Tim Pool And Dave Rubin STRUGGLE Defending Homophobic UFC Fighter

[@Jack-sy8mr]

“You’re my son so you need to breed a female or I look WEAK!” This isn’t just fragile masculinity, this is *advanced* fragile masculinity

[@moodycxnt]

Yeah he's a pro fighter who was abused as a kid, talks about it a lot, and his peers make fun of him. Total maelstrom environment of toxic masculinity

[@PlanetOfTheApes999]

They think women AND men are just baby-making machines.

[@Sausboildurr]

The amount of estrogen seeping out of these comments is pathetic 😂

[@ThePineappleIsCherry]

@@moodycxnt Yeah and it's not the fact that it happened to him, but that he then goes on to admit he's a messed up person who talks out of his ass and no one should listen to him. Yet conservatives like Tim Pool argue his message is important and try to validate him with some conspiracy about Bud Light somehow coordinating a deliberate attack through public backlash. I wonder how it long his team took to come up with that one.

[@avrgrando]

“You need to breed or I look WEAK!” Did he say that anywhere? His argument is about having a biological grandson. You can argue against him without creating a straw man.

[@LS-zu4oy]

What if you have a straight son that's doesn't want children? What if it was because you were a terrible dad?

[@facthunt2facthunt245]

Or if the son is sterile.

[@j0j0dartiste21]

​@@maxpowers123trans men can still have children and cis men can refuse to have them as well

[@adrianmetzler2523]

That’s me, but my dad is chill. I just don’t want kids.

[@gabrielmaroto18]

Right. I think the best thing I’ve done in my life is not having kids I broke the cycle.

[@ProbablyJohnnyIce]

Even if that’s the case, the point Strickland was making is that he doesn’t support his son being gay. That’s that. You don’t have to like it but free speech baby. You can voice your own opinion, unfortunately many get butthurt over it

[@johnstitt2615]

I met a trans person. I helped them make a gear choice in a music store while I was stopping. That is the end of the story. Non event. We went about our day.

[@ngotemna8875]

I couldn't imagine having to experience this kind of eldritch levels horror.

[@jessjess23brooks89]

I have a trans friend. They're really cool. Has a beautiful wife. End of story.

[@LynetteA68]

Cuz ur a normal human being!!!

[@candyh4284]

no no, I have it on the very trustworthy authority of Beanie Guy that trans people are actually... uh, I don't even know what the pretend gripe is anymore, I fuckin gave up on those goalposts.

[@chrischickering1959]

My trans friend watched my cat over the weekend, and I gave him 40 dollars.

[@seanpatrick1243]

The whole “woke” has nothing to do with a restriction on free speech. It’s all about wanting to say despicable things without any shame.

[@jb32369]

Ha! Never saw it that way. Good observation

[@kiwihib]

@@aliamjon2550 Bullshit.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

​@@aliamjon2550"woke objects to free speech" - dudes who think free speech should be free from consequences

[@seanpatrick1243]

@@aliamjon2550 An account that spends all their time watching "lefty" videos to write negative comments is not suspicious at all.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@JohnnyDelco lol you still think you're trolling SJWs 😂😂😂 is this 2014? You've been the SJW since 2015 bro, the right are the punchline of all jokes 😂 we're saying you guys cry when anything hurts your feelings, bro. Pay attention 😂

[@Amolsuricomedy]

"Are you gay?" Ahhh yes the comeback that was made when I was in highschool by the average 16 yr old dude 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bane3991]

Yes, but the reason that's used by teenagers is because you're only expected to get offended by it as a teenager.

[@2024Trumper]

The MUCH BETTER question (yours sucks, literally and, lol, figuratively) is "Does your mother know you're gsy?"

[@Valdios93]

Brain damage is a hell of a drug...

[@robertlargura8]

Yeah he is still young and already slurring his words and has no filter

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

"My brain is in recovery mode from so many high level Nazi ideas!" - Dave "wounded antelope" Rubin, probably.

[@GrimReader]

Don’t think they’d be letting Rubin on Mother Base seems a bit annoying

[@joeavreg2254]

@@GrimReader He might if they need a wounded antelope to distract from themselves when the lions come looking.

[@justinchinevere2]

It’s so funny how these people will criticize a regular guy with no power who disagrees with the authoritarian regime in Canada but will never critique power especially if power is telling you to hate your neighbor and that it’s your neighbor that is oppressing you not the elite political class

[@soundleague]

Please explain the wounded antelope nickname. It sounds hilarious.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

@@soundleague I believe Rogan called Dave Rubin a "wounded antelope" when talking about how he's easily eviscerated by people like MR since Rubin is so incompetent and easily taken down, rhetorically. He was essentially trying to defend criticism of Rubin by insulting him lol

[@Crapworks]

Remember when Tim Pool said in his debate with Emma that his content doesn't appeal to neo-nazis? yeah me too...

[@18andcloudy]

Yeah and like half of them aren't bonafide, card carrying transphobes

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Lol it's y'all not understanding anything in every comment 😂😂😂 maybe stick to right wing "news" where they think for you 😂

[@ThompsonFlash9999]

@@JohnnyDelco all of the Nazi guests he has and his constant far right war against "degeneracy," oh, wait, whoopsie, I forgot, the modern Nazis use "wokeness," instead.

[@plasmanip3998]

@@aliamjon2550did you watch the video?

[@dinkystick]

​@@aliamjon2550similar ideology. You guys need to go read about what neo nazis believe. Unless you're scared you'll just end up looking in a mirror.

[@chickenmaster66]

Strickland is a prime example of how NOT to deal with childhood trauma. Strickland being someone who experienced terrible abuse and trauma as a child. Like to inflict that same pain onto others. It’s a sad real life example of toxic masculinity

[@jamescooke7243]

That's not toxic masculinity. Women also do this too. This is a fairly common response to a person who's been abused.

