Dana White on Fleeing Boston with UFC due to Mafia, Whitey Bulger crew | Teddy Atlas
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Dana White talks to Teddy Atlas about having to flee Boston and taking the UFC with him to Vegas after threats from the Boston mob and Whitney Bulger's Irish mafia crew.
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#DanaWhite #UFC #Mafia
Even the mafia went underpaid dana a menace
This comment is hilarious, you deserve more likes 😂😂
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Holy shit that's hillarious
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😂😂😂😂Call Francis Nganou
"Isn't the mafia awesome? They will fight anyone at any time!" - Dana
Foo
"I love everything about these kids!!"
The mob would get a title shot ahead of Conor by the sounds of it 😂
How does this comment not have thousands of likes
Irish = Mob
Italian = Mafia
Dana went back home to Vegas to get his F'n Shinebox
Ain't shinin shoes no more
Oooooohhh!
Teddy Atlas; tactician, strategist, psychologist, philosopher, and HISTORIAN. Thank you, Sir.
Mans on the mark
Just watch the video weirdo
@@cfynest1 Hahaha, I'm sure the irony of what you posted is lost on you. Yes, I may be weird, but I prefer that over being a hypocrite that can't abide by their own advice.
The biggest know it all in boxing
@@alchemistwillie2342 lol triggered
Johnny depp killed that whitey buldger role
He did.. Too bad they ruined the story. It's a rushed pos
He actually didn’t. I love Johnny Depp but that role as Whitey was nothing like Whitey. He didn’t sound anything like him and Whitey hardly ever cursed. And he did not talk to his crew like the way he did in the movie. The Irish crews were not like the mafia where you had to respect the boss no matter what. It was built on mutual respect among one another. Kevin weeks talked all about it. Johnny looked like him but acted nothing like him. In fairness to Johnny though he had no interviews or audio recordings to go off of so he had to kind of wing it.
@@sukottoshinobe7360 he was very softly spoken in the wiretaps I heard
@@sukottoshinobe7360 respect to him for taking on that kind of role though Idk I’ve always seen more as an actor that takes on weirdish alternative roles
if you want the truth for someone like me who knew Jimmy about you his whole life and my whole life he didn't do them at all I was really bad you look like a vampire with those fake colored contacts on not to mention everything was wrong everything that whole movie was wrong it was really bad!
“I’ll make my own mafia” Dana white
Nah. He just teamed up with the Italians. Google the history of his UFC partners.
"Isn't the mafia awesome? They will fight anyone at any time!"
@@Doriamo Not in the US anymore. Most of the italian Mafia lost all their power.
@@Milo19970 They didn't lose connections thats how they switched to legal and half legal business and scams which dont lead to long prison sentences and thats whats important in legal business like ufc they lost unions and 90% of the muscle but it don't need much to persuade honest man and they ain't waring with gangs or other families
With blackjack! And hookers!
New York, Boston, Philly, Chicago, even back in the day LA, have that special feel, that 20s gritty feel. Special places
“That 20’s Gritty feel” sums it up nicely. Thats the exact feeling.
Detroit
This episode was difficult to watch. Much better in bite-sized chunks. Teddy talks and talks and talks and talks, then asks a question, then talks some more, then let’s him answer. Dana spoke ~10% of the interview.
I grew up in 1980's Charlestown & trust me, you didn't call the cops cause they were no different from the thugs running the streets. Code of silence was the only way to survive.
That was wrong
He got shaken down because he opened a gym in a neighborhood he wasn’t from. I ve heard it was a guy from the neighborhood who had a gym opened and didn’t appreciate the competition from an outsider
That's untrue. Kevin weeks is my uncle. Dana was a "boxing trainer" at the B.A.C. Boston Athletic club.
The funny part is I grew up in a more southern state and we saw the money coming through cities like Hartford, Springfield and Providence. These stories are true and if you lived in the shadows, we knew these folks in an off-hand way.
YOU. "ARE" BOXING, Mr. Teddy Atlas. This sport would have been so much better off if you had been in charge. Been a life long fan. You are the "John Madden" of Boxing
Except he always is dissing boxing every chance he gets
@@philchickenfingers1190 That's because boxing is trash. Corruption and scum promotion
"It wasn't him it was his crew"
Lol...Dana who do you think told his crew to do it?
😂
My old man lived and breathed boxing. He loved you teddy. Cheers.
