A Night of Tweets: UFC Rio
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 Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare” via social media.
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90% of the fans left before the official announcement.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) March 22,
2015
Surprised @Jon_Anik
doesn't offer to do a sit-down interview with Maia.
— Rich Hansen (@JustRichHansen) March
22, 2015
demian just feel kinda like fuck being a biped creature tho
younahmean
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) March 22,
2015
congratulations to all fighters who successfully found their way to the cage without the help of Burt Watson tonight
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) March 22, 2015
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) March 22,
2015
I have a soft spot for season 1 guys. Koscheck has always been a
fight anyone, anytime and anywhere like tonight. #respect
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 22,
2015
Josh Koscheck loses his 5th in a row. Erick Silva with
back-to-back wins for the first time in his UFC career.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) March
22, 2015
"I work for the UFC-" "Actually, no, you are independently
contracted by them, but please, continue."
— Eric Stinton (@TombstoneStint) March
22, 2015
Amanda Nunes: "About her leg, when you enter the octagon with
knee braces, something is wrong." #UFCRio
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March
22, 2015
Yeah, this was like Dan Severn vs. Pedro Rizzo, only it's your
little sister getting broken in there. SAD.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) March 22,
2015
Shayna plotted on that leg. That was a lot of weight on that
floor. Leg kicks are more dangerous in that scenario
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) March
22, 2015
Typical Cowboy---blowing the lead in the last minute. #UFCRio
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) March
22, 2015
"Alex Oliveira, the only guy who can pull off the nickname
'Cowboy' in the 155 pound division" yeah i can't think of anyone
else
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) March 22,
2015
Nice flying triangle by Pepey. Kept me from clicking around the
cable box to check on NCAA hockey, hoops and wrestling updates. I
submitted.
— Jeff Wagenheim SI (@jeffwagenheim) March
22, 2015
Don't care if it took him 2+ minutes to finalize it, Pepey
flying triangled Fili. It was tight in a hurry, lesser folk
would've tapped quick
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) March
22, 2015
@MMARoasted
@Skyrim_Jobs pic.twitter.com/xWWwMX2Z1z
— StandnBangRadio (@StandnBangRadio) March
22, 2015
Hard to see Arreola staying abreast in the division.
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) March
22, 2015
Just confirmed with @danawhite that @drewdober will be receiving
his win bonus tonight. White also believes result should be changed
to NC.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) March
22, 2015
I didn't know you could show Arreola on TV without blurring.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) March
22, 2015
Ahkbah Arreola has surprisingly small nipples #UFCRio
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) March
22, 2015
When he came into the UFC, Katsunori Kikuno had never been
knocked out. One year and four fights later, he has been knocked
out twice.
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) March 22,
2015
If Eduardo Herdy officiates another fight tonight we might have
the first death in the Octagon. Or the first win via sneeze.
#UFCFightNight
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatumMMA) March
22, 2015
This is maybe the first time I've ever missed Joe Rogan. His meltdown here would be EPIC and well-deserved.
— Lee Casebolt (@LeeCasebolt) March 22, 2015
That is the worst stoppage I have ever seen, feel terrible for
@DrewDober he was in no
danger and advancing position
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) March
22, 2015
The months of training. The months of sacrifice. All gone to
waste because of a referees incompetence. #UFCRio
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) March
22, 2015
That was the most amazingly bad stoppage of all time.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) March
22, 2015
This is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. Dober was fine, about
to escape the choke, and the referee stops the fight. Unforgivable.
#UFCRio
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) March
22, 2015
Started slow, but Mothra really came out of his cocoon by the
end of the fight.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) March
22, 2015
Like, yeah ref ... Blade was just unloading a vicious string of
palm strikes to the thigh while suffocating in that RNC with both
hooks in.
— Dallas Winston (@UncleJustice) March
21, 2015
Great performance from Christos Giagos. Explosive double, nice
pass to mount, and then vicious ground strikes before the
rear-naked. #UFCRio
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) March
21, 2015
So the guy who couldn't name a favorite grappling technique gets
taken down, mounted, then choked? Yeah, sounds about right.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) March
21, 2015
I think Bentley Syler should go be a Doctor.
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) March
21, 2015
That was the Gonzaga-Jordan of its time, right there.
— CagePotato.com (@cagepotatomma) March
21, 2015
Did you hear Kenny Florian basically say during the first prelim
fight how these fighters were not ready for the UFC? #UFCRio
— Sherdog (@TheSherdoggy) March
21, 2015
Because fighting is so much more useful to society than
medicine. GREAT story!
— Stephie (@CrooklynMMA) March
21, 2015
