Anik in Wonderland - The Strickland Effect

This is a video discussing the phenomenon of Sean Strickland and his fanbase and how various figures (Israel Adesanya, Dricus Du Plessis and Jon Anik) have dealt with that whirlwind

[@ImEliDova]

Instantly clicked this, love your work

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Me too

[@weridebikes1000]

Same same😊

[@JamstaHonnn]

Same at 4 am 💀

[@Shaun023]

Ditto my man

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i fifth this notion

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The Voice is back

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Hector Lavoe?

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[@boogaloobaloo]

"There's no preconceived bias, there's no promotional directive or anything of the sort..." *Cut to Jan v Izzy commentary*

[@mymumdroppedmeinthewomb367]

* Vera v O'Malley 2 noises intensify *

[@zinidinerahman4168]

@@mymumdroppedmeinthewomb367 I can't be too mad about that one because Chito basically did nothing for 25 minutes. Sandhagen said it best: "it was infuriating to watch because of how uncompetitive it was

[@Ooga_Boogaaaaa]

@@mymumdroppedmeinthewomb367Vera got smashed lol

[@bettybunbun9664]

@@mymumdroppedmeinthewomb367 wait you think Vera was competitive in that fight?

[@Nameandaddresswithheld]

@@zinidinerahman4168I think he’s referring to how Joe Rogan sounded like he was jizzing his pants at every feint and low kick O’Malley threw

[@WhackedoutCookie]

Dricus made me a fan with how he handled himself in the lead up and the fight itself.

[@hughburton2068]

“I love those people, they’re my family” in response to the kissing is a great response Plus, his girl is fine

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Dricus goes for finishes and that's all that matters, his fights aren't boring

[@philosopher1130]

Boring? No Sloppy as fuck? One of the worst next to Ngannou 😂

[@daveouterspace]

Sounds like you just hate Africans

[@woahblackbetty7691]

Funny how Anik threatened to quit and everyone called his bluff

[@lilbickleymane]

Yeah lol he said he was going to the NFL which is just as toxic as MMA fans and also that no one gave a fuck he was threatening to leave

[@JerseyJersey100]

You have a weird definition of the word Threatened son lol I heard a podcaster doing what he does, speaking his mind

[@Ooga_Boogaaaaa]

@@lilbickleymaneit’s funny because what everyone always says about him and aerial types is they’d love to run to the NFL or NBA

[@silverback6497]

I mean he isn't wrong though, MMA fans are so toxic

[@shaun5047]

lol I must have watched a different video because there was literally no threat.

[@aussieflintkapping]

The Me, Myself and Irene bit had me laughing like a madman holy shit

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Yeah, that illustrated the point so perfectly. And it was hilarious. Peak MMW content.

[@UncleTerry13]

Absolutely love your work. Make my day every time you post a video and you never disappoint!!!

[@paulrichardson9506]

Mate your videos are so enjoyable to watch, great takes and really well put together

[@adriankalitka3762]

Izzy said he was going to go John Wick on Sean but instead went Linda Lovelace on his dog 😂😂😂

[@dp6921]

Are we forgetting that Sean says he's going to murder everyone he fights, then jabs them with his pillow fists for 5 rounds?

[@adriankalitka3762]

@@dp6921 No, but are you forgetting that Izzy was diddling his dog?

[@Romanus-]

@@dp6921look at DDP’s face after the fight and talk about pillow hands😂

[@dp6921]

@Romanus- I'll just look at Strickland's record thanks. Some people mark easier than others. Are you new to this?

[@ethanwiley7605]

​@@dp6921dropped izzy when barely anybody has

[@adambananas7741]

Fantastic video. I genuinely laughed during all of the Strickland parts 😂

[@spinningbackdick]

Bro I can't stop hollering 😂

[@xaviersmeeton4301]

Love your videos man been binge watching all your old content you’re the best bro

[@joeythegypsy]

This video had me cracking tf up multiple times. Strickland's polite death threat letter 😂😂😂

[@thejaysun]

Your videos are always such a god damn treat

[@stevedv629]

My favorite video maker! Been waiting for the next one, awesome!

[@AnglephileSwedenGerman]

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[@rugersmack8176]

Glad to see your videos recommended to me without searching you up. Long time fan

[@technodromen]

Molly citing Bo Burnham is just top tier youtube content.

