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[–][deleted] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Just replace "win belt back" to "win undisputed belt" and it'll make your life way easier watching this.

[–][deleted] 279 points280 points  (41 children)

Just a heads up, this is one of the worst programs on Australian TV. It does not reflect us and/or our love for mma.

[–]I3loodyclawGay for Arlovski 107 points108 points  (0 children)

It's okay, we're not judging, we all got these programs

[–]adorablydisgusting 69 points70 points  (3 children)

I wasn’t judging this at all. In fact, as an American, I have zero fucking room to judge anything that’s on your tv.

[–]onceiwasnothingShortcut steroid bitch 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That being said, this was the best I've seen from them. Last time they were anti UFC. They are two faced(bar Peter Hellier)

[–]HydrogooseI'm Going Deep 16 points17 points  (1 child)

Yer, I was excited to watch this because I think both Rob and Izzy are legends, but the The Project is such a fucking immense garbage fire that I couldn't even get half way through.

Some legit, next level trash research by them, too. Rob lost his belt apparently? Izzy is the current middleweight champ?

[–]termitered 5 points6 points  (0 children)


Yeah, I don't subscribe to Bisping's interim champs aren't real champs BS but wow wtf. Win back his belt?!?! 😂

[–]jaydent1UD 118-109 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, to be frank, Australian coverage of Boxing and MMA is straight garbage. I'm honestly embarrassed whenever there's a high profile boxing match in Australia and we have to listen to the Australian commentary team. They just have absolutely no clue.

[–]6969Gooch6969Yair is worse than War Machine 34 points35 points  (12 children)

I was just about to say the same thing. Waleed is a queef

[–]Deityofreshpunani 5 points6 points  (11 children)

why is he a queef?


He is a virtue signalling POS who uses his platform to spread political bias

[–]Deityofreshpunani 5 points6 points  (9 children)

whats a stance hes had thats egregious .


This is an mma sub, I'm not going to start a political debate

[–]Deityofreshpunani 22 points23 points  (3 children)

true, was just curious im just reading alot of hate towards him with no specifics lol

[–]6969Gooch6969Yair is worse than War Machine 5 points6 points  (2 children)

He's just a flop of a human. "Wins" arguments by talking over the other person.

[–]NarvusSchleibs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He literally talks you in circles, talks over you and doesn’t respond to any of the arguments you are making until you give up on trying to have an actual conversation. Then he thinks he has ‘won’

[–]Prince_Exist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this - can’t stand the guy

[–]mrtuna 12 points13 points  (3 children)

You literally just turned it into a political debate, unprovoked.

Which are his egregious stances?

[–]Nome_de_utilizadorhappy new fucken steroid year 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meh wasn't that bad was expecting far worse after reading the comments, seemed to be a goofy/chill attitude and both fighters were on board with it

[–]TheMeccaNYC3 piece with the soda 12 points13 points  (13 children)

The rugby jargon and rich white people laughs killed it for me

[–]Richter_66 5 points6 points  (9 children)

The rugby jargon? There was none.

And by the way, the All Blacks massacred the Wallabies last weekend :P

[–]Louisros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wasn't the host indian or something..

[–]biscobisco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just dreck, although it was much better when Charlie Pickering was on it. How good was it when Carrie said 'Cuntas' instead of 'Qantas'?


[–]ajupacabraColby of the House Covington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngannou vs Waleed for the 243 co main.

[–]OleGonnaWin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was fucking cringing to hard to make it through

[–]Robin_Banks101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or even anything anyone here thinks.

[–]buffalozbrownCall away Holloway 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Watch rugby.

[–]DaveAPI am the internet. 35 points36 points  (1 child)

I refuse to watch the clip cos i hate that show and Waleed Aly is the ebola of Australian tv

[–]Fatjitzfolyf 42 points43 points  (10 children)

Ohhh why did they go on this piece of shit “ news “ show lol everyone not from Australia , please don’t judge us on these twats and their stupid questions

[–]b1ckies 36 points37 points  (8 children)

"Is there anything you're not allowed to do!?"

Always love it when they ask questions that anyone with a general interest/quick google search would know.

