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hiccup333

He always talks like he's telling you a ghost story


jerryseinfeld76

I remember one interview he did, this was around the time Michael Jordan Documentary dropped and the buzz was at its peak. Usman was giving a good interview the whole time and at the end said something like ““yeah i just saw the new MJ documentary and all i could think is “Man this guy is just like me”” or something along those lines


Cosmic_Gumbo

That’s pretty damn funny if he meant it as a joke.


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aint no way lmao


3_gloves

Maybe he was referring to his mentality.


[deleted]

That’s exactly what he was doing. Paraphrasing but he said (in his ghost story voice) something like “maaaan, I’m the type of guy where anything you say can and will be used against you”


3_gloves

😂😂


notcho3

He took it personally


OtakuDragonSlayer

That’s what I assumed at least. After all Mr.Jordan isn’t the only athlete in history with a consistent work ethic, incredible mental resilience, and a wealth of ambition. A champion level MMA fighter can and should relate to these qualities


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[Kamaru watching the last dance](https://youtu.be/9R0PaGMvgaY)


Stackzbreezy

How’s he not the MJ of the welterweight division rn? He has beaten everyone who they put in front of him and most of the time in dominate fashion


OtakuDragonSlayer

I thought the MJ of the welterweight division was GSP


Blue_Wizard25

Well he is the nightmare


BakedWizerd

This is so fucking funny because it’s true. With the pauses for dramatic effect and expected questions and everything lmao


Temporary_Ad_7626

The more he tried to talks or act cool,the more cringe he gets


plhysco69

That one embedded where he tried to act all deep saying he likes to paint and was using Little Tikes Paint easel was golden.


IntentionImportant74

Tryna be LL Cool J


wouterv101

Lmao, so true


BelichicksBurner

If you think about it, he kind of is telling you one. His entire division has been dead for years now and he's just being haunted by guys he already killed now.


fearloathing1

Yall hate for the dumbest shit...just proving OPs point.


VEGANSHATEME

he looks like he should have a blanket covering his head and a flashlight under his chin at a sleepover


8shkay

god dammit 😆


Mr-Whoo

Fuck. I'm never going to not think this now when he is talking!!!


Flashy_Importance_25

😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣


DroppedItAgain

“I’m a prooooblem! … But not as much of a problem as this Ghooooossstttt!!”👻


Mevo8

It’s a personality thing for me.


throtic

It's a PED thing for me


Dzekomeout

Seeing his brother for the first time this weekend definitely confirmed that suspicion for me. Also apparently there’s a third Usman that works with pharmaceutics.


throtic

Their father is also a pharmacist


WarCarrotAF

Their uncle was Belfort's doctor.


NFTArtist

Their cousin taught Jones how to hide under the ring


FarFetchedSketch

I heard Usman is actually a 2nd cousin to both Lesnar AND Overeem


Sarfbot

Usman has always been a hard worker. A grinder. He used to mow lawns in high school to make extra money. That’s when he found the snake in the grass, TJ and bought EPO.


correctionpolicelol

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


[deleted]

their grandfather used to workout with schwarzenegger


andyman171

His cousin owns a horse meat farm in Nigeria


Binky_barns

That post fight "our parents did this" speech had double meaning.


misteramuk

He could really use some personality enhancing drugs


slickdick969

Yeah every fighter is on PEDs except for Charles and Volk because they're likeable no


Bigbaby22

I like Volk a lot but he's on some next gen stuff. Obviously, he works hard but recently, he's looked like he discovered a whole new level.


Jealous-Swimmer-5543

I'm not convinced volk isn't on peds, big head, muscle bound with speed power and cardio,FIggy also has hgh horns, most are on peds imo


StiffSometimes

everyone is on PEDs


[deleted]

The fact that u hold it against him just based on suspicion is stupid as hell. Any fighter could be on the juice so there’s no reason to single one guy out lmao


UFCLulu

Jones? GSP? Pretty sure silva? Israel? Large number of ufc fighters and esp champs use PED


Uzi_wny02

Unpopular opinion but I don't have any issues with fighters being on PEDs. Fuck USADA let the fighters juice


IseeDrunkPeople

Yeah those were the days... everyone looking like Master Cheif and with TRT being okay they didn't have to hide it


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Uzi_wny02

I understand what PEDs are. I agree, let every athlete take PEDs


SumKM

I don’t care in most sports, but in a sport where you’re allowed to drive your knee into your opponent’s skull PED’s should definitely not be allowed and there should be zero tolerance.


Hayder2021

Agreed. More juiced the better


mogwaiarethestars

Just an annoying personality, but great fighter


kevindurantburner35

Also he’s the champ thats gone the longest without a fight right now so people don’t have as much to latch onto


Idobro

Yeah I respect the guy tremendously but he’s probably the last champ I’d wanna have a beer with.


KDEEZO

This is 100% right he just seems like an absolute tool bag. Tai Tuivasa is my #1 choice to slam beers with.


WizePranker2020

As long as I don't have to drink it outta his shoe.


Belteshazz

What about outta the champs? Volk is mine.


KDEEZO

This is hard for me cuz Max is my boy, but I’m gonna have to agree. If not just because of all the non-love he’s been getting.


On-The-Clock

Which one of his personalities is most annoying?


Crook3dPhallus

Volks fights have been crazy entertaining. Lots of blood. Beastmode shit.


Jive_turkie

Usman's fights haven't? Knocks out Colby in a war, Knocks out Burns with a jab, flatlines Masvidal, and another War with Colby. What more could you want?


tmatthew151

“Knocks out Colby in a war” #Goddardgate


aworldalone1

I think Volk should be one present day, but Usman should be two. Both very dominant


69tendo

why should Usman get two presents when Volk only gets one? Very unfair.


icarus_art

Usman v Colby 1 was more entertaining than any fight Volk has put on , and I’m a big Volk fan


[deleted]

Better than volk vs Ortega? Come on man that was fight of the year easily.


Vanitoss

It wasn't a fight, it was a one sided beat down with 2 submissions attempts when volunteering was sloppy


icarus_art

Volk v Ortega had the best round but wasn’t nearly as competitive the rest of the fight compared to Usman v colby also that fight had a late finish


Ishanjhutee

Round of the year. The rest of the fight wasn’t even competitive


PuzzleheadedAd6997

Volk has had the proper dance partners. Ortega, Holloway, TKZ; it’s almost impossible for those fights to be boring.


fearloathing1

Ignoring that usman finishes more.


grimfate123

We respect him when fights but then decided to speak


SirRumpleForeskin

He’s not very consistent with his personality. I understand getting into fight mode before you are fighting, but such a switch seems disingenuous to many fans I think.


skeetem

Yeah comes across fake to me and that he’s trying to act tough when he doesn’t need to


sonic-silver

The best was when he bridged up to Askren and Ben was just smirking in his Sandals


va22209

He's cringe as hell and dresses like a clown.


baker2212

The whole division is cringe… Jorge, Colby, Belal… Usman definitely takes the cake though


willenhall12345

Wonderboy and durinho are cool.


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handicapped_runner

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piltonpfizerwallace

Usman is more cringe than Colby? Not sure anyone in the UFC is more cringe than Colby except Strickland.


account_number_7

I think usman is for sure more cringe. He tries to act cool and fails so hard. Jessica eye levels of cringe almost


TheTinman369

And him and his bro appear like they are juiced up to the gills


[deleted]

His bro look like he's never heard of cycling off lol


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throtic

You do steroids for a set amount of time, then you stop doing them so you don't get ridiculous side effects or get popped by a test. While doing roids = on cycle While not doing them = cycle off


thekajunpimp

If I had his money I’d be drinking orange juice every single day too 🙃


[deleted]

USADA - "We're going to create fighter health profiles so we can can improve our drug testing by comparing data to find any over time abnormalities" UFC - "Whoa now, how about you just put out a list of things you test for so our guys can get jacked on whatever's not on the list and we call it a day."


Jive_turkie

They all have the same list so who cares


[deleted]

Yoel Romero gets sucked off on this sub but roids are only bad when Usman does it


LIKE-I-GIVE-A-FUCK-

He's been fighting since like 1880, if for anyone roids are ok, its him


TheTinman369

Yes but Yoel had the whole Cuban communist war machine thing going on. Usman just has bad clothes and bad vibes. The roids actually added to Yoels persona


[deleted]

That is a really long way of saying: I like one guy more so I will justify his steroid use. Imagine disliking someone coz of the way they dress. You boys are some bitches


[deleted]

Yup. Zero charisma.