[@MrPiccolop]

Yep. It's reproducing the same system of abuse that he himself suffered. This is one of the main lessons of Pier Pasolini's '120 Days of Sodom: Salo" which was banned in loads of countries. My big take away from that "art house" film (and it's heavy) is that fascism and Nazism is a culture of abuse which creates sick people and victims which reproduce the very system that abused them. In the end though it all turns out to be totally self-destructive because the underlying impulse is nihilistic.

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

​@@jamescooke7243do you not know what toxic masculinity is? Because that's a thing guys do on way higher scale than any women because that's a toxic masculine trait that is taught to boys

[@DUDEBroHey]

Most LGBT+ people were abused as children. Strickland is handling it better than them.

[@sebastianlavallee706]

@@jamescooke7243 Sort of. The phenomenon isn't toxic masculinity, but how it manifests in him is. Specifically "don't share or confront your feelings" and "deal with trauma by being violent, misogynist and obsessed with "being a man"".

[@EatHoneyBeeHappy]

"A woman in every kitchen, a gun in every hand." How can the women make sandwiches if their hands are full with guns? Also how can the children eat with hands occupied by guns?

[@Fucyallfr]

“A gun on every hip” is so easy and makes so much more sense. These people are unbelievable sometimes.

[@DUDEBroHey]

"we're told we can bear arms but I see no one carrying around a bear" literally you

[@dennisheyes4561]

@@DUDEBroHey The founding fathers of American foresaw furry's (and sleeveless tops) happening one day.

[@DUDEBroHey]

@@dennisheyes4561 I don't know what that means. Is this zoomer talk?

[@RealHooksy]

🍯😀

[@3monthbender]

"He goes harder than I would." A pudding snack pack goes harder than Tim does.

[@kevinmackfurniture]

🙌😂🙌😂🙌

[@jessjess23brooks89]

Hey now. Let's not make fun of Tim's lunch.

[@3monthbender]

@@jessjess23brooks89 Did he have DeSantis over and no one mentioned it?

[@ashvsthedeadite6091]

Lmfao! His beenie is too tight

[@llpolluxll]

Growing up, I witnessed friends and family get bullied to the point of needing to switch schools all because they were outed. Kids very much did and still do care if you are queer and no amount of rhetoric from Dave or Tim is going to change what we went through.

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

​@@aliamjon2550it's still really bad in southern states or maybe Florida and Georgia are just that crappy but I very much remember a year and a half ago getting called the f slur a lot and a few trans teens would get bullied pretty badly from I saw

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

Sad part is it's still bad in southern states the homophobia and transphobia is pretty bad and even a few teachers I had were very sad considering how old they were

[@ThompsonFlash9999]

@@aliamjon2550 you're right. It's not kids bullying kids now for being gay. It's crusty men past their prime bullying the gay kids nowadays

[@DUDEBroHey]

How did you find strength to overcome?

[@Aarenby]

​@@aliamjon2550yes, these days

[@no_Ray_bang]

Tim Pool calling for cancel culture? Weird

[@amyb.2968]

It must be Tuesday.

[@estebancomulet]

Great to see self-proclaimed 'liberal' Tim Pool fiercely espousing liberal values as usual. Lol. Douche chills.

[@catis4]

He's not hiding anymore that he isnt a lib

[@politicaljoe7788]

The milk toast fence-sitter is a liberal though, it's not like he hates LGBTQ+, or promotes a civil war, or celebrated overturning Roe, or supports Trump...

[@beanabovethefrank1499]

@@catis4 He recently told Emma that he's to the left of her, and it took her 5 seconds to get him to debunk himself.

[@karenjanusch7978]

"Douche chills" Thank you ❤

[@gambitbeats2154]

What were the liberal values? Justin Trudeau ceasing peoples bank accounts.. All of Sam's videos just make fun while ignoring the issue that was talked about

[@lordchaa1598]

If I had been told about sex in the 4th grade, then I would have known my neighbor was sexually abusing me. By the time I did learn, I was old enough to feel the shame and embarrassment and became to afraid to speak up for myself. There is a reason we teach kids the basics at a younger age now and that’s so they can identify sexual abuse and get help. Plus if you’re so against your child learning about it, the school allows the parents the final say of wether or not their child attends.

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

Worst thing about that is honestly the people that are against sex ed make me feel like they might be doing something they shouldn't to their kids

[@DUDEBroHey]

Would it matter? It seems your parents didn't care. What's going on in the USA where sexual abuse is this common? Hashtag abolish public schools

[@Aarenby]

Conservatives think SA is constitutional amendment

[@Aarenby]

​@@DUDEBroHeyyes- it matters, all data we have shows this

[@TigreModerata]

​​​@@DUDEBroHey wtf makes you say their parents didn't care? How the fuck would you know? They said they didn't even tell them, but in any case you know nothing about them. And what on earth do public schools have to do with anything? Did you read the words 'neighbour'?! Unbelievable If you think it's less common wherever you are, it's probably because kids don't speak up enough. Adults, especially men, are equally bastards everywhere. They don't have guns everywhere, but they don't need those to hurt kids.

[@missinterpretation4984]

Sean shuts his mouth when specifically asked about Bud Light because he’s not really a freedom fighter, he’s a tool. But his rabid online fans won’t acknowledge that.

[@utredutredson1686]

of course he's a tool but what do you expect? he makes it quite clear in interviews that he is a psychopath and he get paid to get brain damage. this is a non issue...who cares

[@mofishin2648]

Then he lost, massive W for Trudeau lol

[@reefnreefer]

He gets pegged by his girlfriend & finds it hard to come to terms with the fact that HE LOVES IT! So he lashes out.

