r/MMA • u/JE_Exa GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler • 2d ago
Media Dricus responds to loss
https://www.instagram.com/dricusduplessis/p/DNxaJSs2joF/236
u/Moni7T Team Makhachev 2d ago
Can't wait for my average mind to get blown
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u/hayashirice911 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 1d ago
Joke's on DDP, my mind is below average so it will not get blown.
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u/shufflejuuls 15h ago
I’m reading that as next time he will booby trap the octagon, looney tunes style. Gotta keep the casuals entertained!
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u/JE_Exa GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler 2d ago
Very classy from the former champ. Should probably tell his coach to keep quiet though.
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u/BambinoWillito 2d ago
What did his coach say?
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u/cuddlefrog6 GOOFCON 2 - UFC 294 2d ago
Taken directly from his Instagram page:
How bout u go an fuck off my page then u peice of shit u think I need a stupid fuckwitt like u telling me about being dominated in a title fight who the fuck are u take your worthless advice and get the fuck out of here
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u/Scott_Theft 2d ago
Actual quote:
Hoe gaan dit met jou om van my bladsy af te gaan, jou stuk kak. Jy dink ek het 'n dom fok soos jy nodig wat vir my sê dat jy in 'n titelgeveg oorheers is? Wie de fok is jy? Volg jou waardelose raad en gaan hier uit?
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u/shufflejuuls 15h ago
Reads even better in Afrikaans, as a Dutch person who understands about 63% of it
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u/OhDivineBussy 2d ago
Is that Mark Hunt? Sounds so fucking much like Mark Hunt.
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u/Super_Snark 2d ago
He went from saying before the fight that they would fuck up Khamzat at his own game, to after the fight saying it was lame that he was wrestling like a blanket and that the referee should’ve separated them more
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u/TotalWarspammer EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 2d ago
"My return to glory and pursuit of greatness will be unimaginable for the average minded."
Classy and humble indeed!
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u/JE_Exa GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler 2d ago
Hah, seems pretty harmless to me. Maybe I’ve seen worse. The next part in particular is pretty rare reflection.
“I have absolutely no excuses for my performance, l was beaten by a better fighter on the night, congratulations to my opponent and thank you for the honour of sharing the octagon with you.
Thank you for all the love and support from fans all over the world, and my sponsors that has always and will in the future play a critical role in my success”
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u/NickZardiashvili Georgia 1d ago
My favorite is Gardbrandt endlessly repeating "no excuses" after the TJ loss between every single excuse he could think of. As if saying that is a magical mantra that cancels out the actual excuses he's just presented.
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u/Suitable-District-26 2d ago
That paragraph is what stood out to me as well. Normally you hear it on the night and then the excuses trickle in over the next few days/weeks. Looks as though that isn’t happening here. Good for DDP.
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u/RortyIsDank 2d ago
How dare a professional athlete believe in himself! He should have said 'yeah, actually, I'm not good and can never succeed again.'
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u/Action_Limp 2d ago
MMA fans are unbelievably dramatic and dependent on watching their heroes rise and their nemesis fall. So for some, unless DDP flops around like a fish, bawling, begging for forgiveness for being a pretender to the throne, they will feel that he's deluded.
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u/IllustriousNebula6 2d ago
This is why as an MMA fan, it's vital to cultivate additional hobbies and interests, and not get so invested in the sport emotionally--or financially. 😅
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u/Xylar006 "Boop" - Nate The Train 2d ago
You can poke fun at it, but the elite have a mindset you'll never understand.
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u/kenscout 1d ago
You can understand something and still poke fun at it. It's kinda funny to tell people that they couldn't comprehend you winning an mma fight but you will.
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u/Boner-Jams-03 1d ago
Careful man, he just sees red and knows EXACTLY what being a mma fighter is like
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u/TotalWarspammer EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 1d ago
Of course we can understand elite mindsets (have you ever heard of psychology as a study?), we just can't experience them without actually having an elite mindset.
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u/Xylar006 "Boop" - Nate The Train 1d ago
I'm not saying nobody can, I'm saying a lot of people don't understand that when is fighter says "nah I can beat that guy" after getting destroyed for 5 rounds, or someone like DDP saying I'm going to come back better than ever and win my belt back, that may not be baked in reality a lot of the time, but that's the mindset it takes to stand in a cage and fist fight another elite, often better athlete.
Yeah they're delusional, but that's what it takes to continue in the sport. Like people clowning suga Sean after losing to Chito and not being able to grasp what he meant about he doesn't count that as a loss (but Sean played into it so that's a little different)
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u/TotalWarspammer EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 1d ago
Of course I understand it, you NEED that level of self-belief, it's an integral part of what forms a championship mindset. However, we are still free to make fun of those moments where fighters make statements that we find amusing, especially coming off of humiliating losses. :D
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u/Additional_Ice_358 2d ago
It's being very confident in his own skills. He was a champ and beat some great fighters, the confidence is deserved and what made him champ in the first place.