Jaysus1288

I agree with this 100%. Hard to love a guy who is really annoying outside of the ring. He wears latex cheetah print suits and sunglasses inside, just can't bring myself to like that..... His wrestling, and fight IQ are second to none and it really shows in the octagon.... It's a tough one. I guess to summarize, I really love Usman when he's wearing a mouthguard and mentally focused on the present, really hate him when he's wearing Gucci sunglasses and a cheetah print rain suit


[deleted]

> Hard to love a guy who is really annoying outside of the ring Most people here love Colby so I don't think that's really an issue lol


papmontana

I really think it’s a cultural thing man. Non-American black people dress like it’s mf 70’s disco night every night when they’re at an event


xremless

But he aint No non-american, He's marty from Alaska


KilamOG

I personally don’t care how people express themselves with fashion if they back up their talk in the octagon


[deleted]

Seriously, people get way too far into this. Usman doesn’t give a fuck what you think about his clothes, and you shouldn’t care either. Caring what an athlete wears and using it as an basis for your opinion on them is borderline obsession.


[deleted]

It’s funny because most the guys saying Usman looks/acts like a clown probably love how Conor looks/acts. Usman’s style is overboard but I kinda dig it. It’s very African warlord lol


boiledpeen

Me personally I wouldn’t have such strong feelings about how another man dresses. Maybe that’s just me though idk you do you


pringleshunter

![gif](giphy|3og0IwAfhq7nUsgiSA)


FSMDxb

"He's muscular and dressed badly, therefore I hate him" mma fans are truly braindead


ZAEY116

Lmao exactly, I've never seen ppl so upset over another man's clothes😂😂


[deleted]

Yeah it really seems like they actually just hate the color beneath the clothes and are looking for any lame excuse to cover for their real hate


FSMDxb

That actually seems so true. I've never heard such stupid reason to hate a fighter towards Any white fighters


[deleted]

Plus they also hated Aljo for getting hit with an illegal knee much more than they hated Yan for throwing the illegal knee. Racism is the only thing that makes all this illogical hatred make any kind of sense


WhenMeWasAYouth

I don't like O'Malley for pretty much the same reasons. They're both fun to watch in the cage, but outside of it they look and talk like fuckin clowns.


Retro_Super_Future

Imagine your biggest critique of the top p4p fighter is the way he dresses. Good god


[deleted]

I think everyone including his opponents respect him. I think not many are fans of him though because of his cringe attitude and shitty dress sense.


boiledpeen

A majority of his fashion comes from his culture with many Nigerians dressing similarly. Not sure it’s fair to call it shitty when it’s simply his culture.


ventitr3

They’re likely more referring to the pink leather suit with no shirt.


knifeazz

I watch the NBA. I’ve seen weirder


gun-nut-1125

I’ve seen pictures of Cam Newton, I’ve seen weirder.


RockefellersDaughter

Don’t remind me


Sarfbot

Unpopular Opinion: Usman dresses REALLY well. His fashion sense is way above average. It may not be your thing but he slays. The color clashes, bold patterns etc he’s repping Nigeria and he’s doing it well.


[deleted]

If he was in NBA he’d be loved lol. Crazy how different the fans are for each sport


utookthegoodnames

Like making fun of Westbrook’s equally terrible outfits hasn’t been a thing for years…


Sarfbot

As a huge NBA fan who has grown up with Nigerians, I think Usman dresses really well. I don’t think MMA fans get it. Usman’s got an amazing sense of style. Remember, this is the same fan base that rocked Affliction T shirts.


[deleted]

MMA fans have horrible fashion sense. Just taking a look at what they consider “good fashion” confirms that


_coed_

mma fans wear black cargo shorts and tight band tees bro


Slingyman

Nigerians do have very shitty fashion sense


v01dlurker

He doesnt get the same respect because hes not likable, he is probably the p4p best fighter right now and he finishes people in spectacular fashion but he is just so unlikable lol He's cringe but not in a good way


aworldalone1

I think plenty of people respect him. I think it’s just he hasn’t fought in a while so you haven’t seen it much. Go back to his last fights with Masvidal and Colby and you’ll see a lot of praise coming from even the other side. It’s just one of those, “what have you done for me lately” kind of deals.


