Robert Whittaker is 11-1 at middleweight, with as many successful title defences (one) as Bisping. That's also as many wins as Weidman has, with far fewer setbacks.
It's wild to me how his loss to Izzy totally changed the way people look at him and remember his career.
PSA: Alexander Volkanovski trains at Freestyle Fighting Gym and his head coach is Joe Lopez.
Sometimes he works in with the City Kickboxing crew, but his full-time crew deserves respect and recognition.
This right here is everything that is wrong with this goddamn industry.
Settle in, kids — there is a tweet storm coming.
The story where all this comes from is mine, but my name isn't mentioned; just a seven-character hyperlink to . (cont...)
Back-to-back days of me sharing something Viola Davis has said.
Didn't think I could love this woman any more, but then this falls into my TL and it's like, "Yep, I love here even more now!"
#PayMeWhatImWorth
Luke is the most important voice in this space, bar none, and having the ability to be introspective and win people back because his insights are so on point makes him crucial to our little combat sports ecosystem.
A person I constantly look to for ways to improve.
Said goodbye to my latest partner in crime this morning, so no newsletter content this week as I just want to hang out with Sarah and miss Skip.
He was the best and I’m really going to miss him.
@Patrick_Wyman
@MrMWellsArt
Sued literally everyone he could for BIG MONEY too and they didn't just throw it the hell out immediately. Dragging a great man's name through the mud when he was the instigator.
Glad we're seeing the video to see the proof of what we all knew: Masai didn't do anything wrong.
How Ralph Tresvant had the least successful post-NE career out of the original five remains wild to me.
And yes, I still bump Sensitivity, Stone Cold Gentleman, and Money Can’t Buy You Love.
Just so you know, I'm going to share this every couple hours so it stays prominent in my timeline and therefore your timeline and hopefully ALL THE TIMELINES because this is so on point that it must be shared, repeatedly.
I wrote about Mateusz Gamrot's breakout 2021 campaign, which featured three fights, three finishes, and a move into the Top 15 at lightweight:
#UFC
#MMA
@gamer_mma
@AmericanTopTeam
Reminder: this is Barboza’s last 7+ years:
Donald Cerrone
Evan Dunham
Bobby Green
Michael Johnson
Paul Felder
Tony Ferguson
Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis
Beneil Dariush
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Kevin Lee
Dan Hooker
Justin Gaethje
Paul Felder
Dan Ige
Makwan Amirkhani
Shane Burgos
@atrupar
I, a Canadian, did not get this memo, but look forward to hearing more from our apparent authoritarian regime later today on the new state-run television network I'm sure they're in the process of installing right now. (Note: this is sarcasm)
But it's good enough to use early in the biggest week of the year, to generate traffic for your site, without mentioning the person that worked to put it together.
WE HAVE TO FUCKING STOP DOING THIS SHIT!
What an incredible performance from Kamaru Usman, becoming the first fighter from Africa to claim UFC gold.
10 straight UFC wins. 14 straight overall.
Bravo.
#UFC235
What Walt Harris did tonight was a massive triumph of spirit and incredible show of heart and toughness. He is a champion, regardless of the outcome.
#UFCFL
@BelizeanBruiser
@dc_mma
It’s a seven-second clip - how do any of us know she didn’t have a wonderful conversation with the kid before they brought the ball over? Or whether she signed several others before this brief pause in the ceremony?
It looks the way it looks because people want her to look bad.
Every single person that works at MMA Fighting can take those same steps, do those same things, and craft a story of their own, but they didn't — they took my work, rolled it out, and benefit from it.
Few will click the link; you've told 1/3 of the story I wrote already.
Doumbe's performance was awesome, he has unquestioned superstar potential.
Let's make sure we cite the history correctly though: the UFC signed him, doctors said he couldn't compete, he was released, and then he took a deal worth 10 times more than UFC was offering.
Me, pre-UFC258:
You know who more people should be paying attention to and talking about? Belal %@#$’ing Muhammad, that’s who!
