MMA 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 160 via social networking.
Oh man. Just like that, huh? And Bigfoot lumbers back off into the woods...
— CagePotato.com (@cagepotatomma) May 26, 2013
What the hell has this sport become? I feel like I should apologize to all those Tae Kwon Do guys I laughed at over the years.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) May 26, 2013
Can't blame the crowd at all for booing the takedown. Vegas crowds appreciate the ground game. They were just enjoying the standup so much.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) May 26, 2013
Win or lose, people are still going to love Mark Hunt. I'm glad that for now, MMA finally has a real answer to Earnie Shavers.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) May 26, 2013
Watched it in slow motion. Maynard got knocked out 63 times at the end there. #UFC160
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 26, 2013
"you practiced what?" ayo tj.. next time just answer "violence, son."
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) May 26, 2013
Joe Rogan says 'bitch slaps' on TV. You should hear what they call them in Stockton.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) May 26, 2013
Mike Pyle rocking the haircut that says, 'Do Not Loan Me Money.'
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) May 26, 2013
"I disagree with that stoppage." "Look at him, he's wobbly as he goes over there." Then why do you disagree with the stoppage, Mr. Rogan?
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) May 26, 2013
Pain rollercoaster / ups, downs, dips, dives, twists, and turns / Nurmagomedov. #ufc160
— 17 Syllables of Pain (@MMAhaiku) May 26, 2013
Just to follow up on Khabib's 21 takedowns, @mjcflipdascript of FightMetric confirms that's a UFC record for one fight. #UFC160
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) May 26, 2013
George Roop is on his first two-fight win-streak since Oct. 2007 – a span of 2058 days (5.5 years) and 14 fights.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 25, 2013
Right now someone from the Culinary Union is looking at that blood and writing a press release about how the UFC sacrifices live goats.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) May 25, 2013
@mmajunkiejohn The Wolf from Pulp Fiction couldn't get that much blood out.
— David Neighbor (@dneighbor) May 25, 2013