About

Creator Clash 3 or CC3 is the third charity influencer boxing event in the Creator Clash series formerly run by YouTuber Ian Jomha, better known as iDubbbz, and his wife Anisa Jomha. The event is set to feature nine fights between content creators and internet personalities, including Tubbo vs.

Sapnap, Odd1sout vs. Will Neff and formerly Lena Ayad of the H3 Podcast vs. FunkyFrogBait, with Lena dropping out in late April 2025. This is the first Creator Clash to not feature a headlining fight with iDubbbz. Originally, the headlining fight was set to be Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time vs. L.A. Beast. In late April 2025, Morenstein made a post to X / Twitter claiming that he was dropping out of the event for unconfirmed reasons. Some suspected his dropping out was related to his sympathy for Israel regarding the Hamas-Israel conflict and his increasing criticism of iDubbbz for both failing to promote the event properly and for bringing drama to the event with the release of his "Content Cop – H3" video days before. Two days later, Lena Ayad dropped out of the fight. The event is set to take place on June 28th, 2025, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. On May 3rd, it was announced that iDubbbz and Anisa stepped away from the event and relinquished control to the Creator Clash team.

History

Announcement

On January 29th, 2025, the official @TheCreatorClash X^[1] / Twitter account posted the URL to the Creator Clash website^[2] with a graphic using their slogan, "influencers will pay," garnering over 175,000 views in six hours.

On February 4th, the Creator Clash X^[3] account released a trailer for the event that officially listed the event fights and a presale for tickets, garnering over 9,000 likes in two months. The fights originally announced for Creator Clash 3 were:

• L.A. Beast vs. Harley Morenstein
• Tubbo vs. Sapnap
• Kevin Lerdwichagul vs. Myth
• Odd1sout vs. Will Neff
• Jaelaray vs. Ali Spagnola
• Freddit Wong vs. Gingerpale
• Trevor Evarts vs. Wren (Corridor Digital)
• Lena Ayad vs. FunkyFrogBait
• Dad vs. Jago

On February 20th, iDubbbz hosted a "punch-a-thon" event in promotion of Creator Clash 3 on the iDubbbzTV YouTube^[4] channel, garnering over 119,000 views in two months. The event saw iDubbbz and several other fighters from the upcoming and past events punch a bag to deplete its health bar, with each donation upping the health and adding new challenges.

At the 01:52:52 mark, Ethan and Hila Klein of h3h3productions donated $1,000 to the event in support of their crew member Lena Ayad's upcoming fight.

Search for Headlining Fight

Ethan Klein vs. Hasan Piker

In late February 2025, iDubbbz began making posts on X searching for a headlining fight for the event. On February 26th, 2025, he made a post to X^[5] suggesting that he wanted Ethan Klein vs. Hasan Piker to be the headlining fight, garnering over 26,000 likes in two months.

The post references an ongoing feud between Klein and Piker over Klein's belief that Piker supports terrorism on his stream, radicalizes his audience and more.

Later that day, during an episode of the H3 Podcast on YouTube,^[6] Ethan Klein responded to the post, saying he likes iDubbbz but calling it a "stupid" tweet and saying his beef with Hasan isn't "petty," also saying it's "not even a good joke." He shares the opinion that the post downplays the seriousness of his beef with Hasan.

Amouranth vs. Morgpie

On February 28th, 2025, iDubbbz made a post on X^[7] in response to a post by Amouranth, writing, "If there are any McDonald’s workers, or members of the LGBTQ or both who’d like to beat up amouranth. The stars could be aligning. I think you’d need to be around 120-130lbs, and we can set this up," garnering over 11,000 likes in two months.

The post references Amouranth's anti-LGBTQ comment controversy, which saw her garner backlash over statements she made about a group of LGBTQ+ community members during a livestream.

Amouranth and iDubbbz tweeted back and forth over the next few days, attempting to find a suitable opponent for Amouranth, with streamer and adult content creator Morgpie expressing interest in the fight.

On March 1st, Amouranth made a post to X^[8] criticizing the options, writing, "Are we implying the gap in weight will close? Or does a Fair fight mean putting someone with a 33% weight difference and 5-6 inch height delta on the list for clout?" This is the last post about the possibility of a fight, which never went forward.

"Content Cop – H3" Drama With Lena Ayad

On April 16th, 2025, iDubbbz posted "Content Cop – H3" to YouTube,^[9] his return to the "Content Cop" series, garnering over 2.6 million views in a day.

The video features collaborations from pro-Palestinian political streamers and content creators, including Denims, Hasan Piker and Frogan, who Klein has routinely called out for, in his opinion, supporting extremist ideas and terrorist groups like the Houthis and Hamas on their streams under the guise of showing support for Palestine.

The video caused significant online backlash towards iDubbbz, particularly among Hasan Piker's critics, for making a critical video on a longtime friend and collaborator and for supporting Piker and the included content creators. Some criticized iDubbbz for releasing the video before Creator Clash 3 because of Lena Ayad's fight in the event, as Lena is a crew member on the H3 Podcast and Ethan Klein's assistant.

On the day the video was released, the H3 Podcast reacted to its release live on YouTube.^[10] During the livestream, Ethan claims that Lena is having a "panic attack" after the video dropped, as she wondered whether or not she should drop out in support of the podcast and Ethan. iDubbbz texted Lena and her husband, AB (also a crew member), during the show and apologized for dropping it on them unexpectedly and causing drama.

As of April 29th, 2025, Lena Ayad is still set to fight in the event.

