Twitter is a cesspool of insecurity. That is no sensible revelation. Twitter has lengthy been thought-about the trolliest of all social media platforms, selling quick, nameless posts from anybody with web service. It’s prime actual property for somebody to spew vile filth with no repercussions. That’s what Twitter person Cal Davies thought would occur when he tweeted at skilled UFC combined martial artist Casey O’Neill, calling her a “low-level fighter.” She’s not. O’Neill has a 9-0 file in her profession. O’Neill broke the skilled fighters’ code although, indulging within the troll’s feedback, and challenged him to a struggle.
The troll, cowardly in nature as most are, surprisingly didn’t again down on the first signal of confrontation. He didn’t actively settle for the request, however tried to deflect the problem, saying “Effectively, I don’t know the place you prepare so I couldn’t presumably try this.”
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O’Neill obliged with the title of her fitness center. She additionally supplied a time and date for when a struggle might occur. Davies as soon as once more tried to deflect, asking for permission from the fitness center proprietor.
O’Neill knew this was coming and virtually instantly despatched Davies a replica of the fitness center’s waiver. So long as he signed that, he can be within the clear for any damages that he was so positive wouldn’t occur to him simply half an hour earlier.
Now, there was no excuse. O’Neill had set every little thing up particularly for Davies to return and struggle her. There was no manner he might again down after making such misogynistic claims, proper? He even mentioned he was planning on exhibiting up Tuesday and “proving [his] level.”
Effectively, it’s Tuesday, and never solely did Davies not present up, however he additionally tried to erase any proof that he ever made these claims!
O’Neill wins! And what higher manner than by humiliating forfeit!
Now, you may be pondering, “What was the purpose of this? Isn’t it a lose-lose for each events?” I might see the way you would possibly suppose that. Nevertheless, I wholeheartedly disagree. There have been stakes for each O’Neill and Davies on this struggle. The stakes had been a lot bigger for Davies although. Positive, O’Neill is knowledgeable, however she didn’t instigate the struggle. Davies did. He wished to show that she was a low-level fighter, and if he received, positive, O’Neill’s popularity would’ve taken a success, however not a lot else. If Davies misplaced although, holy smokes, his complete worldview would’ve come crashing down!
“How is it potential {that a} lady might be me, a person, in a struggle?” he most likely would’ve thought to himself. “Is it potential that somebody with years of expertise combating might truly harm somebody with out such experience?” He would’ve had a midlife disaster whereas mendacity unconscious on the ground after one swift kick to the temple from O’Neill. Nevertheless, that defeat would’ve paled compared to the myriad of messages mocking him for not solely shedding to a girl, but additionally speaking large shit after which getting smacked more durable than a chook within the path of a Randy Johnson fastball.
Davies determined that it finally wasn’t price it. He’d quite stop the struggle, proceed dwelling inside his small, delusional bubble the place each 12-year-old boy might kick the shit out of Ronda Rousey, and fake this entire factor by no means occurred. What a bitch!
