Do u want to be a fighter??? Nate Diaz: Not really

@fredo5597

7 жыл бұрын

DVD 78 and then he wins #WARDIAZ

@fergushanley9012

7 жыл бұрын

"Fight or retire, Nate" - Tony Ferguson 2017

@standardFifa

7 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@brotherg4609

7 жыл бұрын

Angel Dejesus Nate's got money, he's fine without fighting. He doesn't need the UFC anymore, but they kinda need him if they want to make that 4 billion back faster.

@fergushanley9012

7 жыл бұрын

What about all that shit about him being an OG gangsta from the hood who's all about that thug life, only real fighter on the roster talk? Gone awful quiet nowadays I wonder why...

"After he gave that speech we we all wanted to fight each other right there". This catches the true feeling someone wants to feel about his own job.

Dana White: You're not a real fighter unless you want to fight for free lol

@cogen651

5 жыл бұрын

@@nickglenville4077 but people get paid for a job, lol.

@nickglenville4077

5 жыл бұрын

@@cogen651 yes, nieve " Nigel ". They don't get punched in the face on live t.v for free? Lmao

@johnd.2734

5 жыл бұрын

@@nickglenville4077 you don't know shit about war.

@bailey7095

4 жыл бұрын

totally true. a true fighter is in the soul. i can't think of any scenario a REAL fighter would need a pay check for. of course it helps. and they want it. but they'll be fighting regardless of pay. a true warrior. like the days of old.

@XxOmegaslayerxX

4 жыл бұрын

I would’ve been like I’ll fight you then Dana

Dana rocking that 2000's pornstar look.

@matthewbendorf4155

7 жыл бұрын

Sèbastian why is this so funny 😂

@henriquept1224

7 жыл бұрын

tapdat243 lol

@erivelasquez2561

7 жыл бұрын

Sèbastian lmao

@russelljones2281

7 жыл бұрын

His look like a Pierre Woodman)

Dana White is one of the greatest spin doctors ever. Those fighters had every reason to be pissed about fighting for free.

@antoniosvasilellisneto379

2 жыл бұрын

No man - they were living in a mansion, being trained by Lidell and Couture (2 hall of famers) and their teams full time, eating high quality food, and on national TV. All for FREE. You could not ask for better exposure and for a better opportunity to work on your craft.

@FHRiley-yk9by

Жыл бұрын

@@antoniosvasilellisneto379 yeah I forgot that hanging out in a mansion heals a torn ACL faster lmao fucking retard

@aaroncapricorn5867

Жыл бұрын

@@antoniosvasilellisneto379 exactly. i'd serve my country with the same people under the same everyone i entered to stand next to or under. its do you want to serve your country, not............ ......................

Looking back to see Dana convincing them to fight for free is pretty nuts.

The two key moments from The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 that saved the UFC and took themselves and MMA as a whole to another level: Dana White's Do You Want To Be A (bleeping) Fighter speech and the TUF1 Light Heavyweight tournament grand final between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar.

@pavelowjohn9167

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people don't realize that, back when they filmed the first season of TUF, the UFC was in deep financial trouble. They had just gotten free from being banned on PPV. They had no big sponsors. The live events weren't drawing that many people. According to the Fertitta brothers, Zuffa lost 34 million dollars between 2001 and 2004. 34 million dollars in losses for a company they paid 2 million for in 2001. So, the reality show was really this final, desperate attempt to turn things around. Good thing it worked....

@hmrhuang

2 жыл бұрын

@@pavelowjohn9167 Good thing Zuffa had the balls and was able to foot the whole bill and convince Spike TV to put the show it on the air! The show was a HUGE success, especially that live finale -- that Griffin vs. Bonnar changed the sport forever!

@JavierNYC423

Жыл бұрын

@@pavelowjohn9167 nice bro , I’m glad you read this on wiki and can regurgitate what you saw .

Chris Leben was "that guy" in this season. There was always a "Let Me Bang Bro" on every season.. Chris was that guy in real life

@fecalfritters6455

7 жыл бұрын

Jay but he turned out to be way more successful in the UFC than the actual let me bang bro guy

@MrChaosRegins

7 жыл бұрын

agreed he is a fighter threw and threw just a savage! love that guy!

@06livefast

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, 2 failed kidneys, a decade of substance abuse later, and a failed career later..

@garyraja

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrChaosRegins It's *through* not threw.

@ShogunEorling

3 жыл бұрын

Chris was a loser, a nobody in the UFC

2:51 those claps...

