Chris Pratt had a lot of critical things to say about Israel Adesanya on UFC 276 fight night, but has since changed his tune.
Wednesday, Pratt issued an apology to Adesanya on Twitter in which he called himself a “hypocrite” for his comments on Adesanya’s unexciting unanimous decision title defense Saturday over Jared Cannonier.
Adesanya triggered the apology after he posted a clip from the 2008 film “Wanted,” in which Pratt’s character gets drilled in the face with a keyboard. Keys fly off the keyboard after hitting Pratt and in slow motion spell out “F*UCK YOU” across the screen.
Shortly thereafter, Pratt responded, “You’re right. I’m sorry brutha. It bugs me when people criticize my work- having never themselves risked anything. It makes me a hypocrite to do exactly that to you. My bad. Keep on keeping champ.”
You’re right. I’m sorry brutha. It bugs me when people criticize my work- having never themselves risked anything. It makes me a hypocrite to do exactly that to you. My bad. Keep on keeping on champ.
— Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) July 6, 2022
The callout and apology came after Pratt served as a guest desk analyst during the ESPN+ post-fight show Saturday in Las Vegas, in part to promote his new Amazon Prime series “The Terminal List.”
Pratt, who was in attendance at the event from the start of the first prelim all the way through the main event decision reading, took exception with the main event’s lack of excitement – a criticism echoed by many viewers online after the fight.
“I’m going to say this as humbly as I can, as a guy who’s never stepped inside the octagon,” Pratt said, on the desk. “I don’t know this game. I’m just an actor. I’m not a fan, man. I’m not a fan of coming out with all that talk and then just putting on a little bit of a pitter-patter. I’m like, ‘Come on, man. You’ve got to cash on that. You’ve got to cash that promise of being a badass.”
Chris Pratt apologizes to Israel Adesanya after UFC 276 criticism: ‘It makes me a hypocrite’
