Dana Looks Back on UFC 121, Discusses Brock Lesnar and Tito Ortiz's Future

[@thefidoguy]

That dude is a great interviewer. He asked compelling questions. Cool interview, thanks for posting

[@Reborn8303]

Really great interview Ariel !

[@flyersluver4eva]

LOL I LOVE HOW THEY CALL HIM " THE UNDERTAKER" EVEN OUT OF WRESTLING..FUCKING LEGENDARY.

[@UFCallday85]

I like how he says the Undertaker is "very tall fellow"

[@GamingPalooza]

"ya thats exactly how I thought the fight would go down" blahblahblah blah blah SFTU Dana White... all you care about is the money.

[@hackum1]

thank you, brother

[@Aries1990]

Why did it mute at 2:11?

[@senyah]

what's the deal with audio cutting out?

[@gotonicholasmirabella]

Great Job Ariel... always host a great interview

[@fu3ar25]

backpedal backpedal backpedal backpedal the look on Ariels look on his face is worth its weight in gold

[@Frenzal88]

cant believe it brock looked gassed even before he was hurt owell always awesome to watch that beast in a fight win or lose

[@gosuyun]

danas most fav quote "AT THE UFC THE BEST FIGHT THE BEST THREE TIMES A YEAR U KNOW"

[@eugenethelamb]

"because they're friends" From watching the exchange, that couldn't be more wrong

[@VToldsMotoShow]

@steady2wheels Exactly, and honestly, I felt the same. I didn't expect Cain to be able to win, seriously. This just shows how great Cain Velasquez really is. But one thing confuses me - Brock said that he wanted some layoff after the Carwin fight. Yesterday he didn't seem very excited and willing to fight. Something had to be wrong with him I think.

[@dannymccarthyhalstead1815]

On my recommended in 2019

[@21bRk]

Brock taking some time off, Undertaker being there "Wanna do it?" to Brock... Yeah, Vince is a genius... Not gon be surprised if this Brock Lesnar VS. Undertaker @ Wrestlemania happens.

[@Unkn0wnGuy]

@judastheloko2 and where are your dana white interviews professor?

[@212-u7u]

the quetion is how many time m.r whity said listen ? if you know the answer please please let us now

[@aristotleschild]

Man, Dana is really good at dodging questions (Shields title shot, Tito in or out). No wonder he's gotten into politics. And yes, Fedor would really help stack this division, now that it's been shaken up. Fedor vs. Cain? Yes, please.

[@raw8039]

When Dana and Ariel were friends lol

[@KimKimbelle]

@1fightmagnet Sounds very interesting , i always wondered how the Ufc pay role worked

[@Galwaybanana]

would be cool if this guy interviewed more fighting sports aswell boxing muaythai big events he should do it

[@MalculmX]

@Thor101792 but i just found out that Thiago Alves will fight John Howard at UFC 124

[@raigami]

@zillakilla87:how many times does white say. "hey. listen..."?

[@KOforLiddell]

@benvezina2 he's so good, and its awesome that Dana gives him these 1 on 1 interviews every time

[@MALIRIPPA]

@ThePintoAce do u think dana would sign alistair and still let him kickbox in k1 i dnt se it happening but alistair in the Ufc would really spice it up

[@tablosser]

Win or loss TITO sells tickets period! I think TITO is very relevant, he is perfect for the Senior UFC Championship, a long with Mark Colman, Mark Kerr, Matt Hughes, Rampage Jackson, Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie... Their all relevant, maybe they can't compete like they use to, due to age, and injures, but they sell Tickets! They put the UFC on the map. I love all those guys and I buy tickets!

[@mmamostwanted]

The ref did his job this time! The video cover cannot save your title! Glad Herb did his job!

[@MalcolmRandall]

From the first ten seconds, you could tell that Dana wasn't thrilled (almost sad) to see Brock lose.

[@Erik999]

I like Ariel, he always does a good interview

[@riceburner888]

@ThePintoAce Hopefully man. I mean Fedor was dominant for so long and Overeem is becoming a juggernaut. A win for either one of them would definitely allow them to climb the ladder to being the most dominant heavyweight in MMA. Of course if they also compete and win in the UFC that would be epic.

[@joesg2]

2002 UFC Heavy Weight Champion Ricco Rodriguez is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent...there's been a heavy weight mexican champ before...

[@senyah]

@RealTenryuken how do you figure?

[@Styles991]

Dana does say "Listen" alot!!!!

[@ventilize]

@soreal4eva perhaps to make an example of strikeforce and push the point that he is the best organization with the best fighters thus why sheilds would get gsp so quickly.

[@YdLeet]

Dana's heart sunk when we heard Brock may go to the WWE.

[@r2d2rx]

@RealTenryuken Since the Miller - Shields fight i m a fan of every opponent of Shields.

