Randy Couture talks about his relationship with Dana White 07/17/2015

[@ImDaxxta]

You gotta respect the way this dude comes off. Chooses his words carefully, gets straight to the point. Super classy guy.

[@dalestrom1]

One of you is talking about Randy and the other Dana. Which is which?

[@redfield1007]

This has blown my mind reading this. Are we talking about Donald Trump or what??

[@BST-lm4po]

Dan Patrick comes off as kind of an ass. He just keeps baiting Randy over & over. He sounds like Howard Stern

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@redfield1007 Let's Go Brandon B****!

[@chrisronzo6274]

Randy Couture has always been a class act. God bless sir

[@3luckydog]

Except that time he ended up on Pornhub spreading his butt cheeks 🤢🤢🤮. So there’s that.

[@danielt.4330]

2:35 I like how, after this silly question about how long Dana would last in a fight with Randy, Randy coolly proceeds to strategically breakdown Dana's strengths and weaknesses in a fight. I love Randy. A true professional.

[@shane270wby]

Daniel T. It was a nice way of saying .3 seconds

[@steviemac2681]

he managed to say he wouldn't last a round while giving him some respect and complimenting him

[@Head318Hunter]

Under 30 seconds

[@brandoa1414]

what a classy guy Randy C. is. those are the types of role models the UFC needs.

[@davidedelman2984]

brandoa14 the guy tried to sue the UFC over money he had already been paid. He got laughed out of court when the UFC showed the cashed checks in question. Couture is the epitome of a weasel.

[@redfield1007]

He's a great fighter but he's not a role model. He's ripped loads of people off financially and then you guy fall into his whole calm and wholesome act. It must drive his past business partners crazy. Great fighter though no doubt.

[@suprabeyond5162]

God Randy is so classy. Captain America.

[@27neverlose]

Dana hates anyone who stands up for themselves

[@wolf2109]

27neverlose dude, Randy promised Dana that he didnt sign or talk to any other networks about signing with them, instead of just telling Dana str8 up that he is and is doing it to lookout for his future, he didnt. He just lied to him. He couldve been ipfront with dana and tell em to match the offer or simply just tell dana hes not returning, he simply didnt tell em shit...even after Rqndy begged dana to book him for a fight. Dana gives em the fight and Randy bails on it like a bitch! Thats not what a man does

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

Recommended book to read BECOMING THE NATURAL by Randy Couture.

[@vromp5able]

I remember when he visited Kelly Hill, a 3rd ID base in Ft. Benning back in 2015 I think, I saw him in the cafeteria, I then found out that he used to be in the 82nd. I didn't get a chance to talk to him, since he was sitting with a bunch of people, but he seemed like a cool dude, real solid build with a stoic vibe (no homo).

[@Kyosuke700]

that is the main reason of what happen

[@Vinnymanvinny1]

Down Hill Exactly, Dana White is a sad pathetic man.

[@santinosantino3164]

TITO ORTIZ was the original who stood up to DANA WHITE while the rest of the media as well as Dana white painted TITO AS TO BE THE BAD GUY OF THE PICTURE. now look what has happen in the UFC. fighters are treated like shit, and don't get pay shit. FACTS.

[@denisemitchell8477]

agree he's a pimp like Vince

[@23bitchris60]

@@denisemitchell8477 vince actually pays his guys accordingly though.

[@deandrury4330]

Get it right buddy it was frank shamrock

[@StoneTheCr0w]

@santinosantino3164 you were right

[@deandrury4330]

@@StoneTheCr0w it was frank shamrock buddy

[@Diabolic131o]

Randy I'll always be a fan bud

[@stevensummers6138]

randy is one who made the the sport that it is today,old school,matt huges Rich fraklin,Dana should bow to them

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

Randy truly was The Natural. Humble, extremely likeable, could talk a little smack when he needed to (Tito), always performed, was beating men near half his age with ease and dominance, kept a cool head despite Dana openly admitting he was counting him out repeatedly (Dana's massive, loving monologue about Tito after a fight he was dominated right in Randy's face reminded me of how Dana openly cussed out another GOAT, GSP right in front of him post Hendricks). The real Captain America.

[@gokuvegeta4378]

Rady couture and chuck lidell made the UFC

[@brianchapman8531]

Dana White is a crook, straight up. Boxers who fight on cable televised events make more than MMA's biggest headliners during PPV events.

[@kryptonj8]

Brian Chapman boxing is a much bigger sport

[@Godzilla52]

UFC sales have been outselling Boxing for more than few years now.

