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Colby created a story about why he turned toxic. He told that story to Joe Rogan. That story became canon. That story was false. This video explains in explicit detail why the story cannot be true, and it unravels his entire defense mechanism for his sustained bigotry over the years.
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Okay, clickbait title. I didn't tackle him. But I did tackle the absurd interviews he kept giving about Marxism, Jesus, and Teslas. The best part about this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tui6BGA5X8U) is that I went into it truly believing Beneil was some fundy dumbo I'd never find common ground with, and I ended up actually liking the guy for more than one reason. I suspect this may have been Beneil's last major push for a title, but I've been wrong a thousand times already. I do wish him the best of luck though, cringe interviews aside. What do you think about Beneil's post-fight interviews, fighting style, or anything else that comes to mind about the guy?
For me, this looks an awful lot like kayfabe. Assuming everyone's in on it, I don't really understand the fuss behind the scenes. Of course, the public miffing is understandable. The problem arises if *not* everyone behind the scenes is in on it. If that's so, there is no reality where DDP says what he says about African fighters without recognizing the absolute **TRUCKLOAD** of baggage surrounding that topic. He lives in South fucking Africa. He understands the racial undertones of otherwise innocuous statements. His region helped write the blueprint for it. There is no plausible deniability of the volatility of his statement. The Western "he didn't actually SAY anything bad" take is simply wrong. Again, I'm fairly certain this is just Izzy trying to salvage an otherwise meek division after Pereira went on to better things. If it's not, jesus christ. What are your thoughts on this whole thing? I've kept it pretty vague so far, but I'll get more into my views in the comments.
It's not a total surprise to constantly see the glorification of conservatives and Trump in UFC events, but it's nice to know I'm not the only one with a bad taste in my mouth. I enjoy MMA, have participated and been a fan for a while, and interestingly enough it's one of the spaces where I think politics make everything worse, especially as polarized as people are these days.
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This is a video I made, mostly to goof around with the topic and troll conservatives a bit for fun, but also to try to answer the question in earnest. Ultimately, it *is* a standout that a "sports league" as large as the UFC has such a conservative fanbase. The traditional reasons for this, as told by right-wing identifying folk, is because of testosterone and masculinity and so on. But it's more nuanced than that. Saying "MMA RIGHT WING BECAUSE BLOOD" is only a tiny part of the picture. This video helped me identify a bit more about the topic and hopefully is a fun watch for other leftist/left-leaning MMA fans.
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This stuff is legendary. Dana was trying **SO** hard to line up Jon Jones for that fight to deny Ngannou from having his way. Literally some of the most petty shit ever. The news is important because it shows a potential pathway for superstars to find success outside of the UFC. Given that Ngannou was left-leaning and refused to parley under traditional UFC contracts, this can be considered a great victory for worker's rights in the most reductionist of ways: the workers (albeit, highly paid) stuck it to the shrieking corporation (the UFC). [Warning: Ariel takes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvmzwJMbfjA)