"And not just me, they picked up the gnarliest guy ever in surfing, Bruce Irons, and the gnarliest guy in the MMA, Max Holloway."
The Hawaiian surf star Koa Rothman, Backdoor Shootout winner, son of Fast Eddie, bro of Makua, master of popular vlog This is Livin’, most handsome kid doin’ the rounds if we take zeitgeisty rodent king Jack Robinson out of the equation, has sensationally dumped Quiksilver for bodybuilding brand Darc Sport.
The label, whose byline is the stirring Never Fuckin Give Up or #NFGU, has also signed Bruce Irons, briefly the best surfer in the world roughly twenty years ago, as well as MMA god Max Holloway, an occasional but competent surfer who is married to pro shredder Alessa Quizon.
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Koa Rothman joins the conga line of surfers getting the hell out of their paltry contracts with the one-time surf majors turned withered golden geese Hurley, Billabong, Vans, Quiksilver, for start-ups Former, Tenore and, lately, Florence.
Two months back, surf fans were gifted the terrific news that Nathan Florence had quit Vans to ride for his big bro’s brand Florence, launched in 2020 with twelve-mill in capital and piloted by Bob Hurley.
In a video message to his fans, Koa introduces his new sponsor Darc Sport:
“They’ve got the sickest logo, the sickest team, I met with them in California, it’s a super cool vibe not corporate at all. And not just me, they picked up the gnarliest guy ever in surfing, Bruce Irons, and the gnarliest guy in the MMA, Max Holloway. That’s their Hawaiian team, me, Bruce and Max. They started back in 2015. They started with bodybuilders, then moved into fitness influencers, and now they’re breaking into surfing and MMA. Their background is definitely weightlifting and fitness, which is really cool. They’re a brand that wants the athletes involved in what they’re doing.”
“This is a new chapter in a long journey,” Koa says. “The future is gonna be amazing.”
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Team Trainwreck. No HamSammish.
Stoked for Bruce, I guess
A really long statement to say you are scratching for sponsorship, and will accept any offers because i dont have a future outside of surfing.
Don’t forget the Sunrise debt Shack
Is this like when they all rode for WeedMaps?
Good one.
Is this another Hawai’i drug money laundering t shirt company?
“Their background is definitely weightlifting and fitness, which is really cool. They’re a brand that wants the athletes involved in what they’re doing.”
“This is a new chapter in a long journey,” Koa says. “The future is gonna be amazing.””
Never heard a surfer claiming a weightlifting brand as cool but hey times a change but the next sentences we have heard a few hundred times. Should be cool to watch.
Rumour has it Koa is releasing his new book
“Run of the Mill” the Koa story. How to make it being an average Koa.
MCD 2.0
Weightlifting seems very fitting, as pro surfers have somewhat turned into jocks.
Square is, as square does.
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“They’ve got the sickest logo”!
Sounds like a 12 year old.
so sick, just really really sick, suck that quikbongdcroxyelmentlibtechgnugotchahawk global warriors, but hey whats mma ?
What the fuck are they sponsoring Bruce to do exactly? Rate his experiences at Mexican drug rehabilitation centers? Only time we hear about Brucey these days is when he passes out at a green light.
Nothing is as badass as writing f*ckin instead of fuckin.
I’d like to know what is it exactly they haven’t never fuckin gave up on.
And what really happened when they surrounded themselves with likeminded people. Looks like they pumped some iron, shot some porno and that was it.
So Bruce is out of rehab then?
gather some data from street level dealers to see if Brucenomics has puffed their coffers
Rehab*Psychedelic assisted recovery homeThrowing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks
Koa will be permanent dish bish. Max Nevah!…
Poor Koa doesn’t realize, he’s not that good but his dad will snap your whole team if you don’t sponsor him, worked well with Quicksilver. Now here we are with clout chasers from Aloha Flea market….I want to be a Samoan Warrior today… Filipino warrior Fridays…. anyone….Bueller…..
Had a look at the product line. Embarrassing manga cartoon bad asses and snarling wolves. Perfect for Hawaiian pre teens.
Dark, violent and thuggish – these people belong in a gym somewhere, not at the beach.
Pass.
Oh to be a Rothschild. To be fair Koa is my favorite of the Rothchildren
“They started with bodybuilders, then moved into fitness influencers, and now they’re breaking into surfing and MMA.”
2 reactions:
1) for the 1st time in my life i’m thinking it appropriate to call upon Otto, Hotsy, and the rest of the BG MAGA clique to use their weaponry to respond in their preferred fashion to these folks breaking into our shit.
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Clique bait