A Night of Tweets: UFC Fight Night 36
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 36 via social networking.
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Performance bonuses: Erick Silva and Charles Oliveira Fight:
Machida vs Mousasi
— Dana White (@danawhite) February
16, 2014
Correction (again): 12 fights, 10 decisions, 2 finishes. Sheesh.
1:30 am ET is apparently way too past my bedtime. I blame the dunk
contest.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February
16, 2014
Someone named The Dreamcatcher shouldn't be fighting at 3:00 am
local time.
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) February
16, 2014
@mikefridley
Thought @lyotomachidafw was gonna
end it there but the finish proved too..ahem...elusive. #ufc
#ufcnight
— Toe Holds Barred (@ToeHoldsBarred) February
16, 2014
Machida is so fast at 85
— Dana White (@danawhite) February
16, 2014
Mousasi has never been KO'd for the record. That includes his
kickboxing bouts.
— Iain Kidd (@iainkidd) February
16, 2014
That body shot from Silva broke Takenorj Sato's rib. “@madchonan:
肋骨折れました。応援してくれた皆さんありがとうございました。 pic.twitter.com/RX0omEX1Zj”
— Dean Marchand (@clean_dean) February
16, 2014
Mousasi fights this way because even if he loses, he can just
say he wasn't even trying. Learned it on the playground.
— Eric Jackman (@NewYorkRic) February
16, 2014
I swear Mousasi always looks like he is sleep walking during his
fights. Looks like his heart rate is about 14 bpm.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) February
16, 2014
GIF - Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi #UFCFightNight
Hat Thief decides its better to return the hat http://t.co/WYyw1sMDrz
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) February
16, 2014
Frankie Cars still getting his Monica Seles on when he strikes.
So that's fun.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) February
16, 2014
If you've never been in a body triangle, it isn't just 'hard to
breathe'. It's actually a chore. You have to use muscles to force
air in.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February
16, 2014
FYI, UFC broadcasters have audio files of fighters pronouncing
their own names. The way Jon is pronouncing it is correct.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February
16, 2014
has there ever been a fighter who didn't "love being the
underdog?" "honestly it makes me sad that people don't believe in
me, i cry a lot"
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) February
16, 2014
Had Sato jumped up, gotten on mic to complain, sat in the cage
for 1 hour while the Yakuza went crazy would have been like Saku's
UFC debut!
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) February
16, 2014
Kenny Florian's hair is truly the MVP tonight. Takenori Sato's
poodle leg grabbing strategy against Erick Silva was not.
— FightOpinion (@FightOpinion) February
16, 2014
Wow. Takenori Sato has 7 draws in his career. And at least one
terrible 52-second a--whooping.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February
16, 2014
How many hammer fists before u let go of the single?! OUCH
— Dana White (@danawhite) February
16, 2014
Per @AntEvansUFC,
Sato's dad is Akio Sato, a member of the 80's WWF tag team The
Orient Express. Flashback city.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February
16, 2014
I sent my 10-year-old to bed because I didn't like the idea of
him seeing fighters brutally KO'd. What was I thinking?
— Jeff Wagenheim SI (@jeffwagenheim) February
16, 2014
If you break down the charges on a per hour basis, $9.99 for a
Fight Pass subscription is looking like a bargain right now.
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) February
16, 2014
so many decisions, Bruce Buffer in full Micro Machines mode, all
fighters now walking out to "Yakety Sax"
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) February
16, 2014
If someone made a flamboyantly gay cartoon named "The Adventures
of Gegard Mousassy", I can't say I wouldn't be intrigued.. #DontJudge
#UFC
— Fight Parrot (@FightParrot) February
16, 2014
What we learned: Yamasaki hates groin kicks, but he's kinda okay
with eye pokes.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February
16, 2014
This is an aspect of UFC expansion I don't grasp. Why lower
quality of some of product to make it a bit indistinguishable to
lesser rivals?
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February
16, 2014
2014 to date in the UFC: 32 decisons, 6 submissions, 9 KO/TKO
and 1 DQ
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) February
16, 2014
Trinaldo got that old man strenf on his side.
— Stephie D (@CrooklynMMA) February
16, 2014
Maybe "Performance of the Night" got translated into Portuguese
as "Decision of the Night."
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) February
16, 2014
Mike "Body Snatcher McCallum was a great boxer. A UFC dude needs
to get off of "Fight Pass" before he co-opts. That's not a jobber's
moniker
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) February
16, 2014
"This is national minister of violence Chris Lytle and I approve
of this fight." https://t.co/NuxRuYbE67
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) February
16, 2014
I'd be all on board for Fight Pass if it had social features.
Like voting to cut a guy post-fight.
— Liver Kick (@LiverKickdotcom) February
16, 2014
By the way, this how Ildemar Alcantara's nose looks like.
Beautiful. pic.twitter.com/e1GRPngscJ
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) February
16, 2014
It'd be cool if we had UFC loyalty cards and got points for
every round we watch. We'd be halfway to redeeming them for the
boombox tonight.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) February
16, 2014
shit sounded like he popped a paper bag with that kick. felipe
ain't gon have a good week son.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) February
16, 2014
Who had really loud groin kick in the Blanco DQ pool?
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) February
16, 2014
The fact those slams were legal didn't really matter since you
know Blanco was going to try them anyway.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) February
16, 2014
If you know anything about Venezula, you know Maximo Blanco has
more credentials to be president than Nicolás Maduro.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February
16, 2014
Kenny Florian's pronunciation of "Alcantara" really makes me
want to play Contra.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) February
16, 2014
It's tough being a ferocious puncher and not much else against a
hardened Eastern man with a name that sounds like a 60's sitcom car
horn.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) February
16, 2014
Silva de Andrade makes the same movements I do when I get really
cold.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) February
16, 2014
Florian just said that Douglas Silva de Andrade does not "have
much money at all." Isn't that true of most fighters on the
prelims?
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) February
16, 2014
De Andrade is sponsored by tape.
— pdl (@pdlmma) February
16, 2014
Douglas Da Silva sponsors have been redacted pic.twitter.com/BNNo6v8wtO
— Reminton Kelly (@BrandonfrmNJ) February
16, 2014