[@utredutredson1686]

projection

[@missinterpretation4984]

@@lawrence208 No, there’s a subset of people who think they’re so oppressed by the existence of other people that they think hateful tirades are patriotic. It’s absurd. Sean isn’t speaking his mind, he’s just lashing out. It’s not admirable.

[@ad34bballin]

Whenever Sam says "Pause it for one second", he collects another conservative infinity stone.

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

But he never saw Infinity War though 😂😂😂

[@GeteMachine]

Dave doesnt watch the NBA anymore being politicized but loves this UFC guy for his far-right politics huh?

[@hrodebertcoad9848]

When the right says they hate things being made "political," they mean they hate when acceptance is introduced into things. More importantly, though, it's an attempt at attracting the politically apathetic into their ideology.

[@gambitbeats2154]

It's not not far right.. it's like liberal center, that just how far left you went in the past 10 years

[@Veronica24296]

@@gambitbeats2154 being hateful against gay men, calling them inherently weak, is not center anything. It’s far right.

[@gambitbeats2154]

​@@Veronica242961. that's not even political and I said liberal (or left) center.. also he was talking about the journalist asking dumb questions that have nothing to do with an MMA match

[@ghani666]

@@gambitbeats2154 Takes a special kind of idiot to answer a dumb question with an even dumber answer.

[@vargasprime094]

Strickland broke down in tears on a podcast recently talking about the trauma of his childhood, and it went semi-viral, so its good to see that hes really putting the alpha male bullsbit into overdrive to combat the embarrassment he must feel for showing some real emotion.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

He really needs help. If he gets it he would prolly change his vile tune and then pimple tool and rave doobin will hate on him or just ignore him after that.

[@JonathanB138]

Yeah he really needs a lot of help. I think he could be overcompensing for not having control when he was a child. It's so sad, and I bet he was taught that "real men don't cry or talk about their emotions". They don't understand that emotions are essential for us to be humans. Even though I don't agree with his views, I still want him to find his way out the pain.

[@cedwardmassey]

Where did you think the alpha-male persona came from? Authenticity? 😂

[@234i9]

He can do both. He was beaten regularly thru his childhood, why are you going at him for getting emotional about it sometimes?

[@iPeeOnBabies]

his profession is to mathematically figure out how to beat fellow humans to an absolute pulp. He is a barbarian. An entertainer. Worthless outside of these aspects. There is no "helping" this beast. Exceppt, well, can't say that solution on the internet

[@bluehornet632]

I bet Dave would sell out his family to the gestapo to get five more minutes.

[@andu1854]

And still cry when the Nazi’s still took him away (since they probably hated gay people More than nazis

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

Ouch. That’s a bit savage isn’t it? But also, probably true!

[@LP-ct9nk]

I mean he doesn’t talk about his kids or his husband anymore to extend the 15 he already has

[@anacc3257]

He criticizes trump a lot and his base is furious over it. So it's not like he's trying to appease everyone.

[@LynetteA68]

And 5 more $$$$$!!!

[@kcolonelx6181]

This guy uses his hatred of others to cover up how much he hates himself.

[@ethandavis3294]

Fr is think he’s just crippled from abuse. Maybe Sean will breakdown and change, but probably not. Sadly Martial Arts are dominated by weak men with strong bodies and little emotional intelligence. It’s the REAL mark of a fighter sadly.

[@ryanm839]

Wrong, he’s very honest about how much he hates himself. You clearly don’t know who Strickland is

[@elephantman2112]

The guy definitely does hate himself. I don't think he'll survive once his athletic career is over.

[@jj947]

It’s so funny that I don’t know if you’re talking about the fighter, Tim, or Dave

[@thesoundofviolencepodcast]

Perfect take

[@TalabAlSahra]

Dim Tool doesn’t have any kids. Does that make him weak?

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

Tim is astoundingly weak in so much, but none of it has to do with him not having kids. I'm sure he'd like an easy excuse like that, but even if he had a kid, the beanie boi would still be one of the weakest imaginable men, and human.

[@themeliadonpepe6713]

Just like that blaze tv clown Jason Whitlock

[@DUDEBroHey]

Yes

[@DUDEBroHey]

​@@ComradeCatpurrnicusI like this attitude. Promote strength

[@facthunt2facthunt245]

It could mean he has a low sperm count.

[@TheDankness3]

Strickland is the perfect soldier for the right. He says everything they want to say but aren’t willing to.

[@thesoundofviolencepodcast]

The Jake Shields playbook, if you will

[@yogeshkmrful]

He's also very unapologetic and doesn't fears cancellation. Perfect guy !

[@gibbsm]

he's got no shame, that's for sure. you just described what most call an "asshole". @@yogeshkmrful

[@johnherring4394]

He cancels himself whenever he keeps on losing fights. Unless he wins nobody gives a shit what he has to say​@@yogeshkmrful

[@shannongilmour1646]

It is interesting to note that some people are truly disgusted by things such as gay stuff or religious views they find horrifying, yet. You will find people on the left that will stand up for Palestinians because they have compassion. And you will find religious folk that don’t agree with LGBTQ stuff but will not harbor hate as they feel it is not their job to say what others do in private. The people on the far right sometimes will be so against what they are doing to the far left. The higher ups know what divides us and they use it against us. We all have more in common than these things. The left will say no more guns but they continue to make money from them right. They are all in it together the higher ups. They want us fighting. Do better and come together.

[@joshuaDstarks]

This guy losing the fight and crying about it makes the entire thing that much sweeter 😂

[@Octoberfurst]

He lost the fight?? Oh that IS sweet! I now have a big smile on my face.