Dana: "It's a job just like any other job" Also Dana: "It's not a career, it's an opportunity" ... Lol

@svitloinpurgatory

2 жыл бұрын

well yeah….. the show was an opportunity. getting signed, it becomes a job

@Dawnyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@svitloinpurgatory are you slow?

@Cts_99

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dawnyy are you

@KTB3E

10 ай бұрын

Comprehension skills are really bad my guy, he’s giving the OPPORTUNITY with the show to get the JOB/CAREER. Like what’s so hard about that ?

One of the greatest unscripted speeches of all time lmao

Good old Dana tactics. If someone wants to be paid to fight he's just gonna say they don't have the motivation to be real fighter, they are scared etc. Most guys fall for it and basically fight for free.

@OrcistCleaver

5 жыл бұрын

Its a reality TV show...you dont get paid to try and win a competition on a reality TV show. They arent gonna pay you for trying out on American Idol. Youre chasing your dream. Theyre fighting to get paid in the UFC. Wanna get paid and not be on TUF? ok cool you can go get paid somewhere else. Wanna be in the best MMA company ever and headline a card? You win this competition then you will always be introduced and remember as a TUF winner.

@arihamdanasyam3388

4 жыл бұрын

POWERFUL Furtive Pygmy i think singing and fighting are different, unless u get hurt while singing...so yeah

@SaudiHaramco

4 жыл бұрын

@Peasant Scrublord They're not lol. Once you go pro you can't go back to amateur fights. The only reason those fights are not on the official record is that the result isn't public until the episode is aired. Hence they're exhibition matches.

@coolfear360

2 жыл бұрын

@@OrcistCleaver You gotta add some context to this take though. Back when TUF season 1 aired the UFC was a shell of what it is today. Put simply the ufc had little brand name and the fighters on the show were NOT informed that they would fight ahead of the takings. The veterans are dudes who already make money off of fighting but now a reality tv show wants to profit off of their already marketed skills. In season 21 you can make the argument that people are chasing their dreams. I’m season 1 it’s a middling company that’s close to collapse.

@zeaferjones1404

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but most of these guys became stars of the sport and were heavily promoted. Forest is on tire commercials and Kenny is commentating on Battle Bots.

It's funny looking back at this first season just how stacked it was with great fighters who would be around for a long time. And multiple hall of famers.

0:39 Pre-roid Dana and Lorenzo. How cute.

@dinociccarelli9475

7 жыл бұрын

Chubzdoomer if Dana juices they didnt work...he doesnt have a roid body...never has...Lorenzo yes

@dinociccarelli9475

7 жыл бұрын

yowza ur right i havent...but i can see that gut through his shirt

@dinociccarelli9475

7 жыл бұрын

Sokan1993 he doesn't appear to be on roids...thats all im saying. Lorenzo does...nothing ignorant about it. i know many guys on roids...none look like Dana

@triger1

7 жыл бұрын

You don't have to look like a pro bodybuilder to take roids, most gym heads who are in decent shape eat shit and train like shit and still get decently big with roids. Dana's haed is bigger now than in the past and that's the sign of growth hormone because that makes even the head and hands grow not just muscle. Testosterone levels only go down hill after 30-35 and hes now 47 and more muscular than ever in his life.

@alifmahmud1778

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao look at him now

"You're like 190 lbs... And you're like 4 foot 3.. You need help." Lmao

LOL, these dupes think that Dana was an inspiration, or a father-figure, or whatever.... He just convinced you all to fight for no money, thereby exploiting you, and enriching his own pockets.

@CaseyCJL

7 жыл бұрын

He gave them an amazing opportunity. a lot of those guys are rich now because of him. You whiny fuck.

@kershaw1450

7 жыл бұрын

and without Dana they would be making $100 for a fight in a warehouse

@commentingfromjail1993

7 жыл бұрын

And without the fighters, Dana would be teaching beginner's boxing class in Boston. The fighters ARE the UFC - not vice versa

@kershaw1450

7 жыл бұрын

Na, Dana is the one who built the UFC. The fighers are benefiting off of what he built.

@commentingfromjail1993

7 жыл бұрын

Na, the fighters comprise the essential element of the UFC.... Dana benefits off of the fighter's blood, sweat, tears.

classic Forrest "I believe the word is little bitch" dude was crazy on that season lol

This speech unironically saved the ufc

How does this not have more videos? This is gold right here

Maybe Dana needs to repeat this speech for all the UFC fighters demanding super fights and huge pay checks nowadays

@momsspaghetti7729

5 жыл бұрын

They aren't demanding anything they don't deserve cause there getting paid little for the damage that gets done to to them mean while bigger fighters get paid more just cause there a big name

@missionpupa

4 жыл бұрын

Who do you think people come to watch? And where do you think most of the money goes to you dumbass?

