Dana White UFC 108 Video Blog - 12/28/09

Dana White video blog leading up to UFC 108 on Saturday, Jan. 2nd on PPV. Dana visits Gilbert Yvel who will fight Junior Dos Santos at UFC 108. 108.ufc.com

[@smpfilms]

I see you guys are using a Canon 5D Mark II. If you need help on working that thing better, it me up. I'd be glad to give you some tips since I shoot with it a lot. -Cory "Mr. Safety"

[@bcmvp11]

What are you talking about, Dan Henderson wanted more money than what Dana had offered him. He was offering Dan fights for a long time, then he signed with Strikeforce. Dana wanted to keep him in the UFC, not drive him out. Do you think he offered Fedor a crappy contract, no he didn't, he offered him a great one but just didn't sign it. Dana like Dan Henderson and wanted to keep him, but just didn't come to an agreement.

[@K0K4NE]

So basically this is a blog for people who know shit all about mma. Anyone who does not know who Gilbert is must have either just been born today or been in a coma for the last ten years.....

[@Des420]

Even though newer fans to MMA might not know him, Gilbert's striking is really among the top of current crop of UFC heavyweights. This fight is going to be entertaining if they both come out to make a statement...however, I would not stand and trade with Gilbert if I were JDS.

[@solidsavage]

yea I havent ordered a ufc in awhile because I would be broke if I ordered every one! Please consider the majority of people out there that love MMA but cant afford to order a ppv every 2 weeks! And the free events are gonna take MMA to the masses full blown!

[@roejogan8]

DANA IS CONNIVING SHARK SWIMMING AROUND IN A POOL OF TALENT, DEVOURING THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF YOUNG PTERASPIDOMORPHI GUNG-HO on navigating up the youthful river into the plankton infested ocean of the UFC!

[@gijoyojo1]

I think the old clips are cool and they went perfect with a blog that most people had a clue what you were talking about.Most of these noobs never heard of John Lewis or played those first UFC games.Good vid guys!

[@MasterWaki]

Eye gouging .... biting ..... knocking out refs.... they seem be things i consider bad for fthe sport. But I still like watching him fight though LOL

[@ramrod20042000]

Because Dana refuses to ban elbows to the head of down fighters. I no longer order UFC PPV's. I now watch Strikeforce on Showtime/CBS. I don't like to see fighters bleed profusely and blood soaked mats!

[@goodbadugly16]

The Yvel/dos Santos fight should be great. I think dos Santos will win though, and he could be the next big thing. He is an awesome striker.

[@CoachKussenVuist]

WHOOHOE!!! i train with gilbert ivel :P here in the netherlands off course a great guy really! probably doesn't remember me though :P

[@ramrod20042000]

I hope Yvel signed a big money deal and did'nt fall for Dana's bullsh&t!..."You ready to be a star" "Do me a favorite" "Take this now.....then later"

[@SalamandraTheNinja]

I doubt that's much to do with the gloves, it would be more to do with the fact that Tito's a rather poor striker and has very little punching power.

[@Gauntlets]

I think Gilbert Yvel don't need 2 b up in there unless he's worked on controllin his attitude, but then again, I'vent heard from him in a while.

[@eon001]

2 months apart?! What kind of mma fan are you. The more mma the better. Keep em coming Dana. I think this card is going to be a sleeper hit.

[@kepa2003]

John Lewis help train Bj Penn, Tito Ortiz, Ricco Rodriguez, Marvin Eastman, Karo Paryisan, Egan Inoue, Enson Inoue, Tony Desouza, and Chuck Liddell just to name a few. Ask anybody who is in the mma community who John Lewis is and they will for sure tell you different than your stupid comment. Also he is a black belt under Nova Uniao Head Instructor Andre Pederneiras, Same guy who gave BJ his black, same guy who continues to make more killers like shaolin ribeiro, Jose Aldo, Marlon Sandro, and

[@ukogmickey]

Strikeforce is ok I watched it once or twice but the 1 thing that I carnt stand from that show is the commentators look and sound like they escaped from a paedo institute, Least Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg seem like normal guys even though I dont usually get the american humour they do a good job but those guys on strikeforce are effin right weirdos, and that Frank Shamrock is a proper Tw@ ! Thats what puts me off watching it, The whole setup is just cheap, The UFC does a better job.

[@ukogmickey]

I dont and never have watched Pride, I give any fighter that gets in a cage with another man to fight full credit and respect. Ive watched the UFC for about 4-5 years, I love it but still ive not heard of this guy, Like I said if he proves me wrong then he deserves it, even if he puts up a good fight and looses he will deserve credit. Somehow I just have this feeling he will loose badly. Oh by the way any1 can KO any1 if they get hit in the right place. Who else has he beat/KO ???

