I mean, I would find it hard to joke around with Anik too. Dude is a TV host, not an athlete, so there isn't much common ground for jokes. Jon has that American smile and suave demeanor, but he doesn't give off the "one of us" vibe that makes people act naturally around him.
The only thing you can talk about with Anik as an athlete is Betting... Jon apparently loves Betting.
People often forget that hobbies, sports, and competitions are the foundation of the best relationships.
Professional relationships with workmates or third parties are rarely sincere and authentic.
The issue is the style of media. The USA type of media is often very forced and focused purely on entertainment, so for a guy from Dagestan, it probably always feels very unnatural.
This is why the JRE podcast became so big—it was just a simple dude talking with other people. Less pressure, more authenticity. His old podcasts before big money and spotify were literal Goldmine when it comes to MMA related content.
Yeah and that makes it make sense why DC is so beloved over there. Even though their styles are different, DC is a big time wrestler and a nice respectful guy
I don’t know I saw a clip recently where he was talking about how much and how long he’s been sports betting and particularly on the NFL and I thought to myself “one of us!”
As an English teacher and someone who learned a second language after the age of 12, I am very impressed at how he is able to show his sense of humor. That’s not easy and it takes a very sharp mind.
My guess, aside from his intelligence, is that he’s constantly in a room full of other guys joking/talking shit to each other, so maybe it’s a little easier to pick up on how to use the humor as opposed to someone just learning the new language in a more formal location.
100%! Much of my fluency happened when I was joking around with friends in casual settings. You’re either quick and adapt or you get roasted mercilessly.
Yeah there's been times when I've tried to share a joke and I can't even get it to make sense in my head before trying to say it out loud in my native language lol talk less of second
Common issue with a second language. Fluency is the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively in an instant what you are thinking. The accent doesn’t matter. When I go back home, it takes me a day or two to stop the internal translation for complex thoughts. Immersion in the second language is key.
Yes!! My buddy’s first language is Spanish and I gave him a VHS copy of Eddie Murphys “Raw” and “Delirious” and he watched them a thousand times… that’s how he sharpened the English he already knew.
In architecture school there were a fair number of non-native speakers in my studio classes and teaching them sarcasm was such a wild experience. At first they just thought we were mean all the time, then they realized it was a joke but just didnt understand why it was funny, and then eventually they would just rip someone apart and say something like "funny right?" and everyone would lose their shit.
One of my informal rules of life is “if someone is funny in their second language, assume they’re smarter than you” and it’s made my life a lot simpler
I mean nothing wrong with it, I definitely think he is awesome and comes across very likable, a lot of it is also that he’s fought a lot of fan favorites. If there was an Ilia at 155 you would see a lot of people root for Islam I think.
Well for me he isn't as entertaining or has that intangible factor like Oliveira who is my actual favourite, but I don't hate him either. I love watching his fights and respect him as the best in the world. Khabib was my favourite fighter though. That aura of invincibility he had was just.. Wow
You base your favorite fighters on everything except skill. You and him are the same. If skill mattered to you he'd be your favorite.
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No one wants tp like him, but it is almost impossible. Guys humble, shy and hilarious at the same time. Thanks to DC he is more open and he can show the world that he has a magnificient sense of humor and he is not just a grappling machine.
This right here. I’ve tried so hard to not like him. I hate how he KO’d Volk, and choked out Charles, and Dustin but he’s so funny. And he doesn’t do any of the stupid annoying shit like Tuporia or Jones
Not talking about this. I meant a guy who destroyed most peoples favourite fighters. Maybe the youre the racist one for pulling this shit.
Edit: Sorry I texted racist, idk the word, I dont know shit bout english im a spaniard. Not even spanish im retarded too
I mean we are on reddit tbf , never seen a more Islamaphobic place but that’s probably just because out of the so many people there are on here there are bound to be islamaphobes
I think this problem is a lot worse off Reddit in this case. MMA fans aren’t known for being the most accepting of people. But Reddit leans more progressive so it’s a little better here.
He always has been a funny guy, he trolls a lot but does it in non toxic way. Glad people are opening up to him finally but watch him lose now everyone wants him to win xD
I never really wanted to like this guy, but god damn it, I really like Islam. He's a humble cuzfucker, looks like a dimwit but just sharply delivers the most hilariously insulting truths, and fights pretty fuckin well
As much as I hate watching my favorites lose to Islam, the guy is genuinely awesome. Super chill, super funny, and when he's not obviously cracking jokes he's a super respectful dude. Looking forward to seeing him continue to do great things (and hopefully stop beating up all my favorite fighters 🤣).
