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 183 via social media.
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Nick Diaz's world class trash talk reduces yet another man to tears pic.twitter.com/KQ7bpXqK2G
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) February 1, 2015Practically every fighter's family asks him to stop fighting. That's a non-story to me.
— Daniel Downes (@dannyboydownes) February 1, 2015IT’S OVER! Anderson Silva beats Nick Diaz by unanimous decision, wins 1st fight back since breaking leg in Dec. 2013. pic.twitter.com/JDCjlKOJZF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 1, 2015O Want My money back
— Wanderlei Silva (@wandfc) February 1, 2015I'm not necessarily seeing overt physical decline from Silva, but his ability to make clean, effortless striking choices looks rusty.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February 1, 2015"He Twerks Hard For the Money" #UFC183 pic.twitter.com/J0KAzIQdUG
— John Paul Fitzgerald (@themmahole) February 1, 2015I think Tony Frykund just had a flashback when Anderson threw that elbow.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) February 1, 2015Diaz just pulled a wedgie out his ass. For real. In the middle of a fight.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) February 1, 2015209 WHAT!?!?! pic.twitter.com/d9GM0wK4vd
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) February 1, 2015Kelvin walking to his corner.
#UFC183 pic.twitter.com/PcDkSLhuNM
— White Belt Survival (@WBSurvival) February 1, 2015Somebody throw on a Diaz promo in that arena.
— tanya (@TheTanyaAttack) February 1, 2015
Gastelum reportedly came into this fight with food-like symptoms
— Eric Stinton (@TombstoneStint) February 1, 2015maybe Gastelum could've made weight if he had the tiny Brazilian Spider-Man removed from his neck pic.twitter.com/kX9bLEmIPx
— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) February 1, 2015GAHHHH MELTY FACE for @MMAFighting #UFC183 @ALIAQUINTA pic.twitter.com/NHnFQvzje9
— esther lin (@allelbows) February 1, 2015Smart stoppage by Marc Goddard. Joe Lauzon was grateful. See him pat Goddard? Quality win by Al Iaquinta.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) February 1, 2015"That was an excellent stoppage by Marc Goddard." Maybe if you're on a seven-second delay, Joe.
— Jeff Wagenheim SI (@jeffwagenheim) February 1, 2015Great win for Al Iaquinta, who looks like a black-and-white snapshot of your grandpa, from back when he fought Golden Gloves.
— Chad Dundas (@chaddundas) February 1, 2015UPDATE: Jimy Hettes has been released from hospital. Checked and cleared by docs. Look fwd to seeing him compete soon. #UFC183
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) February 1, 2015UPDATE: Jimy Hettes has been released from hospital. Checked and cleared by docs. Look fwd to seeing him compete soon. #UFC183
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) February 1, 2015Wow. Just wow. pic.twitter.com/lqbFIY610V
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) February 1, 2015Charles Barkley, Jon Jones, Roy Jones and Conor McGregror will now star in the remake of The Hangover. #UFC183
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) February 1, 2015Thiago Alves is now the King of Pancreas.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) February 1, 2015Your organs don't give a shit how well you're doing in the first round. #UFC183
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) February 1, 2015Jordan Mein’s guts will never be the same. Alves is watching the replay and smiling. #UFC183
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) February 1, 2015Ok I'm looking to fight winners and @MieshaTate you're now in my crosshairs. No reason not to fight me now! @ufc #thisismytime
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 1, 2015Already drama backstage @ufc183. @benaskren talking garbage and getting dealt with. http://t.co/lIZt3E7s9A
— Din Thomas (@DinThomas) February 1, 2015Tate's grappling is deeply underrated. She's not a speed transition player, which is why Rousey gives her probs. But she slowly overwhelms.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February 1, 2015Joe, is it surprising that Tate out grappled her? I mean, they both wrestled in high school.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) February 1, 2015Wow, Sarah just knocked the icing right off that cupcake.
— Tim B (@TB_Money) February 1, 2015Ed "Short Fight" Herman.
— Tim B (@TB_Money) February 1, 2015Love Brunson's coffin nail technique there. No blind swinging, A+ balance, proper punching mechanics, followed his target as Herman squirmed
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) February 1, 2015Damn sucks he can't make weight
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) February 1, 2015I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU TO SPEAK PORTUGUESE WITH THIS BODY SHOT.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) February 1, 2015The energy provided by that whole cheesecake Lineker scarfed down is really giving him an edge.Curious to see what he eats before Round 3.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) February 1, 2015"One of the things that separates Lineker from the other flyweights," says Joe Rogan. That and the extra 5 pounds.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) February 1, 2015
So sorry to all my fans and apologize to Diego for the inconvenience. Had some medical issues and the doctors were looking out for me.
— Jimy Hettes (@jimhettes) February 1, 2015Hearing guys at the bar complain about the women's fight not being in the main card. A lot has changed in very little time. #UFC183
— Kaitlin Young (@kaitlin_young) February 1, 2015Stephon Marbury's reffing an MMA fight.
— Tomasz J. Marciniak (@tjmarciniak) February 1, 2015Watson going for that Von Kaiser cut. #UFC183 pic.twitter.com/op5yejnbn4
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) February 1, 2015john lineker the brick fisted hobbit from a part of the shire most yall ain't even prepared to visit b
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) February 1, 2015Tom Watson makes MMA history and walks to the greatest song ever: "When The Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean. #LEGEND
— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) February 1, 2015Heavy handed jon Lineker? Just heavy.
— midnite (@123midnite) February 1, 2015
These TUF Brazil 3 guys all have 1985 Cadillac Brougham gas tanks.
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) February 1, 2015"He's recognizing the stiffness." - J. Rogan
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) February 1, 2015
We just got word that Rousimar Palhares has been escorted from the building for heel hooking a security guard.
— CagePotato.com (@cagepotatomma) February 1, 2015I think Ape Index should be added to the tale of the tape.
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) February 1, 2015Hey all. @jeremybotter here. Just arrived cageside, where Bruce Buffer announced Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes is off due to medical issues.
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) January 31, 2015
See an awesome #UFC183 tweet that deserves recognition? Holler at @mikefridley, who is rocking A Night of Tweets: http://t.co/VY0MTE825S
— Sherdog.com (@sherdogdotcom) January 31, 2015