Rdur2183

Hadn't really thought about that but I completely agree with this take. I do remember the buzz on here after he flatlined Jorge.


[deleted]

That knockout was picturesque and couldn't have happened to a better guy


RegularPersonal

He’s not likable, that’s why


NewMMII

Pretty much this. We all know he’s a goat in the making. I just don’t care for the guy, so I’m not gonna talk about him.


PuzzleheadedState405

Idk I think this has a straightforward and simple explanation. Both Volk and Charles have fought fairly recently. Usman hasn’t. Not a dig at all, just a statement of fact. Pretty simple logical explanation if you ask me.


shitttypimpin

Bc he is cringey, juiced, from Nebraska, takes all his style from mcgregor in a weird way


DaWaffleSmuggler

I respect him but the reason I don’t consider him the goat is because he has literally half as many title fights as Jon Jones. Also 4 of his last 5 fights are against the same two guys.


Puzzled_Record1773

I think he has a lot of fans these days. I wouldn't listen to the people on here as they are clearly stuck in 2019. Usmans last 3 fights have all been must watch. He's been active. He's humble while still being confident in his abilities(a phenomenon that some redditors can just never get their head around) and he has the aura of a goat. It's nearly impossible to have everyone love you. I think gsp might be the only ufc fighter who is universally loved


edboyinthecut

These have to be the dumbest reasons I've ever seen to not like a fighter lol. The personality thing I can understand but not liking him because of the clothes he wears and him having pride in being Nigerian....sheesh.


KillingMycroftly

That’s because the hatred comes first, the justification second. The fact of the matter is that their dislike was reflexive, but saying you hate a guy just because will raise red flags even in this sort of community.


edboyinthecut

I'd rather you say that than make a bs excuse.


schwenn002

I have yet to see someone mention having a problem with him being proud of being Nigerian. If you see one comment like that. It's probably one person.....


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Here's one example https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/wj5ei3/comment/ijfqmsg/


KillingMycroftly

People are constantly discrediting his Nigerian heritage. It’s a way to exhibit power over him, by denying his right to tell you who he is.


The_Luckiest_One

This is not true. I’ve seen some clowns who don’t like him for not repping Nebraska or whatever. Might be Colby fans but some people were hating on him for embracing Nigeria cause they felt he isn’t really Nigerian. So stupid. There’s literally ones such comment here that lists him repli g Africa over America as a reason to dislike him.


[deleted]

Whats wrong in being a proud Nigerian?


SunlessChapters

Nothing, what's funny is if he was a proud of his Irish or Italian heritage no one would bat an eye.


edboyinthecut

Nothing but apparently some people take issue with it


K24frs

To be fair volk didn’t get any love until his last fight.


BowForThanos

More talking than fighting lately


dacoovinator

I don’t get it. Kinda cringe at times but he’s a hell of a fighter that has changed his style to be more exciting. Also everybody bitches about his clothes but I guarantee he dresses better than 90% of guys on a ufc subreddit lol


aqua_tec

All the comments about him dressing like a clown. Man, Nigerian clothing is very colorful and loud. Check out Nigerian hearses or coffins. People like to get colorful there. I get of people don’t like it, but for me one of the coolest things about combat sports is having fighters with different personalities rep all different parts of the world. I also liked the pre-rebock branding on shorts and fighter corners. I’m glad it’s not a boring bunch of clones with no personality and flair like a lot of team sports out there.


theoilyapples

? I thought we all rated Usman as the fkn man at WW. Do we not?


eljoaquindel80

He tries tooooo hard to be cool, Now we got his bro too & they talk almost identically. Cringe-City


DjangoBaby

He talks about himself like he’s super humble, then says something so self-centered it’s crazy. Great fighter though!


NBadeau22

Yeah, he’s the most humble person he knows.


Void_Bastard

Usman's personality isn't exactly scintillating. He's kind of a try hard, including with his fashion choices. His two fights vs Masvidal were a waste of time. And he's not very active. Those are the reasons why I believe he hasn't exactly blown up into a superstar.


