Author: Anthony Fusco

3 Fighters to Follow on Twitter

Twitter has revolutionized the way people communicate.
In 140 characters or less, they are able to give their own opinion, post photos or videos and much more.
Athletes have embraced the power to tweet as well. Many of them now have Twitter accoun…

Twitter has revolutionized the way people communicate.

In 140 characters or less, they are able to give their own opinion, post photos or videos and much more.

Athletes have embraced the power to tweet as well. Many of them now have Twitter accounts and use it to promote themselves, their teams and connect with their fans.

UFC fighters are no different.

They post their thoughts and feelings, and many of them interact directly with their supporters and critics.

Some of the men under contract with Zuffa have taken to Twitter quickly and have become icons in the sport of MMA.

Here are three examples of men who tweet nothing but solid gold.

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3 Changes Alistair Overeem Needs to Make Before His Next Fight

Alistair Overeem came into his UFC 156 bout against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva as the massive favourite. Not many people were willing to bet against the well-rounded heavyweight, which is what made the ending of the fight so shocking. After two rounds of …

Alistair Overeem came into his UFC 156 bout against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva as the massive favourite.

Not many people were willing to bet against the well-rounded heavyweight, which is what made the ending of the fight so shocking.

After two rounds of Overeem toying with Silva, the Brazilian appeared to have had enough.

At the beginning of the third round, he unleashed some massive punches that eventually knocked “The Reem” into unconsciousness.

The Dutchman has a lot to work on if he wants to have a better outing in his next fight.

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5 UFC Fighters to Watch for the Month of March

The month of March still has two UFC events that have yet to be held. The first will be UFC 158: Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz. The second is UFC on Fuel 9 which will be headlined by a clash of light heavyweights in Alex Gustafsson and Gegard Mousasi…

The month of March still has two UFC events that have yet to be held.

The first will be UFC 158: Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz. The second is UFC on Fuel 9 which will be headlined by a clash of light heavyweights in Alex Gustafsson and Gegard Mousasi.

On both of these cards, there is a bevy of talented men who are primed and ready to take the next step in their career and earn a big win.

They range from a champion to former The Ultimate Fighter competitors.

All are dangerous and exciting and ready to move up their division’s ladder with an impressive performance.

Here are five fighters whom you should definitely keep an eye in these coming weeks.

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Analyzing the UFC Debut of Anderson Silva

Today, Anderson Silva is known as the greatest fighter in the world. He hasn’t lost in the UFC yet and has racked up an impressive 16 straight wins.He has defeated all kinds of challengers, including Chael Sonnen twice, former light heavyweight champio…

Today, Anderson Silva is known as the greatest fighter in the world. He hasn’t lost in the UFC yet and has racked up an impressive 16 straight wins.

He has defeated all kinds of challengers, including Chael Sonnen twice, former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and the hard-hitting Vitor Belfort.

The Silva that we know today is unstoppable. He can beat the man opposite from him using his crisp striking or slick submissions. Whatever you can do, he can do it better. But he wasn’t always known as this destructive terminator.

At one point, he was known as just another talented fighter who had some nice wins and a few losses to show in his MMA career. After knocking out Tony Fryklund with a nasty rising elbow, Silva was finally given the call to come fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The man welcoming him would be none other than Chris Leben, who was a fan favorite on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Leben was on a six-fight winning streak before his bout with Silva and believed that a seventh victory would be easy to attain.

Here’s where Silva showed us a glimpse of what he was going to become. The fight started and Leben charged out the gate. Silva kept his distance and fired off two quick jabs that snapped the Oregon native’s head back.

Silva kept light on his feet and effortlessly moved out of the way of the oncoming attack. He shot off a powerful two-punch combination that wobbled “The Crippler.” Leben tried to respond, but Silva was already out of range.

A few moments later, the former TUF competitor barrelled in again and ate the same punches as he had previously. Silva waited and then cracked him with a head kick. Once Leben was up, the future champ unleashed a fast barrage of punches that dropped him down to the canvas.

“The Spider” followed his felled opponent down and began raining some good ground-and pound as Leben struggled to rise. He finally got back to his feet and was backed against the cage by Silva.

The Brazilian sensed the fight was near its end and slapped a Thai plum around the neck of the dazed American and delivered a powerful knee to the forehead that put him down for good.

Silva had as good a debut as you could hope for. His striking was pin-point, accurate and powerful. He picked his shots and avoided Leben‘s. His first UFC fight was a perfect ballet of violence. It was just a taste of what Silva was going to become.

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A Definitive Guide on How Not to Get Released by the UFC

The news that the UFC cut a total of 16 fighters from their roster, including former title challenger Jon Fitch, came as a surprise to many. UFC cutting fighters that haven’t performed is nothing new. It was the amount of cuts that came in one day that…

The news that the UFC cut a total of 16 fighters from their roster, including former title challenger Jon Fitch, came as a surprise to many.

UFC cutting fighters that haven’t performed is nothing new. It was the amount of cuts that came in one day that shocked many.

Now, fighters are under the microscope whenever they fight.

With the news of top welterweight Fitch getting cut, it has nearly every fighter wondering if one bad performance could land them on the chopping block.

With so many fighters fearing for their careers, I have compiled a guide to follow that will allow you to keep your job as a UFC fighter.

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5 UFC Fighters You Can’t Help but Like

Every UFC fighter has a different personality inside and outside the cage. Some are serious and some are just happy go lucky. Every fighter is different and that is what makes them unique. Some fighters have personalities that fans just can’t get behin…

Every UFC fighter has a different personality inside and outside the cage.

Some are serious and some are just happy go lucky. Every fighter is different and that is what makes them unique.

Some fighters have personalities that fans just can’t get behind. Sometimes they do things that makes fans hate them.

There are 101 different reasons you could hate a fighter, but none of them apply to the following five men under UFC contract.

They range from gentle giants, to comic book nerds, to a self-proclaimed dinosaur expert.

Here are five UFC fighters you can’t help but like.

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