- [Interviewer] Hey Dana, we're here to see
your gym and fridge.
- What's up, everybody?
[high-energy guitar]
Welcome to my house and, uh, come on into my gym.
♪ I was born from the bottom ♪
♪ But raised to the top ♪
♪ I was born from the bottom ♪
♪ But raised to the top ♪
[energetic music]
- [Interviewer] All right, Dana, let's see that gym.
[high-energy music]
- This is, uh, this is a grappling and boxing floor.
The floor's are padded,
and all the walls are padded, too.
And then as you come into here, pretty standard gym.
Cardio and weights.
Not trying to break any world records.
I'm 51 years old.
I'm trying not to get fat. I'm trying not to get hurt.
Those are my two goals,
everyday when I come in here.
- [Interviewer] How has your exercise
regime changed over time?
- As I've gotten older,
I stopped doing as, as much heavy weight as I used to.
I don't do any heavy weight now.
I do all light weight.
Make sure that every, every movement is perfect.
And I do it for, uh, reps.
- [Interviewer] What's an intense workout for you?
- An intense workout for me these days is doing some,
some good cardio and on Saturdays, my favorite workout day.
We do what's called Circuit Saturday.
- [Interviewer] What keeps you motivated?
- I don't go out much anymore like I used to.
So, coming over to the gym is my, my quiet time.
My, get my head together time.
- [Interviewer] How has your diet change over time?
- You know, a lot of people have been talking lately about,
you know, that I looked different than I did.
I looked bigger than I've ever looked.
The only thing that I've changed in the last 10 years of
working out is I hired a trainer.
I had to get shoulder surgery a couple of years ago,
and, uh, it freaked me out after shoulder surgery
that I would hurt the shoulder again.
So I hired a trainer, and it completely changed everything.
It's a game changer for me.
When you have been working out by yourself, your whole life,
then you get a trainer?
I recommend it for everybody. Hire a trainer.
It's incredible.
- [Interviewer] What else do you have in the gym?
- This is the cold plunge.
And this is a steam room.
Full kitchen over here. You can cook.
Pilates room, for Pilates and stretching.
Uh, this mirror over here is actually a TV,
and you can do group exercise classes.
Full massage and facial room.
This is one of those infrared LED beds.
- [Interviewer] Wow, Dana, you're so set up!
- So, this is my lap pool.
Um... you know, you get in on the other side there,
you do laps, and, and there's actually jets here
that create a current that you have to swim against.
And you can make it as hard or as easy as you want it.
- [Interviewer] All right, Dana. Show us your fridge.
- All right, so...
This house has a lot of different refrigerators in it,
but this is right here where the family congregates.
And you know, where we come when we're looking for food.
Now, I'm not one these guys that eats healthier or whatever.
The reason I work out is because I love food,
and I love eat. Come here.
When I grew up, we had milk and water in the fridge,
that was it.
So I'm a bit of a weirdo when it comes to drinks.
Milk, Capri Sun, Mexican soda.
BodyArmor. Water.
I mean, we have, we have everything that you could
imagine in here.
And then, down here, this is all ice cream.
What's better than the Boston Cream Klondike bar?
Nothing!
Now, this fridge over here,
this one is for more healthy options.
I mean, you know, there's lots of fruits and vegetables,
yogurt and things like that here.
- [Interviewer] What do you eat for breakfast?
- For breakfast I usually do, like,
either scrambled eggs and sausage,
or I like breakfast sandwiches.
Yeah, I mean, there's things I don't like,
like garlic, onions, peppers, and seafood.
- [Interviewer] What's the easiest diet you've ever been on?
- Keto's probably the easiest one,
cause you can eat all the things that I like.
- [Interviewer] What do you eat on a cheat day?
- Everyday is cheat day for me.
You know, I, actually, we have a restaurant at
UFC headquarters, and I'll go in there every day,
and look at the menu. They have a menu that's laid out,
and I get pissed off because the menu's too healthy.
- [Interviewer] What's your favorite cheat meal
your chef makes for you?
- The donuts are the bread.
You know, they're like glaze donuts
with a piece of fried chicken in the middle.
And there's some sauce that my chef put on there.
If you liked fried chicken and you like donuts,
it's one of the best things you'll ever eat.
- [Interviewer] So Dana, we know the UFC
Performance Institute is a great place for
athletes to train and get the best nutrition.
But what do you think the nutritionist
would say about your diet?
- So, the UFC PI is the destination of
the world for professional athletes.
Not only for the best training available,
the best physical therapy and nutrition.
And I would have to imagine that the nutritionist
down at the PI, uh, would not be impressed,
by my, by my choices that I make daily
on eating and my nutrition.
- [Interviewer] You've met so many fighters in your life,
which person's diet are you most impressed by?
- Yeah, I mean, there's guys that I respect so much.
You know, if you look at these fighters,
they have to cut weight, so they have to start dieting
as soon as they know they're going into camp.
If you look at The Rock, he religiously works out every day.
And when he's getting ready for these movie roles,
guy's 50 years old.
The dieting that this guy does is, is, is phenomenal.
I watch everything he does, and I respect it,
but I know I'm never going to do it.
- [Interviewer] All right, Dana, take us to your pantry.
- So, this is my pantry.
I mean, if you go down the line,
we got powdered donuts, cookies.
I even got that, the Cheetos mac and cheese.
- [Interviewer] What does a typical day look like for you?
- So, Monday through Friday, I eat breakfast and lunch
at the office, and we have chefs there.
Then, here I come home every night for dinner.
And Saturdays and Sundays, my chef cooks.
So, the healthier version of not so healthy food.
- [Interviewer] All right, it's rapid fire time.
7AM workout or 7PM?
- 7AM. I'm a morning guy.
- [Interviewer] Squats or deadlifts?
- Squats.
- [Interviewer] Favorite song on playlist?
- Ghost of Tom Joad.
- [Interviewer] Crossfit? Yay or nay? - Nay.
- [Interviewer] Pull-ups or chin-ups? - Pull-ups.
- [Interviewer] Dumbbells or kettlebells?
- Dumbbells.
- [Interviewer] Run on the treadmill or the great outdoors?
- Treadmill.
- [Interviewer] Cardio or weights? - Weights.
- [Interviewer] Big legs or big arms?
- Legs.
- [Interviewer] Biggest compliment? Jacked? Ripped?
Cut? Or swole? - Ripped.
- [Interviewer] Fight milk or wolf cola? - Fight milk.
- [Interviewer] If you could work out with
anyone in the world, who would it be?
- The Rock.
- [Interviewer] Dead or alive,
who would be on your dream fight card?
- Honestly in boxing, if I could make a fight,
I'd make Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard two.
This is why I work out, so I can eat just like this.
Have a great day everybody.