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Started From The Bottom, Stayed At The Bottom

A two-panel meme contrasting aspirational rhetoric with humorous failure. The top panel shows a shirtless man with a chest tattoo adjusting a black hat, smiling confidently, with bold text 'STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM' above him. The bottom panel depicts a bald MMA fighter in a ring, wearing black shorts and red gloves, kneeling as he appears to be kicked in the face, with the text 'STAYED AT THE BOTTOM' below. The joke subverts the励志 message of Drake's song by showing a character who never progresses beyond their starting point.
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Overview

A two-panel meme contrasting aspirational rhetoric with humorous failure. The top panel shows a shirtless man with a chest tattoo adjusting a black hat, smiling confidently, with bold text 'STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM' above him. The bottom panel depicts a bald MMA fighter in a ring, wearing black shorts and red gloves, kneeling as he appears to be kicked in the face, with the text 'STAYED AT THE BOTTOM' below. The joke subverts the励志 message of Drake's song by showing a character who never progresses beyond their starting point.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (as indicated by the source), created by combining two separate images: a photograph of a shirtless man with a tattoo and a screenshot from an MMA fight (featuring visible branding like 'Duel.com' and 'Deaven' on the ring ropes). It is a remix that repurposes the popular phrase from Drake's 2013 song 'Started From The Bottom' for comedic effect through visual contrast.

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