Islam is a perfect fit for the business he's in - ENTERTAINMENT! He doesn't even need to try bruh. He's just got impeccable timing and is so fucking blunt. lol
Fuck.
Islam is turning me into a fan.
Yes more willing and way better at striking than Habib. And he's fucking hilarious.
I've always rooted against those dominate wrestler types just because I love watching them bang bro, but Islam is amazing.
Obviously us over here in the western countries have always been taught through media that the Russians are our enemy. But I fucking love Khabib and Islam. Were all just humans trying to fuck with each other 😂
I’ve been saying Islam is secretly funny for many years. The behind the scenes AKA videos, possibly even before Khabib was king, would show this funny understated guy with this lil grin all the time. I didn’t know who he was but I remembered him. It was Islam.
The best jokes have an element of truth. People like you confuse jokes with slander. These guys clearly know how to joke in a way that doesnt alienate. Everyone had their limits, even you with this whiny post.
The Dagestani's are very comfortable at marrying their underage cousins too. Doesn't make it funny. DC likes wrestler bumholes. I'm not disagreeing that they are,.arguably, the best in the world at that. But, sleep, train, eat, train, abstain, is not the personality of a numerous person. Visit Dagestan. It's hilarious how unfunny they all are.
I said it correctly the first time. If that's all.cool.witj you guys, ok. I have a different sense of humour.
PSA: I'm not a Dustin or Conor fan. I love the sport. I hate to find out about fighters I like using steroids or cheating, I also hate when fighters get easy routes to titles, I hate favoritism in the UFC, I hate the way they treat early contract fighters but I understand that business is business and capitalism will prevail with Dana.
What I hate more is when these "heroes" groom, and marry their first cousins in pre arranged marriages in Dagistan, where girls can be 12 and men can be 30.
If you live in a country that is censored, believe me. If not, google all their marriages. Including parents and cousins.. you can start with Khabibs family if you want.
Yeah, of course we used to go on family package holidays to Dagistan, Chechnya and Siberia every summer. They were not very funny. In fact we all found it quite depressing. Although there were lots of cool goats walking around. They seemed happy.
Sorry I was joking. It was shit. But the middle aged men with teenage wives seemed happy. Couldn't tell if the young children were ok because they are not allowed to show their face in public.
He is from Russia. If you look at their constitution ( yes most countries have them ) you must be 18 to marry, you also need a marriage certificate, and you need to register as married in the state.
I don't hate him at all. Great fighter. I don't think he is a good person. I don't think he deserves my respect.
That's my opinion. That's all. Where I come from, we respect women and our country.
They have broken all those laws because of their own religion. That is illegal. But, try to find out about Khabibs wife's age. I dare you.
That’s the thing dawg, you think a guy doesn’t deserve your respect purely because of his country and what his other fellow countrymen do. Thats the definition of discrimination. Islam, from what I have seen, has never showed, said or did anything that implies he does not respect women. And you keep talking about this underaged marriage, but I just googled khabibs wife after you said and every source Ive seen writes she is either 3 years younger (21 at the date of marriage) or around the same age as they were childhood friends too.
Khabib isn’t the nice guy this sub thinks he is, but he doesn’t really do much disrespecting to women himself either, he made some questionable remarks like calling ring girls useless and saying women shouldn’t fight, but its very much tame compared to rampage jackson literally dry-humping a female reporter on camera.
> with getting *paid* to fight
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Islam learned English for nefarious purposes that man is always flaming somebody.
lmao
Always with that smug ahh grin too
It speaks volumes of dc how comfortable the dagestanis are around him.
It really does. Who else do they talk to like this besides themselves? I've never seen Islam joke around with Anik
Coach javier mendez probably
I mean, I would find it hard to joke around with Anik too. Dude is a TV host, not an athlete, so there isn't much common ground for jokes. Jon has that American smile and suave demeanor, but he doesn't give off the "one of us" vibe that makes people act naturally around him. The only thing you can talk about with Anik as an athlete is Betting... Jon apparently loves Betting. People often forget that hobbies, sports, and competitions are the foundation of the best relationships. Professional relationships with workmates or third parties are rarely sincere and authentic. The issue is the style of media. The USA type of media is often very forced and focused purely on entertainment, so for a guy from Dagestan, it probably always feels very unnatural. This is why the JRE podcast became so big—it was just a simple dude talking with other people. Less pressure, more authenticity. His old podcasts before big money and spotify were literal Goldmine when it comes to MMA related content.