[@MrNiceHk]

Fair points but lets try and remember its just about two guys getting into a a ring, octagon, triangle whatever ... the promotions are a platform and the styles are just that styles ... sure the complete MMA practitioner these days needs a total well rounded game but not everybody has and thats ok by me, fighters still need the navigate away from Kongos clinch for example, Its mixed martial arts not a wrestling and kickboxing championship, Regardless personally i just happy to see two guys

[@PHuuSK]

LOLz... Thank you for that ever so insightfull post, oh grand master without any research... ;) Please, look for Gilbert Yvel on youtube. You will be proven dead wrong! Gilbert is a succesfull Pride FC veteran, with knockout wins over Cheick Kongo? The only one to KO Cheick Kongo? (Like Dana also mentioned in this Vlog) Still it's no guarantee that Yvel will KO Junior, but he deserves far more credit than you give him. ;)

[@kepa2003]

I like how some of these people who don't even know gilbert say he is scum. Have you ever talked to the guy or even trained with him. Ask anybody around in the mma community who knows or trained with him and they will all tell you he is a great guy and an amazing striker. Watch his last fight against rizzo, also he has been working hard on trying to improve his ground game since he moved to Las vegas to train with long time friend John Lewis. Everyone forgets that John Lewis and

[@ukogmickey]

He dont look that good to be honest, Junior Dos Santos should smash this guy. Ive never heard of him and by watching this the way he is training at the part his trainer says last 30 secs do your combos he just looks to tired flailing his hands around. If he proves me wrong I be the first to take me hat off but I think Junior will blow him away !

[@paochoua]

Dana you guys need to tell ur fighters to fight and quit being b1tches and dancing in the octagon. We could all watch chuck dance 4 free already,and he could dance better than all ur fighters in the octagon. the last 5 PPV really blow cocks. Strikeforce last card was Waaay better than all ur previous 5PPv cards!

[@BenYeaYeaHello]

Anyone hear ever watch pride or are you just all going with the crowd anyone else remember those horrible matches with Bob Sapp Choi and all those fucking freaks??? yea pride had wandy and nogeira bros.... Oh wait UFC does have all those fighters and make very competive matches... If ur looking for a freakshow go watch some TNA or WWE..

[@tristanv1]

@ukogmickey his known to be a loud mouth and he laso tattos the names of the guys he beats on his arms. so he is a douchbag.

[@buffbeenstuffed]

nah i believe josh barnett beat him up pretty badly on the affliction card in jan of this year, it should be around somewhere

[@Beadle87]

@OneBigmutha1109 yeah genetics and maybe even a few performance enhancing drugs ? hmmm either way a body like that takes alot of hard work and dedication to achieve,i guess u need to eat properly too....the tats just look a mess and rubbish a perfect bod,wow im sounding gay right now,ha.....

[@Kellysayshello]

Oh yeah, NOW I remeber who Yvel is. He was a dirty fighter who did all kinds of crazy shit, broke the rules, attacked a ref, ...he turns into a loose cannon in the ring. I didn't like him much. Maybe he has matured and will learn to be more of a sportsman and professional in the ring.

[@omgstoptakingnames]

gilbert is tough as hell, he impressed me when he took a beating from barnett and still fighting back from the bottom. but JDS is like the best up-in-comer in the HW but still should be fun to watch. oh and tell the refs to be careful cause they might get knocked out lol!

[@Noyjeetut]

John looks younger than Dana. :P Cool of Sana to make them show his only win in the UFC against Anderson.

[@PrideRampageUFC]

PRIDE was THE biggest, not second, but Zuffa (the company who own the UFC) bought PRIDE & shut it down, taking most of the talent from PRIDE to the UFC. PRIDE doesn't exist any more, there is no definitive second best now, it's arguably DREAM or Strikeforce.

[@Heineken023]

why do people such as yourself continue to act surprised by this? "omg omg dana talks so much shit i wish everyone could see him for who he truly is, how can he get away with this" L o M'fing L how about stfu it's what all promoters do

[@interista7878]

UFC fanboys: "Wow! Yvel is the new champ and shit! Aweeeesooome..." MMA fans: "The cheating asshole Yvel? The same Yvel who go this ass handed to him by Hendo and Barnett? THAT Yvel? The biter that will attack refs?? Oooh... perfect..."

[@kwakuhustla]

TrigunFkame wtf r u talking about Dos Santos trains with the nogueira brothers how the hell does he have 0 ground game...and he didnt beat crocop by decison....Werdum isnt credible either i guess right. when did u start watching mma like this yr.

