BJJ News — sparring

When this went down recently—back on May 13th—it seemed like the kind of gym story that would die the moment the session ended. British TikToker Dean Alex showed up to Next Generation MMA in Liverpool to spar Paddy Pimblett.

About a month before UFC 328 went down in Newark, Khamzat Chimaev made a decision that would haunt the lead-up to his middleweight title shot against Sean Strickland. On a Tuesday four days before the fight, he posted a 26-second sparring clip to social media.

At some point between throwing up at the window and getting back on the mat, Dean Alex — British TikToker, chaos content merchant, bearer of the catchphrase "do you not know who I am, kid?" — appears to have had an actual realization. He didn't know who he was dealing with.

"Do you not know who I am, kid?" is Dean Alex's catchphrase. His content franchise.