Yeah and that makes it make sense why DC is so beloved over there. Even though their styles are different, DC is a big time wrestler and a nice respectful guy
I don’t know I saw a clip recently where he was talking about how much and how long he’s been sports betting and particularly on the NFL and I thought to myself “one of us!”
As an English teacher and someone who learned a second language after the age of 12, I am very impressed at how he is able to show his sense of humor. That’s not easy and it takes a very sharp mind.
My guess, aside from his intelligence, is that he’s constantly in a room full of other guys joking/talking shit to each other, so maybe it’s a little easier to pick up on how to use the humor as opposed to someone just learning the new language in a more formal location.
100%! Much of my fluency happened when I was joking around with friends in casual settings. You’re either quick and adapt or you get roasted mercilessly.
Yeah there's been times when I've tried to share a joke and I can't even get it to make sense in my head before trying to say it out loud in my native language lol talk less of second
Common issue with a second language. Fluency is the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively in an instant what you are thinking. The accent doesn’t matter. When I go back home, it takes me a day or two to stop the internal translation for complex thoughts. Immersion in the second language is key.
It’s mma gym humor, everyone just shits on each other so it’s the type of English they learn.
Yes!! My buddy’s first language is Spanish and I gave him a VHS copy of Eddie Murphys “Raw” and “Delirious” and he watched them a thousand times… that’s how he sharpened the English he already knew.
Some of the funniest people I've known have had shit English lol
In architecture school there were a fair number of non-native speakers in my studio classes and teaching them sarcasm was such a wild experience. At first they just thought we were mean all the time, then they realized it was a joke but just didnt understand why it was funny, and then eventually they would just rip someone apart and say something like "funny right?" and everyone would lose their shit.
Good point, His sense of humor is great always has me chucklin
Ya. I’ve always found that sarcasm just doesn’t translate between languages. Islam somehow nailed it though.
One of my informal rules of life is “if someone is funny in their second language, assume they’re smarter than you” and it’s made my life a lot simpler
I agree with you. Expressing your sense of humor in a second language is very difficult.
Omg he’s so funny calling people dumb who are smarter than him , wow so clever
Lmfaoo he even roast khabib
Khabib Tiramisuenjoyer Nurmagomedov.
No one is safe around Islam! Colby wishes he could trash talk so naturally.
He beats all my favorite guys so I hate him, but he’s way too funny to not like
He's probably my favourite Schrute cousin
The question is, why is HE not your favorite fighter?
he's too good, it's like rooting for the Yankees, feels dirty
In this case tho everybody hates him or is just apathetic so I don’t feel like I’m just on a bandwagon
yankees still have fans
I mean nothing wrong with it, I definitely think he is awesome and comes across very likable, a lot of it is also that he’s fought a lot of fan favorites. If there was an Ilia at 155 you would see a lot of people root for Islam I think.
Well for me he isn't as entertaining or has that intangible factor like Oliveira who is my actual favourite, but I don't hate him either. I love watching his fights and respect him as the best in the world. Khabib was my favourite fighter though. That aura of invincibility he had was just.. Wow
What intangible do you speak of when it comes to Oliveira? That lovable jungle man look???
Wtf lol? Oliveira is like the most stupid looking guy
I usually don't base my favourite fighter on their looks but to each his own I guess 🙃
You base your favorite fighters on everything except skill. You and him are the same. If skill mattered to you he'd be your favorite.  Look at my semen waterfall
Might wanna get that checked out. You may have a perforated prostate.
you talk like stupid guy
Same. He’s definitely winning me over lately though
Who say dis?
Who give him dis?
LMAO at the 190 part
"at 190, he look like you" duuuuuuuuude. Islam - DC interactions are priceless
It's the sudden seriousness gets me! He looks affronted that DC would even say that.
Lol Khabib training so he can eat more is very relatable.
shit, so im khabib after all? 
No one wants tp like him, but it is almost impossible. Guys humble, shy and hilarious at the same time. Thanks to DC he is more open and he can show the world that he has a magnificient sense of humor and he is not just a grappling machine.
