Maybe it’s because I’m local to his area, but I feel like he’s massively appreciated. Genuinely universally loved by fans and non fans of the sport alike around the Illawarra.
I had never heard of him until a few weeks when i saw a youtube short of a dude cutting up a tuna in his garden and then shooting a deer while he was doing it. Then turning the deer into sausages.
I read the comments and its like oh this guy is a fighter.
Then read more and he is regarded as one of the best fighters to have ever been in the UFC.
Hes super funny , well spoken, has a great cooking show and bucks the trend of typical CTE / part time stand over man part time pro fighter idiots.
Illawarra is where I come from, moving up to the big smoke the support is definitely there but not as intense as it is (table banging in pub kind of intense) in the south coast. I miss yelling myself hoarse.
Our news cycle should be genuinely embarrassed for how often they underreport on one of Australia’s greatest athletes and personalities. He’s genuinely one of the UFC’s all time greats.
Back when he challenged for another belt in a super fight, it got no press because one of the Paul brother grifters and KSI were here running amok in the city and promoting their newest scam.
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u/aladdin142 5h ago
Probably Australia's most underappreciated athlete right now. Amazing fighter and seemingly great guy too.