A Night of Tweets: UFC 172
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 172 via social networking.
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That fight was basically UFC circa 1998 vs UFC 2014.
— Freddie DeFreitas (@freddefreitas) April
27, 2014
Based on these post-fight interviews tonight, "Performance Of
The Night" bonus belongs to Jesus
— MMATorch (@mmatorch) April
27, 2014
And Still... #AndStill
pic.twitter.com/qOBveJBlW8
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) April
27, 2014
Teixeira's mouthpiece has more sense than Teixeira.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) April
27, 2014
Not sure how much Glover has left on his shots. He just snapped
Jones head back with an uppercut but Jones just wore it and came
back at him
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) April
27, 2014
I keep saying aloud "STOP FACE-PALMING ME, JON!" in the voice of
"stop looking at me, swan!" from Billy Madison. FYI.
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) April
27, 2014
Double by Jones at end of 4. This is a shutout so far. Greg
Jackson tells Jones this "an amazing, artistic fight. It's
beautiful to behold."
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) April 27,
2014
Glover trains with Liddell, he's been poked in the eye.
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) April
27, 2014
VIDEO: Jon Jones does the Ray Lewis dance during his title fight
entrance at UFC 172 http://t.co/V6uVxBnYP9 pic.twitter.com/eI1hf6zHsC
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) April 27,
2014
Unfortunate typo in this Luke Rockhold quote emailed out by the
UFC: "...I’ll take an opportunity to shit Michael Bisping’s mouth
next.”
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) April
27, 2014
anthony johnson next conversation after this post-fight: "nah
bitch, i said 5 number 5's and 4 number 2's. polynesian sauce.
large fries."
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) April
27, 2014
The takeaway from this fight isn't that Johnson won, it's that
he so casually dismissed absolutely everything Davis tried while
mauling him.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) April
27, 2014
Rumble's defensive wrestling shouldn't be a surprise. It's
obvious he loves stuffing.
— Jessica Hudnall (@LegKickTKO) April
27, 2014
Johnson just moved up to HW during the 1st round. #UFC172
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) April
27, 2014
I would have @LukeRockhold's babies, and
I absolutely hate babies.
— tanya (@TheTanyaAttack) April
27, 2014
So, when was the last time 4 straight UFC fights ended via
submission? It's like I'm spending the night with a delightful old
friend.
— Tomas Rios (@TheTomasRios) April
27, 2014
Rockhold didn't even mess up his hair!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) April
27, 2014
Oddsmakers had that one dialed. Evidence mounts that Luke
Rockhold fares well when he's allowed to fight normal humans.
— Chad Dundas (@chaddundas) April
27, 2014
Tim Boetsch used to follow me on twitter but then he realized I
cannot make a cabinet with my bare hands
— David Lautaret (@Chaelshero) April
27, 2014
don't mind me i'm just over here going frame by frame on that
Miller-Medeiros finish to see if they kissed pic.twitter.com/1ZHgBPeTc7
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) April 27,
2014
Holloway is trying to punch a hole in Fili's face...to match the
other 3.
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) April
27, 2014
TIME TO END THIS SUFFERING I NEED A MINUTE TO MYSELF *fast paced
montage various fighters enjoying a cup of tea and reading the
newspaper*
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) April 27,
2014
Holy fuck. Benavidez got styled on for a second, then went into
rage mode and just forced Elliott to kicky leg tapout to a Debo
guillotine.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) April
27, 2014
Still waiting for hat size on the "tale of the tape" for a Gomi
fight. A boy can dream.
— Derek Bolender (@MMAjunkieDerek) April
27, 2014
HTML - Bethe Correia Calling out @RondaRousey @QoSBaszler @MarinaShafir #FourHorsewomen
http://t.co/op1DGCXoUi
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) April
27, 2014
@ZProphet_MMA
@FrontRowBrian did
Correia just show 4 fingers then showed 3? Killing off four
horsewomen? Gif it!
— Edward Kim (@EdwardsKim) April
27, 2014
good to see Jessamyn Duke in high spirits after the fight
pic.twitter.com/oL9dJgJV3S
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) April 27,
2014
@LiverKickdotcom the
green outfit completes the look
— midnite (@123midnite) April
27, 2014
Duke just flipped a Bethe.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) April
27, 2014
Lol. "I got 99 problems but a Bethe ain't one." WELL-played,
Jessamyn Duke.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) April
27, 2014
Betch please.
— Derek Bolender (@MMAjunkieDerek) April
27, 2014
Remember when Semmy Schilt used to fight those tiny Pancrase
dudes? This fight is the WNBA version. Excited?
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) April
27, 2014
Goldy getting use out of the "Bang Ludwig Effect" before that
ship sails. Also, I don't think Ludwig teaches you to throw from
the floor.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) April
27, 2014
Team Alpha Male celebrate the BIG KO finish for teammate
@LastCall155 https://t.co/r0jQl8Kyqf
— UFC (@ufc) April 27,
2014
That amazing flying knee by Chris Beal still wouldn't get him
free tickets to the Clippers. @MiddleEasy #UFC172
#Enemy
— CAINtheBULL (@CAINtheBULL) April
26, 2014
That was AWESOME! That knee shook William's entire family
tree.
— Stephie D (@CrooklynMMA) April
26, 2014
That flying knee was SICK!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) April
26, 2014
Herb Dean's like, Round's over, your corner's over there.
Williams is all, I'm just going to stand here and bleed for a sec
if that's cool.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) April
26, 2014
The fight gods don't give a shit about the Fight Pass prelims,
just mashing buttons as Beal and Williams fight like they're PCP
spazzing.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) April
26, 2014
it's cool Chris Beal got the guy from Nintendo Skate or Die to
corner him pic.twitter.com/hgfBrNfqR9
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) April 26,
2014
Kick to the balls off the bat is wise strategy. Wont be docked a
point and it hurts your opponent.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) April
26, 2014