[@lowlowseesee]

yea man. i never seen that clip but I know of Bo. he was dropping snowden level bombs in that shit. his attitude is appropriate, specifically the urgency and worry in his tone

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

I like Anik despite him being a corporate company-man type. That old-school version of corporatism at least included an ethos on quality. Anik is always ready for a tires promo, but it's easy to see he also truly loves the sport. I find that balance interesting. I dislike almost every moment of DC and Rogan's "commentary". They just tell off-topic old-man stories. I'm nearly 43, I understand the urge, but they suck and I'm tired of their shit. Anik is fine, but if he wants to go I don't blame him, the culture of the sport is in constant flux. I continue to pay attention because I am a lifelong fan of the martial arts and the UFC has incentivized a rapid increase in skill. Watching Payton Talbott makes it clear the sport is entering a new era where there has been enough time for more naturally gifted athletes to come into mma. It's still just the beginning, we're nowhere near the ceiling.

[@viljamtheninja]

Damn well spoken.

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

@@viljamtheninja Thanks friend, be welk

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

@@viljamtheninja Whatever welk is, it's good and I wish it for you :)

[@James-Specter]

what does gayton talbot have to do with naturally gifted athletes ?

[@user-wk4ee4bf8g]

@@James-Specter Pause the fight whenever Payton is doing stuff. His form is absolutely perfect all the time. That is not true for most fighters at the highest level of the sport right now. A lot of them were drawn to fighting because of a hard life, nothing else fit. Payton just thought it seemed cool after finishing high school. He's already better than most in a highly competitive division after a relatively short time training. That's gifted. Most of the gifted athletes of the world have not started coming into mma yet because the financial incentive isn't yet as good as other sports. I get the feeling your Gayton comment comes from him painting your nails because you have surpressed homosexual desires so any reference to men doing anything typically represented as feminine makes you uncomfortable. If you weren't insecure about all that there wouldn't be any reason to care. So, you're funny to me, a sort of simpleton in terms of self-awareness.

[@jaimedelgado7529]

When we needed him most, he returns

[@winstonsmith8240]

😅

[@meunovoeditor]

right on dinner time, this guy really knows KZbin

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Anik called MMA fans 'lowest common denominators' and he was bang on the money with that actually

[@cbrittanrips4983]

Lmao those Lowest common denominators already ran to the comment section here to moan about Anik again

[@viljamtheninja]

Yeah, there are a lot of "fans" out there who have nothing better to do than just be annoying little inflammatory shits and cause drama about the smallest thing. It's... very annoying.

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

Heaven forbid the fans voice their opinions. Calling your fans the lowest common denominator isn’t all that smart.

[@chrishayes5755]

ufc as a company is actively pushing hard degeneracy on so many levels then complains when their fanbase is full of degenerates

[@1stGenRex]

Yeah, because fans of MMA are beating each other to death, stabbing each other in the stands and burning down cities when their favorite fighter loses.

[@Ji-CKaL_MaC-soN]

The way these videos are painting big pictures out of seemingly meaningless events and incidents is brilliant, great art of storytelling!

[@robbiedubes]

Love it when you upload, this one was hilarious. When you imitated sean typing that email to Dricus i was rollin

[@starkmoto]

Great vid bro, keep em coming

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

The biggest take away here is that jon anik is not an ally of the people. He is an absolute tool.

[@glendurrant3988]

Took 20min off work just to enjoy this ASAP! 👍🏽🇦🇺

[@ghj3fbrhebffeewvarfdca985]

thts so real

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Took 20 minutes over 4 hours at work to finish it

[@AnglephileSwedenGerman]

Y

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PREACH!!! Lots of wisdom being thrown at us here, I love it!! Thank you!!

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Immediate click. Brilliant vid as usual. Animations seem to have upgraded recently, love it

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I'm so upset that I'm not getting notifications that you've posted new videos. I am subscribed, and I've got the bell. I want to see your work the moment it is available. Always brilliant

[@trinity3422]

Not what I expected from years of watching Molly Whoppery, but as usual, well-played sir

[@Kloppy1992]

Great video, love watching your content, this one had another great message behind it

[@dp6921]

DDP absolutely destroyed Strickland mentally. The bully can't take his own medicine. It was glorious to see

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Sean’s a legend come on now.