[–]Fatjitzfolyf 18 points19 points  (5 children)

Exactly! So called journalists jumping into an interview without researching the subject hahaha fucken amateur hour

[–]BadLuckBarryTeam Whittaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But their audience arent MMA fans so the question is meant to explain the sport to them

[–]ElonMuskForPrisonoink oink motherfucker 2 points3 points  (2 children)

They're not supposed to be experts. They give the subject a platform to talk about shit.

[–]Napalm4KidzSilicone parts are made for toys 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Knowing the basic rules of the sport =/ being an expert

[–]ElonMuskForPrisonoink oink motherfucker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Again, they're not there to show off expertise of any description. They're there to give the subject a chance to talk about the things that people might be interested in about whatever it is that the subject is an expert in.

[–]debaser337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realise questions of this ilk are generally for the audience not the host? Lots of hosts ask questions that they already know the answer to. Considering the typical viewer of this show it is not an unreasonable question

[–]mrtuna 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mate they're conducting an interview to a disparate audience, they have to ask generic, catch all questions. Do you expect to ask them of the nuances of finishing a triangle?

[–]BillaloneThis is not my bus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt it’s that the show writers didn’t do the five seconds of research. More likely they assume their audience doesn’t know and didn’t do the five seconds.

[–]mrmoogthecat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worry not antipodean friend. ALL our nations have horrible media and TV shows who for the most part know next to nothing about everything ESPECIALLY MMA.

No need to apologise we all see it and suffer it equally.

[–]WhiteFolksWalking 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Fuck the project is shit.

[–]melihs11TEAM TURTLENECK 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Didn’t mind that.

Rob’s response to the question about mma brutality “watch rugby” lmao

Love them both, love Rob more, hope for an amazing fight and Rob wins

I feel Izzy and Rob will be good friends after this

[–]HunterWindmillTeam Ferguson 55 points56 points  (1 child)

iS tHeRe aNyThInG yOu'Re nOt aLlOwEd tO dO?!


[–]jesuslovesme2your flair, please? 0 points1 point  (0 children)


Igloo / SHORE / NITRO / 0

Did I get it?

[–]I3loodyclawGay for Arlovski 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I somehow hated but loved that

[–]nicknackscSorry I have to smesh you 55 points56 points  (11 children)

For everyone whinging about this show, it's how you get MMA to be slightly more acceptable and mainstream.

Is it a bit cringy yeah, but it's better than the sensationalized MMA is human cockfighting story you will get in a few weeks.

[–]FourthDiamonds 10 points11 points  (1 child)

You're not necessarily wrong but remember the last time they had an MMA figure on Waleed got on one of his crusades and took it as his chance to take down Dana with some bullshit gotcha questions.


I forgot about this. I’m going back to watch the video again


There are far better shows that would be accessible and cater to a mainstream audience. - An Aussie

[–]nicknackscSorry I have to smesh you 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Such as? I'm an aussie to love it or hate it, the project gets good ratings.

[–]CarNNNNTeam Stipe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really doesn’t get good ratings the show is prime time and has replaced older sitcoms that took a 7 o’clock time slot for advertisement around Irl click bait and waleed Aly true blue news (Aussie edition).

[–]biscobisco 8 points9 points  (2 children)


LOL such as? You want Whittaker to endure Denise and her coven on Studio 10!?

[–]yeahyeahrightomatea random one 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't know what this fella is talking about. I can't think of a single Australian show that doesn't suck to be honest.

[–]melihs11TEAM TURTLENECK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LMAO fuck me that would be a car crash. Studio 10 is the worst

[–]mrtuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At 7pm on a weeknight? Which show exactly should they have appeared on instead?

[–]JRM_Elephant<- p4p best Darren till impressionist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol . no there is isnt. Only thing on free to air that would be half decent would be a Hard Chat with Robert Whitakker

[–]TheWind-Team Whittaker 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Fuck the project

[–]tifu_allstar 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Turned this off after 30 seconds when it was abundantly clear that this program does not know what an Interim Title and the unification thereof is all about..

