Drazah: “There’s nothing more I want to do than shut them up”

With the Major II win in the CDL 2026 season, Zach “Drazah” Jordan has become the most successful player in the four years of competitive Call of Duty action. To the dismay of many communities around the esport, the seasoned main assault rifle carrier continues to defy the will and suppression of hostile crowds and take the OpTic-killer vacancy from Patrick “Aches” Price.

For better or for worse, Drazah has a habit of not mincing his words when he takes on the likes of OpTic Texas. Building up a rivalry that pulls in hundreds of thousands of viewers between the two Call of Duty esports giants.

The pantomime that Drazah and OpTic have been dancing together has taken a new turn at the CDL 2026 Major II, with FaZe Vegas clinching the trophy from under the noses of the Green Wall, completing a lower bracket comeback story on Championship Sunday.

Moments after lifting the trophy, Drazah spoke to Hotspawn to reveal how he uses the energy and confrontation with fans as fuel to be in the right headspace when it comes to the biggest matches.

Fuelling the Fire Against OpTic

Having once donned the green, black, and white colours, albeit under the ‘wrong’ ownership as the OpTic banner slipped out of the hands of Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez in the opening CDL franchise season. Drazah has been a constant thorn in the side of the fabled organisation.

Boasting a 66% win percentage (24 wins, 12 losses) against OpTic’s teams (including the Chicago Huntsmen) since breaking through in the league, the confident AR main has been as sharp with his mouth as he is with gun skills in the rivalry, dubbing himself ‘CEO’ of the org.

It’s a rivalry that has boiled over to consistent boos and expletive chants cast in his direction, but the “F*** you Drazah” taunts only fuel his fire.

“Honestly, it’s been happening for a long time, so I’m definitely used to it,” he told Hotspawn. 

“But it just helps me to be in the moment for these tournaments.”

“They’re talking crazy, and there’s nothing more I want to do than shut them up. So that kind of gives me motivation to come and win a series like this.”

In the Grand Finals, it was Jovan “04” Rodriguez who took many of the plaudits for his MVP performance, including huge clutch moments in Search and Destroy and Overload. 

But Drazah was one of the key components in getting FaZe Vegas to the final, putting up a 110-kill series and a 1.24 K/D in a reverse sweep against LA Thieves in the opening match, and an even more dominant 1.34 K/D thrashing of Paris Gentle Mates in the following series.

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From the ‘CEO’ to the king of Europe

It might not come as much of a surprise to FaZe Vegas fans that the organisation won Major II, as the team is continuing its dominant reign outside of the US.

Since the pandemic, Major II Birmingham was the second time that the CDL has featured in Europe, with last year’s Major I saw land in Madrid, courtesy of Toronto Ultra’s new Spanish Co-Owners. And you guessed it, Atlanta FaZe won the Major.

Chris “Simp” Lehr told Hotspawn and French outlet Jump Street that Drazah claims to not be able to ‘try’ in the US anymore and only shows up in Europe.

“Drazah has said it, sometimes he kind of says he can’t try in the U.S – that’s weird,” Simp said. “I’m gonna believe you now. You told me you’re ‘international.’”

FaZe will return to Europe in Major VI in Paris, as the roster will look to continue its pillaging of the continent’s biggest cities and head home with more silverware in their suitcase than they left with.