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u/basketballbacon 2d ago
To get to the level he’s at- you have to think this way. He’s not being an asshole, he genuinely believes in himself that much.
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u/azuyin 1d ago
For a top of his class professional fighter, this is pretty fucking humble
Not sure why you're bringing class into this though
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u/background_action92 2d ago
I trust in the process. Dricus is one of the more stronger, athletic, hard hitters at middleweight. Something that gets lost in the sauce is that even though he got dom, khmazat wasn't able to finish him off despite having the ground game all to himself
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u/Charlie__Olives EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 2d ago
That's my takeaway as well, make no mistake DDP had no answers to Khamzat's wrestling but dude survived over 20 mins in the bottom without taking any damage or subbed, that's very impressive as well! Hope to see him back better.
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u/johnnygrant EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 2d ago
He needs to stop the whole "my whole training camp is in Africa" nonsense and go to a camp with proper bjj, wrestling specialists to go get that work. Cos it clearly showed there was no one anywhere close to the level of Khamzat in his camp b4 the fight, given the ease of takedowns and the ease of holding him down there for 4.5 rounds.
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u/itsallaboutfuture 2d ago
He needs that Australian guy Craig Jones, who really made it work against dagi style when he trained volk. Dricus gassed out more than usual and couldn't submit chim in 5. I think it's very doable for dricus to be the champ again
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u/Juststandupbro 1d ago
Khamzat wasn’t able to finish because DDP did nothing but survive, it’s very possible he gets finished in the first if he made any attempt to get up. Not getting finished isn’t a silver lining when you got fully pinned in crucifix for multiple rounds. Nothing in that fight should make you feel hopeful, I get liking the guy but that’s simply mental gymnastics. It’s very possible he shows something different in his next fight but this is reaching at best.
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u/theriddeller 1d ago
Idk dude. Many people would get finished ‘just trying to survive’. Don’t act like it’s easy not to get finished… Rob was also just ‘trying to survive’ when he got subbed.
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u/Juststandupbro 1d ago
Rob was trying to get up.
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u/theriddeller 16h ago
Dricus was trying to get up.
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u/Juststandupbro 15h ago
He was trying not to get subbed all he did was tuck his neck and accept the position until the round ended. Horrible performance from DDP zero urgency on the ground.
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u/kenscout 1d ago
Because he shelled up and refused to take any risks to get to his feet. I'd have more respect if he gave up his back trying to get up then just lay there accepting the loss every round praying to knock him out in the 15 seconds it took for khamzat to get him down each round.
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u/ElectronicMolasses 1d ago
he gave himself a punchers chance in round 5 as opposed to getting subbed in round 1-4 trying to get up forcefully.
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u/BornAnAmericanMan 1d ago
He hurt Khamzat in the 5th round. “ShOuLd HaVe GiVeN uP HiS bAcK”
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u/kenscout 1d ago
He got a lucky standup that he couldn't count on and didn't even come close to finishing him. If his best plan to win that fight was actually to get controlled for over 20 minutes that's sad and he should never get a rematch
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u/Bauiesox 1d ago
Honestly I just don’t think he wanted to risk his first title fight. That performance while being utterly dominating wasn’t what we are used to from Khamzat, I think he was content to grind out an easy risk free win once he realised how easily he could control the ground game.
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u/mmathrowaway16176017 1d ago
I feel like he'd need at least 2 years to build up his TDD. He was getting pancaked and controlled with ease by Brunson 2.5 years ago and tried to muscle his way out of it. Had 5 months preparing for Khamzat and seemingly barely trained TDD. None of those served as wakeup calls for him so it really depends on if he trains his TDD.
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u/shufflejuuls 15h ago
I don’t know man, it looked to me that Khamzat was not in his best shape and that’s why he went for the path of least resistance. Khamzat asked Arman in his corner after round 3 if he could do some stand up and Arman said: absolutely not. This was not the animal we say crush Whitaker’s jaw deliberately.
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u/joenan_the_barbarian 2d ago
Gotta a love a guy who has already achieved what nearly anyone would call greatness in his field, but still sees himself as pursuing it.
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u/schlamster 1d ago
IMO that’s what makes the greats great. In anything not just MMA. Not settling for good or great but always in pursuit of beating your own personal best.
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u/Reckfulness 2d ago
This mentality instead of blaming and being bitter after a loss is what makes me a dricus fan
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u/Rhaeneros 2d ago
"Embracing the loss with open arms" after being put on a crucifix with ease multiple times. My man didn't think this one through.
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u/thinkaskew 2d ago
Crufix has him embracing the lord:
I believe in the plan of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for He knows best and I can’t wait to see what He has planned for me going forward.