Me, seeing
@bullyb170
stepping up to fight Leon Edwards:
This story contains 435 words from Jamahal — 34% of the words I got him to say, after I contacted his team, lined up an interview, completed it, transcribed it, and put it together for the outlet that paid me to do so.
This is the belly-laugh we all need during these frustrating, chaotic, sad times.
It looks too stylish to be fake, but too ridiculous to be something Lifetime actually thought was a good idea, which makes it amazing.
What makes it worse for me is that I've applied to work at MMA Fighting a dozen times.
Most of the time, I can't get an email back. When I have had conversations about it with people there, I've been told my work at doesn't count, isn't read.
My best friend got diagnosed with lymphoma yesterday and I’m struggling to do anything other than hang out with him and tell him how much I love him.
Losing him will be so hard, but we’ve had so many amazing memories and adventures that I will always cherish.
❤️Lucas J. Dog❤️
“Actions always beat talking about something. I am working on showing people my talent with actions in the Octagon, because I know the critics will always be talking.” —
@CharlesDoBronxs
on persistent questions about dealing with adversity.
#UFC
#UFC274
A month ago,
@bullyb170
told me he wanted to beat Dhiego Lima, stay active, and be one of 2021's breakout fighters.
Four weeks later, he's already done all three, and now he's chasing bigger goals.
#UFC
#MMA
#UFCVegas21
People will say it's not plagiarism because they credited the source, but there has to be a limit to how much of someone else's work you can site and pass off in a story "of your own" without it being fucking theft.
34% of the quotes I got — and I don't think I used them all.
This week marks 10 years contributing to the
@UFC
website.
10 years of telling stories. 10 years of previewing events. 10 years of shining a spotlight on these amazing athletes. 10 years of irritating
@tgerbasi
. 10 years of growing as a writer, a person, a storyteller.
Three years ago, I spoke with
@laura_sanko
about her first two years on
#DWCS
and being in front of the camera.
She told me she wanted a chance to be an analyst.
Wednesday, we discussed her first two weeks in that role.
#UFC
#MMA
Wasn’t going to share this here, but now feel like I have to:
Had a colonoscopy this morning. Won’t know anything back for a few weeks and feeling good now, relaxing and resting before DWCS tonight.
Men - make time to focus on your health, mental and physical.
Cont…
Conor uses all his leverage, almost everyone people applauds.
GSP comes back, finishes Bisping but doesn't want to rush out and say, "Yeah man, I'm down to fight Robert Whittaker in three months in Australia" and people are on him about it.
I don't get it.
@RexChapman
I live 10 minutes from this. We're safe, but my heart breaks for my neighbours that are impacted, both here, throughout the valley, and across the border in Washington State.
@atrupar
“Those damn Canadians are coming across and spending money in our cities, buying gas and food and household items. CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR OWN ECONOMY, CANADA!”
@DavidDTSS
Cry away — it will show him (a) how much what he said means to you, (b) that you’re present with him and truly heard his words, and (c) that men can show emotions freely, without judgment or justification.
Thanks for sharing this awesome little experience with us all!
And for all the people that continually dismiss as an entity, as meaningful:
We interview everyone. We profile everyone. We craft killer stories every week, and it's all original work.
Work your favorite site stole this morning, so kick rocks.
The way this is laid out is disappointing to see.
@PodolskyDanny
and
@OTHeroicsMMA
don't get an actual link back to their story or even their Twitter handles mentioned, even though they're the ones that did the leg work to get this story.
We have to do better than this.
"Beating Gilbert Burns on a two-week notice fight, coming off Ramadan — what’s your excuse going to be? Please tell me what it’s going to be."
Was great to catch up with
@bullyb170
ahead of
#UFC288
:
#UFC
#MMA
Amirkhani
Ige
Felder
Gaethje
Hooker
Lee
Khabib
Dariush
El Nino
Pettis
Ferguson
Felder
M. Johnson
King Green
Dunham
Cowboy
That’s Barboza’s last 15 fights.
