“Two outbreaks in span of a week,” MMA fighter casually admitting he had herpes has Conor McGregor in splits

MMA fighter Joel Bauman, better known as ‘King Bau‘ is a famous internet personality, podcaster, and socialite. The 4-1 lightweight spoke at the in-ring presser after a win at Fury FC 61. He blamed a loss earlier that year (2022) on NFTs and a herpes outbreak, shocking fans with the hilarious admission and discourse. Consequently, now UFC superstar Conor McGregor has reposted that matter on his IG stories, finding it funny.

McGregor, the iconic former 2-division champ, is known for outreach and approach. He is infamous for his overt tweets and voice notes. Alongside, he also reposts content by fans and peers; and this consequently qualifies. Bauman blamed an NFT project he had been working on for the fatigue. And claimed pulling 30 all-nighters before his fight with Josh Fremd, a submission loss for him. Here’s what he had to say on the matter:

I had herpes before that fight, two outbreaks in the span of a week...I had herpes before that fight, two outbreaks in the span of a week.

Joel Bauman at Fury FC 61

Bauman seemed to mean what he said, and it didn’t seem like he was trying to be funny. Naturally, the clip went viral. The fighter later explained it was a subtle jab and innuendo (the ‘outbreak‘) at Brett Weinstein‘s claims of COVID-19 claiming thousands of lives. Appearing on the ‘Tucker Carlson‘ show, Weinstein had formerly weighed in on the ‘outbreak’ taking form and claiming numerous lives.

Winning against Anthony Ivy at Fury Fight FC 68, Bauman had also gone viral, calling out Hollywood host Jimmy Kimmel in an octagon interview. Mcgregor, who is in the habit of sharing dialogues with fight fans and peers online, thus reposted the video, finding it funny. One other such recent instance is him promoting his latest movie.

Expectant on a June return, superstar and multi-million entrepreneur Conor McGregor promotes his new movie

Away from the ring, superstar Conor McGregor is a successful business entrepreneur and MMA promoter. In an interesting turn of events ‘The Notorious’ recently flirted with the idea of an Irish presidency as well.

In his first major studio acting role, two-time UFC champion McGregor will star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Prime Video’s new remake of the classic ’80s action film, Road House. McGregor will join an all-star cast.

And here’s what the fighter tweeted about it recently –

This was on a fan account prompting his prowess to venture into acting. Away from the Octagon, the Dubliner still garners much fan traction. Going up against some controversial tweets against the Irish GARDA, and Senator Eileen Flynn (Traveller Rights Activist, 2020-in), McGregor got the MMA community excited about his political aspirations.

Alongside, McGregor holds much prowess with his iconic trash-talk acumen as well. The fighter well holds his spot as having some of the best top one-liners in the promotion. Hence, fans laud his momentous jibes at peers on occasion. The fighter has stirred up many banters with his prompt disses. Hence, quite a few fans are excited about his transition to acting.

In case you missed it:

• “Jake would KILL Khabib” – Ahead of Conor McGregor’s much-anticipated movie, MMA fans have field time trolling Jake Gyllenhaal’s character
• Conor McGregor’s Best Trash Talk Moments

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