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Joe Rogan posts the best of the internet sometimes, whether it be a feat of strength, a strange science story, a combat sports highlight, a tattoo someone got of him, or a picture of himself looking really intense after a workout. Recently, he found this one of a little girl just destroying a tree, evidently because she can.
Whoever set this up knew what would look impressive, but I guarantee if I tried this, I would get a speck of sawdust in my eye halfway through and have to stop the video for half an hour while I flushed it out.
Insomnia
Is Chris Weidman angling for a third bout with Anderson Silva?
Kelvin Gastelum tried to downplay trying to fight with a staph infection
On #HelwaniShow, @KelvinGastelum tells @arielhelwani that he was on antibiotics all week fighting his staph infection and that the UFC doctors were happy with how it was going away and the commission was okay to let him fight.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 11, 2019
This was just awesome from Donald Cerrone
I wonder how this translated to Pay-Per-View buys after the injury to Robert Whittaker
#UFC234 made the top 10 rankings for social ratings twice last week according to Nielsen. The PPV main card was No. 2 overall and the prelims were No. 8. Pretty sure that’s a first for the UFC since social ratings started pic.twitter.com/jJSloIkmpo
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) February 11, 2019
Paulo Costa was not impressed with Israel Adesanya, and yeah, that seems like a great matchup to make down the line
McGregor had a lot to say about UFC 234
Anderson is one crafty, crafty Martial Artist.
You only develop these methods through years of hard fought experience.
Phenomenal performance.
The crafty veteran. Big respect always.
It would be an honor!— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 10, 2019
The “being attacked by bees defense.” Wow!
He has had killer bees on his tracksuits and clothing all these years!
Truly The Spider!
Congratulations Anderson.
A real pioneer.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 10, 2019
He wasn’t wrong about that…
McGregor’s plans are evidently still fluid
Book it. I’ll fight Nate on it. https://t.co/ewh4aQ4E7A
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 10, 2019
Nick Diaz just wants to party, though
Nick Diaz doesn’t sound interested in fighting anyone, let alone Anderson Silva. “I don’t want to hurt nobody, I just want to party.” #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/gxvhaI2RKx
— Ryan Harkness (@Ryan_Harkness) February 11, 2019
This turned out to be a pretty spot-on analogy for one of the coolest ninja fights we’ve ever seen.
Both guys were trying unusual, arcane techniques in the cage, from Silva’s spinning heel kicks to the calf to Adesanya’s question mark kicks
. : #UFC234 pic.twitter.com/jWBVl0cmMg
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) February 10, 2019
— Streetfight Bancho (@streetfitebanch) February 10, 2019
Mixed martial arts in other cultures is just… different.
Here comes the champ riding in on some kind of uh.. Indonesian dragon-horse creature. pic.twitter.com/uYV2VCcA4R
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 9, 2019
I wish I know what was going there with this syringe pic.twitter.com/DpCoWLFfzW
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 9, 2019
This doesn’t seem like it would get enforced all that strictly, but also seems like it’s good regulation to have on the books.
Turns out the commission in charge of UFC 234 is way ahead of NSAC on policing speech: pic.twitter.com/WlL11obXk9
— Steven Marrocco (@MMAjunkieSteven) February 8, 2019
Ray Borg really seems like a decent human being
During my last fight camp my wife and I went threw the process of gaining guardianship of my 7 year old niece. Shortly before my niece was born, her father passed away. Today it is an honor to fill his shoes and take my niece to her first daddy daughter dance. pic.twitter.com/HTKSFznzyZ
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) February 9, 2019
Anything above three plates is work to me so this is damn near superhuman
This is just as impressive in it’s own way
Legend https://t.co/k7hA2iy2lX
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 8, 2019
Let Nick Diaz party in peace, he’s already given us some of the most memorable fights of all time.
Could not agree more, now with that being said…
Nick Diaz needs to fight again.
The universe itself needs it, we need to see the Ricky Williams of mixed martial arts practice his craft at least a few more times. pic.twitter.com/ScO6VKr0q9
— Jonnyboy (@JBNeverDies) February 11, 2019
While we are on unusual submissions…
absurd…. inverted triangle choke pic.twitter.com/bWjbxbtoI6
— The Roots of Combat (@RootsOfCombat) February 12, 2019
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