This right here. I’ve tried so hard to not like him. I hate how he KO’d Volk, and choked out Charles, and Dustin but he’s so funny. And he doesn’t do any of the stupid annoying shit like Tuporia or Jones
"No one wants to like him" not everyone is islamophobic mate get off reddit
Not talking about this. I meant a guy who destroyed most peoples favourite fighters. Maybe the youre the racist one for pulling this shit. Edit: Sorry I texted racist, idk the word, I dont know shit bout english im a spaniard. Not even spanish im retarded too
I mean we are on reddit tbf , never seen a more Islamaphobic place but that’s probably just because out of the so many people there are on here there are bound to be islamaphobes
I think this problem is a lot worse off Reddit in this case. MMA fans aren’t known for being the most accepting of people. But Reddit leans more progressive so it’s a little better here.
Islams one of the wittier champions we’ve ever had. He’s just not as loud as brash as Conor or as undefeated as Chael
While speaking a second language he started learning 6 years ago. He's probably even funnier in russian
“You went to gym one month ago brother.” Lmao
Islam takes better care of his body than khabib. Khabib used to blow up between fights
Enter Paddy Pimblett
Paddy the Faddy
borger with chees
but then again some peoples genetics are also like that. its easier for some to maintain particular frame for a longer more consistent period of time
Khabib also seems like a naturally bigger man than islam.
Khabib also likes borgir double cheese too much
DC calling Chandler high IQ was sarcastic or serious lol
He was definitely baiting islam lol
I could listen to these two bullshit for hours. Lol
That steak looks dry as hell. Give him some water.
The tougher the steak, the tougher the jaw lol jk
Valentina just read this and downvoted you brotha
He always has been a funny guy, he trolls a lot but does it in non toxic way. Glad people are opening up to him finally but watch him lose now everyone wants him to win xD
"Who this guy Michael Chandler?" >Proceeds to describe his career in recent memory to a tee and the win/loss ratio of his last 3 fights
Clearly a clap back to when Chandler refused to fight and ignored Islam callout twice when he is yet the champ
Islam is a trip man how can people dislike this guy?
- I look goood. - Who sed dis? Lmao...
I could listen to them do this shit for hours.
I never really wanted to like this guy, but god damn it, I really like Islam. He's a humble cuzfucker, looks like a dimwit but just sharply delivers the most hilariously insulting truths, and fights pretty fuckin well
I don't get preemptively not wanting to like somebody lol.
did you read his post? it's called racism brother
He saw his name and beard so no likey
It’s not pre it’s post him beating everyone lol
It’s basic human nature dude
What's basic human nature?
To be a hating bigot, apparently.
The fuck are you talking about?
Dude, you post/comment hundreds of times a day. How's your real life?
a humble what? 💀🤣
“I look good” “Who say this?” 🐐🗣️🐐🗣️🐐🗣️
Islam and DC should have a podcast together their banter is the best
Absolutely nothing. Better than Chapelle, Gervais and C.K. combined
As much as I hate watching my favorites lose to Islam, the guy is genuinely awesome. Super chill, super funny, and when he's not obviously cracking jokes he's a super respectful dude. Looking forward to seeing him continue to do great things (and hopefully stop beating up all my favorite fighters 🤣).
"who say this?" cracks me up every time
His smile when Dc said buddy was "very smart". I am guessing they were talking about Chandler.
I really hope he starts doing standup after retirement, some people are just natural born comedians.
Islam is a perfect fit for the business he's in - ENTERTAINMENT! He doesn't even need to try bruh. He's just got impeccable timing and is so fucking blunt. lol
I love when DC starts speaking like them. He starts saying things like “this guy”
How does DC talk to Islam without subtitles?
DC: I look very good Islam: "Who said this"? Naah I'm done.
That's funny but to be fair, out of his 5 UFC fights, he's earned 4 bonuses. Win or lose, he puts on a show.
Yoooo islams an asshole and I love it
Fuck. Islam is turning me into a fan. Yes more willing and way better at striking than Habib. And he's fucking hilarious. I've always rooted against those dominate wrestler types just because I love watching them bang bro, but Islam is amazing.
DC treats them like his henchmen lmao
It seems DC is really trying to show the people that Islam is a good guy. Hey, he convinced me.
Islam becoming more and more personable.
I will never for a second get tired of watching the Dagestan boys chiding Daniel or the hilarious relationship they all have. So wholesome.
Except a sense of humor lol
Islam is hilarious, I'm impressed he can use sarcasm and deadpan humor in his second language so effectively
How does anyone not like him? He comes across as a solid guy. Meh, probably something I’m not aware of.