[–]jakeskybound 17 points18 points  (3 children)

My hatred for Hellier and Aly will not allow me to watch this

[–]Saljuq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American here, why the hate?

[–]THEKevinChandler|Friendship Cowboy|No Can Defend| 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Alright, all you Aussie's saying I'm not supposed to like this can fuck right off. I'm kidding (and a bit drunk) but I actually thought this was really fun to watch. Both Izzy and Rob looked comfortable and had some solid responses.

[–]yeahyeahrightomatea random one 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's just the show itself is rubbish

[–]M_as-in_Mancy191Canderson Silva 6 points7 points  (3 children)

For the benefit of anyone who is clueless about what this hack tripe is, this is a show called The Project on Australian TV.

It is widely regarded as featuring some of the most garbage, bullshit hack journalism known to man. Several of the people featured on it would make the list of a top 10 most hated Australians above certain serial killers and politicians. They are garbage beyond reproach.

[–]hendrew1221Eagles do not reside in cages -1 points0 points  (1 child)

cool, then don't watch

[–]M_as-in_Mancy191Canderson Silva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't.

Millions do. And that's the problem.

[–]Mizral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm this is the first time I think I've felt that Israel is playing a game for the cameras here. I get the feeling he has massive respect for Whittaker and I expect they will be friends later in their career.

Also Whittaker lookin' like a real champ here. Has that aura of 'I got this' to him.

[–]biscobisco 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Waleed you absolute pelican - start the segment off saying Whittaker lost his belt, then you interview the man while he's sitting their with his belt. Solid fact checking son.

[–]onefightyboi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These fucking muppets calling Rob the former Champ etc in that preview.

God I hate this show haha

[–]gutterman00Abel Trujillo is innocent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I shut this video when they said Robert Whittaker is a superstar in the popular 'Ultimate Fighting'.

They should mention that some people trane Bellator/PFL/OneFC also.

A fucking bogus reporter who does not know shit.

[–]Life_of_SaltTeam SBG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say something nice about each other. I immediately shut it off with that hack question.

[–]McTitties420420Gay for Gaethje 2 points3 points  (0 children)


[–]Zacharia777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None of those idiots will watch the fight. What a bunch of fucken clowns.

[–]Somerandomdickhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have nothing to say about the clip. I just wanted to say the project can get fucked and the fact they call themselves a “news” show yet have a weekly segment about The Bachelor shows what a false statement that is.

[–]stackered“Pop-eyes” Cormier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cringey* interviews


[–]Amhnik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to exit this after ~1 minute.

[–]hendrew1221Eagles do not reside in cages 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow the UFC actually promoting a fight??????????

[–]PuroP 0 points1 point  (6 children)

How big is that Rugby thing taking place on the same day of the fight? Could it hurt ticket sales/interest?

[–]cashees 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Considering it's their national sport, the finals is a BIG deal.... BIG deal as in NFL or NBA finals big... NRL grand finals week is HUGE and sort of a tradition...So in saying that I think the hardcore MMA fans would go to the fights however true blooded NRL fans will tune in to the footy... then again there is only two teams in the finals so I suspect that the fans of the teams that didn't make the grand finals could also end up at the fights 🤷🏽‍♀️

[–]Fatjitzfolyf 1 point2 points  (3 children)

It’s not our national sport lol AFL is . NRL is pretty much only played on the east coast .

[–]EntirelyOriginalNameTeam Whittaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's absolutely massive in Brisbane mate. Probably a higher % of fans there care than in Sydney. Regardless Cricket is our national sport because there are areas of NSW where AFL isn't really prevalent.

[–]cashees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry didn't realise NRL was not big in Aussie... my bad...

[–]EntirelyOriginalNameTeam Whittaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends which team makes it I guess. Bobby's fight is taking place in Melbourne so if the Melbourne Storm are in the gf (which is very likely) then maybe.

[–]GlobalistShillsTeam Khabib 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s cringe but hey you gotta do shitty press like this to sell 60,000 seats

[–]jumpdmc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Actually a great interview

[–]You_Too_Are_A_Bitch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can't believe this is every Australian's favorite show. Thought they were a cooler people than that.