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Top Welterweights Engage In All-Out Twitter War Of Accusations

The welterweight division is an absolute shark tank these days, with numerous worthy contenders angling for a shot at Tyron Woodley’s belt. Three of those welterweight contenders went to war on Twitter on Wednesday after an inflammatory tweet from Kamaru Usman’s manager, with Usman exchanging barbs with Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal. Check out their […]

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The welterweight division is an absolute shark tank these days, with numerous worthy contenders angling for a shot at Tyron Woodley’s belt.

Three of those welterweight contenders went to war on Twitter on Wednesday after an inflammatory tweet from Kamaru Usman’s manager, with Usman exchanging barbs with Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal.

Check out their war of words for yourself!

Usman and Till went back and forth for a while before Masvidal jumped into the fray upon seeing Ali’s tweet suggesting “Gamebread” had turned down a fight with Usman. Naturally, he didn’t hold back in classic Masvidal fashion.

Masvidal’s manager, Ibrahim Kawa, weighed in on the matter too, claiming that Masvidal was never offered Usman, despite Ali’s tweet.

With Usman undefeated in seven UFC appearances, the Nigerian-American has had trouble finding an opponent as of late. Till too has had issues getting a fight; the Englishman is currently slated to headline UFC Liverpool in May, however he does not have an opponent yet.

Do you agree with Usman’s manager that other fighters are ducking “The Nigerian Nightmare”? Who came out on top of this Twitter battle?

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Nate Diaz Perfectly Responds To McGregor Twitter Rant

If you know what the Internet is, you’re probably aware of the bizarre, impromptu Twitter tirade that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor went on earlier today. Aside from the odd call-and-response exchanges in which “Notorious” partook with various fans (discussing his myriad UFC records and PPV sales), the majority of his rant focused on his analysis of

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If you know what the Internet is, you’re probably aware of the bizarre, impromptu Twitter tirade that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor went on earlier today.

Aside from the odd call-and-response exchanges in which “Notorious” partook with various fans (discussing his myriad UFC records and PPV sales), the majority of his rant focused on his analysis of his UFC 196 fight with Nate Diaz and getting his point across that UFC fans worldwide “will all see [what happens next time].”

McGregor’s vast and influential social media reach inevitably fell on attentive ears; ears that belong to his now-archnemesis Nate Diaz. In the past few months leading up to their first meeting and consistently since then, McGregor and Diaz have had some astonishingly entertaining Twitter encounters, generally beginning with the Irishman making some kind of absurd, pie-in-the-sky claim and ending with a swift, short, and to-the-point response from Diaz.

This one, dear readers, was no different; possibly even the best yet. After McGregor’s lengthy and sporadic diatribe defending his performance and attacking Diaz’s at UFC 196, Diaz cooly, calmly and hilariously responded with this Tweet:

McGregor and Diaz were originally slated to meet in their welterweight non-title rematch at UFC 200 on July 9; however, due to the audacious Irishman’s refusal to participate in all mandatory promotional obligations, the fight was scrapped from the card all together, and UFC President Dana White has insisted that his next fight will be in defense of his 145-pound strap against the winner of Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar at the aforementioned UFC 200.

In the words of Conor McGregor himself, ‘your move’.

 

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Conor McGregor Tweeted Some Things, And Some People Had Some Thoughts on Them

No. Last time I was eating four breakfasts and a dessert on the day of weigh in.
You will see.
You will all see. https://t.co/zfhFLEqEcA

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 2, 2016

(From El Chapo to Phoebe Buffay, my oh my how Conor’s impression game has fallen.)

It’s funny how much of quote unquote “modern journalism” and/or blogging has become based around sh*t we read on social media, isn’t it? A basketball player throws some shade at another basketball player? We write an article about it. An actor gives an incredibly vague update about a potential project? We write about that, too. Hell, we have at least three pages of archives devoted to Twitter beefs between fighters, for Christ’s sake. Twitter and Facebook are practically the hands that feed us nowadays.