@mayaboni6378

4 жыл бұрын

nah fighters should negotiate for themselves. there’s no point in being a “company man.” everyone’s gotta make a living for themselves, and if you don’t push in the ufc, you’ll no doubt be underpaid.

@missionpupa

4 жыл бұрын

@@mayaboni6378 lol you can push all you want in the ufc. But dana is not gonna listen to shit unless you are pulling numbers like Conor. You see, Dana is fair to people who make him money, but if youre an average fighter, you have no say. Why? Do you know how many people want to fight in the ufc? A lot, you dont get to decide how much you get paid unless you have leverage.

The finale of this series was epic!

2:27 " It's not a career it a opportunity" how time has change dana perspective

Dana looks like a little kid 😂

@FloydMayweatherSr.

7 жыл бұрын

who you calling a fuck you loser!!!

@triger1

7 жыл бұрын

He started to take some roids and now hes buff, a bit at least.

@kdxtreme7479

6 жыл бұрын

KASHFITNESS he looks like Disturbed's lead singer

@mrnoeskope2685

6 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@almightyfonics

4 жыл бұрын

They all do

That finale fight was the greatest ever

"Do you want to be a fucking fighter !? That is my question." -Kenny Florian

"This guy stops fights when someone's TKO'd, when I stop the fight they don't fucking move!" -Luigi 'The Reaper's Daughter' Yamasaki

@jonlobov1249

2 жыл бұрын

LULL

conor was in school back then getting bullied by bigger guys.

@Ryan-is2eq

7 жыл бұрын

morad bouloumou wtf has that got anything to do with this video....

@fergushanley9012

7 жыл бұрын

Look at him now then look yourself in the mirror haha smh

@TheUberSuperNova

7 жыл бұрын

He brings up Conor because he doesn't know any other UFC fighter lol that's why @ItsRyann

@TheUberSuperNova

7 жыл бұрын

I do let him bang.

@moradbouloumou3146

7 жыл бұрын

LET ME BANG AGAIN

The funny thing is Dana needed them just as much as they needed him. He was just talking out of his ass and it worked

@Retainedvitality

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@zeaferjones1404

4 ай бұрын

I disagree part of the problem was these guys not understanding that Dana saw star potential in them. They were thinking only the winner would get in the UFC.

Dana took the words out of my mouth. Fucking really bro. They don't want to fight in Ultimate fighting Championship 😂😂

@randomguyuk2

7 жыл бұрын

They just want to be paid to fight, which is reasonable. I can't believe this shit worked, I hope it was all scripted otherwise holey shit there wasn't a lot of brain power in that room!

@marvelcontestchamps3

7 жыл бұрын

I know brother, i bet they don't even know where they standing

I loved season 1 of tuf. even got it uncensored and uncut on DVD. love it!

Great to see Forrest, Stephan, Chris, etc. at this time and know what the future held for them.

Fair play to Dana, if you stuck with him. He's looked after you in the long run.

Bobby Southworth saying yes always gets me every time. 25lbs overweight

I wish this was still around man

Dude that blue door went through a lot.

So depressing to see how young these legends were in the show and are now in their 40's. Time flies

-do you wanna be a fighter? -let me bang bruh!!!

2017 Dana: this is a fucking job! 2020 Dana: this isn’t a career, it’s an opportunity!

when I look at this I think wow. so many good fighters came out of season 1.

Watching this every week on spike at night good times

@UHOH_415

4 жыл бұрын

Every Monday Night after RAW on Spike TV. Good Times right there.

RIP Stephan Bonnar.

This is why Dana loves the first cast, "if this doesn't work the UFC doesn't work!"

Imagine if Forest and Stephan left right there. Dana would be selling souvenirs at baseball games. He found a way to blame the fighters for his own mistake. Surely it must of been written in the contract each person signed?

1:04 lmao u know danas pissed the fuck off when hes walkin like that

I don't care what anybody says Dana White is absolutely legendary still gives me chills listening to this speech

Great scene.

