get my license, for me to get my license, the commission had to see me box.

2:03:54 I wanted to make sure these guys gave me a license. i i really kind of got a bad relationship with some of the commissioners through me getting the surgery didn't it didn't work it was like but man that tito thing you will you that was my last Yeah. I'm going to get the mouthpiece like you told me. You need to sleep or you can die. Salt's good for you.

2:06:18 All that shit triggers this ear. I haven't eaten. I've seriously for like... I've lost 18 pounds in the last four weeks. alcohol all the fun shit really yeah all the fun stuff cake how about cake cake fuck you up i Well, what do you think brought it on? Wow. Oh, yeah. We moved, my family lived in Boston. I went back there on vacation and I just fucking stayed.

2:08:41 Just watch guys play big money. Okay, what's the most you've ever lost in one night? What's the most you've ever won? Really? Really? and a rapper's dead No. Oh, a big shootout happened and people just started getting shot? Three other people died in it. it was just it was bad man it was like just just a bad vibe in there and it was weird what happened

2:11:30 situation before especially canadians and shit because of fucking hockey but when a riot starts They were like regular college kids. Celtics are winning the whole game. I was like, holy shit, this is crazy. I don't even fucking watch basketball, man. I'm here to eat. Yeah, he's really, really, really fucked up. We've had some bad situations with tweeting tickets.

2:14:24 It is freaky. It's such big there too and they're getting smashed. It's freaky. It is freaky. It's funny because you say that. or one of those type of guys you'd be like or who's the other kid that used to fight for us Fucking goddammit. Tamden McCrory was a bad motherfucker. How many fighters did you guys just cut? If there's one you really want to make a case for, it's Fitch.

2:16:21 There's a list of guys that their contracts are almost up and need to be resigned, and there's a list of guys that are getting cut. There's too many fights. You mean the Spike TV deal as opposed to Fuel and FX and Fox. Right. of 2012 on it was like short attention span theater it was just bang bang bang like highlight I'm like, oh, shit, I forgot about that one.

2:18:29 Back when the office was – we own the whole building now. And I was the biggest fucking Sakuraba fan, man. But I do. Listen to him tell about what it was like working back then, working for these guys. before. Like, that's a wild ride, dude. But you're still the same guy. I mean obviously you've grown. Ever. You're a fucking stand-up guy. that, but you know, there's a lot of, there, there's a lot of myths out there about me.

2:23:13 Right, exactly. And I said, I guess you're fucking celebrating right now. Rogan's calling me. They're dead. fuck are you talking about the ifl this wasn't that they're the rap that was the fucking funniest But here's what's unnecessary. Bellator has made a couple of offbeat fucking comments. what did he do? And I was like, Oh, His name is Bjorn. Viacom, the two guys who run Viacom couldn't get along he got split

2:27:18 And I have a great working relationship with Spike, with Kevin Kay, with Doug Herzog, the guy who runs Comedy with fox they're the greatest guys in the world everything's great and now these guys start acting How does a guy get to be a head of Viacom? How does that work? Wait a minute. I don't know. Yeah. Other competitors have tried to do shit. You're going to send out these things and put out these – when people don't know?

2:30:14 You don't know about that? I don't believe that number. I'm sure that guy is over there putting together fights and doing whatever. Too bad you can't remember his name. This is the guy with Viacom. I think he does a great job over at Bellator, and I think they've got some good fights. And while building the business and dealing with all the goofy shit that happens every day, putting out fires and things that just happen, dealing with the fucking culinary union scumbags and all that stuff, you know, we still have to grow the business.

2:32:36 If folks don't know what you're talking about, Right before I left here, there was a flyer that came out where they took a quote from Chael Sonnen. How much pull does a color agent need to have? Oh, dude. Is that the case? Whoa. One of the nicest fucking people and one of the most unlikely UFC fans on earth, right? And did you know that they fucking hate black people?

2:35:30 And the fact that that can still exist I always think about doing a weekly show. No, I could never live there. Right, but when you live there, you can stay away from the strip and all that shit and not even know you're there. How far out do you live? How far away is that from Vegas? It's a big pulsating battery of sin. Math. I mean I would imagine at least maybe if they're aware that something like Vegas exists early on,

2:37:56 It seems like it would be a fun thing to do. Do you have to hug them? But it's nice At the Mirage Tosh is there. I see him every morning. Normal kids? 1942 expensive as hell right so one day i fucking show up at the school they call us in they're like yeah So what were they saying? morning to take their kids to school you know yeah i lasted i lasted a month at that freak show

2:40:31 But that's where you'd put your kids at Dawson. I'm trying to get back to the mountains. If it wasn't for Mrs. Rogan, I'd be back there right now. I think it's good for you to be in the woods. You're crazy. It's a different kind of cold. But the problem is I'm always in town. And I live in Vegas, for Christ's sake. So why don't you try a little weed?

2:42:17 Like how? I can't do it now. I'm too old. anymore take me somewhere come on just give me just a little try if look if you're gonna do it He's fun to have around. something exactly everybody should know the tooth well we got to wrap this thing up because at three Two? I like it. I'm good at talking shit. and lie to them what did i actually said that that was one of the things that a guy tweeted

2:44:54 I retweeted it, it says always notice you get the guy that starts talking fucking shit right he's saying all this crazy And, you know, I'm faithful and I'm cute. Why are you for Jesus? Because I think it's the greatest idea ever. And she's fucking legit. She really is angry. and then you got josh near versus court mcgee so court mcgee is going on 170 is that what that is

2:47:49 So Court McGee has dropped down to 170. Yeah, you're right. That guy's got incredible Fedor. Or, Fedor. i'm fucking pumped and that's this weekend and that's uh 7 p.m eastern 10 p.m in in anaheim I can't wait to see that. Josh Neer is one of my favorite guys. gonna go for broke she is it's gonna be chaos dana white i'm glad we're friends me too brother i love

2:50:57 right my friends uh so that's it for this week next week we got uh we got some great shit coming Cincinnati on Friday night, Columbus on Saturday night.