#UFC262
If you ever want to follow someone that will make you laugh multiple times a day, occasionally with a timely, not quite over the line but almost GIF, this is your man.
Undeniable.
That’s what
@laura_sanko
is trying to make herself and that’s how to best describe her talent, her passion, and her efforts in everything she does.
My profile of the
@UFC
broadcast star is now available on
@OSDBSports
.
@Realrclark25
@danorlovsky7
Gents,
This is the best thing on sports TV right now and it's not close. You two kill it every week, the chemistry is golden, and the looks are crisp too.
Thanks for all of these so far this season, and the best of the holidays to you and yours.
Anyone who thinks O’Malley is done and over now is being ridiculous.
He’s 25. He’s extremely talented.
Stipe Miocic lost to Stefan Struve. Shit happens. Quit revelling in the kid’s first loss.
#UFC252
Most people in this space have had this happen to them — seen their work turned into a cut-and-paste mosaic somewhere else for minimal credit (if any) and been told "that's just how it goes," but that's horseshit.
We can stop doing this whenever we want. We have to.
We all have to DEMAND an end to this kind of junk.
Didn’t do the interview themselves, clickiest headline possible that convey full context, but generates traffic and revenue.
Do better. Be better.
Fans - GO FIND BETTER; it out there, I promise.
This is the stuff we have to eliminate: folks with a byline, talking nonsense, to people directly involved with the sport and situation.
THIS CANT HAPPEN and gives hard-working, legit folks a bad rep; colours impressions of the whole ecosystem.
Interesting to think this guy writes for
@Cagesidepress
but instead of gathering his facts and does actual investigative journalism, he chooses to talk shit to a fighter saying he ducked a fight. It’s funny, MMA media will hire anyone to contaminate the space. 🤦🏼♂️
With a victory next weekend at UFC 266, Valentina Shevchenko will have the most consecutive successful title defences of any current titleholder, with six.
She won the title at UFC 231 in December 2018.
We really don't talk about how great Shevchenko is enough.
"The great MMA journalist
@aaronbronsteter
reporting..."
You're goddamn right he is! Great to hear
@Jon_Anik
giving AB that acknowledgement on the broadcast.
Honestly think we need to hear more of this stuff on these shows.
Sports journalist (& our brilliant, hilarious, badass friend)
@SarahSpain
joins us as we reflect on The Episode That Wasn't, our experiences of workplace harassment, the truth about reporting it & how we can help secure safer, more just workplaces. Listen:
Sunday Morning Rewatch
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway, Part II
UFC 251
Official Result: Volkanovski by SD (48-47, 48-47, 47-48)
ESK Scoring: Volkanovski 48-47
This concludes my Ted Talk.
Folks need to stop acting like the clowns from these press conferences represent MMA media because they don't.
These aren't cats that have been doing this for years, with sturdy reputations and resumes that speak for themselves; they're folks looking for their 15 minutes.
Why is it that so many of the people who think they know better than everyone else often resemble this dude?
Like how can you believe you're the smartest dude in the room when you're out here looking like Confederate Fred Flinstone at a Royal Order of Water Buffaloes meeting?
.
@chase_hooper
talks Imposter Syndrome, dealing with pressure, and growing up in front of our eye ahead of his return to action this weekend.
#UFC
#UFCVegas55
#MMA
I wrote a thing this week where I called Shevchenko a Bond girl - a multi-lingual femme fatale... I mean... can we get her in the next Bond flick?
#UFC238
Why do so many in the MMA ecosystem think that the first time they hear something is the first time it's been said? And why do so many have such a narrow pipeline of information?
There is so much good work being done in so many places, sharing all kinds of details and stories
I've worked too fucking hard for too fucking long to put in the work I did on that piece, not get actual credit, and see 1/3 of it taken and used to generate traffic and revenue for another site, especially one I have a history with like Fighting.