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Just moments after Israel Adesanya left an Auckland courtroom yesterday, avoiding a conviction for drink driving after arguing it would cripple his career ,...

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[โ€“] Oderus 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's with UFC fighters turning into dickheads once their career takes off?

Used to love Israel and now he's just a fucking clown like McGregor.

[โ€“] Hitchie_Rawtin 6 points 10 months ago

What's with ~~UFC fighters~~ people turning into dickheads once ~~their career takes off~~ they have money?

This is the actual answer to its own question 99% of the time, they gain a misguided sense of their own self-importance through survivorship bias.

Luckily we have people like Alex and Khabib who come along and - at least temporarily - humble the cunts.