“Ukraine may bring Jean Claude Van Damme” – Twitter in splits as News outlet reports veteran martial artist Steven Seagal to be Putin’s next defense minister
The MMA community had a blast after fake news emerged of Aikido specialist Steven Seagal becoming the new Defense Minister of Russia.
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Fans think Jean Claude-Van Damme enters the war if Steven Seagal becomes the new Defense Minister of Vladimir Putin's Russia (Image Courtesy - New York Magazine/Giant Bomb)
The rebellion of the Wagner Group has put Russia in an awkward situation. Vladimir Putin continues to have an increase in the number of enemies in his home country. Earlier, an MMA apparel brand wanted to dethrone Putin. Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group, a former Putin aide, will look to defeat the Russian leader. However, the news captured the attention of MMA fans when Steven Seagal, of all people, came into the mix amidst the crisis in Russia.
Steven Seagal is an Aikido expert and remains a loyal supporter of Vladimir Putin from the US. Putin appointed the Aikido expert as Russia’s special envoy to the US in 2018. Over the past few days, many Reddit and Telegram messages indicated that Putin might look to remove his Defense Minister in favor of Seagal. However, they all remained fake news, and many Iranian news outlets fell for it and went viral on social media.
Elon Musk’s Twitter conducted a fact check and reported that the news remains fake. The moral of the story remains that the internet remains undefeated. The Iranian news outlets fell for a piece of fake news, and Twitter went wild over it. The crisis in Russia has remained a focal point of MMA news in recent times. Irish fighter Conor McGregor mocked his old friend Artem Lobov for enjoying his time in Ireland while Russia remain in crisis.
In reality, no one in their right mind would consider Steven Seagal as their Defense Minister. Aikido is a laughingstock of the combat sports world, and Seagal has average fighting skills at best. The crisis in Russia has given the MMA community much joy and laughter due to the trolls and satirists on social media.
Fans react to the fake news involving Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin
Reports emerged that Steven Seagal will likely take over as the Defense Minister for Russia. However, it was a piece of fake news that the Iranian media outlets published as factual ones. Fans went on Twitter to react to the news. Check out some of the fan reactions:
The rebellion put forth by the Wagner Group in Russia will not get over anytime soon. However, the internet keeps finding moments like these to keep everyone engaged. It is safe to say that Seagal will continue to remain as the special envoy rather than become the Defense leader.
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