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 “Bader vs. St. Preux” via social networking.
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that's how most yall nights goin at this point b. the god pities yall for what the ultimate huggin championship doin with these late cards.
— GFKonMMA (@GFKonMMA) August 17, 2014Holy crap that scared me! OPS's corner should go in there and fight the last round.
— Sherdog (@TheSherdoggy) August 17, 2014Any guess as to what @003_OSP is whispering into @Sara_McMann's ear? pic.twitter.com/lSIIILP1YH
— Dave Mandel (@DvMandel) August 17, 2014Holy God, there are five rounds of this? I don't know y'all. That may be unhealthy for your soul.
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) August 17, 2014OSP stands for One Strike Per round. #ufc
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) August 17, 2014Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. pic.twitter.com/tb0rgG0qXf
— Fake Joe Silva (@FakeJoeSilva) August 17, 2014I'll bet Dana White can't wait to brag about how the UFC set a Bangor attendance record, beating the past record set by Right Said Fred.
— Bauzen (@Bauzen) August 17, 2014Gray Maynard has now been Knocked Out in 4 of his last 5 Fights
Possibly the end of Maynard's Career
#UFCFightNight pic.twitter.com/i1garowmGb
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) August 17, 2014Mark my words: you won’t see Gray fight again.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) August 17, 2014So we can all agree that Frankie Edgar has Gray's soul in his trophy room, right?
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) August 17, 2014Gray Maynard's bodyshots sound exactly like Rocky hitting beef in the freezer.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) August 17, 2014Maynard is in Frank Mir territory; he always looks like he's about 5 seconds from being knocked out.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) August 17, 2014If the Bangor fans were excited by homeboy Tim Boetsch, wait till they catch their first glimpse of aptly named Gray Mainerd.
— Jeff Wagenheim SI (@jeffwagenheim) August 17, 2014Did Koscheck just say Maynard needs to tell himself he’s gonna win the fight? That’s …… incredibly insightful.
— FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) August 17, 2014Get ready, Hooters of Bangor. The Barbarian Horde shall descend upon you this night.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 17, 2014What it's like to win at home. https://t.co/gwPLFp0PSj
— UFC (@ufc) August 17, 2014Tim Boetsch becomes the 1st Fighter in History,
to Finish Brad Tavares
#UFCFightNight pic.twitter.com/mBWkyUv8CD
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) August 17, 2014Tim Boetsch is a member of the Jake Shields club for fighting professionally at middleweight and wrestling in the NCAA as a heavyweight.
— Coach Mike (@coachmjr) August 17, 2014Tim Boetsch is the best wrestler from Maine ever. But not the best fighting man out of the state. That title belongs to Kilrane.
— Coach Mike (@coachmjr) August 17, 2014RFA to UFC pipeline is working exactly like those involved hoped it would.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) August 17, 2014JUST IN! Behind-the-Scenes footage from Alan Jouban's training camp leading up to #UFCFightNight victory: http://t.co/VEo551UxVj
— Fight Parrot (@FightParrot) August 17, 2014Alan Jouban has come a long way since his days in Zoolander. #ufcfightnight
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) August 17, 2014It's times like this that I contemplate how many UFC heavyweights Cain Velasquez could beat in a single-night gauntlet match. At least four.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) August 17, 2014"He's long, he's big..." #PHRASING
— midnite (@123midnite) August 17, 2014tell me you don't see a likeness. http://t.co/Dmea3yuCzx
— Yael Grauer (@yaelwrites) August 17, 2014Huge win for Thiago Tavares and his steroids.
— Jon (@jonJpatrick) August 17, 2014Man, no TRT has Belfort looking trim. Oh, it's Thiago Tavares, nevermind.
— TJ De Santis (@TJDeSantis) August 17, 2014— Chris Nelson (@3ammma) August 17, 2014
I'm calling the first joke about Firas Zahabi being a bad human being in case Makovsky wins and this fight isn't exciting.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) August 17, 2014Kudos to the judge that scored the fight for Murphy. Sure, McMann landed takedowns, but you can't ignore more than 2-to-1 strikes landed.
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatumMMA) August 17, 2014And now we come to the point in the evening where we're reminded that Sara McMann is stuck on the prelims, which makes no sense at all.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 17, 2014"Watson looking very sharp in the striking. Very fluid." Yes, the air in front of Sam Alvey looks really flustered.
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) August 17, 2014I like Smilin' Sam Alvey, but it's unfortunate that his grin gives off more of a sexual predator vibe than an endearing one.. #UFCFightNight
— Fight Parrot (@FightParrot) August 17, 2014Wasn't Sam Alvey in the moive "The Burbs" @ufc pic.twitter.com/f9klckMdiu
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) August 17, 2014The UFC coming to Maine is the best thing to happen to the State since Tim Sylvia moved to Iowa. #UFCFightNight
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) August 17, 2014
We don't even really like Tim Sylvia, but we'll always champion any cause that will possibly lead to public defecation.
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) August 17, 2014
When OSP fights in Maine tonight the black population of the State will double. #UFCFightNight
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) August 17, 2014I'll admit it: I'm a little disappointed Tim Sylvia isn't on this card. No rational explanation. I just am.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) August 17, 2014