[@spyderken]

Dana looked like he was gonna have a panic attack after Ariel brought up the Lesnar/Wrestlemania thing

[@darkominem]

@SirBarneyGumble Cutting Tito sounds good in theory, BUT u gotta consider a few things: 1) in those 4 years, there's only been 5 fights and NONE of 'em were easy fights. 2) he gave Machida the most trouble before Shogun. 3) if it wasn't for a fence grab, he would've beat Rashad. 4) and Forrest, Hamill, & Chuck (in his prime) aren't the easiest guys to beat. 5) despite injuries & personal issues, his losses were never THAT bad. i say keep him around as a BIG NAME mid-carder (e.g. Matt Hughes)

[@shadowloks2292]

Ariel Helwani is the best he shows respect and ask the best questions that we all wanna hear

[@SuperCurtiis]

you know they should have tito vs liddell it would be a big fight for obvious reasons,and brocks next fight for me should be mir.im glad sanchez is back in the game.

[@nonoo]

Did not know, that these 2 are brothers.

[@Daikkenaurora]

@debieian How does Brock losing to Cain have anything to do with Fedor?

[@CarolinaCJAM]

Brock vs. Taker at Wrestlemania would be EPIC

[@DjLoneStar]

@mmamostwanted Herb the best ref always calls it right

[@movitmovit]

lol, " i don't hate tito anymore". the man speaks his mind.

[@chriskelly31]

John ruiz was the first mexican heavyweight champion. i dont know why he said cain was the first in both of boxing and mma

[@Crayfish3D]

Ha, Ariel was pushing it a bit with those Brock questions, I think he was having a dig back at Dana from thier old Fedor - Brock No.1 Heavyweight argument.

[@VegasDannyReturns]

Congrats to Cain...what a great fighter...he stayed calm under immense pressure from the walking vending machine Lesnar...and took him out with his clean accurate strikes! I loved it!

[@InvestorLifestyle]

@raigami probably as many times as he said: ''it is what it is''

[@FinnishCraig3]

and the GSP vs. Fitch 2 rematch is pushed back again!

[@elheadkickio]

It shouldn't even be a question of whether Sanchez goes back to 155 or not. He looked emaciated there, and he just wasn't powerful enough to put guys away. Despite losing to a really lanky guy in his first fight back at 170, he should stick around. He just looks more natural at this weight.

[@booooboooo2010]

Now that Dana's main draw has been diluted somewhat, Dana should seriously look at aggressively pursueing Fedor to come to the UFC. Fedor would be a HUGE draw and would put up a better fight against UFC heavyweights. In fact I think Fedor can tear it up in the UFC.

[@rivaDarchi58]

@DigitalGangsterz i agree. i think carwin against velasquez would be a good fight.

[@soreal4eva]

Diego already said that his moving down to 155

[@RotisserieiJamie]

Brock vs Taker Wrestlemania would be awesome!

[@steady2wheels]

@MfalmeVTold did you see dana's face in the cage?! He looked devestated!

[@Yevgeny123]

Brock exposed, finally, I'm happy for Cain, he really deserved it, also you never know of course but I think Fedor vs Lesnar would have looked pretty much the same as this fight! Still, I'd love to see Overeem vs Lesnar, that would be complete destruction.

[@tyciol]

@sandman27892789 What is SF?

[@jorgelink]

@MrSHOGUN101 Where's Werdum, sir?

[@coal1987]

@RealTenryuken what sucks the most about that is that he is likely to face the winner of GSP vs Koscheck 2.

[@ThePintoAce]

@riceburner888 bro, Fedor vs Overeem IMO is the biggest HW fight that can happen right now

[@evilocelot5748]

@allmotorhash I agree that's what he'd be saying. But just to clear it up for you, he was not making fun of Mexicans at all. He said that his friends in Mexico were texting him on his phone about burritos and coronas....

[@VToldsMotoShow]

Dana doesn't seem too happy about Cain winning the fight with Brock.

[@amigodesonko]

I'm glad that he wouldn't give a firm answer to Shield's getting the next title shot - and even said "he's in the mix" - which translates to "he won't be cut from the UFC roster -yet....."

[@mmamostwanted]

Danu looked like he wasn't feeling well, maybe gas, pure disgust , video game sales on the line! lol He really looked pissed at the post fight press conference....someone pointed that out to me... I agree!

[@Gwizzell]

@derpanader Santos will be fighting Velasquez

[@BigBadassR]

I think Fedor's stock just went way up.

[@tyciol]

@blueswan1984 WWE doesn't have a mind. Vince may mind, but at this point, what's he going to do if the Undertaker pisses him off, fire him? It just means that Taker won't get huge booking, and he's probably going to retire soon anyway. Even if Vince minded I doubt he could sue Foley or White for using the term undertaker.