Teddy Atlas is a Legend
Dana always leaves out the part where the Winter Hill guys beat the shit out of him. That's actually what happened for those who know...
That's not how it happened buddy
@@SouthieAintAllYuppies it actually did bro. Dana got beaten up by Winter Hill, he just doesn't like admitting that part.
@@SouthieAintAllYuppiesisn’t that why he can’t hear out of one ear?
I wish someone would interview Kevin weeks about this and hear it from their point of view
Probably a different story. Dana who?
Dane has dealt with everyone I swear,hate him or love him the guy has done soo much for the MMA sport along with the Fretita brothers
Respect
@Mike Rauch who cares you troll get a life
ufc fighter are his slaves
It's the Fajita brothers
Yikes bad response
Love Teddy, he is a legend. However, its impossible to listen to him in a long interview....hes great for his 5 minute takes but put a bullet in my head if I have to listen to him talk for an hour.
😂😂😂 well put
where is he from? came across this vid on my feed
@@Bandzz268 famous boxing cornerman. I think boston
@@OlDirtyBandit Teddy?? Pretty sure the guys from New York... now the other guy, I don't know.
@@TheSweetestScience yea I knew it was NE but wasn’t sure
Thank you Dana for sharing your story Being in Boston this was a good episode
The sport is mma. The league is ufc teddy. Lets not confuse the new fans. BTW great show
Since the ufc brought strikeforce its not really mma in anymore
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@@Jp-do9ny um, there are a lot of MMA promotions...
@@joeberger3441 and most of em on fight pass
@@Jp-do9ny huh?
Dana is smart guy. Knowing when to pull out in life is key.
Pull out that is funny I wish I knew how to pull out LMFAO 😅😅😆😅
I was a Correctional Officer at FCC Tucson when he was there. It was weird because he was a tiny old man. The inmates always wanted him to give them his prison I.D Card.
Really impressed by Teddy’s attention to detail and making sure everyone and every story is heard and elaborated on! Incredible interwiewer/podcaster!
I doubt it was just 2500. Dana probably worked directly with the mafia back in the day like so many fighting organisation heck even wwe did shady stuff Vince Mcmahon bought steroids for his wrestlers before PG became a thing😂
Great Deal
Even Trump worked with them.
Zuffa is mafia
Even Trudeau diddle kids in the back !
@@dayswage9116 *ZUFIA* ? ✋😭🤣
Teddy, the very best to you from us here in LVNV.
I met Dana White Sr, one day as I worked in the Holiday Casino for Bill Morris
He was looking for a job, made the introduction, he was on with us.
We became good friends enjoying the good times Vegas offered, we traveled lake mead boating, as young Dana would run with us at times, always a fun kid to be around, Bishop Gorman was his grounds with the folks who helped his advancement.
I admire his growth and tenancity for the sport he loved, May Dana Sr be always remembered and never forgotten, as I am sure you think about those friends lost along the way.
Be well and best regards, Paul
Never knew Mickey Ward was a correctional officer.
Me neither interesting never mention that in the movie. I bet he was real good at cell extractions!
he wasn't he was a crackhead he was in jail.. so wasn't his brother Dicky Eklund is it 10 years for Robin I think it was a convenience store with a shotgun because it's a crackhead.
I'm from that town with the prison
Caught me super off guard when he mentioned it
I didn't know teddy's guy was a Somerville (slumerville) guy. Now I know why I liked that guy
Great comment by Teddy, saying to Dana that leaving Boston when he did was actually a blessing. And that it was meant to be. Fate.
It shows that even in the worst of situations, positive can happen.
Dana went on to achieve what he set out to do.
And imo this is a perfect example of Teddy doing what he's great at. He listens, he takes the positives from the conversation, and only focuses on that. And he then finally makes you aware of something that you probably haven't realised.
Thank god whitey met the end he did
That’s real justice
Like a 100 years later after he lived a full life lol
Lol, that's some weird kind of "justice " , he only lost couple of years when he was old. If you had offered him that deal in his early life he would of snapped your hand off to accept. Being on other side of law is all about gambling & you can't win them all
Agreed......G. Damn Mafia !!
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Shout out to Mickey ward Dickey Eklund and the whole Lowell, Ma!