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u/Rough-Assignment6432 2d ago
He makes no excuses and accepts his loss not sure what the issue is ... maybe this is a good wake up call for him to fix the glaring holes in his ground game
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u/Rhaeneros 2d ago
Crucifix - open arms. It's not that deep. It's just funny.
Edit: Was rooting for him to win btw.
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u/National-Mail6279 1d ago
Not saying DDP’s ground game is perfect by any means, but this subs hatred of Khamzat has really prevented them from understanding how good of a wrestler he is. I think he’s simply the best MMA wrestler of all time and even if DDP worked super hard on his grappling he’d still get rag dolled.
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u/theyoloGod Edddiiiieee 2d ago
Do you guys see a universe where he’s able to improve enough for a competitive rematch? Or is he kind of just going to have to chill as the near #1 contender and hope someone else beat khamzat
Because that fight showed an ocean of a skill gap when it comes to grappling
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u/DrSmurfalicious 2d ago
Given how beatable Khamzat is on the feet, I do. Dricus only needs to be able to keep it on the feet a couple of minutes total and he could finish Khamzat. And we learned from Arman that Khamzat wanted to strike with DDP, so it's not impossible that he'll even let DDP stand more than he should just for funsies, which is likely a terrible mistake
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u/National-Mail6279 1d ago
The problem is that no one except world class grapplers has shown any ability to keep it on the feet vs Khamzat. You may as well just throw a flying knee at this point.
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u/shufflejuuls 15h ago
Just saying: when Strickland got knocked out by Poatan, it seems he took initiative to train with him and learn from him. Eventually resulting in one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history when he beat Izzy. Why couldn’t DDP do something similar? I do believe he’d do better joining a BJJ gym than going to Dagestan for 2-3 years and get forgotten.
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u/IAmPandaRock 1d ago
He doesn't necessarily need to completely close the wrestling or grappling gap, or even get close. He likely just needs to give himself more opportunities and make Khamzat work more. Of course, even that is easier said than done, but people are wrong thinking he needs to become as good of a wrestler as Khmzat.
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u/Turgon19 2d ago
Definitely can. He showed ability to escape and scramble at times in the 5th. It's a lot due to his high guard that Khamzat can get so deep. Khamzat ragdolls everyone in the ground but he never ever likes full guard kind of positions. I've heard a rumour he was arm barred in a gym in Sweden years years ago and had got serious damage, which is why as soon as Burns attempted one Khamzat backed out. All dricus needed was a better ability of breaking the body lock and doing better at bring his guard back when in side control.
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u/YourPathToRedemption 2d ago
Jesus about to teach DDP some wrasslin defence. Praise be.
Student and teacher soon to be masters in avoiding the crucifix?
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u/Guadeloupeee 2d ago
Dricus is the real Lionheart! Anthony Smith is the Armadillo.
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u/New-Bookkeeper-8486 1d ago
Anthony Smith can't even avoid getting shit on by retiring. I don't get it.
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u/BigJRecords 2d ago
A real champ. Not making excuses like other recent outgoing champs. Big DDP fan
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u/Ill-Butterscotch-622 1d ago
Can’t make excuses when you are held down for 25 minutes lol. Vs. getting knocked out
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u/Wonderful-Court-4037 2d ago
Beat him so bad with the crucifix got him thanking Jesus christ
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u/lordatlas 1d ago
"my return to glory and pursuit of greatness will be unimaginable for the average minded."
Calm down, Felicia.
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u/Giegling90 2d ago
I'm a Dricus fan, but I see a skid incoming
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u/siderealpanic 2d ago
I don’t see a particularly hard matchup for him in the group of guys he’d be fighting next though. Imavov would probably be a purely striking match that I’d expect Dricus to win, De Ridder is a very easy matchup given his poor takedowns, the chasm between them on the feet and the fact that Dricus won’t gas, and he’s already beaten Adesanya and Strickland.
Fluffy would be interesting because Dricus has crazy stamina, so it’s pretty much impossible to imagine Hernandez breaking him like he does everyone else. He might have good enough wrestling to grind out a decision against Dricus, but feels like a coinflip. And Borralho would likely be a boring, low-output fight that also feels like it could go either way.
I can see the latter 2 giving Dricus some problems, but none of them have grappling anywhere near Khamzat’s level, so It’s not like they can follow his gameplan. Nothing in that loss suggested Dricus is washed, he just came up against the best grappler in the UFC who happened to fix the flaw that Dricus needed to exploit to win (endurance issues). MMA fans are way too ready to act like anyone who wins is unbeatable and anyone who loses is shit. Unless the UFC brings in Sadulaev for his next fight, no one’s taking him down and controlling him as safely and consistently as Chimaev did.
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u/HankHippopopolous Meth beats Hentai 2d ago
Possibly. Once a blueprint on how to beat you is out there other fighters will then try it too.
