During the those first two days I could really tell how much those nerves were getting to you and I wanted to help so bad!! And during finals day when you first started popping off I could tell you figured it out. I was, and still am, SO impressed by how quickly you managed to overcome them!! It took me years and years of competing in tournaments to not feel them anymore, and even with all that experience, I was shaking like crazy until finals day. Beating nerves is something that comes with experience, and even with none, you somehow managed to just throw it all aside on the last day. Mindblowing!! I was grinning ear to ear watching you play without that holding you back on the last day, and I'm smiling even harder watching it here now that I get to see the thought process. I love FD signifier, can't wait to see you at EVO!!

I feel like FD has a bunch of lore we haven't discovered: bassist in an emo band, knows Esperanto, and own a tricycle. Place your bets now.

FD getting MattMan's name wrong consistently is the most Unc thing he could do. I love it.

F.D. at the beginning: I'm iaaght.... F.D. at the end: ooooh.....You think Tekken is your friend. You merely adopted the Tekken.... I was boooooorn in it! Molded by it!.....

Sajam mentioning that FD will compete in the Slam was like Cyclops and Ryu's handshake. My worlds collided

FD still has that dog in him

FD talking about his realisation in having fun rather than being wrapped up in his own head has the same energy as Rock Lee dropping the weights.

FD said ”I got one more in me”

Finding out FD is a pro gamer is like when you find out that the old guy down the street is secretly an MMA guru

An old-guy-former-whiz-kid-comes-out-of-retirement-for-one-last-heist story with a wholesome ending? You're gonna get me choked up 🥲

FD nerding out about a fighting game event while wearing a Napoleon Blownapart shirt is just peak content. The passion for the game is just so energizing. I wish you good luck on your Evo run

Regular FD Viewer checking in to say: Watching your joy at playing video games is perfectly cool to mix in with the other content you do. I'm here for it all.

FD will be in Top 6, book it.

You know you're a Tekken player when you called mattman markman

I'm here because of the Sajam Slam. After the tournament I started looking up all the participants and eventually stumbled upon your content. I'm now a massive fan of you and your content.

I am genuinely so proud man. How could any young black man not support and respect Signified. Keep going, you are great man.

Unc is going to EVO letsgoooooo!

That moment with Fairlight is definitely the funniest moment in the tournament but the 2nd funniest was during a match between F.D and LazyMattMan where F.D's controller disconnected. He yelled "MAH CONTROLLER!!!" and I was cracking up laughing.

As a League/TFT fan seeing "FD vs BoxBox" is deeply surreal! Hope you have a great time at EVO 😊

Unc had so much fun he had to tell us…shit is genuinely wholesome.❤

When FD instant climbed to top 1000 in a week I knew dude was nasty. EVO nasty though? LETS GO UNC

Lil Bill gonna interfere with a steel chair

You'd be surprised how many old dogs are in the Tekken scene who can still fold you with the full King throw combo...

As a local fighting game guru, arcade kid, turned career man, turned to video essay consumer, I'm so excited for you. I've only been to EVO once, but it was a really affirming old man experience.

FD in his Muten Roshi era.

I'm 36, I used to go to local Florida fighting game tournaments in my twenties. I still game with my friends so as an older man, I'll be rooting for you, brotha. EVO is literally my favorite summer event. My homies and I have watched together every year since 2011.

my man had every old head excuse in the book! nah vlog that trip man its a once in a lifetime experience like you said, document it! enjoy sunday too man.

I'm glad FD shouts out MattMan, because the dude was playing out of his mind in every set, FD was the only one who made it look close. it felt like team Brawlpro was the only team with two pros. Maybe FD just wants to play like a 'normal person', but MattMan sure didn't look like a 'normal person' playing, except for a few moments like against FD.

Tampa Never Sleeps has fantastic weekly tourneys with some pretty legit contenders every week. I'd love to see you pop up! It would be pretty great practice with both high skill opponents and being in the fgc spotlight.

I watch your content, I made the logo for Sajam Slam (he's the homie), love to see my worlds collide like this. I know your core audience maybe isn't here for this, but glad you're sharing it

Im so mad that not only do I have absolutely no interest in fighting video games, but your narrating style is so good that I’m actually gonna tune in on July 18th and root for your over explaining ass

Couldn’t believe tuning into Coney playing and seeing FD, great tourney

Was looking into new controller for my brother after he wore out the Hori controller I gave him years ago, went and bought a Sajam Slam edition leverless controller for my brother after you posted you were in Sajam Slam, thanks FD 😊

Bruh, I ended up buying Tekken 8 because of your participation in the tourney and I've been grinding ever since. I'm an older gamer as well, 34, and my first fighting game was Tekken 2, but I never played past passing the controller on the couch with my cousins/siblings. Super casual. Actually learning how to play Tekken 8 has been great though! Learning frames, positioning, counterhits and electrics has been very rewarding. Hoping to hit red ranks soon!

I'm so glad we got an actual tournament report from you, I didn't expect that. The whole event was a ton of fun, and I hope you have an amazing time at EVO.