[@brucewayne9037]

Godzilla52 false. UFC doesn't even come close.

[@johnandrewmayne]

fighters sign a contract they know exactly how much they're getting paid and agree to it. Nobody's a crook here Dana pays for services (fighters are employees) just like we do plus he pays for the medical dental. His companies profits are irrelevant. Fighters can always go make less somewhere else. Besides boxing is failing fast what is 5here maybe 1 card a year worth watching now ? Not a model I'd want to follow as a businessman..

[@Tekman_]

Randy Couture is awesome and an excellent expendable. He's the first UFC fighter I saw and I rooted for him. When I found out he was going to appear in the first expendables film, I went Nuts.! I hope Randy appears in the fourth expendable film and the rest! :>)

[@jerbsherb4391]

Dana doesn't like dealing with people who want rights. Dana doesn't like it when he could potentially lose money to help his fighters. Thats why he hates Randy because he stands for that.

[@frankzappa951]

Lovely man and genuine legend. UFC GOAT

[@-007-Warzone-MW3-MW2]

This guy was a beast such a good fighter really deserves all the respect

[@jordanyoung2615]

Dana should've taken the high road instead of running down Randy's reputation. Randy is a good guy,had a chance to meet him at his gym.

[@gamestation9437]

White is one of those guys who didnt have the balls too do MMA but instead he want too be part of it too seem like he is a badass

[@romanoonamor7690]

Bullies rarely have guts. White is a bully, nothing more.

[@MRJRILEY19841]

He is a legendary fighter and he also speaks with intelligence picks his words carefully that would be a man you wouldn’t want to cross

[@XCodeBlue78]

I met Randy in Las Vegas. He is nothing but a classy guy. Dana White wouldn't last 60 seconds in the ring with someone like Randy, even if he was it tip top shape and tried to dance around and run away. As soon as Randy got ahold of him it would be a really bad day for Dana.

[@michaeljustice124]

Randys gotta be the nicest guy on the planet. I've never he anyone say anything bad about him. Dana needs to go away. UFC needs a new spokesman. I don't know if I'd say he's the Don King of MMA but he's getting damn close.

[@TekMoliGy]

Randy Couture is one of the coolest dudes ever.

[@paulsnroccchoppers591]

love randy

[@billsye5703]

How do u stop a video there

[@canadianeastcoaster5142]

Randy is a UFC legend, wish he was on the games!

[@mikem9252]

dana white is a financial bully because he lacks nuts to be a fighter - he thinks hes a tough guy...hes not. God bless randy and other fighters who paved the way for ufc success

[@SDSen]

Mike M brains over brawn anytime financial toughness is the real toughness

[@cerberus1166]

@@SDSen till a real tough guy takes your life or money. then those brains are useless. its best to have both.

[@shubhamgupta-sv2hn]

@@cerberus1166 that real tough guy gets a shotgun in his head by my 30 tough guy bodyguards. Tho all respect for randy

[@maloperverso8118]

But, What was the Fall Out All about, between Randy and Dana/the UFC!? I didn't get the Full Story.... 🤔

[@labenbrittenum6934]

DAN was that kid on the playground looking to get a few folks to square up

[@ClassicRando87]

Man, when randy beat tim silvia for the HW title it was amazing. Everyone thought he would get killed by a younger and much bigger man. Randy dropped him on his ass with a beautiful straight punch and swarmed him on the ground. The whole bar went nuts. Good times Randy!

[@brandisify]

Matt Hughes and Chuck Liddell and Forest Griffin never complain. These guys seem to be happy

[@seoulglo]

These guys have cushy 100k jobs with the UFC, and it would not be smart for them to complain. Couture has gone head to head with UFC/Dana numerous times, prompting Dana's actions.

[@WILLtTHOMPSON2906]

seoulglo *300000$*

[@petera5100]

I went to highschool with his kid ryan. definitely good people.