[@ProbablyJohnnyIce]

1. Very controversial fight and most of everybody had the fight scored for Sean. Even Dana White (president of UFC) who’s not fond of Sean either 2. He never cried about it. Sean even openly said he didn’t care about the belt and even when he won it he said the same thing claiming he only cared about the bonuses he got from winning. All he said was that he thought he won the fight😂

[@caden1917]

​@@ProbablyJohnnyIcehe literally said he would've won the fight if he didn't get hit in the eye, then literally said he did win, that's peak cope

[@stvdiapolitica]

@@ProbablyJohnnyIce That's some quality cope right there.

[@AnarchoPunkChad]

​@@ProbablyJohnnyIce Gigacope. Nobody cares what a bunch of armchair judges scored the fight. Sean clearly got outstruck the ENTIRE time.

[@RachanaDixon]

He does give off serious American History X vibes. Makes sense now. The man is a walking, "Hurt people, hurt people" billboard.

[@RachanaDixon]

@@aliamjon2550 I said, he, meaning Strickland. The self admitted former white supremacists...??? "American History X" the movie????

[@RachanaDixon]

@aliamjon2550 OK. Ty for the correction. I was defaming the man, my apologies. I'm certain somewhere in this world that there's a huge difference between a White Supremacist & one who just merely shares the same "thoughts" as a White Supremacist. Like the Grandwizard with the hood...and the Grandwizard without the hood? Clark Kent? Idk make it make sense. I mean the pettiness on YT 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@demoninveins]

​@@RachanaDixon This guy's a dedicated hate-watcher. No one comments more than them. Unfortunately they're not very smart

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

He also said on Rogan’s podcast that he would be interested to know what “killing someone feels like”

[@Saturnia2014]

​@@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134Ew. That's absolutely vile. The guy is a freak.

[@missinterpretation4984]

Tim claims people like Sean are speaking up for their beliefs but he’s not at all, he is just bashing other people’s beliefs. There’s a big difference.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

Ya, and bashing people for just existing with immutable and insignificant differences.

[@millej11]

"we need people to speak up for what they believe in, unless I determine it to be "woke""

[@moodycxnt]

The right to do so is exactly Tim's belief

[@Sausboildurr]

They are the beliefs of the majority of Americans bro

[@itsabug4274]

​@@SausboildurrThe Majority of Americans are secretly dinosaurs in disguise. ...See, I can make up lies, too!

[@michelleprimm7412]

“The woke left” don’t know who this person is.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Is there a woke center? 🤔 Or a woke right? 😮

[@00SmileTime00]

​@@paulheydarian1281No, but there is a non-woke left

[@kezzt]

​@@00SmileTime00what do they believe?

[@00SmileTime00]

@@kezzt Other than a general stance on identity politics (implied by one being woke and the other not) the difference isn't in ideology, it's in rhetoric. (Hence both still being left) Although those who identify as "woke left" are more likely to toe the democratic party line on something like say, Israel than those that don't

[@SevenOfNineteen]

Best comment! 👍👍

[@Noonan2040]

The best part of this saga is that Strickland lost in a split decision, which is not an unusual thing in MMA. Suddenly Tim wants the scoring and the way winners of the fights are called to be completely overhauled even though (by his own admission) he barely watches the sport.

[@InzidenzPanik]

So he got schooled like Colby? At least he did not raid Dana’s house to reverse the call…

[@andu1854]

pool I bet doesn’t watch any sports to be honest, maybe skateboarding

[@andu1854]

@@InzidenzPanikno, very close fight, could have gone either way… but

[@kiwihib]

@@andu1854 No, they wear helmets, he wants them to be brain-damaged, so they might watch him.

[@jonq8714]

It's pretty wild that almost 100% of the time, when someone is complaining about anything 'woke', they happen to be a really shitty person. Without fail.

[@jamesmandahl444]

Dunno but it seems the left's notion of a "shitty person" is anyone they do not agree with. You guys abuse words so much. Like fascist. Overuse to the point it loses meaning.

[@jessjess23brooks89]

Literally the worst Draconian monsters. They're fueled by hatred from every direction.

[@AdrianBrown]

Poetic to see Strickland go full MAGA...and then proceed to LOSE the same weekend

[@GDino33]

😂I love it!!

[@ProbablyJohnnyIce]

Strickland didn’t lose that fight. Not at all. Even Dana White scored the match for Strickland and Dana has never seemed to be very fond of Sean

[@webbedtoes261]

@@ProbablyJohnnyIcehere’s the hate watcher 😂😂

[@TehAnimationSparxx]

​@@ProbablyJohnnyIce Yeah bud I'm sure the WOKE MOB epicly infiltrated UFC to ruin his career ☠️☠️☠️

[@LynetteA68]

Chefs💋

[@wilcee238]

That Sean Strickland guy has more issues than Sports Illustrated. I actually feel pity for him.

[@wilcee238]

@allamjon Yes. Because he, like you, is clearly unstable.

[@ryanamendt8363]

I don't.

[@oneohtrixpoint4ever]

@@aliamjon2550 yeah I pity someone who is obviously so broken inside

[@Urfavoritefascist]

@@aliamjon2550yes

[@recurrenTopology]

@@aliamjon2550 He was abused by his father, and based on what he's said it seems the abuse was physical, mental, and sexual. That isn't to defend his statements, they are clearly atrocious, but he is a pitiable broken person.

[@Advent3546]

Tim: Let me show you some quotes. *massive homophobia* Tim: No not that quote.

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

Then shows the video that has those quotes but tries to say he didn't say what he said

[@roxyamused]

This punchdrunk psycho legitimately scares me on some post-traumatic type way, reminding me of some of the worst bullies I've ever encountered.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@aliamjon2550 he's trying to bully this reporter and not doing so well 😂

[@whydoineedahandle406]

@@aliamjon2550anyone punching down is bullying

[@greasygranpapy7529]

​@@aliamjon2550He called the reporter an "infection," and "everything that is wrong with the world." Wtf you call that? Answering questions?

