A Night of Tweets: UFC Fight Night Las Vegas
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 “Hendricks vs. Thompson” via social media.
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Wonderboy Thompson benefits immensely from shift to FS1 off PPV where no one woulda seen it. As memorable as Machida coming out party. #UFC
— Danny Acosta (@AcostaIsLegend) February 7, 2016
@TheSherdoggy @WonderboyMMA sigh... #UFCVegas
— Deadair Marty (@Iverbure) February 7, 2016
Did Hendricks even throw a single strike? Never seen a fighter so mesmerized by his opponent. Not even Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin.
— Fury's Fight Picks (@FurysFightPicks) February 7, 2016
My entire wrestling team just quit and took up karate. #UFCLasVegas
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) February 7, 2016
— John S. Nash (@heynottheface) February 7, 2016
Wonderboy is like a mix of the good parts of Conor McGregor and Sage Northcutt. Can't believe he's not the most popular fighter in the UFC.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) February 7, 2016
Remember when this card was supposed to be a PPV but no one bought tickets and the main event no one asked for fell through? #mma #ufc
— MMA Supremacy (@MMASupremacy) February 7, 2016
Someone tell these dudes that it's 12:30. Whoever finishes a fight becomes a hero on the East Coast.
— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) February 7, 2016
Maybe the UFC should implement a "Worst Fight of the Night" policy where both fighters have to donate their fight purse to charity.
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatumMMA) February 7, 2016
This is a pretty kickass IFL fight. I think the Cincinnati Beavers are going to win it.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) February 7, 2016
Rosholt finding new and unpredictable ways to bore us to tears.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) February 7, 2016
This man is a once-in-a-generation talent. Fitch-esque.
Rosholt vs. Nelson pic.twitter.com/eO3lcXI8qb
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) February 7, 2016
Anderson Silva lookin like Grady from Sanford and Son #UFCVegas pic.twitter.com/b9YYDYcwaY
— Mikey Rukus (@MikeyRukus) February 7, 2016
FS1 pacing pic.twitter.com/Sf3pImfGdc
— Jason Nawara (@JasonNawara) February 7, 2016
CM Punk sitting at cage side, thinking Hmm, maybe I should put on a few pounds and debut against this Feijao guy instead.
— Jeff Wagenheim (@jeffwagenheim) February 7, 2016
Not to draw a direct line here, but Feijao has never been the same since he failed that drug test. #UFCVegas
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) February 7, 2016
@AndreasHale Ha ha.
— Patrick Olsen (@racin8de) February 7, 2016
Feijao is pretty much a heavy bag with a cool haircut these days, swinging gently from the rafters.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 7, 2016
10-9 St. Preux despite injuring himself. That's kind of where Feijao's at career-wise right now. #UFCVegas
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) February 7, 2016
Flyweight:
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) February 7, 2016
1) Demetrious Johnson
2) Joseph Benavidez
3) Everyone else in a miscellaneous and ever evolving order
So, umm, see you soon, guys. @dc_mma @JonnyBones
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) February 7, 2016
So, the next time you see a fighter tap to a sub that's on the jaw, have a little sympathy. It's not awesome to put your jaw in a vise.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February 7, 2016
They just aired a replay when you can clearly hear Nicholson's jaw pop. Wow. That was horrible.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 7, 2016
Broken jaw for sure pic.twitter.com/HpcdDekshD
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) February 7, 2016
Will say this about Nicholson: Dude is not afraid to engage.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) February 7, 2016
Media row has it's perks, I guess. @AriannyCeleste #UFCVegas pic.twitter.com/zpVueFtFui
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 7, 2016
Sean Spencer hit that naynay after he got conked in the head with the elbow
— Brandon Frm NJ (@BrandonfrmNJ) February 7, 2016
YVES "FUCK YOU LOOKIN AT, HE AINT DEAD YET" LAVIGNE
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) February 7, 2016
That's what happens when you chase waterfalls, bro.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) February 7, 2016
Noons coasted & wouldn't be surprised if more guys do that & take short notice bouts regardless of weight class to get out of contract. #UFC
— Danny Acosta (@AcostaIsLegend) February 7, 2016
First time I saw Burkman fight was at Sportfight and he was scrapping at 205 pounds. Here we are a decade or so later and he's at 155. Crazy
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) February 7, 2016
Josh Burkman said he lost 18 pounds in 24 hours. Those are the kinds of things that I imagine California wants to combat.#UFCVegas
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) February 7, 2016
It looks like KJ Noons really wants to fight Ben Henderson. #UFCVegas
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) February 7, 2016
where does the sound of noad lahat's soul fleein his body rank on yall all-time list of sickening shit tho?
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) February 7, 2016
You know what's sad? By heavyweight standards Lewis is a young prospect.
— Roy Billington (@RoyBillington) February 7, 2016
Lewis says he doesn't want to be on prelims or Fight Pass. Sage Northcutt hears that and cocks his head at the TV like a confused dog.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) February 7, 2016
UFC announcers created a myth that traditional martial arts can't work in the Octagon. Last decade has shown otherwise.
— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) February 7, 2016
Love this. @TheTruthJackson asked to cover the rest of fights from press row after making UFC debut. Happy to welcome him out here.
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) February 7, 2016
By my query, there have been 15 Flying Knee knockouts in UFC history, but Noad Lahat is the first to lose by this method twice in the UFC.
— Fightnomics Reed (@Fightnomics) February 7, 2016
KO’s like that… I ask myself why I watch this stuff. Just a reminder of why the sport will never be mainstream. Too brutal.
— FrontRowBrian® (@FrontRowBrian) February 7, 2016
Has anyone else ever been laid out by two flying knees as notable as Lahat getting laced by Godofredo Pepey and now Diego Rivas? So weird.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) February 7, 2016
Face of a worried man pic.twitter.com/UG5sXhaFWU
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) February 7, 2016
The Gall of Mickey to think he is gonna squash all opposition in the ufc
— Brandon Frm NJ (@BrandonfrmNJ) February 7, 2016
Alex White takes down Artem Lobov pic.twitter.com/YcGQiiRKgL
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) February 7, 2016
With Lobov being Conor's buddy, we should probably expect about a half-dozen more fights like this over the next few years.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) February 7, 2016
Lobov seems like the kind of guy who is destined to wake up after being KO'd for 30 seconds and insist it was an early stoppage.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) February 7, 2016
I always pick the guy with a length advantage.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) February 7, 2016