Remember back to the Brunson fight how easily he took Dricus down. Dricus still managed to win because Brunson gassed out and then Dricus took over later in the fight.
Dricus hasn’t fought a wrestler since then and it seems he has made almost no improvements to his take down defence.
As long as his delusional coach is also taking the same humble approach Dricus is then he should be able to make big improvements. However he needs to get in actual high level wrestlers to improve. He’s not going to get to the level he needs to get to with the same guys he’s been working with. Their wrestling knowledge is clearly not good enough.
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u/Turgon19 2d ago
Bro. Khamzat manhandles everybody in the ground except anybody with jiu jitsu threat. Dont forget Dricus got up every time against Whittaker/Brunson
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u/Action_Limp 2d ago
It depends; he's unlikely to face a grappler like Khazmat until a rematch, and he did legitimately and decisively beat Bobby, Izzy, and Strickland (all Champs). Looking at the rankings, is there anyone you don't want him matched up with? Becoming a champ at MW and getting a few defences under your belt is nothing to scoff at, especially with a fighter that seems to take the game very seriously and is in his athletic prime - he took next to no damage in this loss, so it's not like a Cain vs JDS 2 situation.
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u/orangotai 1d ago
idk, Whittaker took him down iirc in their fight and didn't hold him there as easily as Khamzat did, same with Brunson i think. but DDP definitely needs to work on his bjj defense imo, as well as wrestling defense ofc, but on the ground he just seemed like one of those white belts you see trying to muscle-out of shit.
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u/MrBrandopolis 2d ago
being wrestled and controlled for 5 rounds in a cage is prob felt as close as prison rape as you can get
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u/muricabrb Team ATT 2d ago
Problem is the skill gap is way too big. Even if he changed camps and spent the next 2 years in Dagestan, Khamzat will do the same to him again in a rematch. I really don't see a path to victory for him against KC. I'll be happy to be proven wrong though.
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u/Strong-Pickle-175 2d ago
Its still m&a and not pure wrestling. If he focuses on wrestling, it will definitely not go down like the last time. Im not saying he will defend every takedown and win but it will be way more competitive.
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u/ze_rui 1d ago
After such a lopsided domination and the glaring deficiencies on the wrestling department, I'm not sure how possible is that title recapture. Apart from Khamzat, there's Fluffy there, RDR... I see Dricus as a tough gatekeeper from now on. Maybe he could go up to 205 and try his title run there
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u/gamedevjobber 1d ago
He got a ton of shit for being useless but at least he didn't get pwned like Whittaker etc and stayed in there. He deserves respect for surviving that long.
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u/WeedMan571 1d ago
Since he’s such a shit talker when others lose, can’t feel bad for the guy at all
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u/According_Suit2447 1d ago
Hope he's working on eye pokes and dick kicks, no other way he beats Khamzat.
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u/Pristine_Attorney_18 20h ago
DDP will never defeat Khamzat. He is way to far behind on his grappling skills. But he shud be working with top Russian wrestlers to understand and master basic ground game skills
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u/sulkysiu 1d ago
JESUS CHRIST !! I WILL WIN THE BELT AGAIN BECAUSE I WILL SEE RED, JESUS CHRIST!! 😭😂
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u/SlimeustasTheSecond Jello slick hips 1d ago edited 1d ago
Always gotta shoutout Jesus or Allah, cus their track record at providing clear plans after tragedies is certainly frequently discussed.
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u/sheikh_n_bake England 2d ago
I find it impossible to believe you can make up that difference in ability in the time he has left.
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u/TotalTutor3916 2d ago
He forgot to train wrestling defense for a fight against fucking Khamzat, no way he wins a rematch ever lmao
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u/ItsMichaelScott25 United States Minor Outlying Islands 2d ago
For those without Instagram
It’s been just over a week and I have spent some time with my family and friends, those closest to me who will be with me win or lose.
I embrace this loss with open arms, because believe me as much as I hate losing, it’s as much part of life as part of our game- and I believe it’s necessary in my pursuit of greatness. “Without the bitter, the sweet wouldn’t be as sweet.”
Make no mistake I’m not a good loser, because a good loser becomes a frequent one. I am however- an avid learner of the arts and of life itself.
This loss has exploded a desire in me that will have the consequence of an onslaught bigger than the original domination- my return to glory and pursuit of greatness will be unimaginable for the average minded.
I have absolutely no excuses for my performance, I was beaten by a better fighter on the night, congratulations to my opponent and thank you for the honour of sharing the octagon with you.
Thank you for all the love and support from fans all over the world, and my sponsors that has always and will in the future play a critical role in my success
AND SINCERELY thank you to all those who enjoyed to see me fall, because I will return the favour, like I always have.
I believe in the plan of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for He knows best and I can’t wait to see what He has planned for me going forward.