Izzy intensifies triggering over Du Plesis

[Mind Mine]

It's quite rational for him to use that angle, but still, it was quite a douchey thing to say and now he has to embrace that as part of his character.

It was a dumb move imo. Africa as a continent could give a fuck about DDP. Izzy a Nigerian born person who moved in 2001 isn’t looking a pinch less African from his opinion. This would make sense if by doing this he would be turning the crowd in Africa to his side against Izzy. Being that simply isn’t happening because the 1% of Africa that watches MMA aren’t in a position to generate massive sales why do it? It was a statement to cause controversy he can’t capitalize from. He probably should have just been African and proud and left the rest alone. It wont sell the fight more and at the end fans will be left probably not liking one of the two

 

[Koro_11]

It was a dumb move imo. Africa as a continent could give a fuck about DDP. Izzy a Nigerian born person who moved in 2001 isn’t looking a pinch less African from his opinion. This would make sense if by doing this he would be turning the crowd in Africa to his side against Izzy. Being that simply isn’t happening because the 1% of Africa that watches MMA aren’t in a position to generate massive sales why do it? It was a statement to cause controversy he can’t capitalize from. He probably should have just been African and proud and left the rest alone. It wont sell the fight more and at the end fans will be left probably not liking one of the two

I disagree, I think it will definitely sell the fight more.

 

[Mind Mine]

I disagree, I think it will definitely sell the fight more.

To whom? Hardcores will watch because it’s Izzy and it’s a fresh challenger. Casuals think DDP is Diamond Dallas Page. Africans think DDP is some kind of foreign aid organization or some shit. There is simply no demographic that this will improve sales with. The best thing that could happen to generate sales is Izzy keeps responding and that would probably be pretty dumb on his part. Even his responses although highly disrespectful aren’t getting massive attention

 

[rakeleaves]

I'm already aware of the situation.

If you would like to debate anything I posted feel free. It is all pretty well documented public knowledge.

Izzy is a member of the woke generation
(more by choice than age/for lacknof a better term), so it isn't all that surprising to see him following the patterns of many others who embraced the same brainwashing/programming.

- DDP stated literal undeniable FACTS which go against the worldview Izzy has been programmed with. (That Dricus is African and lives/breathes/trains in Africa) This causes cognitive dissonance and manifests in a temper tantrum, as is to be expected.

- Izzy has a chip on his shoulder from his time being the only black kid in NZ schools/neighborhoods.

DDP is an easy matchup and provides an angle to promote the fight and maybe up the sale revenue. (Brilliant move by DDP)

Perfect storm to bring true colors to light of someone (Izzy) who believes he is entitled to be racist towards white people because he has been lead to believe that he is a victim and someone else is a perpetrator of shit that happened before either of them were even born which they had nothing to do with and which happened to all races of people all over the world for all of forever until recently.


* yes I know DDP = Diamond Dallas Page to wrestling fans but I don't know how to spell dudes name.

the core problem was conflating nationality/continent with race, seeing as how African can denote either or depending on the context. not sure about your woke anti-"woke" diatribe though

 

[itz reggie]

It’s not the fact that he’s a mental midget. DDP is clearly a descendant of colonizers, with his statement and the history of South Africa doesn’t make it better.

 

[Sincere Guy]

To whom? Hardcores will watch because it’s Izzy and it’s a fresh challenger. Casuals think DDP is Diamond Dallas Page. Africans think DDP is some kind of foreign aid organization or some shit. There is simply no demographic that this will improve sales with. The best thing that could happen to generate sales is Izzy keeps responding and that would probably be pretty dumb on his part. Even his responses although highly disrespectful aren’t getting massive attention

Wtf are you talking about. Hardcores wouldn't care less about fabricated nonsense fussy stories, or even less Adesanya boring fighting style. Vs. Whittaker matters because hardcores respect Whittaker and want him champ, not because Adesanya by any means. DDP no one even know who he is (unless he can beat Whittaker, that's another matter).

 

[TITS]

* yes I know DDP = Diamond Dallas Page to wrestling fans but I don't know how to spell dudes name.