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@greasygranpapy7529 his intense lack of media literacy says yes

[@Hey_im_Marcy]

​@@aliamjon2550he didn't answer his question?

[@xbradx75]

Tim Pool always comes across as the living embodiment of the Steve Buscemi 30 Rock “hello fellow kids!” meme. 😂

[@Jamblino11]

Did Dave Rubin just call his dad weak?

[@Artotunion]

If it weren’t for UFC, Strickland would most likely be a deadbeat in prison. But because he found an outlet where assault is legal, the right can prop him up as their celeb savior of the week.

[@kiwihib]

I cannot understand how people can call it sport.

[@gregoryjones7712]

if it weren't for modern morality and walls you would probably not being able to exist men like Strickland always existed and excelled if this was 430 Bc he would of been a Greek warrior if it was 1750s he would of been hunting French colonist. don't think yourself better because u dont have the power to do violence think the opposite

[@greasygranpapy7529]

​@@gregoryjones7712Lol and what would you be doing?

[@gregoryjones7712]

@@kiwihib its literal representation all other sports try to emulate. will against will, equal against equal why do u think a people refer to a football game as to heavyweights classhing

[@kiwihib]

@@gregoryjones7712 No it's pissed up males on a Friday night drunken fight, it's not sports.

[@xq8152]

It's hilarious that Tim now likes UFC. 15 years ago he would have hated it and thought those guys were dumb jocks.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

15 years ago it wasn't a staple of the MAGA personality

[@boembo6627]

He likes to see their sweaty muscly bodies writhing about.

[@therideneverends1697]

15 years ago he would have said whatever he thought would make the person signing his check happy

[@1MarkKeller]

​@@therideneverends1697 just like now

[@1MarkKeller]

​@thepolarphantasm2319 Actually, it kinda was. I remember a lot of shitty takes from the fans to the athletes as this sport came into being.

[@gri7]

Where is Tim Poole's grandchildren hell where is his girlfriend LOL

[@savagesweetheart90]

Imaginary

[@gri7]

@@savagesweetheart90 his girlfriend probably goes to another school and is from Canada you don't know her LOL

[@karlhance9379]

So you're telling me that a guy who makes a lot of money beating the ever-living shit outta people is a scary, bitter thug? What are the fuckin odds?

[@justr6982]

Not that scary. Dude is obviously a mental bottom

[@chickenmaster66]

I know the cross over between progressives and people who watch mma is minimal. But one of the biggest tropes about UFC and its president Dana is that they don’t pay fighters any money. If you’re on the rooster for the ufc you get paid 2000 to show 2000 to win 4K total. You fight 3 times a year at most that’s 12,000 if you win every single fight or 8k for an entire year… you said it these guys beat each other up.. that means hospital bills which the UFC doesn’t pay. And then there’s the fact you have to train to beat someone up who also trains to beat people up that costs money. Strickland as a champ made 400,000k to show up and 400k to win that’s 800k.. you know a Japanese baseball player just signed a 500 million dollar contract right? MMA is not the sport you go into to make money. People are passionate about beating each other up. Believe it or not.

[@fookorf]

you obviously don't know much about combat sports, hence your stupid generalisation.

[@FrenkieWest32]

this makes no sense considering most fighters are not like this...

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@FrenkieWest32 Makes a lil bit of sense lol. At least in his case haha.

[@shelch]

"Wokeness" is what gives people like Dave Rubin the ability to even have a platform in the first place. The irony is just so pathetic. I wonder if he'd be happier if both sides hated him and people like him.

[@GhostInTheMachine165]

It's people like Strickland, Rogan and White (just to name a few) that have made MMA absolutely insufferable to follow these past few years.

[@corspencer]

Big facts

[@jodyodell6159]

Yeah i stopped watching it awhile ago

[@elephantman2112]

If Rogan were a good MMA commentator, I wouldn't care about his politics. Thing is, he's not a good commentator. Especially in the past few years. He just hits the same talking points ad nauseum.

[@joshuaDstarks]

I haven’t watched since Ken Shamrock was in his prime. It’s absolute trash now.

[@lordchaa1598]

Yup, the same people who scream about keeping politics out of sports. Have turned their sport into a right wing circle jerk.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Tim Poo

[@WynnWynn-gl3fk]

Lol 😂 I like how MR hearted this too. ❤

[@funnymalerainbow9163]

It's amazing that people who watched Pin tool still call themselves "centrist"

[@SpatialFix]

There are actually quite a few MMA fighters who are liberal/left-wing or have said they support political positions like that. They were a lot more vocal about it during the BLM protests a few years ago.... Perhaps the most significant one in recent times was Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight champion who tried to leverage his position to give fighters more labour rights. Nowadays most of them just seem to keep it to themselves, though. Probably because they don't want to antagonise Dana White, who is a longtime friend of Donald Trump.

[@andu1854]

Which fighters lean left?

[@SpatialFix]

@@andu1854 Well most of them aren't really that vocal about their politics. And I think fewer still would have a coherent political ideology (like most people). But some examples would be: - Tyron Woodley, Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, Angela Lee (pro-BLM). - Demian Maia, Nate Quarry (leftist) - Alexander Volkanovski (supports the Australian Labor Party) - Jeff Monson (anarcho-communist) - Ronda Rousey, Kevin Lee (pro-Bernie) - Karolina Kowalkievicz (pro-choice) - Francis Ngannou, Luke Rockhold (anti-Trump) - Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann, Tom Aspinall, Michael Bisping (anti-Tory) You could probably problematise every single one of those. But the point is I wouldn't call any of them right-wingers.

[@FrenkieWest32]

I like Francis but acting like him wanting more money to fight is some labor action is nonsense. Jon Jones is the furthest from left leaning also.

