FanaticsFest celebrates athletes, but the star that stood out this past weekend was IShowSpeed!
FanaticsFest took place from August 16 to August 18 and hosted many A-List celebrities and famous athletes. Notable attendees were, Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, Derek Jeter, Jay-Z and of course IShowSpeed and Adin Ross. But Speed really took the limelight.
IShowSpeed, A Generational Athlete
One awesome moment was Speed's 40-yard dash against a UFC fighter. Speed took the win, even while looking his opponent directly in the eyes during the sprint.
| WATCH: Speed defeats a UFC fighter in a 40-yard dash pic.twitter.com/qyDIAx0Ggg
— Speedy HQ (@iShowSpeedHQ) August 16, 2024
Speaking of UFC fighters, IShowSpeed even managed to top Alex Pereira's score on the same boxing machine.
Speed really is a generational athlete, bro got a higher score than Alex Pereira on the same punching machine pic.twitter.com/iagGmmuzKR
— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) August 16, 2024
But arguably his most exciting moment at FanaticsFest was his fight against Adin Ross. With UFC-President Dana White standing in as their referee, Speed and Ross squared off in the octagon in front of fans.
After an interesting-looking attempt, at a low kick, Speed managed to grab a hold of Adin, choking him from the rear. Ross had to tap shortly afterward.
It's fascinating to think how great of an athlete IShowSpeed could have been if he never became a streamer. Clearly a man of many talents.
At least we can still see him goof around at events like these, though he already announced he will be back to streaming soon.