Teddy, you are awesome. Didn’t you used to announce with Sean McGrady? He was one of my favorite announcers back in the day and so were you. I’ve been a boxing fan ever since I was 10 years old in the 90s. You always showed me that boxing is as much about head strength as much as physical strength. I’ve always been impressed with everything that you do within the sport and you have been a legend and continue to be a legend as long as you live, and even beyond that time. We all love you. Much respect for everything that you do.
Well said, brother.
I just made a comment about this on Dana’s page the other day. Love this. Where it all began
My uncle is Sal Lonano. He became mickeys promoter after his time working at BHOC. I’m actually from Billerica
Sammy The Bull Gravano said Bulger was a punk who was terrified of him. It’s interesting to hear perspectives. In Boston, Bulger was a scary dude. I lived in Boston for a while and the remnants of that stuff are still there.
Haha Where did sammy say that…
@@irishninja2009 Go search his podcasts, there is one titled Whitey Bulger and he says it alright.
@@electriceyeslide5959 nah he said he never met him or knew him personally only did time with Flemmi and Flemmi told him only bad things
@@irishninja2009 In that video, he calls him a scumbag and he essentially calls him a punk. I never said he knew him personally.
@@electriceyeslide5959 yeah but you said Bulger was afraid of him the mob were petrified of Bulger
Love you Teddy but correct me if I’m wrong. I just listened to another podcast and I believe a gentleman named Art Davie should get the credit for creating the UFC.
I'm wondering why Kevin Weeks didn't just send a crew to Vegas to deal with Dana.
Too expensive and pointless. Stay in our town and do by our rules, or leave. They had Boston all under their thumb including the local cops. If they chase everyone all over the world they’ll soon get locked up.
Whitey was already on the run by the time Dana was worth chasing down. They’re definitely not chasing him to Vegas for a couple thousand dollars.
The only time they went outside of Boston was to Tulsa for the million dollar world Hali organization. Where they committed a brazen hit in broad daylight. And that’s what helped indite them. They were very weary of leaving their turf for business. The one time they did it screwed them.
Not worth it for $1500, he was a nobody back then.
It was called The Winterhill Gang for a reason. They were a gang, not a Mafia.
Mob
I got a feeling they were pressuring him for his gambling debts.
Actually, Dana ran a small boxing gym in Bulger's "territory" and the crew was shaking him down for "protection" money.
Wtf ru talkin about??? Its called extortion!
Why wouldn't they just go to Vegas and get him? Never understood that part
Whitey Bulger was a blessing in disguise for Dana.
In every bar in South Philadelphia karaoke was a popular activity in the early 90’s. If you were a DJ wanting to run a karaoke night you had to pay the right person and the person you had to pay was “supposedly” a member of a notorious crime family.
The money probably went directly to Joey Merlino.
Not in my neighborhood in south Philly we didn’t kick up to anyone
dude wouldn't let the mafia story go, Dana White clearly explained and this guy is like were talking around it...get over it already, DW made the right moves and won
Teddy Atlas has been around way longer in the fight game than Dana. A legend. do your research casual. this guy. you must be like 18
@@cinecrime in no way shape or form did i take away from his fight credentials, it was annoying how he was insisting about the mob, like get over it..sorry your feelings were hurt
I just heard Rogan on his podcast say that they tuned up Dana White and gave him tinnitus from the beating, but I didn’t hear him say that he did get beat up here.
White bulger is a legend
Imagine being a guard of the prison that your brother is in, no chance they would allow that today
Yes they do/will, as long as the officer reports it
@@thomastarkanian8980 Highly doubt tht, firefighters aren’t allowed to work at the same station as family members so it wouldn’t make sense tht they could do it in prisons where there is way more tht can go wrong
How about the Catholic bishops that run Boston ❤️🥊
SHH
Pedos running drugs and woman!
@@thomastarkanian8980 Dios Mio 😂🏴☠️
These guys are all cool... Dana? What a success!!!
But... Mr. Teddy Atlas?
TOTAL LEGEND!!!!!! 👊
That black mass was a great movie, Johnny Depp was very dangerous in it.
Well Dana you dodged a pair of cinder block shoes.
I’m a big Dana fan. He’s a straight shooter and done so much for the sport of MMA.
yikes
@Emilio Estevezovic then keep your job and recruit fighters to house building. You think the company you work for doesn't make more than you? Does the new guy you're training deserve the same thing you make? It's called business and that's how every one of them that survive operate. The NFL keeps over 6 billion a year for itself. That's much more than the total amount the UFC keeps. Percentages sound entirely different when viewed as whole numbers.