[@benketengu]

One of the more unpleasant evenings I’ve had in Japan was when I turned on the TV to find DeSantis in Japan being interviewed.

[@jj947]

I want to feed DeSantis some “Churchill quotes” that are actually from Evangelion

[@FeralWorker]

Strickland lost his fight btw. Given his skills he could've easily won but bascially lost because he was too scared to initiate exchanges. Almost as if he put himself in a particularly weak state of mind.

[@kaboomblueskies]

No grandchildren then.

[@moodycxnt]

One day Strickland talks trash about his bosses and the exploitation of fighters. The next he talks about opening up emotionally and child abuse. Then the next week he is back to using flagrant hateful slurs and doing the machismo act lol.

[@andu1854]

Are we shocked if he has some mental health issues

[@stezzoffinator]

Accurate description of someone who lived through a deeply traumatic childhood.

[@Rossoneri2]

I hate this version of the ufc

[@Urfavoritefascist]

@@stezzoffinatoryeah maybe he should get some help and work on bettering himself, just a thought

[@gibbsm]

he gets hit in the head for a living, so not really. @@andu1854

[@hillside21]

Strickland in a Speedo is the missing Village People icon: the self-hating closeted overcompensator

[@OhBudel1965]

My thoughts exactly "closeted overcompensator". Maybe not, but when a man spend this sort of energy directed at something he hates usually it fueled by a good amount of self loathing. He's such an inflated version of masculinity. It's compensation for what he lacks. She'sus.

[@AlexDoesYouTubes]

Dave does realize Sean Strickland would do a hate crime on him right?

[@itsirrelephantman]

Since Strickland lost he's been crying about it all over social media, but he's not a weak man lol

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Just read the details. He said a cut above his eye from a head butt around the 4th round is why he lost. Said it made him blind. Bahhhh you still got one good eye. And they said it didn't seem to phase him much sooo... Not a great excuse. You just sucked is all my guy. Better luck next time nazi : ) Wanna win in UFC? Don't get effed up duhhh lol.

[@chah80]

The UFC has a "there's no bad press" strategy in press conferences, it always has. It thrives when there's a big spectacle or circus, they like it.

[@fettypaige4551]

@@aliamjon2550fr UFC doesn’t care about how their press conferences go, they host free to watch fights to promote free speech

[@themajesticmoose8147]

Free speech true, but people also have a right to call out his shit takes and give him shit for it til the day he dies.

[@demoninveins]

​@@aliamjon2550 At least be creative with your troll comments. It's no fun seeing the same dumb argument from you which instantly gets shredded

[@russellward4624]

​@aliamjon2550 but they don't allow certain kinds of speech. They're fine with the pro right stuff because that's the fan base of the sport. But if someone wanted to use thier "free speech" to carry a pride flag they'd suspend them.

[@russellward4624]

@@aliamjon2550 Dana. There are rules about what you can and can't wear to the ring.

[@aleftwinggamer3950]

As a boxer I always found MMA to be super gay. My gay uncle and his boyfriend would watch MMA a lot and admitted that it was just hot. It’s all the nearly nude wrestling that they do.

[@davidbright6790]

🤦

[@seanm3463]

Interesting thought from the right wing

[@elephantman2112]

Can you defend a single leg takedown?

[@lzrdwzrd999]

​@elephantman2112 I'd put my money on a nerd whos good at Jujitsu 9/10 times over a pure striker.

[@joshuaDstarks]

You’d watch your gay uncle and his boyfriend watch MMA? ….

[@zionengine]

Rubin's self-loathing lines up with pleasing his audience. We'll see how long it works.

[@Nebulous0_o]

C&P’d straight from Wikipedia: In Strickland’s adolescence, he developed a close relationship with his grandfather who held neo-Nazi ideologies. He adopted his grandfather’s views, which were further reinforced through his viewing of the film American History X. “I loved the life they lived, just dirty, white trash, to have respect, you know? When I was a kid, that was somebody I would hero-worship, that ideology,” Strickland stated regarding the characters in the film.

[@liftedmarco4976]

Lmao so he’s an idiot and missed the entire message of the movie

[@imaginethat3026]

If Rubin agrees with every Strickland says then he should dissolve his marriage and give his kids to a straight couple. Its a joke he claims to agree but lives the lifestyle Strickland complains about.

[@nothingistrutv3927]

Incredible mental gymnastics by Rubin again. Idk how he does it. 👏

[@wilcee238]

He’s the Daredevil of mental gymnastics

[@saihealsaikoolal4975]

Really disappointed that after all the abuse Seans been through, he'd advocate for more abuse

[@jj947]

Hurt people hurt people

[@InzidenzPanik]

Abuse goes in cycles

[@PatrickWDunne]

For real. I guess it's easier to take it out on others than to examine your own issues.

[@Hamokk]

As a queer person myself, I've watched Dave's downfall into being the 'pick me gay' and it disgusts me. When DeSantis was in the Presidential bid Dave was there rooting for him. Seeing a LGBTQ person pander and bootlick this hard is almost insane. Guess even the bigots like that Mr. Rubin is white, tall, handsome and well dressed and well spoken most of the time.

[@leewilcox5848]

Among Blacks there is Tim Scott and Candace Owens, for fame and money or just plain delusion anybody can go against their own best interest.

[@jamesthompson9003]

@@leewilcox5848 These damn blacks and gays not having the political beliefs / voting the way they should 😡In the last UK election the majority of gay men voted Tory, the same UK where polling showed 52% of Muslims think that homosexuality should be a criminal offence (as opposed to less than 4% of non-Muslim Britons polled). Surely if you're a British gay man, your self interest would be voting for the right-wing parties calling for Muslim bans etc, when the majority of this religious minority group want you and your gay friends/ family imprisoned (UKIP don't even challenge same-sex marriage, let alone the legality of being gay)?

