Nation singer Zach Bryan obtained an surprising shoutout throughout UFC 309, nevertheless it seems the entire thing could have been staged as a solution to get at his ex-girlfriend attending the occasion.
In one of many more unusual tales popping out of the UFC’s newest journey to Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, featherweight competitor David Onama took time on the microphone following his win over Roberto Romero to say that he was planning on returning to the Huge Apple to attend one in every of Bryan’s upcoming concert events.
“I wish to come again right here subsequent month to observe — what’s it referred to as? — Zach Bryan for the live performance,” Onama shouted when talking to UFC coloration commentator Joe Rogan (Bryan will really carry out on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn subsequent month).
It seems Bryan’s ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia was attending her first UFC occasion that evening after a really public breakup with the nation music star that has solely gotten uglier and uglier in current weeks. Bryan introduced their breakup on his Instagram tales with LaPaglia addressing the top of their relationship on her Barstool podcast the place she claimed he was manipulative and emotionally abusive.
LaPaglia’s co-host on her BFF podcast is none aside from Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, who erupted about the entire state of affairs after listening to Onama reveal on a podcast that he didn’t even know who Bryan was when he was requested to present him a shoutout throughout his post-fight interview. Onama admitted on the podcast he’s really a Morgan Wallen fan.
“This small little 4-foot-8 f*cking psychopath is that pathetic and that misplaced the place they bought to beg UFC guys for a shout-out simply to attempt to rub it in Bri’s face? Like Brianna provides a f*ck, we all know you’re fashionable Zach. You don’t must f*cking bribe folks to say your title, you pathetic little man.
“We get you’re world well-known. However all people is aware of you’re a f*cking piece of shit loser and now we all know how pathetic and small and f*cking low you might be. By the best way, it’s embarrassing. You appear to be the smallest man who ever lived.”
After the entire state of affairs blew up Wednesday, Onama launched a separate assertion explaining why he shouted out Bryan within the first place following his win.
“Hey guys, really feel like that is getting blown out of proportion,” Onama wrote on Twitter. “A promoter provided me comp tickets to one in every of Zach Bryan’s concert events if I made a shout out for his upcoming stadium reveals. I did it as a result of my teammates love Zach and Zach has at all times taken care of them when he performed Denver.
“Zach didn’t attain out to me in any respect about this. Was merely supporting somebody who at all times supported my staff.”
