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Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to a Fight
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Overview
Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to a Fight refers to pop singer Justin Bieber tweeting, seemingly unprovoked, that he wanted to face actor Tom Cruise to physical combat in an MMA octagon.
Background
On June 9th, 2019, Justin Bieber[1] tweeted, "I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight?", tagging UFC chairman Dana White in the post. It gained over 25,000 retweets and 119,000 likes.
![the Tweet Justin Bieber @justinbieber I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite? 8:34 PM Jun 9, 2019 Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/501/816/af8.jpg)
Developments
Online, Twitter users were confused at the challenge, noting that Cruise, 56, is 31 years Bieber's senior. Popular reactions in this line include a tweet by @jwPencilandPad[2] that gained over 760 retweets and 3,100 likes (shown below, left). User @epsilontheory[3] tweeted that despite the age different, they would still put their money on Cruise, gaining over 130 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, right).
![No One: Jeremy Woodcock @jwPencilAndPad nobody: absolutely nobody in the world: certainly no 25-year-old singers to 56-year-old actors who never really seemed to claim to do this in real life, just pretends in movies, nice and fun for us and for him too: Justin Bieber to Tom Cruise: fight me you coward 6:21 AM Jun 10, 2019 Twitter Web Client](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/501/825/77e.jpg)
![Still Cruise Ben Hunt @EpsilonTheory Justin Bieber is 30 years younger and (probably) 5 inches taller than Tom Cruise. I'd bet a large sum that neither man has been in a real fight in his entire life. And yet I would bet a larger sum that Tom Cruise wins this fight. @justinbieber 14h Justin Bieber I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite ? Show this thread 10:53 PM Jun 9, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/501/827/b28.jpg)
Conor McGregor[4] tweeted that if Cruise accepted the challenge, McGregor Sports and Entertainment would host the fight (shown below, left). UFC Canada[5] simply tweeted the eyes emoji, as if to express interest, gaining over 360 retweets and 6,000 likes (shown below, right). The tweet was covered by BBC,[6] New York Daily News,[7] TMZ,[8] and others. Meanwhile, Memebase[9] published a collection of Twitter reactions titled "Justin Bieber Challenged Tom Cruise To A Fight And Twitter's Roasting Him To A Crisp."
![We'll host it Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA If Tom Cruise is man enough to accept this challenge, McGregor Sports and Entertainment will host the bout. Does Cruise have the sprouts to fight, like he does in the movies? Stay tuned to find out! Justin Bieber @justinbieber 15h I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite? Show this thread 9:33 PM Jun 9, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/501/829/264.jpg)
![UFC Canada UFC UFC Canada @UFC_CA Replying to @justinbieber and @danawhite 8:53 PM Jun 9, 2019 Twitter Web Client](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/501/830/d74.jpg)
On June 10th, Logan Paul retweeted Bieber and said, "why you wanna fight a 56 year old… let’s dance 😈" which received over 19,000 likes and 1,300 retweets in a day. UFC fighter Justin Gaethje[10] then responded saying, "I’ll fight the both of you at the same time" (shown below). Thet tweet gained over 6,000 likes and 800 retweets in a day.
![Logan Paul and Justin Gaethje @LoganPaul Jun 9 Logan Paul why you wanna fight a 56 year old... let's dance @justinbieber Justin Bieber I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite? Show this thread Justin Gaethje @Justin_Gaethje Replying to @LoganPaul I'll fight the both of you at the same time. 3:35 PM 10 Jun 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/502/343/e14.png)
Elder Celebrity Fight Challenges
On June 10th, 2019, Twitter user @Misnomer[11] tweeted, "Justin Bieber is 25, Tom Cruise is 56. Challenge an actor 31 years older than you to a fight. I’ll go first… Sam Waterston, you’re a punk, and due for an ass beating. Name the place" (shown below). The tweet gained over 34,500 likes and 3,800 retweets in a day.
![Sam Waterson Misnomer @Misnomer Justin Bieber is 25, Tom Cruise is 56 Challenge an actor 31 yearss older than you to a fight. I'll go first... Sam Waterston, you're a punk, and due for an ass beating. Name the place. 2:35 PM 10 Jun 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/502/344/21a.png)
Twitter users began to respond accordingly. Twitter user @RMSummerlin[12] tweeted, "I ain't scared of you Jackie Chan Editor's Note: Raymond is very scared" (shown below, left). The tweet accumulated over 1,600 likes and 100 retweets in a day. That same day, @rabiasquared[13] tweeted, "I've wanted to kick Sally Field's ass for decades and finally this is my chance, SHOW YOURSELF SALLY" (shown below, right). The tweet gained over 2,700 likes and 100 retweets in a day.
![Jackie Chan Raymond Summerlin @RMSummerlin I ain't scared of you Jackie Chan Editor's Note: Raymond is very scared. Misnomer @Misnomer Justin Bieber is 25, Tom Cruise is 56 Challenge an actor 31 years older than you to a fight. I'll go... 7:13 PM 10 Jun 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/502/345/e28.png)
![Sally Field rabia O'chaudry @rabiasquared I've wanted to kick Sally Field's ass for decades and finally this is my chance, SHOW YOURSELF SALLY Misnomer @Misnomer Justin Bieber is 25, Tom Cruise is 56 Challenge an actor 31 years older than you to a fight. I'll go... 11:16 PM - 10 Jun 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/502/342/dd0.png)
Bieber's Response
On June 12th, 2019 uploaded a video of Bieber saying he "was just playing" and that he would probably loose if he were to fight Tom Cruise (shown below). The video was uploaded to YouTube by X17onlineVideo and garnered over 68,600 views in a day.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – Justin Bieber
[2] Twitter – jwpencilandpad
[3] Twitter – @epsilontheory
[4] Twitter – @TheNotoriousMMA
[6] BBC – Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise to UFC fight
[7] New York Daily News – Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise to a fight
[8] TMZ – I'LL WHOOP TOM CRUISE'S ASS!!!
[9] Memebase – Justin Bieber Challenged Tom Cruise to a Fight
[10] Twitter – Justin Gaethje
[12] Twitter – RMSummerlin
[13] Twitter – Rabiasquared
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