[@anthonybriante1270]

Tim Pool, the almost 40 year old man with no kids yet talking about the importance of having grandchildren.

[@Redsauce101]

Strickland gives out so many red flags that I'm surprised no one's calling him communist.

[@zenbear9952]

Love that they're backing a guy who said he desires to literally murder people because it will make him feel better in an interview unironically because of his all his pent up rage. He's a literal psychopath with some nuclear mental issues

[@elephantman2112]

More red flags than a Soviet parade.

[@beng4647]

He probably is. I think he is joking or mocking the right wing.

[@Youboremenow]

Saw a clip of him (i think that was him?) apparently he comes from family with an abusive father. I'm not saying that excuses what he says, but it's a given that his upbriging has not produced the most stable of people. If curious I'm pretty sure the interviewer was named theoh? So might have some luck googling both their names together.

[@jj947]

@@beng4647I don’t think a guy with that much CTE is capable of that level of irony

[@But_Stuff]

12:17 If Strickland Didn’t Get Introduced to Fighting He Would Have Been Chronically Homeless Drug Addict. He’s a Trauma Victim Who Needs Help But Because “Cancel Culture” (use to be called consequences for actions) Every View is Justifiable.

[@But_Stuff]

Andrew Tate is Jeffery Epstein But on Social Media and He’s Being Promoted and Protected if Jeff Said Boo’got’ee Online He Would Alive and Have His Own Show On Twitter and The Largest Podcast on Rumble and KICK

[@facthunt2facthunt245]

I wish he hadn't been introduced to fighting.

[@woody_you_want]

Running defense for this is so ridiculous. Like, you could just ignore this Tim. You don't have to defend obvious bigots

[@ashleecantu6470]

It's almost like getting repeatedly punched in the head as a career doesn't result in very intelligent, or even coherent, political opinions.

[@captainnemo8600]

My father spent half his life in jail; he called MMA prison sex 😂😂😂😂

[@TheEvolver311]

Nice homophobia bro

[@njbrx]

Your dad is likely a homosexual

[@thesoundofviolencepodcast]

The UFC is also guilty in how they are handling Sean Strickland matchmaking. They coheadlined his title fight card with one of the most openly gay UFC fighters to be able to use it as an excuse that they "welcome discussion and don't tell fighters what to say" which is an obvious lie and just a copout. Also Sean has been allowed to use the F slur a ton of times even within the last year and the UFC and MMA media have basically just shrugged at it because attention is attention to them, especially Dana White

[@baxtronx5972]

Bud Light already has Peyton Manning throwing cans of beer at people in a bar. Problem solved.

[@gravenewworld6521]

Strickland’s father was also an extremely violent alcoholic who used to beat him unconscious. I’ve also seen him cry tears of happiness while imagining killing a man. Obviously not defending the dude but I think the point should be that he’s kind of insane and it’s strange anybody would take him seriously on politics.

[@spectrepar2458]

I dont understand them even asking Strickland political questions. He is paid to beat the brakes off people, not for political positions. Thats not an insult to him, i can give the same response when people ask me political questions at work and just say im paid for medical services and not political positions.

[@gabrielmaroto18]

I’ve noticed in recent decades comedy that punches down in the name of edginess or political incorrectness has become all too common victimizing the demonizing the vulnerable

[@dreamsoflorien8237]

Tim "loose" Stool is back

[@BeverlySummers10]

His T-shirt “a woman in every kitchen/ a gun in every hand” tells me everything I need to know.

[@kevingates8339]

The obsession with following the views of people who take punches to the head for a living is really confounding to me.

[@GeroldGarthcia]

Ummm I was in school in the 90's and 00's in "woke, liberal" town in a blue state, and most of us were EXTRAORDINARILY homophobic. The most common way to react negatively to anything was to call it gay. The idea that Dave Rubin doesn't know this and frankly doesn't experience rampant homophobia from his right wing fan base to this day is laughable.

[@codbdup88]

24:47 dave: basically everyone under 55 doesn’t care about sexuality Also Dave: you would come to my wedding right? Ben Shapiro: NO… but it’s not personal

[@pamelaibarra790]

"Sean goes hard." No tim....sean does not go hard. He sucks.

[@GeteMachine]

The most ridiculous claim from Tim yet. BudLight is not in a weak position at all right now. They are doing fine after caving and U-turning for right wing outrage.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Seen as a weak, corporate drink in the UK. A grown man would be embarrassed to hold it and so would most women. Beer for beer haters.

[@PatrickWDunne]

@@julianshepherd2038 Drinking a beer is a weird thing to be embarrassed by

[@KissMyConverseFool]

@@PatrickWDunne well, in the UK/europe it's not specifically the trans discourse, it's that it's seen as a very light, very cheap, very american product, and it's very associated with certain clubs and festivals, kind of the way americans see white claw. I agree that machismo around alcohol is stupid, though.

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

If the only way you can express yourself is through physical and/or verbal abuse then somethings not right and the fact that somebody promotes this guy and pays him to fight is a condemnation of our society as a whole.

[@Cara.314]

isnt capitalism great?

[@JebJebJebbers]

no shit somethings not right. he went through horrific abuse as a child himself and was forced to watch his father abuse his mother. the only outlet he found that worked was martial arts and professional fighting.

[@nathanponzar3816]

I wonder how much of the change in attitudes toward homosexuality was dependent upon secularization. Personally, as soon as i apostacized when i was like 12, i realized how irrational it was to care about people's sexuality. That belief just evaporated.

[@jsg497]

Dave’s self worth was cremated long ago, it’s in an urn on the shelf behind him.

[@lancecogan9893]

So glad DDP is the new champion. He's a class act and not insecure like Strickland.

