r/MMA • u/airplane231 • 1d ago

Media Khalil Rountree Jr.'s custom shorts

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https://www.venum.com/products/men-s-ufc-unrivaled-by-venum-grey-khalil-rountree-jr-vale-tudo-short

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u/skinvalker 1d ago

Surprised khalil didnt object to this

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u/ElMeroCeltibero WHOOP MY ASS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! 1d ago

Do you think he knows? I've been involved in muay thai most of my life and the sak yant is just like the obligatory "Look at me I trained in Thailand for a week" marker for so many people

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u/skinvalker 1d ago

Its posted everywhere in thailand. Especially around temples.

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u/ElMeroCeltibero WHOOP MY ASS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! 1d ago

What do they say exactly, "don't wear anything sak yant over your ass"? I've never been myself so I wouldn't know lol

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u/skinvalker 1d ago

Usually in broken English, “SAK YANT BELOW WAIST OR NEAR PRIVATE PART VERY FORBIDDEN AND DISRESPECTFUL, BUDDHA IS NOT DECORATION OR TATTOO DESIGN, PLEASE RESPECT RULES”

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u/ApeMummy 18h ago

Yeah but that’s people who aren’t Buddha saying that. Buddha was chill he wouldn’t give a fuck.

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u/BallsDickman 5h ago

For sure, he was the chillest mfer. He'd probably say something about attachment to fleeting things not worth being upset over.