@Emilio Estevezovic ok. So your guys make a minimum of 10k a month then? That means the newest and lowest paid. 50% is the number thrown around most at the UFC since that is what the NBA and NFL do. Fighters have the same choice we do bro. If they don't like the pay they can find new careers. Nobody forces them to get punched in the face for a living. If that's their only skill set then that's a parenting problem and unfortunately stupid people will keep breeding regardless so UA-cam comments section can't help there either. Seriously though, how would you feel about a fashion designer ringing you up and letting you know your employees are underpaid and your scum for taking advantage of them? That's what everyone complaining about fighter pay to Dana is. We have no idea what gross revenue or expenditures are much less expectations from share holders now. From what I've heard from Chael, DC, and Michael Bisping among many others is Dana takes care of them on and off the books. You win and become a star then you become rich. Conor was the highest paid athlete one year. That doesn't happen without Dana and the UFC.
@Emilio Estevezovic lol. Ok man. When that dress designer offers their advice on wages for your business best pay attention.
@Emilio Estevezovic part of one of my previous responses.
" how would you feel about a fashion designer ringing you up and letting you know your employees are underpaid and your scum for taking advantage of them? That's what everyone complaining about fighter pay to Dana is."
Since they design dresses for a living they obviously know how carpenters should be paid. Same with everyone who didnt build their own MMA promotion (the entire sport actually) telling Dana how it should be run.
Teddy is, and will always be, a true fucking badass. Much love and respect.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard Dana say in a different interview that Meeks and his crew battered him and he has lasting ear damage because of the beating he took.
He spoke about it on the rogan podcast, it was outside a bar, don’t think it was them tho.
One of the best episodes I’ve seen ever thank you Dana for sharing that’s a crazy ass story and just think if Dana had stayed and paid them what would have happened.
@@hardassteel Well obviously not everyone has heard the details. I take it you have? Congrats. Have yourself a cookie
@@hardassteel most stories are old and i seriously doupt that u heard about every single story the second they happen
@@hardassteel so what if it’s old. Does that mean everyone in the world has to have heard it?
@@hardassteel I bet you have lots of friends.
@@hardassteel no one’s crying but I like how you dodged my question.
What alot of people don't know is that Dana can really go i mean not fight those guys, but in general Dana is the last guy you want to throw hands with he can really go I love it when some arrogant MMA fighter tries to stand up to him Dana does not take a back step not one inch because he can go .......But he doesn't show it now that's a true fighter only shows it when its truly on not because some big mouth tries to be the man.....Much love from Boston Mr.White
I bet he won't "go" with Mark Hunt..
@@chrisclark9373 betcha he wouldn't back down either
@@bvabky I bet he will, Google Mark Hunt, Mark would snap Dana's bird legs with one kick
Whites a pipsqueak..look at him pre HGH
@@Bruins-vq5ey size isn't everything ......tell that to Stan Johnathan
Even the MAFIA didn't get paid. Dana's a menace...
More like he offered them a % of his mma thing for some cash to start up in vegas
Yah don't say...
Need to be even more thankful to the little movie called Fight Club, MMA took off after that movie, google the years when it came out and when UFC got popular.
Is it the light on that Raiders cap. Or reg silver. Looks nice 👍
I'm a southie born and still live here and whitey wasn't the tough guy it was Kevin weeks and eddy MacKenzie those 2 guys uvran fron if u owed any money
Superb video !
hang on, did that guy say he was a guard where his brother was an inmate? and also Mickey Ward worked there?
there is a movie or a book or a tv series or some damned thing in that
Dana didn't take the UFC with him, he didn't have the UFC yet, he bought it in Vegas.
See? Running from your problems is a good thing sometimes. GANG!
@DiezelBurner 🤣 ok
Only when they want to kill you
So Dana had a little martial arts gym and the Boston mob wanted a taste?
great question!!
Of all American cities Boston Reminds me of Dublin Ireland so much bandet country 👍
Love the pod but y'all gotta change the music 🤣🤣
Ken we want to hear that story !
White bulger the Irish godfather
And Vegas back then had no shortage of underground street fights; thats where UFC really started.
The internet has a lotta bad things sometimes I think it’s all bad but then again teddy atlas has a podcast so it’s not all bad
Timing is huge.
Who's the guy with dana and teddy?