[@moodycxnt]

Class acts don't jump the cage and run to Trump immediately after winning their fight or race bait for marketing

[@blaineholt1589]

For real, I’ll choose hearing him speak and fight over Strickland any day.

[@Dru2037]

Don't like either and DDP calling himself the "Real African in the UFC" was just cringe af.

[@Redsauce101]

@@Dru2037 300 years of African progeny isn't African enough?

[@Thabang-st4bw]

@@Redsauce101 during apartheid they called themselves europeans

[@justr6982]

When I have a bad day, I just remind myself that Dave Rubin exists. Then i feel alot better about myself

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

I once spilled my goodie bag on the ground. And then had to pick it all up as delicately as possible. Took like a hour! Some cat hairs got caught up in it gross... And I still blayzed that crapp lol. But I will never stoop as low as being anything like rave doobin. What a shameless and stupid pos lol.

[@moodycxnt]

MMA might be the worst sporting environment for left wing fans such as myself next to NASCAR. P.S. Getting Luke Thomas onto ESVN to talk briefly about MMA, being a left-winger in that world etc would be a very cool listen.

[@missinterpretation4984]

For real. The fanbase is the reason I’ll never go to a fight even though I’ve been a fan for years.

[@jackyerdadov2155]

@@missinterpretation4984 I went to an event and had no problems. This was back in 2015, though. It might have changed.

[@andu1854]

@@jackyerdadov2155it has changed a ton: used to be the most controversial thing was GsP saying he was not impressed with matt Hughes’ performance and then appologizing, now Dana has gone full WWE and his fighters are allowed to say whatever they want

[@jamescooke7243]

You aren't into mma 😂 stop it

[@moodycxnt]

@@jamescooke7243 what are you talking about? I put some money on DDP by sub in R2/3/4

[@kristinrad]

Tim's not a homophobe he just supports homophobes, admires homophobes, cheers on homophobes, and smiles when homophobes are homophobic.

[@wyattmiller9539]

Dave Rubin sounds like the evil John Green

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

I bet he blames the woke and and gays for losing his fight. What a clown.

[@jamescooke7243]

Would love to lock you in a room with him so you could call him a clown to his face. But we both know you wouldn't dare.

[@samnabawy2731]

@@jamescooke7243 Lol you're all over the comments' section defending him. Are you his lawyer? Does he pay you? Is he the man of your dreams?

[@jamescooke7243]

@samnabawy2731 yea he's my secret lover. We go for long walks on the beach together and everything. It's pretty romantic. Didn't know you were so homophobic ?

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

@@samnabawy2731 His original comment was deleted by youtube, but I can imagine. His defending of this goofball is the same reason Pool and Rubin feel the need to bend over backwards to defend him: he's a conservative celebrity. There are so few of them that conservatives feel a knee-jerk need to support and defend everything they say and do. It's standard juvenile modern America conservative silliness. And then they turn around and whine about how horrible hollywood is after making two (bad) actors president. Go figure.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@jamescooke7243 No homophobia at all dumb dumb. We're happy for ya. Dikriding nazis like a super gay? Whatever floats your boat gay guy lololol

[@-suphur]

Is Rubin that stupid that he doesn't realize that Strickland hates him too?

[@-suphur]

The UFC is woke? Really? Because some sports reporter asks some known homophobe/transphobe some questions about his delusions?

[@-suphur]

Seems that Rubin is sis months behind the news if he thinks that trump is surging in he polls just recently, coincidentally, after the candidate that he supported quit their campaign. What a disingenuous clown.

[@-suphur]

@@hardphlex Though he is dumb AF, I think that it's willful ignorance just to keep up with the obvious grift he's boxed himself into. It is a lucrative box though.

[@kaboomblueskies]

If Strickland met Rubin in a back alley, he would give Dave what he wants.

[@ASaund-qb6wy]

"Live and let live" yeah it's the "let live" part that I think you're not really in favor of though, Dave.

[@dootuss83]

The "Shut up and Dribble" guys like Pim Toole and Rave Dubin sure do like seeing a sport full of meatheads in MMA making things political if it suits their agenda.

[@sbushido5547]

Dubin: _"...fixate on these faux social issues."_ My dude...this man and the garbage who think like him would see you up against a wall for the crime of being *who you are.* And yet here you are defending him. Absolutely despicable.

[@promeitheus]

Anheuser-Busch has a partial stranglehold on the beer distribution racket. They’ll be swell regardless of anything that happens to Bud Light. tim poop is talkin crap

[@andu1854]

Yeah and Kid Rock once he wasted his money shooting up Bud Light, went back to selling it at his bar

[@mickael486]

A Double Feature presentation! a Tim Pool/Dave Rubin combo! 🤣

[@heatherheartless5532]

Also, the first reporter to try to ask a question got way outta hand without reason, he wasn’t even able to start the question… Strickland started with “are you Canadian” “did you vote Trudeau” he brought the hatred out first, and the clip Dim Tool was the second reporter to ask a question.

[@cedwardmassey]

"I support the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party." - D.R.

[@Draxtor]

In re Rubin a famous Upton Sinclair quote comes to mind (and I apologize if someone has already mentioned this): “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

[@robertdavidtingstrom118]

Why is Dave holding an open Sharpie?! What is he writing down while filming?!

[@fdub301]

Didn't Rubin's audience use the same talking points against him when he announced that he was having a kid

[@WaxPaper]

I wonder if Rubin is gonna come out as straight someday, unfortunately that doesn't sound as ridiculous as it would have a few years ago.

[@chad9682]

God, Dave Rubin trying to defend Sean Strickland is so painful and pathetic

[@stevedv629]

These are really sad people, someone should let them know there is a real world outside of the internet

[@mediochreeuchre8391]

I was pretty surprised Tim Pool didn't say "boyschcott".

[@PatrickWDunne]

Dave Rubin defending the people who hate him is both funny and sad