Damon Martin
@DamonMartin
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Senior Reporter at @MMAFighting. Covering MMA since 2003. Horror podcast host https://t.co/sizx17WlEf
ÜT: 40.688904,-80.078958
Joined February 2009
Paddy Pimblett is now 4-0 in the UFC and he believes he largely dominated Jared Gordon. If that's the case, give him a fight against Arman Tsarukyan or Jalin Turner. Let's find out how good he really is. #UFC282.
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Bill Burr on his wife flipping off Donald Trump at #UFC295:. "She gave him the finger, nobody got arrested, that's why this country's great. Everybody expressed themselves. "I came there to go to the fights. I didn't know I was going to the Republican National Convention.".
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Here's an accurate portrayal of what would happen if @dc_mma ACTUALLY fought Jake Paul in MMA.
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Paul Felder deserves a $50K bonus for this one tonight: . "Somebody is chanting USA when Belal Muhammad is from Chicago, you idiot" . #UFCVegas45.
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UFC will never do it but there should be a rule that you have to defend the title a minimum of 5 times before changing divisions to chase another belt. That would solve so many problems.
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UFC champ Weili Zhang arrived in the U.S. and met with presidential candidate @TulsiGabbard - and then they got in a training session together. Courtesy of Zhang’s manager @SuckerPunchEnt .
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@JamesGunn According to racists, there are no people of color among mermaids, great houses in Westeros, people living in Middle Earth or Stormtroopers.
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One more thing — Demian Maia deserves far more praise than he usually gets. He's 10-3 in his last 13 with his only losses coming in decisions to Usman, Colby and Woodley. That's damn impressive if you ask me. Put some respect on this man's name! .#UFCSingapore.
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Kamaru Usman with an incredibly powerful quote about the time he's missing with his daughter when contemplating his future: . “My daughter’s 7-years-old, she don’t give a sh*t if daddy has $20 million stacked up. When she’s 18, she’s going to say ‘where were you?’" .#UFC268.
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BKFC president Dave Feldman: "No offense to the UFC, obviously No. 1 organization in the world, but everybody was watching us tonight." . #BKFC41.
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Ben Askren $500,000.Jake Paul $690,000. In other news, 90% of the UFC roster just volunteered to fight Jake Paul next 😂.
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Jon Jones said he practiced with the new UFC gloves and he really didn't like them. Too tight, didn't like the movement, etc. He said Hunter Campbell called him and said with so many veterans on the card, they were going back to the old gloves for #UFC309.
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Gate : $1,921,988.24 .Attendance: 18,630 (Sold Out). Highest Grossing U.S. UFC Fight Night in History, per UFC officials.#UFCColumbus.
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Dana White says if @alexvolkanovski goes up to lightweight, he'd be fine with an immediate title shot. Champion vs. champion. #UFC274.
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Sean Strickland to Israel Adesanya:. "No man who beats off to cartoons is going to beat me." . #UFC276.
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A new study shows Conor McGregor as the most Googled athlete in the U.S. with Ronda Rousey at No. 7. Take a look — .#UFC .
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The obsession with trying to convince Khabib to fight again cost the UFC a chance to just crown a new champion tonight. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Khabib compete again. He's the GOAT but let the man retire if he wants to retire. #UFC257.
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Kron Gracie has no business being on the UFC roster. It's harsh but he's just so unbelievably one-dimensional. #UFC288.
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Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones will be the biggest fight the heavyweight division has seen since Brock Lesnar retired. That said, it kills me Stipe Miocic is already being forgotten. He's 1-1 with Francis now, a third fight should happen at some point down the road. #UFC260.
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As of 2019, the average NFL player makes around $3 million per year. In MLB it's around $4 million and the NBA it's $7.1 million. Joanna took home $100,000 for her last fight against Zhang Weili along with $50k for Fight of the Night. Don't tell me she doesn't deserve more.
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As much as Colby Covington might want to fight Dustin Poirier, I'd much rather see him fight the winner of Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev. Dustin vs. Nate Diaz still makes the most sense and how about Jorge Masvidal vs. Conor McGregor? That's still a huge fight. #UFC272.
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Belal Muhammad with a message for Leon Edwards. Great use of camera time at #UFC297 @bullyb170
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The race to be first has become a real plague in journalism, especially in the age of social media. Everybody wants to break news and get a million retweets rather than focusing on confirming sources and reporting accurate information. It's somebody's life we're talking about.
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Dana White on Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal: . "Conor was not happy that I said Masvidal was too big for him" . #UFC240.
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Joe Rogan: "He could definitely get down to 205" . Daniel Cormier: "But it's so hard" . Dead 😂.#UFC249.
