Bodybuilder and social media personality Bradley Martyn was a topic of discussion between Israel Adesanya and Demetrious Johnson. The mixed martial artists downplayed Martyn’s callouts of MMA fighters for street fights. They believe he does that only for clout.
Johnson and Martyn have had a back-and-forth in the past just like Martyn has had with several other fighters. Talking about the social media personality on his podcast, Johnson said, “I look at Bradley Martyn as a gentleman who is looking for clout and he’s saying these things.”
Adesanya, on the other hand, was much more brutal in his assessment. The former UFC Middleweight Champion claimed that he also had a run-in with Martyn at Jake Paul‘s house. “There’s a ring in the backyard and I got word through someone that, ‘Oh, this guy is trying to get Izzy in the ring’ and I said, ‘Nah, I’m just here to have fun, I ain’t doing none of that’. And it was him [Martyn].
🔥🚨NEW: Demetrious Johnson says Bradley Martyn is clout chasing when he says he can take UFC fighters and boxers in a street fight, Israel Adesanya says he isn’t even man enough to wash his jockstrap. 👀
Johnson: “I look at Bradley Martyn as a gentleman who is looking for… pic.twitter.com/7jnfuER0aD
— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) April 24, 2024
Some people aren’t even man enough to wash the jock [straps] we fight in. They’re not even man enough or worthy enough to step in the ring or in the cage with us and when they, ‘oh, how would I fare? How would I do?’ I’m like, ‘stop’.”
If Martyn’s purpose was to chase clout, he has done extremely well. In the past year, several UFC fighters have talked about the bodybuilder and his callouts. Although most have had something negative to say about him, he probably does not mind until they keep talking about him.
Bradley Martyn has called out several MMA fighters for a street fight
In recent times, Martyn has become infamous among MMA fans. He has become “that bodybuilder calling out MMA fighters” as stated by UFC fighter Kelvin Gastelum.
see you soon @BradleyMartyn 😊
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) August 2, 2023
On his podcast and social media, Bradley Martyn has claimed that he can take on trained fighters and beat them in a street fight. He claimed that he could defeat boxer Devin Haney in a street fight. Later, during a podcast, Nate Diaz joined Martyn and the bodybuilder claimed he could defeat Diaz in a street fight. Diaz instantly shot down Martyn’s hopes as the former UFC fighter claimed Martyn could not beat him in a street fight.
During another podcast with Brendan Schaub, Martyn was told that DJ could beat him. Martyn could not believe it and claimed he would crush the former UFC Flyweight Champion. Johnson responded to Martyn and it seemed like a fight between the two was on the cards but nothing materialized.
Sean Strickland sends a crazy message to Bradley Martyn 🫣 pic.twitter.com/QFGCOV1IHI
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 5, 2023
Several UFC fighters, in turn, called out Martyn to make him realize that trained fighters are different from bodybuilders. Kelvin Gastelum, Sean Strickland, Sean O’Malley, and even Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson made their feelings known to Martyn. WWE fighter Logan Paul was also disappointed with Martyn’s action and had called him out for a sparring match.
Israel Adesanya mentions how Demetrious Johnson and Bradley Martyn’s fight could go down
Adesanya mentioned how DJ recently defeated a fighter who was much bigger than him in size during a BJJ competition. Michael Sante Medina, a 248 lbs 6 ft 3 in BJJ heavyweight champion, was pegged against 155 lbs 5 ft 3 in DJ in an open-weight tournament at the 2024 Pan IBJJF Championships. Against all odds, Johnson defeated the heavyweight fighter.
Adesanya congratulated Johnson for that win. He mentioned DJ’s battle during their discussion about Bradley Martyn indicating that DJ, a trained fighter, took down another trained BJJ fighter who was much bigger than him so Martyn should not be hard work.
Moreover, Adesanya also mentioned that if Johnson was over 6 feet tall, it might have been over for everyone in the fight game. Johnson, who has been termed as one of the best MMA fighters ever by many, lacks in height but is still one of the best competitors around.