[@dp6921]

@@grlfcgombeenhunter2897- A bellend you mean

[@cbaileychamp]

Seans authenticity is unmatched. DDPs time will come too

[@dp6921]

@@cbaileychamp - His fans are unmatched in their idiocy

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It ain't ​@@cbaileychamp

[@pocketfullofry]

The craziest part of the anik and florian podcast is how little views they get. For the level of production and guests, they get like 200-500 views a vid for long stretches of uploads lol

[@woodman-ct]

Interesting topic and you did it solid justice. Your commentary offers a tremendous amount of depth into an issue I never gave much attention, and now I almost wish I paid more attention to the tweets and comments. Also, dude the visuals on your videos keep getting better. Loved the creative split screens and layered things. 🐐

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Good to have you back broooo

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Thanks, outstanding as usual...signed, a huge UFC fan that has never watched a second of powerslap...

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UFC fan here also watch every powerslap event. It's actually not bad.

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I don’t like powerslap or the UFC.

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Surprise surprise the king is BACK

[@shakenbake8987]

"Power slap Dana" My favorite thing you said!! 😂

[@waszitterstnso2825]

Great video like always! Somehow reminds me of the old OG Mixedmolly videos style. Wish you all the best

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Great Video! Your visuals are amazing now. I wonder what you look like. 🤔

[@Robin-we6ov]

Great stuff as always man 🙂👍

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You always tackle the most interesting subjects or should I say the most minute subjects or even when you speak about a whole fighter careers you always come up with interesting angles and fun accolades or just you explain story in such a way that it makes it like fun and interesting to watch. Sincerely man you’re the best I just don’t see anyone on this platform doing anything like you are doing for the mixed martial arts community. Kudos to you !

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The editing of this video alone is great 👍 The content itself is also good.

[@TheCoyote25]

You're the goddam best. Ima show my students you, and that journalism still exists. Great art sir

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These are the best thanks brother!

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Bring it on bro, this is 🔥.

[@JXC25]

One of the best channels on KZbin.

[@bdiff]

Love your content

[@DaveMakesKnives]

Thank you for another great video. You da Goat

[@themayhemera3046]

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[@izaakchater9165]

Excellent video as always. Where can I find the talk at 16:30 about social media companies?

[@niallobrien1711]

It was Bo Burnham on a press tour for his film eight grade

[@nickferrara9336]

Fuck yeah. This one goes out to the would be keyboard warriors :) After deleting Twitter a few months ago, my headspace has been much clearer. I would almost never actually engage in the arguments but I would constantly be reading what people were saying and the argument would be taking place, in my head, continuously which I think is absolute poison. I've been watching your content for years and it's some of the best I've ever seen but this really hit home in a surprising way.

[@andydufresne1602]

Annik strikes me as a sensitive robot. A fast talking-head with feelings. He’ll do a good job, is professional, and when it comes time to kick back he’ll toss around some f bombs as to say “I’m cool and relatable like you f’n guys”. All of this happens after he lets you know he’s from Boston for the 19th time

[@Dean_stoonts]

1000%

[@bettybunbun9664]

That line about external issues hijacking your internal monologue and distracting from your actual life is so true.

[@viljamtheninja]

Some genuine life wisdom brought on us by MMW here. Don't get too involved in internet drama. For what it's worth, I think it's a shame Anik is getting hate, I think he's one of the better commentators, I feel like he really cares about doing his research into every fight, sure he can be biased (it's almost impossible not to be) but not as bad as DC or Joegan, and I can't remember what fight it was but he beautifully corrected Dominick Cruz who was talking all about the visuals of the fight because one fighter was bleeding, reminding Cruz of the fact that he shouldn't need to be reminded of; that only counts for the round in which the damage was done, not the whole fight. Either way, throwing some appreciation out there for Anik, and of course MixedMollyWhoppery, one of the best MMA channels on here.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Well said, man. You summarized the message of the video, and my thoughts about it, better than I'd be able to.

[@LordHolley]

Life is a lot better when you learn how to not take things so personally or worry about what others think. I hope Anik figures that out soon.

[@justinpalmer997]

Great content as always

[@davidng8870]

Dricus is an intelligent man imo, I don’t recall what Sean said to him to bully him, but he knew he was upping the ante referring to the childhood trauma and that it might trigger him. His trash talk in general appears calculated to get under the opponents skin while being provoked enough or expressed sufficiently politely that he can maintain a degree of justification. Credit to Sean for still fighting well though. Edit: I liked the turn into the insidious and combative nature of social media

[@michaelkonopka9607]

First time I watched your video man I follow along pretty good and agree with a lot of what you said so thumbs up bro🎉

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"Something like that was his exact words"

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Best mma content creator on the platform, keep it going bossman

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Great video man!