No fighter seems to be more aware of this fact than Conor McGregor. The man damn near shattered the MMA blogosphere with a single tweet, pulled a Jon Snow and came back from the dead with a Facebook post, and then tried to force his way back onto the UFC 200 card with another Tweet, and each time, no less than a thousand articles were devoted to him for doing so.

So when the featherweight champion began tweeting up a storm earlier today, we pretty much knew that the best course of action would be to just sit back and wait for the storm to pass, then round them up and put them in the ONE place you could check them all out (other than, you know, his Twitter). So with that in mind, head after the jump to see what McGregor had to say about stuff and also things.

Shut up, you know you’re gonna.

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(From El Chapo to Phoebe Buffay, my oh my how Conor’s impression game has fallen.)

It’s funny how much of quote unquote “modern journalism” and/or blogging has become based around sh*t we read on social media, isn’t it? A basketball player throws some shade at another basketball player? We write an article about it. An actor gives an incredibly vague update about a potential project? We write about that, too. Hell, we have at least three pages of archives devoted to Twitter beefs between fighters, for Christ’s sake. Twitter and Facebook are practically the hands that feed us nowadays.

No fighter seems to be more aware of this fact than Conor McGregor. The man damn near shattered the MMA blogosphere with a single tweet, pulled a Jon Snow and came back from the dead with a Facebook post, and then tried to force his way back onto the UFC 200 card with another Tweet, and each time, no less than a thousand articles were devoted to him for doing so.

So when the featherweight champion began tweeting up a storm earlier today, we pretty much knew that the best course of action would be to just sit back and wait for the storm to pass, then round them up and put them in the ONE place you could check them all out (other than, you know, his Twitter). So with that in mind, head after the jump to see what McGregor had to say about stuff and also things.

Shut up, you know you’re gonna.

So it all started with this one, which was registered to the Interwebs at approximately 10:42 a.m. EST. Mr. McGregor seems to be excited by the prospect of a bulkier-than-usual Nate Diaz, who appears to be training with Jean Claude Van Damme. Hopefully, the action star will teach Diaz the ways of the Kickboxer, making him a Hard Target for McGregor in his The Quest for revenge.

I am just now realizing that I am not good at whatever kind of comedy this is.

Here, McGregor is forced to defend his ground skills against who I can only assume is a fifth degree BJJ black belt, and does so by asserting that he was in fact “controlling” most of the Diaz fight on the ground until he gassed. According to a follow-up tweet by MMAFighting’s foremost ground connoisseur/social media analyst/beard possessor, Luke Thomas, McGregor’s claim can at least somewhat be evidenced by the “Curu-curu guard sweep” he pulled on Diaz in the first round of their UFC 196 clash.

As of this writeup, said BJJ black belt — who goes by the name Amir Hali and describes himself as “a human just like yourself – watching hell on earth” (such modesty for a Jiu Jitsu legend of his caliber) — has yet to offer a response. The MMA media is no doubt waiting on baited breath.

In this tweet, Mr. McGregor appears to be arguing that possessing a superior cardiovascular system is actually detrimental to an athlete. As someone who got a little dizzy after running the laundry downstairs this morning, I can offer no comment in regards to the validity of his statement.

Wait, so you’re saying that Nate Diaz is also claiming that his performance was hampered by excessive breakfast-eating on weigh-in day? The nerve of that guy!

To wit…

As you might expect, some other MMA fighters have had some things to say about the things McGregor said. TUF 18 winner Julianna Pena told McGregor to “Shut the fuck up,” a threat which the “Notorious” one might be keen to heed considering Pena’s somewhat sketchy past when it comes to being told “no.”

Nate Diaz, on the other hand, opted for the simple, yet effective Twitter attack for which he has become known.

