The Oscars 2022 was a wild ride. With some of the best acting performances of the year, the show was an absolute blast. Notably, one particular instance from this year will stand out in the Oscars’ history forever. Among others, UFC personalities Dana White, Jon Jones, and others reacted to the Oscars’ drama on Twitter.
Actor Will Smith slapped renowned stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock on stage after the former made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, who suffers from a form of alopecia (hair loss).
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This moment will go down in Oscars’ history as one of the most controversial and confusing moments ever. Fans watching worldwide were seemingly shocked, and the MMA community and other personalities were pouring in their reactions.
Jonny Bones was flabbergasted to see what happened and, in fact, had to track back and watch it again to understand the tense moment.
Anyone watching the #Oscars? Will Smith is a gangster for that one, Chris rock was the ultimate professional for the way he continued
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 28, 2022
I need to watch that back, looked pretty real to me https://t.co/L4WGOLG3Tj
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 28, 2022
UFC President Dana White had a more amusing reaction to the issue that happened on the Oscars stage.
FINALLY!!!!! there's an #Oscars show worth watching. AND @chrisrock has a chin https://t.co/SYahGonQTg
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 28, 2022
The MMA reporter who hosts the UFC Ultimate Insider, Megan Olivi, also had this to say about Chris Rock.
Chris Rock got a chin
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) March 28, 2022
Personalities of the MMA world and other sporting disciplines reacted to Will Smith’s action on stage.
Really sad to see Will Smith have a mental health breakdown on live TV. The guy completely snapped tonight. Not sure why he's been given such a long acceptance speech either. Dude just committed a crime and is basically given a pass now. Violence shouldn't be normalized. #Oscars
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) March 28, 2022
Jeeez. Hell of a night for Will Smith. https://t.co/jlZ5DQbUlC
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 28, 2022
If @willsmith seriously did that — and he wins the OSCAR — he just stained the greatest moment of his career. You cannot do that S$&@!!Especially as a BLACK MAN, in that position, to ANOTHER BLACK MAN(@chrisrock) on THAT STAGE. If this was not a joke, Will won’t live this down!!!
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 28, 2022
Some celebrities believe this was a public stunt, whereas some of them were in utter disbelief after witnessing the unprofessional conduct of the best actor winner at the Oscars of 2022.
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What are your thoughts on the Oscars’ drama? Should Will Smith have smacked Chris Rock like this? Let us know in the comments below.
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UFC Superstar Conor McGregor’s scuffle with MGK at the VMAs
The Irishman is largely known for getting into fights in a fair few places that he has gone to. The MTV Video Music Awards held in 2021 was host to a scuffle between Conor McGregor and rapper Machine Gun Kelly also known as MGK.
Although unclear as to what really happened, TMZ stated that McGregor asked MGK for a picture which the latter declined which led to McGregor lunging towards Kelly as the rapper’s security pushed McGregor away.
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McGregor’s spokesperson debunked the rumor that McGregor asked MGK for a picture. Moreover, the Irishman himself stated that he did not know who Kelly was, apart from the fact that he was with Megan Fox.