[@jeffwads]

Let's get serious here dudes...Dos Santos is going to annihilate Yvel. If you can't see that coming, you are a tool.

[@Beadle87]

@OneBigmutha1109 yeah he is fuckin buff,i thought i had a pretty good phisique but when u see a guy like this ur put to shame !! lol,he shouldnt have the tats though they look stupid !! would look better without them !!

[@IrishKyokushin]

@combat1con You might want to look up Gilbert's fights before bagging on him. @Dereksag14. Thanks for that update on him. Hopefully he'll stay that way. It only the real black mark on his career thus far.

[@ipv4]

Doesn't mean he doesn't understand the sport and training aspects of it. If you would of used the arguments their aren't enough high level guys in that camp then you would have a point but instead you chose to diss a ufc vet.

[@laatjelekkerlikken]

Just wait for Yvel to slap Dos Santos with his 'one-eyed-snake'... gonna be great, trust me, eventhough 'the snake' might be Dos Santos favourite dish. Anyway, you will see Yvel f*ck up Dos Santos relentlessly.

[@Neph0423]

@DJPalace88 I hope you're excluding most of the Heavyweight division in boxing. Most of them are on the George Foreman cheeseburger diet. I think the athletecism in the two sports are actually comparable for the most part.

[@goodbadugly16]

Scott Coker is that you? Stop being a douchebag and support the sport of MMA, not just organizations.

[@bcmvp11]

Haha, dude I totally agree with you. Some people think Dana White is a bad person, but I actually like the guy.

[@GSPRockNRoll]

i feel bad for gilbert after watching this i thought he was a dick head about that whole ref thing but i found out the story behind it and now i think he is a nice guy! good luck in the future

[@TheAngryHusky]

So many wanna be haters commenting here. Funny thing is most of you dipshits sub the UFC. Why don't you stop bitching, un-sub and quit watching the UFC since you hate it so much. Silly faggots.

[@kwakuhustla]

u need to go back to elementary school douche bag...learn how to be more specific! theres something in every sentence called a "subject"...is everything coming back now, fucking noob.

[@ASCowns]

Dana, why would you drive without a seat belt? I think I speak for all MMA fans when i say please buckle up bc we need you to live for ever! Damn it! If you died you fuck everything up!

[@Hector2028]

what is your definition of Athletic? Mma fighters need to box, wrestle, kickbox, and worry about submissions. Boxers fight from the waist up. Not sure what you mean by athletic.

[@airjordans2000]

@masoncat1 mir knocked kongo down, his eyes wasn't rolling to the back of his head or nothing.. so yvel being the only one knocking out kongo is just as impressive as it was before

[@MasterWaki]

If Tapout ever wanted to sponsor a fighter who is actually "Bad For The Sport" its Gilbert Yvel.

[@limomarc]

old school john lewis!! that's awesome john is a great guy! but him getting k.o. by jens pulver was brutal!

[@abbbcdy]

Woohoo! Another small HW to get owned.. I really hope the reason Dana brought him to the UFC is to KO Mazzagatti then have him drop to 205 because 225 isn't going to cut it..

[@tlrjmschmbrln]

yeah i'd like to see you go into a cage with a professional fighter and run right into their striking range don't make fun of a sport unless you have experience in it

[@cam4883]

Its crazy how excited he is getting fighters like this?! Could you imagine the advertising etc if they ever got the greatest fighter in the world.......... Fedor.

[@IrishKyokushin]

I hope Gilbert can keep his head in the game and his emotions under control. He's a great fighter but he has been his own worst enemy throughout his career.

[@kepa2003]

Im excited for this fight it will for sure be something to watch. I think dos santos will keep it standing so it will be fun to watch him and gilbert go at it.

[@dni10]

Ufc is the top MMA championship but pride is the second biggest right? u have big chance of fame and getting in to ufc if u fight in pride first?

[@leglion]

Looking forward to a great 2010 for MMA! Maybe Dana will put his damned seatbelt on in the New Year. Remember Mask, Dana? Don't let that happen to you.

[@kepa2003]

Andre Pederineras is the same guys who help BJ Penn with his ground game after he left Ralph Gracie. So gilberts ground is definitely getting better.

[@BenYeaYeaHello]

STFU man I could give you a list of what PRIDE was doing wrong.. but i won't waste my time with a stupid fuck like you go watch some old PRIDE videos

[@masoncat1]

I didn't say it was. I said he almost knocked him out. To those of you saying he wasn't close... he got knocked down. How much closer is there?

