First Time in UFC History 3 African-American Champions At the Same Time

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Not true. There was once Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, and Benson Henderson

Anderson Silva is not African American.

 

[Kingofthestreets]

I didn't remember this. I know Barista had been talking shit..but wasn't DC talking about how unprofessional Jon was for touching him at the staredown?

Yeah but D.C is a hypocrite POS.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

I assume it's also the first time there's been 3 European UFC champions. 4 if you count Stipe

Why in the world would you count Stipe as European? Dude was born in Euclid Ohio.

 

[Coolidge]

Why in the world would you count Stipe as European? Dude was born in Euclid Ohio.

He wears the checkered pattern shorts, therefore he's European.

 

[Flabby 6 pack]

Not true. There was once Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, and Benson Henderson

Anderson Silva isn't African American.

 

[DaGenius]

Jones bendo Anderson

3 black guys as champs for what that's worth

Johnson Cormier Woodley. 3 black guys as champs again for what it's worth

I'm proud to say I have never referred to myself or anyone as African American...lastly for what that's worth

 

[Uber_Noober]

Deceiving thread title, these dudes are not from Africa.

 

[Crimson Glory]

OMG, there're 4 white UFC champions!

Pop the champagne bottles y'alllll!

 

[Lay N Pray 101]

Don't forget Conor, that dude is practically black too.

Please explain?

 

[Crimson Glory]

What a stupid thing to celebrate.

 

[trident]

But he is from the America that Columbus actually "Discovered"

The Caribbean?

 

[Lay N Pray 101]

African American is a stupid title anyways. They're black. If you're just referring to black Anericans, then yes, you're right.

How you figure?
You're of African decent. Same they put *insert another nationality* American too.

 

[Crimson Glory]

Please explain?

Boyo, you never hurd o' de black Irish?

 

[Lay N Pray 101]

daniel cormier is practically considered white in africa

Why? Because he speaks proper and doesn't act like the stereotypical "black guy". Reminds me of when Nelson called DC an uncle Tom because he acts proper instead of hood. Typical stereotype using idiot.

 

[Prime Yossarian]

Why in the world would you count Stipe as European? Dude was born in Euclid Ohio.

Euclid's method consists in assuming a small set of intuitively appealing axioms, and deducing many other propositions (theorems) from these.

• White people are descended from Europeans.
• Ergo, we have 4 European champs.

 

[Crimson Glory]

Wouldn't DC just be considered mixed in Africa?

 

[deweydeucalion]

It's only because their divisions are weak /s

"weak" is both singular and plural. Drop the s.

 

[snw10mm]

None of these people are from Africa tho

They are all African ancestry, including Anderson. Brazil has the highest black population outside of Africa. And where did blacks in Brazil come from? Africa. Actually, if you go back far enough, we ALL came from Africa.

 

[Crimson Glory]

T-Wood won't be holding onto that belt for very long boys, counting down the days.

 

[Doog Doogson]

Why in the world would you count Stipe as European? Dude was born in Euclid Ohio.

I wouldn't consider him proper European. Most people would say he's American. His parents were proper Croatian, but then going by the logic of this thread, most people would call DJ TW and DC "African American" even though their families have lived in America for hundreds of years probably, a lot lot longer than Stipe's.

How you figure?
You're of African decent. Same they put *insert another nationality* American too.

Because when people say "african american" they mean black 99% of the time. I've even heard Americans call famous British black people "African American", it makes zero sense. And bizarrely you rarely see Americans citizens with an Egyptian or Algerian lineage labelled as "african american"