Why does everyone look like they got stung by a swarm of bees
Pay up just like you need to pay up with your fighters better base pay more percentage of the take and gate. Long-term health for your independent contractors that are actually employees following rules.
So, did they follow him to Vegas? After Dana's success did they contact him. What is the relationship now? peace
They are all dead or in jail those days are over what were they gonna do fly a guy to Vegas for a small debt
@@michealjaymurphy Michael, thank you for your prompt explanation. I just didn't know that much about it, so I certainly appreciate your information.
@@michealjaymurphy there was never any debt, made up shit.
@paulandlesson he also didn't actually owe them any money
It was extortion because he was Boston
By following him to Vegas they would have been on someone else's organized crime turf (with Vegas probably Italian, possibly Mexican or Jewish -not sure)
Those gangs were known for extorting drug dealers in the Boston area.
Well Now dana has a Story that sends a message For when a fighter wants more money dana will be like "I dint Pay a penny to A Mob organization even when my life depended on it so what makes you thinking ill pay you"
Now that Dana is speaking so publicly about these guys I wonder if he ever reached out to them to pay what he owed?
What is the name of the outro song ?
Hey Dana, Dickey Ellen says hello!
Gurgling sound.
Now Dana is the Don
Owl Whitey met a horrible end to his mad life
By a Genovese family associate that was muscle for a local crew from my city.The guy and his brother were demons who wrecked havoc for a while.He was part of a murder of our local mob boss. Shot and killed and beat the piss out of many people. The stories of the things they did are scary.Crazy he's the one who took out Bulger. A Greek from western mass. I'll never forget learning how real the mafia really is .
The FBI comment reminded me of what a class A incorruptible institution that is.
Teddy,You are GREAT MAN,Thank You for All You Do Good SIR…
Boston in the eighties sounds like Salford Gtr M/cr now 😟
Kevin Weeks had some hands but Dana has the boxercise, would've been a good scrap.
I was at the penitentiary where he got killed
The stuff that went on in SNE (Southern New England) in those years was crazy. Just down the road from Boston, you had Federal Hill in Providence which many say was the mafia epee-center for the entire U.S. But I do think if Dana ignored them they would have left him alone, those folks know it's not worth shaking down honest civilians, even if they have some juice with the local cops. You have to ask yourself, how in the first place did they have Dana's home number to threaten him? There more to this story we're not hearing.
Obviously
It was crazy. IMO he did the right thing to bug out - that crew was very, very dangerous. They were perfectly happy to make an example of someone!
They probably just popped the yellow pages open and found his name etc through the business. Everybodies name was in the white pages im those times.
Interesting how if dana wasnt forced out of Boston the UFC might not exist, fascinating how that works.
would have been dirt nappin under the bridge
Tony when ya coming to BKFC show?
He either lost a bet . Or it was a shake down.
Or you have zero understanding of the story……
Extortion
If he actually owed them anything they would have shown up in Vegas
@@cbeaudry4646 Yeah brother shaking him down. Sorry for the NJ lingo. Absolutely you can't start getting big around other big guys. I'm not in the streets no more. But I I've dealt with this many times.
Winter Hill High School???
What a goof...
Was looking for this comment, lol
Dana got major back up 10 UFC champs through your front door
Proof there are fixed fights
Smart Man Whitey Buldger hudge Problems. Dana Did the right thing!
Now it’s not gangs it’s the government.
Dana doesn't get near the credit or respect he earned and deserves for creating the sport of MMA that we love. Without Dana we all still believe in death touches, Steven Segal being a badass, and football being a violent sport.
Dana didn't create MMA lol. He helped make it what it is today.
He talked the Ferttita brothers into buying the UFC, it was a failing venture that was going under. They bought it and with Dana's help turned it into the premier fight organization. Dana definitely didn't create MMA.
@@thewastedtruth go back and watch the product produced before Zuffa and the most recent UFC event. Nowhere in the ones previous to Zuffa was MMA mentioned or advertised and the sport itself was only vaguely similar. I'm not saying he came up with the idea just that he refined it into what is now known as MMA.
@@boduke9428 he didnt refine anything - there was pride. then there was ufc that had less rules than pride. then special comision was created to decide what restriction there will be in the octagon - it was goverment comition - nothing to do with dana. dana didnt reffined shit - he promoted.
@@MP-qb9md the UFC was near extinction if it weren't for Dana White and the Fertitta's money.