Driccus De Priccus

 

[Mind Mine]

the core problem was conflating nationality/continent with race, seeing as how African can denote either or depending on the context. not sure about your woke anti-"woke" diatribe though

Meh the core problem was making that statement to begin with. Do you know how many Africans live abroad? Or replace African with any other ethnicity so people can get off this racial Black White shit. If he’s African and proud and living there be that but being as Izzy never pretended he still lives in Nigeria it was an ethnic disrespect. He insinuated I’m more true to the continent your people immigrated from than you. Whatever gets spoken after you play that game just is what it is. He wanted to play the cultural disrespect game and Israel got even more disrespectful. The angle is shit imo. Really shitty. Both should just punch each other in the face and do some little dashiki dance

 

[Pechan]

Too bad DDP won't make it past Rob, would love to see Izzy beat his ass, dude is a complete asshole.

 

[AmonTobin]

He's one of the best fighters in the world and he's winning at life. I'm happy for him. Whittaker is going to beat the dogshit out of DDuP, and after that, I still want to see Izzy beat the dogshit out of DDuP in his own unique style. Dricus wants to fight the best? Let them show him what that actually means.

 

[jeff7b9]

the core problem was conflating nationality/continent with race, seeing as how African can denote either or depending on the context. not sure about your woke anti-"woke" diatribe though

I'm open to suggestions if you have a better adjective.

Izzy defines himself as non binary, has died his hair pink and purple, exhibits victim status seeking hypocritical behavior such as talking about how "the favelas relate to him" (to attempt to portray himself as poor/rags to riches) when he grew up with servants, or portraying himself as a racism victim (which may be true) and then calling DDP a cracker or a whiteboy (thus making him a hypocrite).

If you have a better word to encapsulate that, let me know. I couldn't think of one and although I admit it isn't an exact match, I do think the "woke generation" as a descriptive term gets the point across.

I suppose maybe "millenial" could substitute, but that would, imo, be taking a lot of bystanders and painting them with the same wide brushstroke.

 

[MigitAs]

Dolph Lundgren and Schwarzy both slept with her.

Really that’s cool how do you know that lol

 

[acannxr]

Izzy is a member of the woke generation

Adesanya is a Millennial; "woke" is more Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

 

[jeff7b9]

Adesanya is a Millennial; "woke" is more Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

Whats "Gen Alpha"?

I've never even heard of that one.

 

[acannxr]

Whats "Gen Alpha"?

I've never even heard of that one.

It's what they're calling the generation after Gen Z.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Here are his exact words.

https://youtube.com/shorts/3R31jKG1rMI?feature=share4

You can interpret it as you wish.
In my opinion he is merely playing the game as the game has been established by other fighters that in order to get opportunities and get paid you need to be controversial and get clicks and attention. He was quite effective in doing that as evidenced by the fact that he is #6 in we are talking about him possibly fighting the champ.

don't act like dricus' ranking has been gifted to him, he's more than earned his number 6 ranking,

 

[acannxr]

I'm open to suggestions if you have a better adjective.

Izzy defines himself as non binary, has died his hair pink and purple, exhibits victim status seeking hypocritical behavior such as talking about how "the favelas relate to him" (to attempt to portray himself as poor/rags to riches) when he grew up with servants, or portraying himself as a racism victim (which may be true) and then calling DDP a cracker or a whiteboy (thus making him a hypocrite).

If you have a better word to encapsulate that, let me know. I couldn't think of one and although I admit it isn't an exact match, I do think the "woke generation" as a descriptive term gets the point across.

I suppose maybe "millenial" could substitute, but that would, imo, be taking a lot of bystanders and painting them with the same wide brushstroke.

He's an insecure hypocrite, but not because of the generation he is a part of; you can find insecure hypocrites in every generation of people.

 

[jeff7b9]

don't act like dricus' ranking has been gifted to him, he's more than earned his number 6 ranking,

Not sure where you got that from.

#6 is his ranking. It is relatively uncommon for a #6 ranked fighter to be getting significant press coverage as a potential title challenger.

If he beats Rob, which he will need to do to get a shot, he will be a solid top 3 ranked contender at that point.
Right now he is #6.

 

[jeff7b9]

He's an insecure hypocrite, but not because of the generation he is a part of, because you can find insecure hypocrites in every generation of people.

That's fair.

 

[Natural Order]

Gynosanya ftw