Instagram removes controversial Andrew Schulz MMA post for \u201cinciting violence\u201d YouTube: Flagrant 2 Clips \/ InstagramComedian Andrew Schulz hit out at Instagram after the social media platform removed his post for \u201cinciting violence.\u201d The Flagrant 2 podcast host came under fire after criticizing UFC Womens Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko. Stand-up comic Andrew Schulz sparked backlash from the MMA community after claiming fighter Valentina Shevchenko could not be a \u201cstar\u201d due to her performance at UFC 266. The popular comedian further drew attention after Instagram removed his response to angry martial arts fans, claiming that it violated their policy of \u201cinciting violence\u201d on the platform. Instagram removes Andrew Schulz\u2019 MMA posts The 37-year-old podcast host kicked off a wave of anger from UFC fans after sharing his critical take on Champion Valentina Shevchenko. Responding to the outcry, the comic tweeted, \u201cTo the MMA fans around the world that are heartbroken I wasn\u2019t familiar with Shevchenko, I only know about female MMA fighters if they were born with a p**is.\u201d In a September 26th update, Andrew Schulz revealed that Instagram had deleted his post featuring the viral Twitter message. According to the comedic personality, the social media giant had accused him of trying to \u201cincite violence.\u201d The Flagrant 2 creator then called out the platform and his detractors by exclaiming, \u201cThey took this down for \u201cinciting violence\u201d. They\u2019re really trying to silence greatest journalist in MMA history. News flash: it won\u2019t happen.\u201d View this post on Instagram The backlash surrounding the stand-up comedian started on September 25 after Schulz reacted to Shevchenko\u2019s performance at UFC 266. \u201cYou cannot be a star in the UFC without finishing people. This Shevchenko fighter is incredibly skilled. But she doesn\u2019t seem to be willing to take the risks necessary for stardom,\u201d he said. His take immediately came under fire from the MMA community including UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, who tweeted, \u201cYou must be new here.\u201d Schulz replied back stating, \u201cTook her 4 rounds to take out a diner waitress. C\u2019mon. Wasting our time.\u201d View this post on Instagram The Flagrant 2 podcast host further shot back at angry fight fans in an Instagram story where he wrote, \u201cI ain\u2019t going nowhere you lispy tongued losers. I am the greatest MMA journalist for a reason. And I ain\u2019t going nowhere. I did pray tho for y\u2019all.\u201d While Andrew Schulz argued that Valentina Shevchenko\u2019s UFC 266 performance left much to be desired, critics pointed out that the Flyweight Champion has knocked out three of her last four opponents. Regardless, the comedian seems to be doubling down on his opinion and is roasting those upset with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Instagram removes controversial Andrew Schulz MMA post for \u201cinciting violence\u201d YouTube: Flagrant 2 Clips \/ InstagramComedian Andrew Schulz hit out at Instagram after the social media platform removed his post for \u201cinciting violence.\u201d The Flagrant 2 podcast host came under fire after criticizing UFC Womens Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko. Stand-up comic Andrew Schulz sparked backlash […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}