This EVO arc has been a pleasant surprise, I found your channel by chance because your of Hip Hop videos. But seeing you going to EVO is awesome. Show them what a Tekken veteran is made of FD.

I was so excited when I saw your name for the Sajam Slam 2

Unc bouta turn EVO into the Fifth International ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

Giving me hope that I can still show up to friendlies in my city despite being a little older. Keep fighting!

FD X Eskay is a combo I never knew I would experience but love all the same. Also, new challenger jingle is quite literally what kept me here on the first video of yours I watched XD Congratulations to you and the team for making it to EVO. I hope to get to see y'all on the big screen!

12:10 reminds me of my first (and only) taekwondo tournament. My body just wouldn't move like I had practiced for so long. Kicks barely coming out, footwork was terrible, just getting plain embarrassed in the sparring. Referee was calling me on bullshit. Got soundly outpointed and was so discouraged and disillusioned that I pretty much lost all motivation to continue training. I do occasionally miss those days of practicing TKD, but I find that my motivations when I was a teen weren't all that healthy mentally.

You fucking rock man. Have fun, whoop all the ass. You earned and deserved this and I can't wait to see you in Sajam Slam 3 taking the top spot

As Sajam said, a lot of people thought team Brawlpro won the first tournament because they saw the Conney clip of him popping off at Brawlpro winning his match and thought it was the grand finals lol.

This tournament had a lot of cool stuff in it. I’ve only seen highlights, but it really makes me appreciate fighting games even just as a spectator sport. This is beautiful!

GO WIN EVO UNC

This is such a gaggy crossover for me! Bc I play Overwatch and that’s how I know about Eskay, so knowing that y’all competed in this together after also watching your videos for years is wiiiild

This is told like a sports documentary and I love it. It's my two favorite words colliding

I’ve replayed you ducking that jab dozens of times, and you followed it up with a clean finish. I jumped out of my chair when I first saw it, absolutely insane. Love seeing new and unexpected sides to people I watch; can’t wait to see what you do at Evo!

Love Eskay, she's seemingly always down to improve. I remember watching her get movement tips from wrthcrw in overwatch thinking like "damn, usually I only see t1 hopefuls get coaching from wrthcrw". Such a crazy thing yo. See you at evo man, make some vlogs while you're there.

Excited for this. Also excited for the breakdown of the battle and the cultural analysis. I check everyday 😅. Mad respect for contending with the reflexes of the younger generation.

I love fighting games, and I watched pretty much all of Sajam Slam. Watching you on Phi's team was super fun, and after watching KatLink is now my goat

FGC creators & F.D. crossover is unexpected & awesome. Good luck man!

Loooool if you happen to meet him please get a photo with Core A Gaming.

Brawlpro's team didn't win the first Sajam Slam. They came 2nd, but they clutched out a big win for the EVO qualification and the videos they cut focused around that. That's where the viral moment where Coney pops off at Brawlpro's victory yelling "My coach, my idol, my King" comes from. It was just Mandela effect from there lol, I think Sajam even introduced them as tournament one winners at some point iirc.

Did not know much about you before the tournament, but seeing all that experience come into play on that last day was hype. It was like all the pieces were coming together, all you had to do was floor it, and that you did.

Did a really great job during the tournament. Was really great to see and a hell of a team comeback in the end. Much respect here from one of the Katlink mod team members.

I was at Only The Best in Turin this year, a few weeks ago. The atmosphere was electrifying and that event, despite being the biggest in Italy, is only a fraction of EVO, so I can only imagine what this experience will be for ya. Good luck FD, Tekken pros are killer.

I'll be cheering you on from Argentina Fd! just don't forget to fix your controller 😅

As a long time overwatchh fan (unfortunately), it makes me so happy hearing about how well eskay did and your impression of her. she's the best ☺️ she does the overwatch community proud

Unc had to hit himself with the dracula flow real quick. "They must have amnesia, they forgot that I'm HIM."

Unc dropped the nebula ad so smooth, I ain’t even see it coming 😂.

Old Man FD having fun. Love this wholesome content 😌

FD, say it with your chest. It's gonna be light work at EVO! From another old head gamer who doesn't have it anymore, I'm glad your fire still burns. The old heads are with you!

I was so hype seeing you and Eskay ended up on the same team. I'm so glad this worked out well for you, doing as well as you did with less experience in a live tournament setting is actually really good. You should be really proud, it was legendary!

Let’s go FD! It was so cool to see you in the Slam

LET'S FUCKIN GOOOO!!! Edit: Just finished the video! Seeing you able to participate in the Sajam Slam and tbh just seeing you play Tekken and have such a passion for it is such a wonderful experience to see. I hope you kill it at Evo and I hope you are able to do more Tekken content in the future. If not I'm definitely gonna cherish this ride!

I only caught this from Coney's coverage, never even realized you were in this. So glad to see that there's another interest we share. Congrats. and thank you for everything you do. (PS, there are a bunch of tekken pros in ATL if you ever want to expand on tekken stories/content. Speedkicks is local and has an awesome backstory. I believe PhiDX interviewed him on the regional history of the game.)