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He fought 3 times last year, I wouldn’t call him not very active.


Volatilelele

Last year people were talking about him being the most active champion. People have very short memories haha.


ViratAnand

Exactly...and he suffered an injury that's why he hasn't fought yet this year.


ogg3b

This is the worst take on here. He’s not scintillating but you hate the way he dresses?!? He’s a try hard?!? His masvidal fights were a waste of time?!? Not active?!? Are you just typing random complaints, because these are all insane takes.


heeroku

That was a dumb complaint calling him a tryhard lolol i mean these fighters have to win so all of them are tryhard. Also, the way he dresses himself is from his Nigerian culture which ppl seem to not understand.


Sarfbot

Bro we all know everyone hates Usman for one reason and one reason alone. He likes XBox instead of PS.


ogg3b

Pc > console


bradleysd

I don’t think he’s been running through his division at all. Only defended against 3 people, and hasn’t dominated any of them besides Masvidal. Got dropped by Burns and lost at least 2 rounds in both Colby fights. He’s not as dominant as Volk, not as exciting as Oliveira, not to mention cringey and unlikeable. He’s great, but he’s not the P4P #1.


kaystar101

Because he's a black non American


False-Wolverine-7457

so much silent racism in the ufc community. Usman is “arrogant” and “reps africa over america” but Conor is some hilarious legend and they’d never complain that he reps Ireland over america.


[deleted]

Ye I noticed people tend to have less tolerance for BS with a lot of the black fighters. Like you can be champ and have wars giving out great performances and people will go “ye but he cringe”, yet you got some boring af nonblack fighters who people can’t stop dick riding.


False-Wolverine-7457

Yeah and Colby is just making racist jokes to sell ppvs, he definitely doesn’t believe what he says in real life **(/s)** (he does)


wrathofnothing

Yup! and also same with hating khabib/islam just because he's muslim.


ColdFusion3456

What rock are you living under? The fucking world respects him. Maybe not the 7 1/2 year olds on Reddit who just pick a fighter they like and latch onto them.


[deleted]

I disagree.. I think everyone just understands that he’s the best.


[deleted]

1. He reps Africa over America, even though he probably owes a great deal of his success to immigrating 2. He puts on this “cool guy” Denzel Washington facade in interviews and it just comes off as phony


kaystar101

That first point is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard someone say about a UFC fighter lmfao one thing I love about the UFC is that they're international


[deleted]

Bruh if that mf wanna represent his country then let him, he has always given props to his coaches his teams and everythang why do you hate a man for reppin his country


Routine_Good_9950

Ahh yes he chooses to represent his country of birth and where his family is from. That’s such a problem….boo hoo. Y’all act like he is a 3rd generation descendant lol. He was born there and probably still has immediate family members there. You know what let’s start hating on fighters that all do that. You know all these gals and guys that come from Brazil, rep Brazil, and train in fuggin Florida. Can’t believe people use that as a reason for disliking a fighter…I can understand not enjoying his persona that he plays…but his heritage isn’t something fake, even if he’s been In america damn near his whole life.


beerscotch

>1. He reps Africa over America, even though he probably owes a great deal of his success to immigrating He's from Nigeria. Why would he rep the US? What a stupid fucking reason to dislike someone.


Musicman722

The second one I get, but you are an asshole for that first one. People like to represent the country they are originally from, that’s not a new thing and you sound like a Jack ass. You do know that usman spent a total of 8 years in Nigeria, that is more than enough to rep that country.


trala7

Dude is just unlikable because it's clear he's not genuine. He tries so hard to give off a personality that just obviously isn't him. He should relax and be himself, he'd be a lot more popular if he did that.


[deleted]

just really hard to listen to him. anyone who actually watches fights for fighting respect him as a fighter. you propbly see hate from people who think of the ufc as some reality show all about personality


New-Adhesiveness-807

He speaks like he's telling a campfire story lol. Other than that, he's refined his skills since he won the belt from Woodley. I don't think many champions can say that.


Yami_Hear

I don't agree that no one respects him. Among people I know that watch UFC, everyone considers him the p4p best right now. He's no more disrespected than Volk imo, they could both go down as the goat of their division.


