"Send Speed to the UFC": Fans react as IShowSpeed beats Adin Ross in front of Dana White at Fanatics Fest

By Richik "anarkiddie" Bhattacharya

Modified Aug 17, 2024 02:58 GMT

IShowSpeed and Adin Ross went head-to-head in an impromptu fight at the Fanatics Fest with UFC CEO Dana White presiding over the match. Clips of the moment from their respective livestreams have gone viral on social media after viewers reshared them on websites like X.

IShowSpeed, who has prior WWE experience when he was famously RKO'd by Randy Orton at Wrestlemania, came out on top and choked out Adin Ross. Considering that all of this happened in front of Dana White, many of the YouTuber's fans resorted to asking for him to be sent to the UFC:

"SEND SPEED TO THE UFC,"rwrote X user @CavsBub under a clip of the match

"Sign the man Dana!" requested @h8erclip

Many commented on the way Adin Ross lost. Praising IShowSpeed, some brought up the Kick streamer's past drug addiction as the reason behind his defeat:

"Adin lean belly did him dirty", stated @cleyyreloaded

"We all knew speed would whoop adin’s a** I’m ngl", claimed @nigagio3

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Watch: Adin Ross and IShowSpeed fight at Fanatics Fest in front of Dana White

The Fanatics Fest in NYC has attracted popular figures from various fields, including sports stars and musical artists like Tom Brady and Lil Wayne. Representing content creation and livestreaming at the event were Adin Ross and IShowSpeed.

The two, who used to collaborate quite regularly in the past, have not met up on camera in a long time. Naturally, fans were looking forward to seeing what would happen at the Fanatics Fest when both of them got together. And by all accounts, the two streamers did not disappoint.

While the duo engaged in banter for some time, the highlight of their interaction was when Dana White got them to fight each other in a ring. The grappling match was the first time IShowSpeed and Adin Ross fought on stream and fans of both streamers cheered on in the audience.

The two even had a small face-off with Dana White mediating. IShowSpeed went on to assert his athleticism by doing a spontaneous backflip inside the ring, which appeared to demoralize Adin Ross, who said:

"He got it, I don't know how to do that so you've got it. My turn? At wrestling."

The two then squared each other up before IShowSpeed lunged at Adin Ross, getting him to the ground. What ensued was a short scuffle, at the end of which the YouTube streamer emerged victorious after choking the Kick streamer with an armlock.

IShowSpeed celebrated his win over Adin Ross by climbing onto the barriers of the ring as fans in the arena cheered him on.