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 168 via social networking.
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Anderson is yelling at the top of his lungs on the stretcher backstage. I've never heard anything like that. A horrible sound.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 29, 2013Silva's leg looked like Joe Theisman's...brutal Don't see him coming back after such a horrible injury...GSP & Silva gone? Unreal
— Ron Kruck (@rkruck) December 29, 2013"C'mon, man." -- Every UFC fan.
— Freddie DeFreitas (@freddefreitas) December 29, 2013"C'mon, man." -- Every UFC fan.
— Freddie DeFreitas (@freddefreitas) December 29, 2013That makes me sad. I have a feeling that's the last we see of Silva in the Octagon. #bummed
— Sherdog (@TheSherdoggy) December 29, 2013Oooooo pic.twitter.com/kDzDmY3aIf
— Matt Lindland (@mattlindland) December 29, 2013'Yeah, but he still hasn't *really* beat him.' Let the fun continue for another year.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) December 29, 2013OH MY!! #UFC168 https://t.co/81ZCLAFuRI
— UFC (@ufc) December 29, 2013If you've watched a lot of Silva, this is classic Silva. He exhausts people from the guard.
— Tomas Rios (@TheTomasRios) December 29, 2013just realized why the annoying period when you're waiting for something to load is called "buffering"
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) December 29, 2013I identify sexually as Ronda Rousey's immaculate hate face.
— Leigh Cowart (@voraciousbrain) December 29, 2013Rousey's armbar is wild because she hit it as she was being reversed in position. Dominant position? Cool. Bad position? Armbar there, too.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) December 29, 2013Steven Seagal just saw Judo Gene and shit his pants. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December 29, 2013Josh Barnett did not lose! He fell asleep on Browne's knee because Jackson's fighters are soooo boring.
— Evan Shoman (@shomanart) December 29, 2013As an aside, Rousey claiming she was playing heel for TUF is hilarious given she spent half the show explaining why Miesha is a bad person.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 29, 2013@UFC does a bad job with pacing. Fans don't buy PPV to watch interviews with directors and replays of fights from two hours ago.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) December 29, 2013Uriah Hall just apologized for Travis Browne's knee to Barnett's head. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December 29, 2013Travis Browne is the first fighter in UFC history to earn a second UFC knockout stemming from standing elbow strikes. #UFC168
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) December 29, 2013Any chance Browne has a metal plate in that bow like The Narcissist Lex Luger?
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) December 29, 2013Congrats Brown but those elbows wont work on the chin of @roynelsonmma @ufc @lunarpages @fearthefighter http://t.co/LmP3IRiuUv
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) December 29, 2013Travis Browne's finish of Barnett looked eerily similar to his win over Gonzaga earlier this year. Shoot at your own risk.
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) December 29, 2013Barnett is one of the most underrated HW's of all time, taking down many legends as well as Affliction. #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December 29, 2013peter berg drunk, soldier with the unbelievable story makes the go usa pick. shout out to mma for bein too real yall.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) December 29, 2013Camoes looks like Belfort before he took his "Medicine" #UFC168
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) December 29, 2013Nice win by Miller, but let's not overstate the point. Half of Camoes' losses are via submission.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 29, 2013Forget his size look at his ear and WALKAWAY. You will thank me later. Truth pic.twitter.com/aqMCd1ULE9
— DeionSanders (@DeionSanders) December 29, 2013I think if you miss weight by 6lbs you should have to walkout to Fat by Weird Al.
— Iain Kidd (@iainkidd) December 29, 2013Has Tim Kennedy called out Uriah Hall yet for giving a shout out to Mandela?
— tanya (@TheTanyaAttack) December 29, 2013He's dedicating an ass kicking to Nelson Mandela? Was Gandhi busy?
— Rich Hansen (@MMATorchRich) December 29, 2013A Meditation On Existential Sadness Expressed Via Mediocre Brutalism is a good PPV lead-in IMO.
— Tomas Rios (@TheTomasRios) December 29, 2013Chris Leben walked out of the cage before the official decision, and waved to the crowd, as if he's done. The end? #UFC168
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) December 29, 2013Combat sports wear on a man. Chris Leben leaves the UFC with a wimper.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) December 29, 2013@bokamotoESPN
So...
(B)arkley
(R)onaldo
(O)livia Munn
(C)had Mendes
(K)elvin Gastelum
Learn to read between the lines my man...
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) December 29, 2013Here's a Vine of the fart heard round the world. https://t.co/B1SeRyOkg8
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) December 29, 2013Flatulent timeline pic.twitter.com/vZg0CclzgO
— midnite (@123midnite) December 29, 2013@DamonMartin Randleman also shat in the Octagon. Pant shitters are 2-0 as far as I know in the UFC.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) December 29, 2013Wonder if Judo Gene LeBell & Steven Segall will cross paths 2nite in locker room area #UFC168? Google the story. Gene's a bad hombre. @ufc
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) December 29, 2013Voelker bleeding like a virgin on prom night
— White Neon (@LongBeachOGKush) December 29, 2013If Brittney Palmer gets anymore plastic surgery she is going to give Heidi Montag a run for her money.
— Pete D. (@longhornsMMA) December 29, 2013Payan: "I was clearly winning that fight and he didn’t give me the chance to get up. Completely ridiculous stop.” #UFC168
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) December 29, 2013Bobby Voelker is wishing this was Roger Bowling right about now.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) December 29, 2013#UFC168 Real-Time Results: Peralta def. Payan by Knockout RD 3 http://t.co/DtV2aQQf9r
— Fight Parrot (@FightParrot) December 29, 2013Robbie Peralta saw the opportunity to be the richer man's Leonard Garcia and is capitalizing. Real juicy mitts. Work on that hip escape, tho
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) December 29, 2013When you're described as a "banger w/ a lot of heart", it means you're just a warm body w/ no upside in the cage & don't quit your day job.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) December 29, 2013