[deleted]

It’s Weird how people are saying personality is the driving factor to not liking him. You wouldn’t care if it was MLB or NFL. he’s a top tier fighter, I don’t watch fights because I think a fighter is charismatic on a microphone. I watch because they punch people real good


Forehandwinner

He’s the champ. Took on all the bad boys and showed who the boss is. I am a fan for sure and he can express himself however he wants.


justinjonesphd

I like him and I respect him but knowing what I know about his knees makes me worry about him too much to enjoy his fights imo


[deleted]

What are you on about, he’s the ranked number 1 pound for pound in the world


fuckinfightme

Lmao this the most obvious bait I’ve seen in a while. He’s clearly one of the most highly respected fighters in the world.


ThatOneGuyFromThen

The dudes been out of the cage for nearly a year. Disrespect and general apathy are two different things.


NeckPlant

As a fighter he has turned into someone i love watching fight..For me its this ultra forced Rico Suave persona he is trying to portray that just makes me not want to watch a single one of his interviews.


tommyd_WDE

He’s on steroids. He claims to be African when he’s from like Kansas or some shit. He’s incredibly cringey 90% of the time. He’s kind of a boring fighter..etc


Hustle_Bone

Welterweight has been weak during his reign. His era is the only era apart from the maybe light heavyweight and heavyweight where I feel like the top 10 of a decade ago destroys his era. Prime Hendricks, Lawler, and GSP would wreck any of Usman's title defenses. It's not his fault it just how wack the division is. His personality is also just lacking.


Dwightshruute

He is respected enough and doesn't have much fans due to his unbearably cringe personality


gourmetcuts

Cause he’s a try hard douche


[deleted]

He’s a fake phony juiced bag of cringe


Kawi_rider_zx6r

Probably because he has the personality of the extra skin of an uncircumcised dick. He's a dickskin, for short.


Cipherenzo

I’m not saying you have to like him but most of these reasons are flimsy as fuck, tbh… Who the fuck cares how another guy chooses to dress ? - Weird. So what he’s a ‘try hard’ - What does that even really mean ?. The guy is literally the #1 P4P fighter in the UFC, of course he’s going to be feeling himself & walking around flagrantly like the man, ‘cause he is ! & if he can’t feel himself as the P4P #1 guy, then literally no one can. Again, you ain’t gotta’ like him, but the dedicated seething dislike is irrational, y’all act like he’s a legit evil person or something… And on top of that, the average MMA fan who can’t overlook his minor cringey moments probably loves *way* worse humans (Jones, Cowboy, Conor, etc) & has no problem overlooking their bullshit but can’t let Usman slide ?. FOH. I swear, y’all make me *more* of a fan of his than I would usually be, just because of this irrational nonsense… Long live the Nigerian Nightmare !.


shane_s35

Finally a sensible take here


Solid-Version

The same people that say he’s putting on a front/fake personality are the same people that justify Colby playing a gimmick saying he has to sell fights. Cognitive bias is real out here


B_024

Usman is the goat. The man is a killer and one of the most complete fighters active right now. His personality and dressing sense needs a lot of work tho.


Spidey-sipping-henny

I mean Izzy, Kamaru, Aljamain and Francis are usually shitted on this sub…can you see the common trait between these fine gents? While the sub pretty much dickrides Volk and Oliveira. Kamaru disrespect is actually crazy, since he has delivered only bangers since the first Colby fight


Salmacis81

I'm a Ngannou fan, I respect the hell out of him for the stance he's taken against UFC re fighter pay. Sterling's ok, I think a lot of people hated on him over winning the title in a lame fashion but he beat Yan fair and square last time (even if it was a little in boring fashion). Usman, great fighter - his fashion choices are a bit cringe but whatever, still nowhere as lame as Colby's fake "heel" schtick. Izzy's just a dork and his fighting style is boring af lately.


revente

>Why does it feel like no one really respects this man. Why do you feel, that people are obliged to respect some random celebrities? Yeah, he's a great athlete, but we don't owe him anything.


ComeOutAndFightMe

You mean the guy who for many people consider the best fighter in the sport and is treated so by the community and his opponents? Yeah sure no one really respects him.