In a shocking turn of events after taking a big win UFC fight night Vegas winner Themba Gorimbo broke down in tears after his win. In the past weeks, The fighter was subject to harsh online trolling and have talked about this online abuse.
What Triggered Themba Gorimbo?
Gorimbo’s coach faced a massive blow when his mother passed away a few weeks ago. He was unable to see her on account of his commitment to train Themba. This didn’t set too well with a lot of people online and he was trolled.
With this win, Gorimbo send a message to the trolls with one of the most impactful post-fight speeches in recent UFC memory:
“When you see me cry, with all your judgy-judgy in the comments section and all that. Look at yourself in the mirror, death is going to visit you one day [and] sometimes unexpectedly.”
“Guess what, you’re going to have a problem because people like you that are online trolling me that I am crying? I robbed that man of his mother’s last moments – do you understand that?”
Gorimbo’s personal struggle
In the speech, he stated that when he was just a young man, “someone robbed me of my father’s last moments and to this day, I have not forgiven that person,” before reiterating the fact that he’d experienced such an emotional fight week because of feelings of guilt:
“I robbed him of the last moments of his mother, that’s why I feel so guilty and that’s why I cried the way I cried.”
With this performance against Ramiz Brahimaj, Gorimbo extends his winning streak to three and his professional record to 13-4.
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