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Fantastic video

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THE KING IS BACK

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I really love the lean towards the effect of screens/social media on everyone's mentalities... It is seeping into EVERYTHING.| Bo Burnham was so spot on in that panel interview.

[@MotormikeyD]

Excellent vid again bud

[@lowlowseesee]

editing and writing top level lets go

[@Brunnet123]

Great video bro, would love to know the name of the beat in the begining

[@sgttomas]

That Me, Myself, and Irene mashup was pure gold!!! 😅

[@RamseyHarrington-yh8bw]

Awesome take!

[@georgeattwood2985]

Great video as always. Thinking about quitting my job. Mixed Molly woppery is there with some sound advice for life. 🥋🥊🥰

[@Enrique-peralta]

I don't have the video or the link but anik said years ago he didn't want to be an MMA commentator he wanted to work in basketball but couldn't do what he wanted in that avenue so he chose MMA as a second choice

[@davemieze9021]

And ur back…..thank you

[@courtenay100]

Thanks for the cautionary tale ❤️

[@OneEyedWinker]

Such a great video.

[@robertbordevik5072]

Enjoyed every second of it 😁

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Moooooooooooolly's back!!!!

[@olifkevla6351]

Again, awesome work. And nice cuts, effects to avoid the algorithm. Congratulations. I became a Dricus Fan because he handled the situation brilliantly. And man, you got me with the ending. Fucking Introverted Thinking.

[@frogsuitsman4853]

Excellent vid as usual Mr MollyWhoopery

[@lytylisius]

That Jim Carry analogy was spot on... and made me burst into laughter haha

[@MatterInMyMind]

That Me, Myself & Irene reference was fuckin' chefs kiss haha 👨‍🍳💋👌🏼

[@MisterCrookedNose]

I always watch immediately!

[@ryanliwag853]

Finally some Content Baby!

[@sacramentofoodforest]

“ in what can only be called a polite death threat “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylerwardle2475]

Became a fan after your legendary video on Whittaker going through murder’s row, good to see the best in game still at it.

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I press the like button before I've even watched your video, Mixedmollywhopper, it's guaranteed a good watch. love your video's.

[@UnicornsDontHaveNipples]

Anik didn’t care about it until it affected him. He’s on camera making fun of Ryan Hall at his weigh in insinuating that Hall didn’t have a chance. He gets paid millions for a job millions would love to do. Stop crying. It comes with he territory.

[@radicalstanza3614]

Nonsense.

[@drewfromyay882]

Pretty sure you just made that up, I've never heard Anik making fun of a fighter.

[@UnicornsDontHaveNipples]

@@drewfromyay882 I absolutely didn’t make it up. It’s on video. Ryan Hall is either walking on the stage or off the stage and Anik is in street clothes on the floor level and is shaking his head no while smiling and does like the neck slash motion with his hand waving in front of his neck signaling that Ryan Hall didn’t stand a chance. I’m pretty sure it was when he fought Ilia Topuria. He was right , Ilia slept him. That’s not even my main point. My point is he’s a public figure that does podcasts and works for a wild sport. You gotta have thicker skin . You can’t get all in your feelings over keyboard warriors. Aniks the man , and my favorite commentator, but he was being a little b$tch after the Strickland fight.

[@RyanShuttlesworth]

⁠@@UnicornsDontHaveNipplesyou don’t think maybe somebody asked him a question? Maybe he was told to do something and he responded no. I looked up “Ryan Hall weigh in” and I don’t see anything on KZbin, so I don’t even know if this footage exists. I don’t think your criticism of Anik being a hypocrite is bolstered by “He shook his head while Ryan Hall was in the same room as him”.

[@timw4432]

The best MMA content period

[@shokizm1]

in the past couple of years i've stopped using all active social media for all the exact reasons you've mentioned. I'm pretty sure both my son and wife have benefited from my improved mood and concentration.

[@jamesbarbosa2672]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@gordoncraig7344]

Acknowledged Molly. Very well put.thats what we're all thinking, this is why we all love you.

[@KareemAbdul-jabberUFC]

Ur editing is so good I almost believed that bike riding was Sean

[@CombatSports01]

Great content