Watching this as a adult now vs being 14. I def see that Dana was not insane or crazy like I thought he was back then. I now see that dude was/is just very passionate about the sport and seeing guys succeed. Crazy how age creates a whole new perspective

Best season imo

Dana certainly has a way with words, his speeches and angry moments are always hilarious. that man is a legend and will always have my respect

This was the best season.

Kickass

"LET ME BANG BRO"- the tiramisu inside of Khabib Nuragomedov

real talk though

Kenny the type of guy to give ya up to the cops when everyone else didn’t see anything 😂

Am. Glad. He. Talked. To. The. Guys. To. Understand. Why. They. There. To. Fight. And. Become. The. Best. Fighters.

Uncle Chael sent me here. Glad he let me get close...

Shit man, so many future legends in TUF 1

Wow he went in hard!!!

MY FAV

They looked so young

That was a week speech it wasn’t like the producer said” the best speech on a reality show that Dana has said ”. All it was, was him saying what they all should already had known which is to man up. If you don’t want to be a fighter and I’ve heard him say this “there’s many other people that would be happy as hell to take your place” plain and simple to be honest.

Yes I want to be a fighter

dana looks so diffrent skinnny, like good looking no homo. i almost thought it was his lil brother or something

dana is the man...

Pretty interesting how they're promoting with former great scenes of TUF.

best season ever

3:22 Oh he did, I am sure he did!

Str8up....love him or hate him, Dana White is the man.

There was more to this than what was presented here. First of all, the producers didn't had a clear direction of format for this first season, second there weren't going to be bouts during the show according to some of these contestants years later, third the contracts had to be rewritten to sanction exhibition bouts because of the theme of the name of the show. So this segment of Dana going all lit-up on these guys was more to save the rest of the show than anything

Geezus that was such a who's who of what became of the ufc

Nostalgia...

Crazy how some of these dudes are in the HOF now

i worked swingshift back then. and id take my hour fkn lunch just so i could watch that shit. cuz iknew the UFC was going places.

this is how far back the ufc has been having issues with not paying these fighters enough money

Young Dana White: It’s a job Dana White now: It’s not a job, it’s an opportunity

man 10 years does alot

hell yeah gooo Forrest!!!!!!!

i'd be lying to say i know what goes on with UFC but it's kinda ironic the money issues came up and then fast foward years later and fighters having major complaints about the money issues

I've always wondered who was the lone guy clapping hahaha

season 1 also the only season with a "host" with pop star Willa ford.

Back when the owners where the ones in charge.

"All the belts!!"- cm punk

LET ME BANG BRO - Dana White

Dana before major tooth job, damn he had some exploded firecrackers underneeth there

What's the song in the first 5 seconds of the video?

So basically Dana just talked everybody out of getting paid. They'll fight twice a day if you pay them. No matter if I am the best fighter that ever lived, you want me to come down, train everyday for getting my shit thumped in and not get paid? Come on! They spent years acquiring the skills they have and then they don't get compensated for that? You needed the TUF to succeed not the fighters, its just a way to get money for them which they didnt get. lol Greatest speech my ass.

@johnnymac2895

4 жыл бұрын

Faran Qamar they signed up for it dumbass

@royabouantoun7565

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnymac2895 and they are getting free training with the best coaches for free and the best gym facility and the best exposure..people would kill for that opportunity..the experience alone is enough..

@johnnymac2895

4 жыл бұрын

@@royabouantoun7565 agreed

Dana: fight for free if you want to be a fighter. Also Dana: it's been known that fighting is dangerous an can cause cte.

Free room and board. Thats getting paid. Along with great coaching

ultimate fuckin' fighter

do you want to be a fighter conor : I am fighting!

still should've paid em. Shit even college athletes should make something. they get exploited as much as the pros

"Ill throw you out of this gym so fucking fast your head'll spin."

Think about it tho.. this isn't considered a pro bout in fact your record isn't effected win or lose. This is a tournament and you get to sleep eat and train for free but you compete in bouts just like Olympic boxers at the games. It's pretty much up to the fighter how he would use all that to hes advantage.

Tbf you gotta pay pro fighters to fight, its how they earn a living.

They should just tell themselves that the free house and food and training is their payment if they have such a problem with it

"It's a job like any other" - except for the money part.

Whats the songs name of the intro? Please.

I don't think they didn't want to fight, they just wanted to be paid especially since the contender was out at the time which had a similar concept to the ultimate fighter and they were getting paid to fight.

What a massive mistake by Dana not telling them before they signed up they need to fight for free. I wonder if it was on purpose so that way they get the best talent in the house...UFC was sketchy back than so maybe

Diego is so young