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 191 via social media.
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Longest Successful Title Defense Streaks, UFC History Silva, 10 GSP, 9 Jones, 8 Johnson, 7 Aldo, 7 Rousey, 6
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) September 6, 2015
Anderson Silva has the most title defenses in @UFC history with 10
Johnson now has 7
He is quietly on his way to breaking that record
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) September 6, 2015Nobody is sticking around for the decision. People ran for the exit.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September 6, 2015Mighty Mouse is a unanimous decision version of Ronda Rousey.
— E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) September 6, 2015I feel like the only way anyone beats MM is a freak in fight injury. This guy is the most dominant fighter in UFC history.
— Spencer Lazara (@SpencerLazara) September 6, 2015I always half-expect Dodson to pull a quarter out from behind DJ's ear when they're clinched up against the fence.
— Eric Stinton (@TombstoneStint) September 6, 2015It was supposed to look great... but this is how Mir vs Arlovski looked. #ufc191 @MMARoasted pic.twitter.com/IoioFDRzFC
— Mike Neale (@Mike_Neale) September 6, 2015
Man everybody leaving before the main event. Actually kinda sad to see
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) September 6, 2015Think we need McCarthy to have a taser like Scott Hall for guys in fights like this.
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) September 6, 2015We waited 10 years for this.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) September 6, 2015Whenever Fedor has doubts about how he'll perform in the UFC, all he needs to do is watch this fight and his spirits will be raised.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) September 6, 2015I take my previous comment back... UFC 191 will be a ONE quality MMA bout PPV thanks to Mighty Mouse and Dodson. RIP your $60. #mma #ufc
— MMA Supremacy (@MMASupremacy) September 6, 2015When Mir and Arlovski were first scheduled to fight, "Face the Pain" had only been out for 1 year.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) September 6, 2015Ain't no way a single person on press row at the MGM Grand is ever setting foot on a yoga mat.
— Jeff Wagenheim (@jeffwagenheim) September 6, 2015It's funny the things that MMA Media says behind Anthony Rumbles Back..... pic.twitter.com/JtvGpYnFb4
— Naya Rae Rodriguez (@NooberNaya) September 6, 2015Rumble young man rumble! Great job @Anthony_Rumble !
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 6, 2015Rumble Johnson comes by media row and tells the media to “write some more on that shit.” Then points at me and says “you too.” Cool bro.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) September 6, 2015Mama... Whats that up in the sky pic.twitter.com/IgPBR9G0Hp
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) September 6, 2015Blachowicz exhausted like #UFC191 pic.twitter.com/m56j5GM9qi
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) September 6, 2015Blachowicz’ left eye looks like its about to give birth. Gotdamn that hematoma is gross. #UFC191
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September 6, 2015The only reason this fight is on the main card is so people who watched PVZ vs. Chambers had time to get a sock for post-fight cleanup.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) September 6, 2015
Paige threw her around like Anthony Johnson with a Yoga mat.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) September 6, 2015"Her father wrestled in high school and college." Goldie has hit rock bottom.
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) September 6, 2015Big John sucking it in for the ladies #UFC191
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 6, 2015Jimi Manuwa is dedicating this fight to all the women who have had their yoga mats tossed at the gym. #UFC191
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) September 6, 2015Joe Rogan kneeling down for that fight interview ..he'll have to do the same for the main event #UFC191 @Izi_Garcia @MMARoasted @mikefridley
— Mars Herns (@MarsHerns) September 6, 2015Here is @joerogan interviewing Felder and Pearson right in front of me pic.twitter.com/0TsDvHupSw
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 6, 2015Lineker looked great. He also did look very, very small. You can see why he and his team wanted to be at 125.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 6, 2015Hope fighters start deciding massive weight cuts ain't worth the squeeze. Lineker smashes at 135.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) September 6, 2015#UFC191 Fact: There was a total of 98 punches exchanged in the 2:08 min of that fight #Badass
— #UFC191 (@ufc) September 6, 2015That definitely was a "quicky" but so satisfying. @CiscoRiveraUFC vs. @johnlineker #UFC191 #FacePunching #violence
— Sherdog (@TheSherdoggy) September 6, 2015
I was waiting for the Ref to turn to the camera and yell "WorldStar!" #UFC191
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) September 6, 2015SMALL PEOPLE VIOLENCE!! #UFC191
— Yellow Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) September 6, 2015Omg Lineker looks so small #UFC191 #thatswhatshesaid
— midnite (@123midnite) September 6, 2015Lineker will make his Bantamweight "debut" for the sixth time #UFC191 @MMARoasted
— Messiah (@kouradimpla) September 6, 2015Guess what, degenerates? We're four for four with underdogs tonight at #UFC191.
— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) September 6, 2015Happy Birthday @RockyPMMA!!!!!!! Amazing performance! #UFC191 pic.twitter.com/ViAkjYobgX
— #UFC191 (@ufc) September 6, 2015"You're right there in that heap"
Sure are, 6-6 Raquel Pennington.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) September 6, 2015"She's 5'2" and, man, can she take it." - M. Goldberg
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) September 6, 2015Useless stat: UFC fighters are 5-6 when competing on their birthday. Raquel Pennington looking to even things up. #UFC191
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) September 6, 2015Mike Goldberg's testing out his fourth attempt at pronouncing Jéssica Andrade's name. Also just called Sarah Moras "Morais." Gold star.
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) September 6, 2015How about that roll escape by @CCCcollard? #UFC191 pic.twitter.com/f1OOu3sS32
— #UFC191 (@ufc) September 6, 2015Collard going for that leg like he's got a box of Oleg Taktarov training tapes. #UFC191
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) September 6, 2015I just got here. Have we made a Collard looks a little green joke yet?
— Women's MMA Roundup (@wmmaroundup) September 6, 2015If Mir-Arlovski is a time capsule fight from heaven, that's a time capsule fight from the deepest pits of hell. https://t.co/LIE54tm8Zc
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) September 5, 2015This is Nevada, right?
Good luck, Stallings. Rivera's on the card. Go ask him.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) September 5, 2015This is unbelievably stupid. The illegal kick quite obviously didn't cause the injury. How incompetent does ref have to be to not get that?
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) September 5, 2015I don't give a shit, happy for Joe Riggs. He was mauling him with that GNP.
— caposa (@GrabakaHitman) September 5, 2015Joe Riggs doesn’t look a day over 55.
— FrontRowBrian® (@FrontRowBrian) September 5, 2015I rated Riggs-Stallings the most existentially meaningless UFC fight of the fall, and I stand by that assessment. #UFC191
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) September 5, 2015Fill in the blanks:
"____ ______ is one of the most dangerous ______ in the division!" - Joe Rogan
#UFC191
— JustBleedMMA (@JustBleedMMA) September 5, 2015A Night of Tweets: #UFC191 is rocking tonight. Bring your A-Game, y'all http://t.co/96brvGkqhJ pic.twitter.com/30UNErcevm
— Mike Fridley (@mikefridley) September 5, 2015