‘The Rock Is Able to Tweet About Penguins Though’: UFC Star Calls Out Dwayne Johnson for Ignoring Heartfelt Plea Related to Controversial Shoes Deal With Dana White
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Dwayne Johnson is a man who entered many industries and conquered them all. After his sportswear company, Under Armour, and UFC partnered, The Rock also entered the world of MMA. However, in the meanwhile, the UFC superstars have made the Brahma Bull one of their primary targets, and many people, including Nate Diaz and Terrance McKinney, have strongly denounced it.
Following his enraged remarks on The Rock’s brand, McKinney lambasted The Rock once more after he continuously ignored his criticism.
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Well, it all began with Nate Diaz, who made his octagon comeback earlier this month at UFC 279 in Las Vegas. He unexpectedly lifted his legs when speaking with ESPN’s Megan Olivi before the fight and said, “These shoes f*** s*k,” while pointing to the shoes. Following this, a slew of UFC star publicly criticized these shoes. And McKinney was one of them.
My tweet to the rock about his shoes went viral and Sports Illustrated even wrote an article about it but he never replied to me. At least he’s able to tweet about penguins and wrestlers from the 80s tho 🤷🏽♂️
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) September 21, 2022
As it is reported that the UFC star doesn’t get any revenue from the UFC shoes that they have to wear during the event. On Twitter, McKinney pleaded with him to assist a UFC fighter in generating income as they promote his brand However, DJ hasn’t replied yet and this enraged him.
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He claimed that even though his tweet went viral and was covered by a big media organization, The Rock had not responded to him.
In fact, Johnson tweeted about his recent documentary, which includes a few 80s wrestlers, as well as the penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo who got his name after The Rock. As McKinney previously stated, he wanted the famous personality to support UFC fighters.
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Who else slammed Dwayne Johnson’s shoe brand?
Well, many UFC fighters, including current welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, have acknowledged ‘The Rock’ as an inspiration. But recently, he has received criticism for his shoe company. In addition to Diaz and McKinney, Chris Daukaus is another fighter who criticized ‘Under Armour’.
Diaz seems to have ignited the discussion. The Rock is well known for his love of the UFC, in addition to his accomplishments. But he has not yet revealed his thoughts on the matter at hand. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see how things progress.
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