UFC fighters beating up streamers and social media stars is a trend that has continued to be a talking point throughout 2024. Whilst New Zealand's Dan Hooker may be one of the kinder fighters to dish out one of these beatings, it can't be forgotten that "The Hangman" is a trained killer that makes his living inside the Octagon.
When looking at reoccurring viral patterns, streamer IShowSpeed tends to take things to new levels by taking what others do and elevating them to even more outrageous standards. This meant that during his recent trip to New Zealand, his "IRL stream" wouldn't have been complete without a stop off at the home of some of the best mixed martial artists on the planet, Auckland's City Kickboxing.
A social media clip taken from his stream shows Speed boxing with the UFC lightweight contender who in a real contest, would have forced the referee to step in multiple times even if he was taking it easy.
Unlike some of the other instances of this trend that seemingly generated more negativity than anything else, the reaction to this clip was slightly different. That's partly down to Hooker clearly not being someone that is doing this to try and really hurt his opponent and because Speed, across multiple sports, has shown a lot of courage and natural athletic ability which often leaves people impressed rather than scratching their heads.
Fans reacted via social media with many giving Speed some compliments even if he was totally outclassed as you would expect.
"Speed doesn’t even look that bad for someone with zero training"
"Let’s be honest Dan Hooker was taking it easy on him. But props to speed"
"That kid has superior physical genetics and if he trained in anything for a year he would give these guys a run for their money."
The full stream can be found via Speed's YouTube channel below:
