A Night of Tweets: UFC 168
Mixed martial arts journalism is a serious business. Following the MMA community on Twitter, is not. The following is a light-hearted (and sometimes insightful) look at how the combat sports world viewed UFC 168 via social networking.
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Anderson is yelling at the top of his lungs on the stretcher
backstage. I've never heard anything like that. A horrible
sound.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December
29, 2013
Silva's leg looked like Joe Theisman's...brutal Don't see him
coming back after such a horrible injury...GSP & Silva gone?
Unreal
— Ron Kruck (@rkruck) December
29, 2013
"C'mon, man." -- Every UFC fan.
— Freddie DeFreitas (@freddefreitas) December
29, 2013
"C'mon, man." -- Every UFC fan.
— Freddie DeFreitas (@freddefreitas) December
29, 2013
That makes me sad. I have a feeling that's the last we see of
Silva in the Octagon. #bummed
— Sherdog (@TheSherdoggy) December
29, 2013
Oooooo pic.twitter.com/kDzDmY3aIf
— Matt Lindland (@mattlindland) December
29, 2013
'Yeah, but he still hasn't *really* beat him.' Let the fun
continue for another year.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) December
29, 2013
OH MY!! #UFC168
https://t.co/81ZCLAFuRI
— UFC (@ufc) December 29,
2013
If you've watched a lot of Silva, this is classic Silva. He
exhausts people from the guard.
— Tomas Rios (@TheTomasRios) December
29, 2013
just realized why the annoying period when you're waiting for
something to load is called "buffering"
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) December
29, 2013
I identify sexually as Ronda Rousey's immaculate hate face.
— Leigh Cowart (@voraciousbrain) December
29, 2013
Rousey's armbar is wild because she hit it as she was being
reversed in position. Dominant position? Cool. Bad position? Armbar
there, too.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) December
29, 2013
Steven Seagal just saw Judo Gene and shit his pants. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December
29, 2013
Josh Barnett did not lose! He fell asleep on Browne's knee
because Jackson's fighters are soooo boring.
— Evan Shoman (@shomanart) December
29, 2013
As an aside, Rousey claiming she was playing heel for TUF is
hilarious given she spent half the show explaining why Miesha is a
bad person.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December
29, 2013
@UFC does a bad job with
pacing. Fans don't buy PPV to watch interviews with directors and
replays of fights from two hours ago.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) December
29, 2013
Uriah Hall just apologized for Travis Browne's knee to Barnett's
head. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December
29, 2013
Travis Browne is the first fighter in UFC history to earn a
second UFC knockout stemming from standing elbow strikes. #UFC168
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) December
29, 2013
Any chance Browne has a metal plate in that bow like The
Narcissist Lex Luger?
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) December
29, 2013
Congrats Brown but those elbows wont work on the chin of
@roynelsonmma
@ufc @lunarpages @fearthefighter http://t.co/LmP3IRiuUv
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) December
29, 2013
Travis Browne's finish of Barnett looked eerily similar to his
win over Gonzaga earlier this year. Shoot at your own risk.
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) December
29, 2013
Barnett is one of the most underrated HW's of all time, taking
down many legends as well as Affliction. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December
29, 2013
peter berg drunk, soldier with the unbelievable story makes the
go usa pick. shout out to mma for bein too real yall.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) December
29, 2013
Camoes looks like Belfort before he took his "Medicine" #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December
29, 2013
Nice win by Miller, but let's not overstate the point. Half of
Camoes' losses are via submission.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December
29, 2013
Forget his size look at his ear and WALKAWAY. You will thank me
later. Truth pic.twitter.com/aqMCd1ULE9
— DeionSanders (@DeionSanders) December
29, 2013
I think if you miss weight by 6lbs you should have to walkout to
Fat by Weird Al.
— Iain Kidd (@iainkidd) December
29, 2013
Has Tim Kennedy called out Uriah Hall yet for giving a shout out
to Mandela?
— tanya (@TheTanyaAttack) December
29, 2013
He's dedicating an ass kicking to Nelson Mandela? Was Gandhi
busy?
— Rich Hansen (@MMATorchRich) December
29, 2013
A Meditation On Existential Sadness Expressed Via Mediocre
Brutalism is a good PPV lead-in IMO.
— Tomas Rios (@TheTomasRios) December
29, 2013
Chris Leben walked out of the cage before the official decision,
and waved to the crowd, as if he's done. The end? #UFC168
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) December
29, 2013
Combat sports wear on a man. Chris Leben leaves the UFC with a
wimper.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) December
29, 2013
@bokamotoESPN
So... (B)arkley (R)onaldo (O)livia Munn (C)had Mendes (K)elvin
Gastelum Learn to read between the lines my man...
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) December
29, 2013
Here's a Vine of the fart heard round the world. https://t.co/B1SeRyOkg8
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) December
29, 2013
Flatulent timeline pic.twitter.com/vZg0CclzgO
— midnite (@123midnite) December
29, 2013
@DamonMartin
Randleman also shat in the Octagon. Pant shitters are 2-0 as far as
I know in the UFC.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) December
29, 2013
Wonder if Judo Gene LeBell & Steven Segall will cross paths
2nite in locker room area #UFC168?
Google the story. Gene's a bad hombre. @ufc
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) December
29, 2013
Voelker bleeding like a virgin on prom night
— White Neon (@LongBeachOGKush) December
29, 2013
If Brittney Palmer gets anymore plastic surgery she is going to
give Heidi Montag a run for her money.
— Pete D. (@longhornsMMA) December
29, 2013
Payan: "I was clearly winning that fight and he didn’t give me
the chance to get up. Completely ridiculous stop.” #UFC168
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) December
29, 2013
Bobby Voelker is wishing this was Roger Bowling right about
now.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) December
29, 2013
#UFC168
Real-Time Results: Peralta def. Payan by Knockout RD 3 http://t.co/DtV2aQQf9r
— Fight Parrot (@FightParrot) December
29, 2013
Robbie Peralta saw the opportunity to be the richer man's
Leonard Garcia and is capitalizing. Real juicy mitts. Work on that
hip escape, tho
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) December
29, 2013
When you're described as a "banger w/ a lot of heart", it means
you're just a warm body w/ no upside in the cage & don't quit your
day job.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) December
29, 2013