Harley Morenstein Drops Out

In late April 2025, Harley Morenstein (of Epic Meal Time) began making posts criticizing aspects of Creator Clash 3's promotion and iDubbbz for bringing drama to the event due to his "Content Cop – H3" video. Morenstein has shown sympathy for both Israel and Palestine in the past regarding the Hamas-Israel conflict, insisting he believes Israel has a right to exist and defend itself.

On April 25th, Harley Morenstein appeared on YouTuber^[11] Nicholad Deorio's livestream, garnering over 90,000 views in four days. During the interview, he criticizes several aspects of Creator Clash, including the past fights, which Morenstein also fought in.

Particularly, Harley Morenstein criticizes the lack of promotion for the fight, with Deorio claiming he has heard almost no promotion for the fight from other fighters. He also criticizes iDubbbz for not promoting the fight during his Content Cop video and for making the fight about a "decades-long bloody holy war in the Middle East." He also claims he said he'd only do the event if everyone was paid equally, which he found not to be the case, claiming his opponent was paid more than him.

On April 26th, 2025, Morenstein quoted a post on X^[12] of an interview clip between Hasan Piker and Adam Friedland, writing, "This would’ve been an EXCELLENT time to mention Creator Clash 3 is coming up […] Sometimes I wonder if it would’ve proved more beneficial for Creator Clash to have chosen H3 instead of Hasan in the divorce…or not made any choice at all lol," garnering over 3,100 likes in three days.

This resulted in a back-and-forth argument between Harley Morenstein and another X user over Israel-Palestine, with Morenstein attempting to get the user to admit that Israel has a right to exist.

Later that day, Harley Morenstein made another statement on X^[13] criticizing Hamas in relation to a clip of Hasan Piker, writing, "FUCK Hamas. Guys…I know I’m just the bacon guy, so don’t listen to me. But also, don’t listen to ANYONE that makes their paycheck talking about this tragedy in the Middle East. It benefits too many of them to prolong this for $," garnering over 2,100 likes in three days.

On April 28th, 2025, Harley Morenstein spoke about the controversy surrounding the event on the PKA Podcast. In one clip, he talks critically about iDubbbz brandishing a sword with a hilt that resembles a swastika in a photo promoting his Content Cop video.^[14]

That day, Harley Morenstein made a post on X^[15] reading, "I’m not boxing," garnering over 8,500 likes and 520 reposts in a day. It is presumed that Morenstein is talking about Creator Clash 3.

Lena Ayad Drops Out

On April 30th, 2025, about five minutes into a live episode of the H3 Podcast on YouTube,^[16] Lena Ayad, her husband AB and show host Ethan Klein announced that Lena had dropped out of Creator Clash 3. In the episode, AB explains that Lena was "caught in the middle of stuff" which made her "distracted at practice." He confirms that she wasn't dropped from the event by the Creator Clash team, but chose to drop out. He explains that she had a deal with the Creator Clash 3 team that she would promote the fight, but she didn't want to promote the fight after "Content Cop – H3," which purportedly increased hate towards her for supporting Klein. Klein claimed he would reimburse her for the training she had to pay for out of pocket.

Klein continues to explain that it makes no sense for them, or anyone from their team, to promote the event after the "Content Cop – H3" video. He claims that the Creator Clash team said that if Lena doesn't promote the event, she'd be dropped.

Shortly after Lena dropped out, X^[17] user @AugieRFC posted a screenshot from iDubbbz's Discord group taken on an unknown date in which a moderator announces that an announcement about Creator Clash 3 would be made shortly on its relevant social media pages. Some speculated that the event was canceled, although this has not been confirmed.

iDubbbz and Anisa Jomha Step Away From Creator Clash 3

On May 3rd, 2025, the @TheCreatorClash X^[19] page posted a statement announcing that iDubbbbz and Anisa Jomha decided to step away from owning and running Creator Clash 3, garnering over 7,100 likes in two days. The statement refers to drama surrounding the event, referring to Harley Morenstein and Lena Ayad dropping out after the release of iDubbbz's "Content Cop – H3" video.

That same day, iDubbbz released "Content Deputy – H3" on YouTube, garnering over 1.5 million views in two days. At the start of the video, iDubbbz criticizes Ethan Klein for criticizing Creator Clash and how it's run, showing several examples in the video. He explains that he and Anisa have decided to step away from the event because of the drama, explaining that they no longer have any ties to the event whatsoever, besides being the founders of the event. He explains that it doesn't make sense to be involved in Creator Clash and to make Content Cop videos.

Response to Announcement

The announcement inspired a wide variety of responses online. On May 3rd, 2025, X^[20] user and content creator @KEEMSTAR posted, "IDubbbz if Creator Clash 3 fails we are only gonna Blame you & ya wife. Telling us you walked away from CC3 and the business partners will run it is pure manipulation. You & ya wife are trying to run away from accountability & WE ALL KNOW IT!" garnering over 5,000 likes in two days.

On May 5th, X^[21] user @Awk20000 posted screenshots from Freddie Wong's Discord in which he writes a long message sharing his concerns for Creator Clash 3. In the statement, he largely emphasizes the importance of communication with the fighters, which he feels has been inadequate. At the end of the statement, he writes:

I can appreciate the complexities of internal vs. external comms, cadence, and tone. However, I believe I speak for all of us when I say that the current strategy of "zero prior communications or heads up internally to the fighters" is an unacceptable methodology moving forward. Providing dates for upcoming announcements without any information as to the content of those announcements isn't enough. Our current trajectory does not instill confidence, and I look forward to hearing about what substantive changes we plan to implement.

Online Presence

On April 20th, 2025, X^[18] user @CommentCopped made a post pointing out that Creator Clash 3 will be held on the same date as the fight between Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., writing, "it's so over," garnering over 5,400 likes in a week.

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