The Ultimate Fighter Look Back: Do You Want to be a Fighter?

Re-live Dana White's infamous speech from Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter.

[dvd]

Do u want to be a fighter???

Nate Diaz: Not really

[ltvprmnms]

"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.

[coolman]

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

[sebs]

Dana rocking that 2000's pornstar look.

[Erinski]

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

[green]

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

[joesakic]

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.

[livefast]

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

[max]

One of the greatest unscripted speeches of all time lmao

[mmareels]

Dana: "It's a job just like any other job"

Also Dana: "It's not a career, it's an opportunity"

... Lol

[SaudiHaramco]

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.

[toothlessnazilawler]

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

[EmptyBrewsky]

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.

[Chubzdoomer]

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

[commentingfromjail]

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.

[alexjara]

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

[kevinramirez-okee]

This speech unironically saved the ufc

[bigsexyryan]

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

[kac]

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

[blakeduhon]

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