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, 2015Rogan 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, 2015Cain 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, 2015And there it is, your new UFC champ face. pic.twitter.com/aOFrGr7zCP
— MMA Hot Sauce Blog (@MMAHotSauce) June 14, 2015Between 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, 2015Fabricio Werdum didn't beat Cain Velasquez. He beat the brakes off of him. Made him quit. Werdum is incredible.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June 14, 2015Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu
— GRACIEMAG (@graciemag_br) June 14, 2015Wow. Finished Cain. Finished Fedor. Finished Big Nog. Hats off to Fabricio. One of the best heavyweights ever.
— Derek Bolender (@DerekBolender) June 14, 2015The most important SPORTS FACT is that Cain Velasquez has a BROWN PRIDE tattoo on his chest.
— Tomás Ríos (@TheTomasRios) June 14, 2015Just 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, 2015There can only be 1.... Until Cain is hurt again.
— Chael Sonnen (@sonnench) June 14, 2015CAIN VELASQUEZ, THE WORLD'S MOST DORMANT ATHLETE
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14, 2015Alvarez fighting through that eye issue was nuts. Altitude wiped Gil out. Man the lightweight division is bonkers.
— Duane Finley (@DuaneFinleyMMA) June 14, 2015End 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, 2015When 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, 2015This is what Bjorn Rebney meant by MEXICO!!!!, y'all.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June 14, 2015Fighter 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— 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, 2015The glitz and glamor of a UFC event. pic.twitter.com/h0kxQJZ9ZF
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) June 14, 2015MISCOUNT: 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, 2015Is 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, 2015Not 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, 2015Camus' takedown defense is truly impressive. His getting-hit-in-the-face defense? Not so much.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) June 14, 2015Escudero, "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, 2015It'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, 2015The 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, 2015Forget Reebok, Ambien is now sponsoring the UFC. #UFC188
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) June 14, 2015loving UFC's new post-fight interviewer, Giant Hairy Fist pic.twitter.com/p00ITJLA6p
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) June 14, 2015Pretty sure Perez just saw Jesus
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) June 14, 2015I 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, 2015Nice 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, 2015Joe 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, 2015Visually speaking, Case-Trevino looks very much like a fight that could happen spontaneously outside the club.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June 14, 2015If 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