Korean YouTuber Banzz is pulling the plug on his channel with over 2 million subscribers after losing an MMA match to comedian Yoon Hyung-bin, part of a viral bet where the loser had to delete their channel.
The high-stakes fight took place on June 28 at Jangchung Arena in Seoul during Goobne Road FC 073. Banzz was stopped just 1 minute and 42 seconds into the first round by TKO, leaving him no choice but to follow through with the bet.
According to Allkpop, Yoon Hyung-bin, who delivered the finishing blows, seemed almost guilty afterward. “I thought about it, and deleting the YouTube channel seems a bit much,” he said before making a joke about uploading videos to Bannzz channel.
He added: “My heart feels heavy… maybe putting one’s livelihood on the line was too much.”
Banzz reflects ahead of deleting channel
The day after the fight, Banzz uploaded a final video to the channel. He said: “This video will be the last one on my channel. While working out, I dreamed of stepping onto the stage of Road FC,” he said. “I had a bet with Yoon Hyung-bin about deleting my channel, and, unfortunately, I lost.
“Having put everything on the line, I now intend to keep my word. This channel will be deleted a week from now, on July 7.”
“For 12 years I uploaded all my videos on this channel. It was like a diary containing everything about me,” he said. “Although the channel will be gone, I’m determined to go back to basics and start over from the beginning.”
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