I'm glad you overcame that mental barrier of tourney nerves and locked in that final day. So sick to see. Fair warning, in person nerves are different different and the crowd might be wild, but hopefully the college experience gives you what you need for EVO. Seeing you compete in Sajam Slam was really cool, I'm happy you had the opportunity.

: WoolieVS FD Signifier collab on Get Into Fighting Games WHEN

ive never played fighting games in my life but they are always so interesting to hear about/watch, i try to catch baaulp's hosting of EVO every yaer so i hope i got to see you play! good luck!

I’m losing my mind man, this isn’t even some kind of exciting crossover, it’s legit that moment in the movie when the fighter in the ring stands up after getting knocked down, and keeps going. Please keep it up F.D, you’re an inspiration 🙏

I watched the first Sajam Slam, started watching some occasional PhiDX vids, and every night's stream of Sajam Slam 2 because of your communtiy posts... and I've played a collective 2 hours of Tekken Tag 2. Nonetheless it's been a really fun world to peer into and cheering you on all the way through to Grand Finals was sooooo fun. Thanks for all the top-tier entertainment, video essays and otherwise

Let's go, FD! I'm heading to Evo with my son this year too. See you there!

I was so happy to see you and eskay on the same team and hearing the stories was everything i wanted. Goodluck for Evo! have a fucking blast

this is some crazy ass crossover that i didnt expected. as a FGC member and a FD watcher i was "WHAT????, THATS SO FUCKING COOL"

You’re actually only in my algorithm because of the FGC, and I am actually grateful. I am also an old man that loves Tekken, and this almost choked me up. I didn’t know a tournament scene existed when I was young enough to have the time to participate. Now that life has such a tight grip on me, I feel like I missed out on something I really could’ve loved. You get to go back and do that, and I think that’s really great. Well done, and have a great time at Evo.

it was so hype to see you playing on the slam, it was like two world colliding for me also how hyped everyone was about the way you played! time to win EVO now

This is an insane intersaction of my favorite things and I love it!

FD! We were watching your matches in our house and we popped off when yall made it to Evo! I'll be following your journey in a couple weeks. Fighting games are still peak after all these years.

As a vegas local, I'm more than pumped to see you at Evo. I just got into your channel this year and learned plenty. Looking forward to next week

I watched your run live, Phi was a great coach as always but theres no doubt that you were that groups anchor. Chips were down, you were always able to clutch out a victory. It was awesome man.

god ur fucking awesome FD, was really happy to hear ur name being mentioned as a competitor in the 2nd sajam slam

this is so funny I'm literally a yt girl who lives on the other side of the globe, and while watching and being interested in all your educational content is one thing, but I really didn't expect to be so invested in the plot of this particular video and cheering at the end of it, not being into gaming at all. Congratulations!!!

Congrats FD! Looking forward to hearing more about your experience at EVO.

Seeing Eskay and FD together is a crossover i could not have guessed in 1000 years

FD and Eskay crossover are two corners of my youtube bubble that I never thought would collide

Over the last year since a bit before the release of SF6 I've been getting into fighting games again after having a really bad experience take me out of them. Since around the end of 2021 I've been following your content and exploring other creators as I've began to inform myself better about social issues I care about. So, I was clearly very excited when you got to participate in the second Sajam Slam. Having this intersection between you and one of my favorite game series is extremely fun to say the least. It's a really good time, and I'll always be here for any FGC content you put out.

as a big fan of you and eskay, watching both of your videos about sajam slam has been such an incredible treat and it's so surreal

I really hope you like it enough to go back! They are gonna love you there!

Im waiting to hear Tastey Steve say, "Make Some Noise!!!!!" When FD makes it to Top 8.

YEEEEES! One of my favorite youtubers making a personal video essay about my favorite fighting game! this is so cool!

This is so cool. I'm glad you were able to get that info about The Yips, and were able to reach into yourself for that wellspring of FUN. I am inspired.

so fucking good man. takes me back to getting my ass whooped harder than I ever though possible at smash bros

Dog I was a huge tekken fan AND a big abolitionist so hearing you got in the Sajam Slam was sick as hell

You and Foreign have finally gotten me over the line. I subscribed to Nebula because of the quality of your work, wasn’t going to give KZfaq my dollars to stop the ads since creators are so limited in their ability to platform what they really find valuable for us as consumers of your content to unlearn and learn from. So thank you 🙏🏽 I send my son another black nerd gamer (built like you and has a bundle of sweetness, tolerance and good will for other humans) your videos. 😊🙏🏽

Lowkey got back into fighting games when you started posting about tekken last year, this is so exciting!

FD bout to pop out and show em those combos

This is just so awesome! I’m extra excited for EVO now!

Its crazy to me that my favorite vtuber (Dokibird) and my favorite youtuber (YOU) met in a fighting game tournament of all things. And im happy for you, FD lets goooo

I love that I found your page and then to find another page of yours with only tekken. As someone else who has been playing tekken since the beginning this gave me such joy to discover. I will be watching the tournament