His Instagram account is verified. I personally messaged him there to be sure it was really him. He replied yes it was. Have you went to any of his other social media accounts and asked him? I understand the reason why some people would wonder if this was really Chris, and anyone with the stature of fighting in the UFC, should probably be verified, which is why I messaged him on Instagram. I do agree that Steemit, Busy, and other platforms on STEEM blockchain definitely need to have a verification process like mainstream social media. I'm not sure why you say this is why Steem is going down. Steemit is not going down at all, in fact the platform is making strides, and the currency is on a very good run up in value at the moment. The community has done a decent job of vetting anyone of stature who has joined.