[@AP-eh6gr]

What a calm collected class man

[@tonyjones1560]

Without rewriting my "book" on the subject, I really, really hope that the top UFC fighters start negotiating contracts with the help of sports/entertainment lawyers. Right now, it seems like the fighters are so glad to be making"good" money that they're almost OK with not getting what they should because they're not "down" with the business aspects of MMA---whether in the UFC, Bellator or wherever. Whatever else can be said about Floyd Mayweather, he's possibly the richest athlete on the planet because he did *business* with people who were used to running a boxer's pockets. Dana White's stuff would stop if he had to go into a contract negotiation with, say, Ronda Rousey (who is still valuable to the UFC for marketing reasons, and will become more valuable IF she regains the strap), knowing that she was willing and able to go to Bellator---especially if the powers-that-be at Bellator started investing in fighters in such as way as to make the promotion a serious, valuable option to the UFC. IMO, it's gonna take a wake-up for the fighters, that they realize it's not in their interest to allow Dana White (or anyone else, really) to become the "Vince McMahon of MMA." These guys and gals are athletes---but they're also independent contractors, much like pro wrestlers in fact. There's not even a faint illusion of "job security," which means they need to start (or ramp up) thinking like *business people,* and putting their interests above those of the UFC and/or Dana White. That means, if that contract is up for (re) negotiation, it's time to lawyer up. Whoops, almost wrote another book!

[@tonyjones1560]

bighands69 you do have a good point, the old saw about "inmates running the asylum" has truth to it. Thinking about this, perhaps the *best* thing that could happen to MMA at this level would be another competitive promotion or two? I'd still like to see the fighters overall do a better job of seeing to their interests...while would-be "savvy" fighters may have damaged boxing, look how many have been used up then discarded by crooked promoters or managers...

[@YellowPaint100]

What you said about Floyd is exactly why I love the guy. I'm a fight fan too & enjoy a good scrap! But not at the expense of realizing these promotions/promoters wanna treat them like dogs. All these writers & sports analysts that never fought a day in their lives, get paid to TALK about Floyd ducking & cherry picking. The whole while they refuse to acknowledge the business side like you did. Some of these fans too! @work, @barbershop, @coffee shop these ppl ignore the business side & just repeat the stuff the media says. Anyways... thank you 👍

[@tonyjones1560]

@@YellowPaint100 You’re welcome! Might not have sounded like it, but I have a great deal of respect (if not admiration!) for Floyd Mayweather as a fighter as well as a businessman. He protected his health medically as well as financially, to the point where IMO any aspiring MMA fighter, kickboxer, boxer or professional wrestler would do well to *study* how he managed his career. Heck, I’d call him and try to book a session…

[@robertg305]

Legend

[@user-tu4ve3lo1v]

Randy is a legend

[@jarenjackson7139]

That's Captain America man the UFC was built off the fighters who paved the way for these younger making all this big money now the fighters today should be thankful to guys like Randy Chuck Tito Nick Diaz Ken Shamrock BJ Penn Matt Hughes Andre Arlovski Cabbage Severin and all the other guys who helped start this company and who's name I failed to mention God bless these guys who put their lives on the linefor our entertainment

[@scottw3039]

Randy comes across very well.

[@joel9229m]

Classy

[@johnnyruby3904]

I’m amazed how the sport keeps going with the little pay!

[@jedsteelwell2354]

The top guys are making millions just like boxing. It's the middle and low card guys getting their brains beat in for nothing!

[@zakbrownrigg1]

Good for him. You only have the rights you fight for.

[@peaceandllov]

Like watching paint dry, minus the dramatic conclusion.

[@fraddi]

what happened to Fair Use Review channel?

[@tarik237]

+Hugh Jazz that what ive been trying to figure out...i can only assume the worse and maybe someone from zuffa found out his identity and maybe threated to blackmail maybe suing him if he didn't take his channel down

[@fraddi]

I have the same feeling. The guy just disappeared!

[@Jadranas]

This is a classy guy.

[@tenzin682]

Dana White is a tool. That's all, end of story. Fighters come and go and he could care less. He's the Vince Mcmahon of mma!!! period.

[@equinelove4414]

Randy did a great job not making what ever his issue was public

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

The UFC is facing a class action lawsuit by the fighters.

[@brandisify]

The fight with Dana and Tito wouldnt be a lose lose because it wasnt supposed to be promoted. it was just supposed to be dana and tito in a sparring match with nobody else involved. Titoopened his big mouth and then backed out

[@foogentog]

Dana wasn't allowed to fight, and was talked into stepping down by the commission because it was a spectacle.

[@brandisify]

I know but that only happened because the word got out and spread like wild fire.

[@brandisify]

foogentog I would have loved to see that though.

[@kevinmyers440]

They have a right to not like you wanting to be your own entity, if you don't like it you can choose to fight in other organizations, you are not forced to fight in the UFC, it's better for fans when the company runs it the way Dana White does, the best fight the best they don't run from each other like they doing boxing

[@fabianconnors5633]

dan Patrick is a legend....