[@toerazor23]

Areil Helwani is the best MMA reporter.

[@riceburner888]

@ThePintoAce Given how Strikeforce conducts their fights...I'm not sure if we'll ever see that fight. One can hope. At least the UFC makes its top fighters compete against each other lol.

[@Londonguy1987_]

Dana seemed a bit uncomfortable about some of the lesnar questions but sometimes you need to ask the tough questions and who better to ask than the prez. I got respect for dana and he answers questions well, he is a great president. sucks that brock lost and i think dana secretly wanted brock to stay champ, afterall lesnar is great for business, how many champions is ufc gonna have that are that entetaining, hopefully brock comes back stronger and gets his property back.

[@xPUNISHER84x]

Cain Velasquez gave brock a good old fashion beat down.

[@coal1987]

Frank Mir vs Lesnar Part 3!!!!!!

[@vskerane]

Scott Coker was happy to get rid off Jake Shields and people can now see why. The guy did zero damage the whole fight. What the hell happened to him, he used to finish fights couple of years ago.

[@sirjohnrambo]

Tito Ortiz vs Stephan Bonner make it happen

[@CutCokeCrack]

"listen.. let me tell you...you know...i,ah,ah...you know....let me tell you...its like...uuuhmm...listen...it is what it is...you know...its funny...actually...let me tell you...yeah listen" - dana white expressing himself

[@yaroukh]

This fight has been true relief for lots of adolescent virgins.

[@FireProMMA]

Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing GSP demolish Shields as punishment for years worth of fucking atrocious fights.

[@GameLevelEditor]

@mattyh5101 LOL True. Dana should be smart for how far he got promoting his organization but if you can see through the hype you know he can twist certain perspectives. Kampman is one of our top fighters and Shields still got the job done despite his depleated weight and he's a grown man he should know what hes up against. Lovely fight...

[@rmathew2]

@ColCrackABitch Fedor, Overeem, Werdum, Barnett, Arlovski, not bad imo

[@py2o3434]

Awesome performance by Cain.

[@Gus589]

there are a couple other interviews and he reacts the same way. also in other videos before the fight he didn't even give Cain a chance in hell to beat lesnar.

[@AlcoholicSemenStain]

Titio received a 200 burriro payment for his fight with Hamill

[@Volumesofdoom]

Dana and WWE have made a cross promotion deal behind close doors. That's why he was hesitating when he was asked about the confrontation.

[@OregonCM]

@redbandit94 He's expected to defend against Junior Dos Santos in November at UFC 139.

[@mailliwleoj007]

@Lifter85 have u seen of his fight? cause obviusly the guy has better stand up

[@dallasgangsta187]

@karan6 nahh the Mir rubber match sounds better

[@thehomefront1905]

i thought the fight with brock and cain was close.

[@mattyh5101]

Dana White: "how could you not be impressed with shields performance?" Well we watched the fight

[@swassontelus]

When Dana signs guys to 6 fight contracts who are clearly past their prime (and have diminished skills), in order to prevent them from going to other promotions...it sets up for boring fights. Also, pay a better base salary and rid of the fight of the night bonuses. Clearly, too many fights are only going for that bonus.

[@KillaCamRon360]

@mtlaw007 Im not disregarding his first defeat,its still on his record,but i was just referring to the fact that it was a loss due to the guy cheating(his opponent opened a cut by elbowing him,and due to the rules of that match,elbows werent allowed if you didnt have elbow pads)otherwise,i agree that the last 2 fights were legitimate losses.but i also hope that he stays in it for at least a few more fights cause i havent seen alot of them and i want to see Fedor win at least one more y'know?

[@jiggyy]

@TEXAZHAZE he's not a bad match-up for gsp at all. st-pierre has far superior striking, his wrestling's at another level, the only problem he'd have would be trying to submit jake but i doubt he'd bother there. shields looked gassed tonight, most likely due to a difficult weight cut. it's not like kampmann was pushing the fight at a fast pace.

[@Daikkenaurora]

@kurtsloane I sorta remember Shields getting dropped a few times.

[@MrSupermanDrummer]

@jimmyspanner what??

[@simplyphenomenal]

I don't think Dana is pissed, if Brock applies himself crazily again like after he lost to Frank then they can rebuild him pretty quick, maybe after 1 or 2 wins. I would say he is worried though because he more or less indicated Brock is pissed at a lot of things, and if Brock has fallen out of love with MMA already then UFC have problems.

[@stevo292]

for anyone wondering the Celtics did win 88-80.

[@ihatebobsaget1989]

@tablosser wtf rampage can still compete.

[@Daikkenaurora]

@renthon I'm just trying to clarify things.

[@digiprez77]

@TheJoshRomea First HEAVYWEIGHT latino champ in MMA. John Ruiz was heavyweight champ in boxing, although he was Puerto Rican, not Mexican.