The latest social media craze has enveloped the UFC, in humorous fashion.
UFC fighters and employees are just like anyone else, and they’ll get caught up in a good social media trend along with the general populous when one rolls through. Enter the “10-year challenge”. Also called the “puberty challenge” in some circles, the premise is simple – post a picture of yourself ten years ago, or the first social media image you used, or whatever, and then put it side-by-side-with a current picture of yourself.
Well, UFC president Dana White posted his today, courtesy of UFC fighter Michael Chiesa. And it’s a pretty good burn.
“@mikemav22 was kind enough to send me my #10yearchallenge so i didn’t have to do it myself. Thanks Mike ”
It’s not just the boss that’s participating though. Many MMA fighters and personalities have got into the spirit of things, with some having changed a lot in a decade, while others looked pretty close to the same. Here’s a collection of those posts.
#10YearChallenge #keepthesameenergy pic.twitter.com/r5q5czcZ0l
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) January 15, 2019
I’m not sure if much changed besides my peanut head filling out This was amateur debut on the left!
•#10YearChallenge #Decade #MMA #UFC #DreamChaser #LittleFunk pic.twitter.com/pLrQ75scsB— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) January 15, 2019
2008: Full-time animator, part-time bartender at @cafehabana (hence the calendar photo)
2018: Full-time professional MMA fighter, part-time gamer.
Wonder what I’ll be doing in the next ten #10YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/eTjI15irWU— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) January 14, 2019
10 year challenge! 10/10/2008 vs. 10/10/2018… 21st birthday in Vegas , and 31st birthday ! #10yearchallenge pic.twitter.com/1WAOanTLO2
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) January 14, 2019
Danm.. this is same guy? Look like not me the left one. #10yearchallenge #2009vs2019
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— Teruto”???”Ishihara (@teruto_ko) January 14, 2019
A lot of them are setups for jokes, like Marco Beltran’s…
Chiesa’s own one:
#10yearchallenege pic.twitter.com/N5OUbT0vGM
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 15, 2019
The years have been rough. There is a lot of living in this body and year, doing things that aren’t conducive to aging gracefully. #10yearchallenge #aginggracefully #aging pic.twitter.com/PKfFqlvg8A
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) January 13, 2019