Are social media influencers ever going to learn not to mess with UFC fighters in the wild?
In the latest example of someone forgetting they’re not safely sitting behind a keyboard, Kick streamer and occasional Misfits Boxing fighter Deen The Great (real name Nurideen Shabazz) just got elbowed in the face at a Quinton “Rampage” Jackson house party after talking smack to former UFC fighter Tiki Ghosn.
Ghosn now manages “Rampage” amongst other fighters like Mackenzie Dern, Brian Ortega, and Dustin Poirier. But between 1998 and 2009 he went 10-8 against tough competition in top MMA organizations, with fights against Robbie Lawler, Chris Lytle, and Genki Sudo. So when Deen The Great threatened to slap Ghosn, Tiki gave him the opportunity to walk it back and then smashed him in the face.
Footage from the incident captures Deen The Great getting offended over Ghosn claiming he didn’t know him.
“You do know who I am. I don’t know why you’re lying,” Dean The Great said. “Don’t act like you don’t know me.”
“I don’t know. I don’t know you,” Ghosn replied. “Nice to meet you, though.”
“Don’t don’t be lying because girls are around and s–t,” Shabazz replied. “You definitely know me, bro. This some disrespectful s–t.”
“I don’t like your attitude and I don’t like your f–king tone,” Ghosn said. “Are you the guy that got slapped on video?”
For context, Deen The Great had been slapped by bodybuilder Larry Wheels the night before over disrespectful comments to Wheels’ wife. The incident quickly went viral.
“Yeah, but I’ll slap the s–t out of you, though,” he said. “I’ll make you another clip.”
“Seriously?” Ghosn replied.
And that’s when he elbowed Deen The Great in the face, dropping the streamer to the ground. Dude didn’t even drop his drink. Ghosn walked back into the house and Deen followed, throwing ineffectual punches. Other people at the party pulled Deen off and took him back outside, screaming obscenities.
So this is the second time in two days that Deen The Great has gotten virally owned on his own stream. Unfortunately, in this world, that’s the kind of thing that can make a streamer more popular than ever. So while you might think this incident might teach him a lesson, he’s probably learned the wrong things from it.
But hey, we’re not totally against seeing him get hit in the face some more.
