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 34 via social networking.
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Just confirmed bonuses: FIGHT: Saffiedine-Lim. SUB: Doane. KO: Holloway. All winners get $50k.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) January 4, 2014Lim is backstage and basically being carried by his cornermen. Can't walk on his own to the medical tent.
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) January 4, 2014@mmaencyclopedia Lim deserves a bonus, but not Saff. @danawhite needs to institute a Heart of the Night bonus. @ufc
— Christian Brunone (@NovaSig7) January 4, 2014"Man can't stand, man can't fight" - Karate Kid III
— Genki Sussudio (@Aqueously) January 4, 2014Love guys like Lim who don't roll over. Comes out like a BEAST
— Dana White (@danawhite) January 4, 2014I think Tarec Saffiedine might be the guy to finally amputate Robert M.F. Lawler, Esq.'s leg(s).
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014Historically, 19% of Tarec Saffiedine's standing strikes are aimed at the legs. That's twice the average rate.
— Fightnomics Reed (@Fightnomics) January 4, 2014Why would he not stand up right now?
— Dana White (@danawhite) January 4, 2014Saffiedine should hope he keeps getting headlining spots on small cards; his surgical, tactical style is so conducive to five-round success.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014I think Kawajiri's postfight speech was written by the guy who handled the sign language at Nelson Mandela's funeral.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) January 4, 2014I think I've figured out how the UFC can make millions on PPV - Kawajiri the commentator.
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) January 4, 2014Referee Steve Perceval stands there looking right at Sean Soriano, sees him tap, does absolutely nothing and lets him get choked out. Sigh.
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) January 4, 2014Kawajiri rolling into the UFC like Yojimbo. Just made Soriano bend like a comma.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) January 4, 2014Luiz Dutra needs to watch the Travis Browne instructional video on how to land legal and effective elbows with your back to the cage ASAP.
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) January 4, 2014Steve Perceval: putting the "ass" in UFC Fight Pass
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) January 4, 2014That second elbow had an arc to it which means definitionally it's not 12-6. Is Steve Perceval trying to get booed in multiple countries?
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014How you going to deduct TWO points for that? One point? OK. Two is overly punitive IMO. #UFC
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) January 4, 2014I always knew this day would come: a Japanese journeyman nicknamed after Dave motherfucking Strasser makes his never-awaited UFC debut.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014Fights & french toast. MMA & mimosas. Punches & pancakes. Bacon & brawls. Sasuage & submissions. This is #UFCFightNight /morning. We dig it.
— UFC (@ufc) January 4, 2014Chope going for that elusive "get knocked out twice in one fight" achievement.
— Tomasz J. Marciniak (@tjmarciniak) January 4, 2014Ooh a spinning back kick to the body *fans self*
— midnite (@123midnite) January 4, 2014Hit them in the face, hit them in the body, make them bleed and drink all the blood. Max Holloway is a reliable all-action hero in the cage.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014Quinn Mulhern is a solid fighter, watching him look positively terrified of Kikuno and pull guard like Nick Serra on meth is a big bum out.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 4, 2014I'm not even mad at Wee for sitting in guard or half guard. He hasn't developed many other skills yet. What else is he supposed to do?
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) January 4, 2014“@LiborioATT: Watching @UFC with @KCBanditMMA ! pic.twitter.com/Co9R9ZcNXh”
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) January 4, 2014Since being called the next GSP, Mairbek Taisumov said he needs to take time for personal matters in between rounds @MMARoasted
— Jason Anderson (@AndersonJason15) January 4, 2014@mikewhitmanmma Screw it, I am just going to watch with a blanket out in the front yard.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) January 4, 2014@MMARoasted Why are these fights called the pre-Lims and not the pre-Saffiedines? Favouritism?
— Dale (@daleantonius) January 4, 2014Russell Doane making it rain pre-sunrise on my computer box. Finishing instincts getting me hype, even at 5 in the a.m.
— Mike Whitman (@mikewhitmanmma) January 4, 2014First leg kick I've seen since Anderson's a week ago. I got scared as he threw it. Are we scarred for life now?
— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) January 4, 2014woke up 20 minutes early for 6:30am UFC so I have time to lay in bed and think about where my life went wrong
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) January 4, 2014lot of yall still sleepin. some of yall gon sleep right thru the disrespect that is kikuno on the undercard b.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) January 4, 2014As if it wasn't hard enough staying awake, they have Anik announcing...why not just put Jake Shields on this card? #UFC
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) January 4, 2014No 'YOOOOOOOUUUU and MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!' It's already a great event this morning.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) January 4, 2014