Why is it so fucking hard to start a thread around here?
Many people seem to be under the conclusion that Dana White was the brains behind, what can easily be labeled as MMA's springboard, TUF. They're wrong. It was the Fertitta Brothers who came up with the idea (which Dana was originally against). So please, stop giving Dana credit for their idea.
Source:
The Fertitta brothers gamble with Ultimate Fighting - Nov. 8, 2006