[@EricReitzel]

Come to Louisiana Randy and lets play some Golf !

[@Arianamarie420]

100% class! Compared to Dana's vindictive and childish comments.

[@jeffpatton6358]

Randy is a cool mofo I met him years ago at a gas station in Texas ...nice fucking guy

[@Head318Hunter]

Randy is so modest. He'd fuck Dana up in under 30 seconds

[@hyojoosong]

Couture wouldn't back Dana's boxing if it wasn't legit, I believe him

[@Head318Hunter]

C'MON Randy tried to pretend Dana might last a round with him when HE and everyone knows it's 30 seconds tops

[@Lousy_Bastard]

Randy vs Dana wouldn't even be a contest.

[@samgraham1936]

Dana white wouldn't be a challenge .. this guy only wants to fight someone who would be a genuine challenge to him .he's respectful

[@danielmoore411]

Dana is the PT Barnum of MMA. No question about it. But as far as him going the toe to toe with Randy, that fight would last as long as Randy would want it to go. Boxing or wrestling, he’d merk Dana, lol.

[@tw5139]

Dana's management style is taken straight out of the Fertitta playbook. All employees are expendable, expect them to sacrifice everything for the company and then walk away with nothing after they can't perform anymore. This is why no casino they own has ever had a union, this is also why they UFC fighters aren't unionized. They are all independent contractors, like Uber.

[@kenf2073]

I admit my audio is not working properly on this computer, so I really could not hear that interview too well, but if Randy is bitching about his fight purses being short, he should really not be-not at all. 10 yrs ago, when he was heading cards, the money of today's UFC was not there. now they pay 50k for performance bonuses to half the guys on top of their purse. Thats like 4-5X what a lot of these guys are getting from fight contracted purse, so a guy can walk in there and go home with 60-70k on a good performance. Randy may have made 70k for a headlining fight when randy was main eventing UFCs; where as a mid-carder like Joe Louzan takes home a bonus and a purse every fight, I'm guessing 70k. The finances surrounding the UFC is 100% different than it was 10 yrs ago. For instance, Chael Sonnen made 8 million off of his 2nd fight with Silva. though randy has never even sniffed 8 million, if he was headlining a UFC you can rest assured that he was still the highest paid guy on the card. Plus, if he was unhappy with his compensation, he could have simply not agreed to terms and scrapped the fight. Nobody held his feet to the fire to fight. In fact he could have walked across the street and fought for King of the Cage (joking) and got $100.00. The UFC holds all the cards, all the leverage, and their pretty much gonna dictate what their gonna pay you with a little bit of wiggle room cause they're the biggest dog in the yard. its a very shitty bizness. Plus, randy is pretty much a loaded mother fucker thz days. He owns a couple houses in Vegas and a state of the art gym; i'd say he'll be fine.. I don't see him coming to west virginia to work in the coal mines anytime soon.

[@ericoung4602]

I think dana is fair you make him money he makes you money Because with star you will see him bend over backwards for fighters conor Ronda brock d.c Jeremy Stephen's when he was arrested

[@sidmahasuverachai3722]

Hes such a gentlemen lol

[@ghuff31]

Its not a great interview if you keep asking the same question 15 ways because you didn't get the answer you wanted, Dan...

[@yittmashups]

C'mon, UFC 2020: Dana vs. Tito

[@Poppa417]

Everybody in these comments talking like they know Dana white in real life.

[@billyrock8305]

Dayna White hates smart guys with a spine who stand up for themselves.

[@micahjhoffman8329]

not a company man, no problem with that!

[@TheMrpalid]

Dana: Randy was never my friend

[@booboobear6490]

Dana has a problem with anyone who questions how much he is ripping everybody off, just ask Ariel, Tito and Randy

[@divinemonique777]

I agree, Dana is a very difficult promoter to have over you as a UFC fighter, the fighters don't have a lot of options....he's byess and has his favorites, and everybody knows it. In dealing with his people, it's clear he can't see pass his wants!

[@bukofezra]

Ancillary rights-- in relation to entertainment law are contractual agreements in which a percentage of the profits are received and derived from the sale of action figures, posters, books, etc. relating to a film or motion picture. This is what Randy fought for, and Dana and the UFC said fuck off Randy!!! After Randy got thrown out... GSP, Ronda, Conor, and everyone who has a brain makes sure they have more than adequate representation to make sure they are properly compensated for the use of their likeness or brand. You can't just sign your life away to the UFC, but if you stand up for yourself, then you might not have a place in the UFC....unless you are Conor or Ronda, or Super Sage Northcut.