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Confirmed with @jimmysmithmma that he will be rocking a goatee at UFC 223 so the broadcast team will officially be @joerogan and evil Joe Rogan . (photo courtesy of @jedigoodman )
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If Colby Covington really wants a title shot, he should have fought Belal Muhammad tonight and that would have settled any debates about the No. 1 contender. #UFC286.
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Mahershala Ali will be the new Blade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!!!!!!!
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Cain Velasquez has been granted bail at $1 million pending trial. He will have to wear GPS tracking, he must also comply with a protective order 300 yards away from the victims in the case.
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Colby Covington has never been good at trash talk but invoking Leon Edwards' late father, who was murdered when Leon was just 13 years old, is an abhorrent new low.
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Let's close out the year with this card:. Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington.Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz.Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards. #UFC241.
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#BREAKING Matt Brown vs Carlos Condit agreed for the upcoming UFC event on Jan. 30. Story coming soon to @MMAFighting.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson.Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje.Cowboy Cerrone vs. Dustin Poirier. That seems like a bunch of really amazing lightweight fights to me. #UFCVancouver.
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Herb Dean will serve as the referee for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3 this weekend at #UFC264.
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How much would you pay to see Francis Ngannou vs. every influencer who wants to attempt to be a fighter, all at once? . #BKFC19.
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I think Suga Sean might be seriously disappointed. Conor got it because Conor's the unicorn. Plus a Ryan Garcia fight means dealing with Oscar De La Hoya. Can't imagine Dana would volunteer to run into that fire for anybody.
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Stipe Miocic out landed Francis Ngannou 200-33 in total strikes. Six takedowns. Four guard passes. Landed 73% of his strikes. That's domination .#UFC220.
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Nate Diaz asked for his prediction for Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley:. "I don't give a f*ck" . #PaulWoodley.
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UFC lightweight Kevin Lee has been announced as a special guest of presidential candidate @BernieSanders for his upcoming rally in Las Vegas this weekend along with @AOC. He will be introducing National Campaign Co-Chair Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz at the rally.
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What an awful ending to what should have been a great night. Khabib Nurmagomedov silenced the doubters, moved to 27-0 and tapped out Conor McGregor. Now all we're going to remember is the chaos and really stupid decisions made after it was over. Terrible. #UFC229.
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Dana White says Michael Chiesa had a bit too much to drink tonight and he tried to get into the octagon after Julianna Pena won. White adds that he fell and busted his eye open. #UFC269.
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Dana White confirms all 9 fighters with finishes earned $50,000 bonuses tonight. Let's do more of that. Would be awesome to see on future cards. #UFCLondon.
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Cain Velasquez about to have his arraignment and bail hearing in San Jose. Stay tuned to @MMAFighting for updates
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If you haven’t seen it yet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is amazing and @USMAN84kg does a great job with his role .#UFC281 #WakandaForever
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I love The Rock and this is cool but if you’re awarding a “bad motherf*cker” title, you gotta call on Samuel L. Jackson.
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Tom Hardy pulling off armbars in BJJ competitions in his spare time. Credit to TikTok for this video .
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You do know that George St-Pierre never actually held both titles at the same time right? . But you know who did (and currently does) — Amanda Nunes. Just saying.
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We’ve got ourselves a fight!. Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 is officially booked for #UFC257 on Jan. 23.
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Zhang Weili 2 is expected to take place as a 3 round fight at #UFC275, per sources.
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Here’s Tristan Connelly’s reaction when he found out he was getting a $100K bonus for his win after accepting this fight on five days notice .#UFCVancouver
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Dustin Poirier: "I’m sorry for anyone I let down with this performance.”. Poirier just lost to perhaps the greatest lightweight fighter in the history of the sport. There's absolutely no shame in that whatsoever. #UFC242.
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Putting on my matchmaker hat for lightweight for the remainder of 2021:. Dustin Poirier vs. Charles Oliveira (have Beneil Dariush as the backup) . Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje. Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev. Dan Hooker vs. Tony Ferguson.
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Dustin Poirier says he won't fight @GamebredFighter. If anything, he'll help him get ready for Nate Diaz. He adds: 'I don't sell out like fucking Colby Covington and talk bad about people who I roll with.".#UFC242.
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Cain Velasquez has been denied bail by the judge in Santa Clara county. He will remain in custody. His next hearing will be April 12.
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Rafael Dos Anjos is in Las Vegas this week and he was seen at the fighter hotel cutting weight with his trainers. UFC never made any official announcement about a backup for McGregor vs. Poirier 3 but take that for what you will. #UFC264.
