A Night of Tweets: UFC 188
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 188 via social media.
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"Viva Werdum!" Fabrício Werdum forces Cain
Velasquez to tap out to become UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion.
pic.twitter.com/zGIE7BgzeR
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June
14, 2015
Rogan asking Cain to repeat the question in
his answer after Cain just lost his title and got beat up. What a
dick.
— Chael Sonnen (@sonnench) June 14,
2015
Cain i know you just suffered a devastating
loss but can you answer some questions in English and then
translate them to Spanish real quick
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14,
2015
And there it is, your new UFC champ face.
pic.twitter.com/aOFrGr7zCP
— MMA Hot Sauce Blog (@MMAHotSauce) June
14, 2015
Between Fedor, Nogueira and Cain, Fabricio
Werdum has beat the other three best heavyweights I've ever seen.
He tapped them all. What a king
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June
14, 2015
Fabricio Werdum didn't beat Cain Velasquez.
He beat the brakes off of him. Made him quit. Werdum is
incredible.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June
14, 2015
Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-Jitsu
— GRACIEMAG (@graciemag_br) June
14, 2015
Wow. Finished Cain. Finished Fedor. Finished
Big Nog. Hats off to Fabricio. One of the best heavyweights
ever.
— Derek Bolender (@DerekBolender) June
14, 2015
The most important SPORTS FACT is that Cain
Velasquez has a BROWN PRIDE tattoo on his chest.
— Tomás Ríos (@TheTomasRios) June
14, 2015
Just told my buddy's 3-year-old son to watch
this historical match. Because he might be a father before we see
Cain fight again. Hope not.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) June
14, 2015
There can only be 1.... Until Cain is hurt
again.
— Chael Sonnen (@sonnench) June 14,
2015
CAIN VELASQUEZ, THE WORLD'S MOST DORMANT
ATHLETE
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14,
2015
Alvarez fighting through that eye issue was
nuts. Altitude wiped Gil out. Man the lightweight division is
bonkers.
— Duane Finley (@DuaneFinleyMMA) June
14, 2015
End of R1, Eddie Alvarez's career as an
elite was tailspinning. Pulled out of a nosedive and prevailed with
one eye. What a thing that was.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June
14, 2015
When you blow your nose during a fight and
your eye puffs up its a damaged sinus cavity. Pretty simple to
figure out
— Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) June
14, 2015
This is what Bjorn Rebney meant by
MEXICO!!!!, y'all.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June
14, 2015
Fighter gets poked in the eye, says that he
cant see. They restarted the fight. Wittman called it for his
fighter. Rectify this disparity.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) June
14, 2015
Oh my Nate Marquardt. Your traps are
missing. #UFC188 #ped
— midnite (@123midnite) June 14,
2015
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14,
2015
Most epic post fight speech. #UFC188 pic.twitter.com/DeCTngUrJl
— Naya Rae Rodriguez (@NooberNaya) June 14,
2015
The glitz and glamor of a UFC event.
pic.twitter.com/h0kxQJZ9ZF
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) June
14, 2015
MISCOUNT: Torres and Hill have a combined 7
pro fights. Probably not the best thing for the main card. #UFC188
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June
14, 2015
@MMARoasted Hill couldn't
bounce back from her beating from Lois Griffin. pic.twitter.com/HcUpBCefew
— brandon baedke (@brandonbKC77) June
14, 2015
@MFG16 "Angela Hill is very
well-versed on her back." Hopefully for Goldie, whatever happens in
Mexico City stays in Mexico City. #UFC188
— Stat Cat (@MMAStatCat) June 14,
2015
Is Mario Yamasaki on quaaluuds? He was
daydreaming during the eye poke, and Cejudo and Camus have nearly
ran him over about four times now.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June
14, 2015
Not sure what anybody was expecting out of
that fight. Hard to look good against Camus, who's rock-solid
across the board. #UFC188
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) June
14, 2015
Camus' takedown defense is truly impressive.
His getting-hit-in-the-face defense? Not so much.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) June 14,
2015
Escudero, "You know who you are," in regards
to those watching TUF Latin America. All 38 of you in the US.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) June
14, 2015
It's insulting that Bruce Buffer introduces
Cain Velasquez as fighting out of San Jose, California. He moved to
Metro, bro. Research.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) June
14, 2015
The guillotine was effective for years, then
became over used. It's undergone a lot of innovation & is now much
more effective. Love that.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June
14, 2015
Forget Reebok, Ambien is now sponsoring the
UFC. #UFC188
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) June 14,
2015
loving UFC's new post-fight interviewer,
Giant Hairy Fist pic.twitter.com/p00ITJLA6p
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14,
2015
Pretty sure Perez just saw Jesus
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) June
14, 2015
I can last with Arianny Celeste longer than
that fight went. #ufc188
— Fatt Serra (@LazyinTheClinch) June
14, 2015
@HollywoodCase 's eye
doesn't look very good after that poke. @ufc #UFC188 @MMARoasted @outspoken311 @DerrickBurnsed pic.twitter.com/8Zmsy2SWZa
— Bob Loblaw MMA (@OklahoMMA) June 14,
2015
Nice the way Big John and Case worked around
the elephant in room...you know.. the fact he couldn't see shit out
of that eye...
— Robert Joyner (@robnashville) June
14, 2015
Joe Rogan just dropped a Mike Hunt on TV. I LOL'd #UFC188
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 14, 2015
Big John just asked Johny Case---"How many chins am I holding up?"#UFC188
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) June 14, 2015
"I want shorts that hide my love handles,
but they need to match my corn rows too." -Francisco Trevino
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) June
14, 2015
Visually speaking, Case-Trevino looks very
much like a fight that could happen spontaneously outside the
club.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June
14, 2015
If I was Clay Collard I'd be annoyed that
the UFC's tale of the tape graphic makes me look like an extra on
The OC.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) June
13, 2015