[@you3ee]

The interviewer is annoying...He is stuck on this Randy fighting Dana white thing. He is a fool.. Dana White is not a fighter

[@michaelfrancis1715]

Class acted!!!

[@24letsgo69]

All these guys that help build the sport and the company...Dana stabbed in the back.

[@chuynunez6065]

Dana White is the Don King of MMA

[@formhubfar]

I bet you that McGregor was able to call the shots in the UFC!.., sadly the UFC has become political in that so many UFC fighters get the UFC "shity end of the stick" like the Diaz brothers.., one rule for all or no rules.., you cant "legally" pick and choose Dana.

[@RENEIND]

doesn't surprise me what he said alot of people and fighters say the same thing about Dana, Jon Jones said so himself Lorenzo fertitta is more genuine compared to Dana

[@ivandaniel08]

If Couture doesn’t like you, if Fedor doesn’t like you..

[@dodutra]

Dana is fucking up the sport

[@dragondon]

Dana White is not an honorable man. Randy is an example of how a Champion behaves in and out of the Octagon.

[@erikarohac6191]

Dana White is creepy. There is something very wrong with him. I feel sorry for all the fighters who had anything to do with him.

[@bailsaz]

Erika Rohac I’ve met the guy a couple times. He’s definitely not creepy man. He’s just extremely passionate and loves the sport he built.

[@misaghkhosravi4541]

Maybe you get his position soon, who knows!

[@blkstone5272]

I don't think Dana is a good boxer...Mayweather said he did Boxing Aeorobics/...

[@alexgalaxynexus]

+khalsa sikh hes never claimed to be

[@alexgalaxynexus]

khalsa sikh lol k

[@kevinhunt1202]

he isnt he taught a boxing aeorobics class and ran a boxing gym in boston until whiteybulger ran him out of town....

[@waynealvarez6519]

UFC is not as good anymore. Dana has his favorites for sure.

[@dbreiden83080]

Tito Ortiz stood up to the UFC way before you Randy. Don't take credit for that..

[@redfield1007]

Don't believe this guy for some reason. I've heard too much from people that have been in business with him then he comes on with his calm and collective act. Friend of mine also went in to do a story on him at his request and he treated him like a piece of shit. The wholesome thing is an act. Great fighter though no doubt.

[@K.k223]

Guys you gotta make my KZbin video famous because randy contours my cousin and he doesn't know me but I know him my mom told me and I said mom Do we have any cousins That are made me stronger than the rock and she said yeah it's brandy contour I said wait who's running so So she should me a picture of randy contour then I'm like oh he's our cousin and I'm like whoa that is so cool I did not know that and she just said well now you did not like okay That is awesome so I watched it for video a lot because he's my cousin and I love you I love you so much but he doesn't know me so yeah😟

[@Friedasboss2001]

Randy is not the stand up guy that people make him out to be.

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

Proof?

[@andybaker8956]

Mmm,,, very interesting.....

[@papayeaststack3743]

Isn't it payment and fun enough to get to fight.i would just want to fight.

[@steviewonder7969]

Ive only got 300 pound to my name but i would pay all that to see him and randy in the cage for 5 rounds 😂💯

[@am-tu6nj]

Randy didn't want to catch a murder charge.

[@reybladen3068]

Dana doesn't like people who ask for a fair wage.

[@ulriklm1]

The way Dana talked about Fedor back in the day made me lose all respect for him.. all this stuff doesnt help either

[@JoeyKO757]

Funny how people think Dana is scrared.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

randy woukld double leg dana white and dana would submit him with arm bar. lmao

[@DiazByDay]

FUCK U DANA

[@bigdogonporchrun6959]

Dana is why i dont buy any of the fights ..

[@rowan6585]

Love Randy as a fighter but he did the wrong thing and he is pretending he doesn't know why Dana doesn't like him.

[@JoeSmith-gp5dm]

This is bullshit Dana loved randy like a son

[@romanoonamor7690]

Until the day he doesn't anymore. White is that way.

[@joepesci8930]

Joe Smith randy is older than dana. that makes absolutely no sense lol

[@davidfreeman7455]

This interviewer is really instigating maybe he's trying to work this guy up

[@ivangohome]

Yep. Tabloid type questions. Primitive talk show host.