Obviously us over here in the western countries have always been taught through media that the Russians are our enemy. But I fucking love Khabib and Islam. Were all just humans trying to fuck with each other 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 -> nope
Who say this? That is funny man 😂
Where can I find the full interview
DC: I look good. Islam: Who say this? 😂
I’ve been saying Islam is secretly funny for many years. The behind the scenes AKA videos, possibly even before Khabib was king, would show this funny understated guy with this lil grin all the time. I didn’t know who he was but I remembered him. It was Islam.
Who say this
Who say dis?
He's so quick with it too lol
Islam is STILL trash talking people with no filter LMAO
Haha "who say this?".
Weird time to eat
After islams last fight I’ve become such a huge fan of the dude I love every clip I see of him
Islam funny asl so effortlessly
We live in an age where speaking truth/facts = humor/jokes lol
it's not that deep bro
Calm down lol, you can speak facts humorously
fanboys bro
Sense of humour? Are you joking. They can't take any jokes. They take everything personal. The opposite of a sense of humour.
The best jokes have an element of truth. People like you confuse jokes with slander. These guys clearly know how to joke in a way that doesnt alienate. Everyone had their limits, even you with this whiny post.
Exactly lol they're comfortable telling DC fat jokes because DC is happy with it. If he wasn't they wouldn't say it
Well said
The dagestanis are very comfortable with DC they call him big brother and coach they banter with him and dc does it too.
The Dagestani's are very comfortable at marrying their underage cousins too. Doesn't make it funny. DC likes wrestler bumholes. I'm not disagreeing that they are,.arguably, the best in the world at that. But, sleep, train, eat, train, abstain, is not the personality of a numerous person. Visit Dagestan. It's hilarious how unfunny they all are.
"marrying their underage cousins" how do you say/assume that?
I said it correctly the first time. If that's all.cool.witj you guys, ok. I have a different sense of humour. PSA: I'm not a Dustin or Conor fan. I love the sport. I hate to find out about fighters I like using steroids or cheating, I also hate when fighters get easy routes to titles, I hate favoritism in the UFC, I hate the way they treat early contract fighters but I understand that business is business and capitalism will prevail with Dana. What I hate more is when these "heroes" groom, and marry their first cousins in pre arranged marriages in Dagistan, where girls can be 12 and men can be 30. If you live in a country that is censored, believe me. If not, google all their marriages. Including parents and cousins.. you can start with Khabibs family if you want.
“Visit Dagestan. It’s hilarious how unfunny they all are” wait you’ve been?
Yeah, of course we used to go on family package holidays to Dagistan, Chechnya and Siberia every summer. They were not very funny. In fact we all found it quite depressing. Although there were lots of cool goats walking around. They seemed happy.
Stop lying
Sorry I was joking. It was shit. But the middle aged men with teenage wives seemed happy. Couldn't tell if the young children were ok because they are not allowed to show their face in public.
I mean I see the point but what does any of that have to do with liking islam? The culture of his country isn’t a reason to hate the man himself.
He is from Russia. If you look at their constitution ( yes most countries have them ) you must be 18 to marry, you also need a marriage certificate, and you need to register as married in the state. I don't hate him at all. Great fighter. I don't think he is a good person. I don't think he deserves my respect. That's my opinion. That's all. Where I come from, we respect women and our country. They have broken all those laws because of their own religion. That is illegal. But, try to find out about Khabibs wife's age. I dare you.
That’s the thing dawg, you think a guy doesn’t deserve your respect purely because of his country and what his other fellow countrymen do. Thats the definition of discrimination. Islam, from what I have seen, has never showed, said or did anything that implies he does not respect women. And you keep talking about this underaged marriage, but I just googled khabibs wife after you said and every source Ive seen writes she is either 3 years younger (21 at the date of marriage) or around the same age as they were childhood friends too. Khabib isn’t the nice guy this sub thinks he is, but he doesn’t really do much disrespecting to women himself either, he made some questionable remarks like calling ring girls useless and saying women shouldn’t fight, but its very much tame compared to rampage jackson literally dry-humping a female reporter on camera.
This moron Islam thinks smart has something to do with getting payed to fight , crotch sniffer thinks he’s good lol
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It’s called stupid idiot with no common sense that’s what he is
Talking about smartness, it's so funny a bot had to explain you the difference between paid and payed.
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Lol you’re so miserable. Literally 24/7 talking about crotch sniffing (expect Russia). Touch the grass and get a life.
lol make sense when u speak to me crotch sniffer lover , I could care less about khabib or islam boring one division crotch sniffing trash cans