[@AzCombat09]

its funny that the guy holding pads for yvel is wearing minorauro shorts since minotauro is teammates with dos santos, who yvel is fighting

[@MrNiceHk]

kick the crap out of each other and i dont care if thats under Dream Pride, Strikerforce or any of the other myriad of promotions out there

[@PsychoGolazo]

For those who have never seen the John Lewis and Jens Pulver fight after watching this video... go watch it. Lewis got KTFO by Pulver.

[@robbieirish]

Dos Santos is a beast, i don't see him losing there. not a great blog there guys, bit lazy to use so many old clips. keep it on real time.

[@DANAWHITEBLOGFAN]

Thats going to be a good fight.Card still looks good even after all the fighters getting hurt.Cant wait to see"bang" back in the UFC!!!!!!!

[@Nick_PMA]

Skinny Bruce Buffer & Skinny John McCarthy, you can tell this was older UFC because McCarthy acts as the cutman after the fight lol.

[@masoncat1]

Saying he is the only guy to knock out Congo isn't as impressive as it once was. Mir ~almost~ knocked him out in under a minute.

[@aceofosea]

This may be a no contest though. Yvel by Ref KO. And Cheick Kongo isnt that good. He is a worse version of Heath Herring.

[@therko7]

@AngryArayan88 Ah don't listen to ginder he not a Islam.I'm a Islam where not going dominate America he just a idiot

[@Lionkrew12]

Yvel is getting brought in to lose just like Rothwell was brought in to lose to Cain

[@cerbarus89]

the fight they show at the end, it couldve been a double team against McCarthy he looks huge there! hahahahahaha

[@MaxwellReviresco]

I was about as excited as Dana's was for Gilbert...I thought the fight would have been alot different :-(

[@jave6]

@novak0733 I'd love to see you get hit by one of those "big gloves". It'll be more then nails breaking.

[@elheadkickio]

Dos Santos may need to break out his ground game al little just to play it safe. Yvel is a brutal striker.

[@kidrock119]

You know UFC 108 when they have a video blog dedicated to a Gilbert Yvel workout ... UFC 108 .. yawn

[@grinchy01]

dos santos vs Gilbert Yvel is gonna be awsome...big expectations for this!!

[@sareij]

its gonna be a crazy fight. hopefully yvel will fight dos santos instead of the ref this time lol

[@jackvr32]

excited to see Yvel in the UFC hope he does well in the HW division....

[@CraigKrones]

He was in Pride but dont you remeber him against don and he was being a dirty fucking fighter

[@LitPenguin713]

@jeffwads it s the ufc bro, if yvel catches him wont u look stupid

[@paviaan]

Strikeforce will take over with the help of Hölzer Reich! The fourth Reich is coming fellas:)

[@T3hK3nny]

@ Masterwak1: why is Gilbert Yvel bad for the sport? (serious question, not a contradiction)

[@Zer0nite]

You saw 2 minutes of his entire work out and have no idea how long he'd been going for.

[@unique006]

cuz they just uploaded it , give it some time and it will be in HD

[@Chevalier765]

Yvel, an amazing striker? No, I would say an amazing lout (he knocked a referee down)

[@jamanursula]

geez gilbert your judo looks white belt ....dontfall down on a simple osoto -gari ....

[@blade83336]

seat belts r so overrated just like condoms just ask the entire continent of africa

[@thrillseeking]

Ashi Guruma, or leg wheel, and it's a judo throw. Similar to Hane Goshi, hip throw.

[@JayPalace88]

Boxers are deff. more athletic then UFC fighters. Except GSP that guy is a robot lol

[@TonyoXyooj]

I want to see him and Lesnar go at it After Carwin and Lesnar. Dana your the best.

[@Globox822]

Yvel MMA record is bad, so in no hes former PRIDE sensation as UFC is hyping him.

[@ARMZone23]

Rajah....Hawaiian Flag in the Background at the Gym. Representing to the fullest.

[@chriswarden420]

once all the champs get healthy it'll be fine ufc 110 to 115 look pretty stacked.

[@phenix93]

Gilbert has won 36 fights. 31 coming from knockout the other 5 from submission.

[@ClayConry]

So is it weird to anyone else that Dana White is Video Blogging from the future!

[@NeoOsiris19]

Still would whoop your ass, like to see ya call him a can to his face. Haha.

[@gartzilla]

Dana is cool and all but i think it was a crime that he let dan henderson go.

[@chrisqnguyen]

oh damn lookin forward to see gilbert yvel gunna have to remember dat name lol

[@teyzar]

Rashad vs Thiago mainevent *thumbs down* Excited about Hazelett vs Daley!!!!

[@LukeWhitaker]

lol i love they tossed that john lewis video in there