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Can we just go ahead and book Edson vs Yair Rodriguez right now? Please?.
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Justin Gaethje says as soon as his fight against Khabib starts on Saturday, his mother will be able to retire from her job. After everything his parents have done for him, he wants to repay that to them by allowing his parents to retire.#UFC254.
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"44 but I look younger thanks to steroids and growth hormone" . ~ Chael P. Sonnen. #EagleFC44.
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@VincenzoPala Trump showing up made it political. He's running for president. People can cheer for him and she can flip him off. That's the nature of the beast.
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"Ahh, Justin you think wrestling is your ally? You merely adopted to it. I was born in it. Molded by it.".
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Dana White says UFC will not require fighters to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and that could alter plans for the promotion to return to NYC: . “You’re never going to hear me say I’m going to force people to get vaccinated. Never gonna happen.”
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Conor McGregor retired . Jon Jones threatens to vacate his belt and walk away. Jorge Masvidal asks to be released. I don't believe any of these guys are truly done but the UFC has a serious problem right now with its most profitable stars. #UFC250.
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Petr Yan on Sean O'Malley: . "Just look at him, he's like a whore on the side of the road" . #UFC280.
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Eat. Sleep. NASCAR. Repeat. @HeymanHustle teams up with Richmond International Raceway for upcoming race .
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The UFC has struck a deal with McFarlane Toys — the company founded by legendary comic book artist and writer Todd McFarlane — to begin making "6-inch ultra-detailed, posed" UFC action figures . McFarlane Toys is widely considered one of the best in the toy industry .#UFC
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UFC 257 reportedly sells 1.6 million pay-per-view buys worldwide . Once final numbers are tallied, it’s likely #UFC257 will go down as the second highest selling UFC pay-per-view of all time behind only UFC 229, which was Khabib vs. McGregor.
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I freaking love Max Holloway's attitude. Goes out and puts on one of the greatest fights of the year and afterwards he wants to make sure his opponent gets just as much credit for a phenomenal battle. Max is one of a kind . #UFCVegas42.
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Gable Steveson is a 21-year-old heavyweight Olympic gold medalist wrestler, arguably a once in a lifetime kind of athlete and the UFC's response to his interest in MMA is "go compete regionally and then maybe fight on the Contender Series for a $10k/$10k contract". Ridiculous.
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Brendan Schaub says he's reached out to Ray Borg and offered to pay for his son's medical bills and he's 100% serious. Not posting this for publicity, just hoping @tazmexufc will see this so he knows Brendan is serious .
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I'm so ready to talk about Conor McGregor's next UFC fight and let Paulie Malignaggi fade back into obscurity.
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UFC champion Jon Jones was arrested for aggravated DWI, negligent use of firearm in Albuquerque late Wednesday night. #UFC
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With the BMF title up for grabs in the #UFC244 main event, I just spoke to @WonderboyMMA who says he'd gladly compete for "Nicest Guy in MMA Title" in his fight against @VicenteLuqueMMA😂.
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Dana White says Henry Cejudo texted him tonight and asked to fight Jose Aldo next. Dana says he doesn't hate the idea. Here's the problem — Aldo is a legend and yes he lost a close fight but what does it say to contenders like Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling if they get skipped?.
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Dana White says Conor McGregor is looking to come back at the end of 2022 or early 2023 but he'll be fighting in the UFC, not a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
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UPDATE: UFC champ Weili Zhang had her visa approved and she will be able to travel to the United States. CC. @TulsiGabbard @SuckerPunchEnt.
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Attention UFC poster department: Just stop whatever you're doing and get this from @Bosslogic for #UFC223
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UFC champ Tyron Woodley says @Benaskren would 'wreck' Khabib Nurmagomedov — and 'GSP would never stand a chance against Ben'.#UFC .
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Last year I had an interview scheduled with Wonderboy and he asked to push it back a few hours because he was driving kids to karate class in the snow so their parents wouldn't have to risk it. That's really who that guy is. #UFCLiverpool.
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I expect a lot of hate for this opinion but I'm ready for it. If they fought, I think Tyron Woodley beats Georges St-Pierre right now. #UFC228.
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#RIP Bernie Casey — such an iconic role in "Revenge of the Nerds", one of my all time favorite comedies
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One person on #GameofThrones who doesn't get nearly enough credit - Ramin Djawadi. The composer behind the music. Unreal score tonight.
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Sorry that's just a bad decision. Mike Bell deserves grief after scoring that 10-8 for Alexa Grasso in R5. If that's the criteria where was the same 10-8 for Shevcheno with the guillotine choke in R3? Terrible . #NocheUFC
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