When did Dana White become "DFW"?

Was watching Rampage vs Chuck at the 2003 Pride GP with Dana on commentary earlier - Dana came across as a pretty nice, calm, humble guy (compared to the 2012 version of Dana), and it got me thinking.

Pro Wrestling fans will know that Vince McMahon became the "Mr McMahon" character after the Montreal Screwjob stuff with Bret Hart, so my question is - when and what prompted Dana White to become Dana 'Fucking' White? It'd be interesting if somebody can pinpoint when and why the transformation happened.

When he told the UG his middlename.... Phone Post

I heard him say he froze once while talking infront of a large group of people, and it never happened again after that. Phone Post

When he first stubbed his toe, aged 4.

Its: Daniel Francesco White Phone Post

Shoots his mouth off like he's from overseas, calls his gun Gunovich

Dana F. Baby and the "F" is for a bunch of shit

TUF season 1 "do u want to be a fucking fighter" speech Phone Post

FCFBlazer - TUF season 1 "do u want to be a fucking fighter" speech Phone Post

This Phone Post

when he started a account here an it was dfw jr Phone Post

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TUF season 1 "do u want to be a fucking fighter" speech Phone Post


Yup. It's a made for TV tough guy character and everybody slurped it up for some reason. The "badass, BLAF, I'm as tough as a real fighter" pics he took shortly after still make me laugh every time I see them lol

discodrew - when he started a account here an it was dfw jr Phone Post

Which was a funny start to the thread. Everyine knew he had an account here and posted at times. Not sure what it was but think something like dana@zuffa...of course im orobably way off. Anyway he forgot his acct info and made dfw jr and nobody thought it was really him. Phone Post

It's Dana "Frank White", after Biggie Smalls.

Dana "dont call me Francis" White. Phone Post

I like to read it as "Dana Fucking White"

I thought it was because he uses the work FUCK so much. I always read it as Dana Fucking White.