One thing’s for sure: There will almost certainly be some lengthy thinkpieces and podcasts rants devoted to these tweets by week’s end. Hopefully Joe Rogan will be involved in at least one, because then we’ll be able to write a follow-up on *his* follow-up and there will be a great harvest in the springtime…

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Donald Cerrone Offers To Replace Conor McGregor At UFC 200

Once again, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back at it, weighing in as he usually does when a fellow division mate is taken out of a fight that he’s intrigued by. Earlier today (Tuesday, April 19, 2016), Conor McGregor tweeted that he was going to opt for an early retirement and that he was grateful for his

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Once again, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back at it, weighing in as he usually does when a fellow division mate is taken out of a fight that he’s intrigued by.

Earlier today (Tuesday, April 19, 2016), Conor McGregor tweeted that he was going to opt for an early retirement and that he was grateful for his “cheese”. Then, shortly after, news broke that McGregor was being pulled from the illustrious UFC 200 card (and his welterweight rematch with newly acquired rival Nate Diaz) due to his refusal to participate in promotional activities for the blockbuster event coming up this July.

UFC President Dana White said that McGregor had been training in Iceland and did not want to disrupt his camp by flying back to Vegas for a press conference. Clearly, White did not agree with this decision and McGregor was shockingly and promptly removed from the main event bout.

Then, almost immediately, a familiar face came out of the blue to offer himself up in place of McGregor, one ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. It’s no surprise the wildman Muay Thai specialist wanted to share his two cents with the Twitterverse and White, as he’s been known to enjoy offering to step in on short notice when other fighters are removed from a fight.

He recently suggested to the UFC powers that be that he should square off with McGregor after RDA pulled out of their UFC 196 lightweight title fight earlier this year, and again to face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 19 last weekend (April 16th) when Tony Ferguson had to pull out of their UFC Tampa bout due to a lung complication.

For the record, his most impressive short notice fight was when he stepped in to take on Benson Henderson (and won) just 15 days after defeating Myles Jury in January of 2015. There have been many, many more instances, but let’s just reference those three.

‘Cowboy’s’ tweet to Dana about his desire to step in for McGregor to face Nate Diaz is below:

It remains to be seen who will get the crack at Diaz at UFC 200, or if the main event will even stay intact after this, but as the old saying goes, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”, and ol’ “Cowboy” is the squeakiest wheel of them all.

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Twitter Goes Off On Conor McGregor’s Retirement

Atop of the current MMA heap as the biggest earner in the sport, Irish fan favorite Conor McGregor sent the MMA world into a frenzy by announcing his retirement on Twitter this afternoon (Tues., April 19, 2016): I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April

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Atop of the current MMA heap as the biggest earner in the sport, Irish fan favorite Conor McGregor sent the MMA world into a frenzy by announcing his retirement on Twitter this afternoon (Tues., April 19, 2016):

Check out some of the MMA community’s reactions to the shocking news here:

 

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Twitter Reacts To Glover Teixeira’s Big Knockout Of Rashad Evans

UFC on FOX 19 popped off tonight (Sat. April 16, 2016) on network television from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Despite losing the much anticipated lightweight contender bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, the night was not without compelling scraps or highly-ranked fighters. The new main event pitted former champion Rashad Evans against

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UFC on FOX 19 popped off tonight (Sat. April 16, 2016) on network television from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Despite losing the much anticipated lightweight contender bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, the night was not without compelling scraps or highly-ranked fighters.

The new main event pitted former champion Rashad Evans against former title challenger Glover Teixeira. The Brazilian won by scintillating first round knockout, finishing Evans for only the second time in his career. And the entertaining, back-and-forth battle between “Thug” Rose Namajunas and Tecia “Tiny Tornado” Torres became the new co-main event. See Twitter’s reaction to those two pivotal bouts here:

 

In other main card action, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his long-awaited return to the Octagon against late replacement Darrell Horcher. After a first round that saw “The Eagle” feel Horcher out and find his rhythm, he took over in round two for a ground and pound TKO from back mount. Here’s the reaction to Nurmagomedov’s return:

Also in the featured prelim, Michael “The Maverick” Chiesa locked up the biggest win of his career, submitting jiu jitsu wunderkind and #7 lightweight Beneil Dariush. Check out the reaction here:

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