Sonnen’s Twitter-gate
The rash of alleged Twitter identity thefts continues in the MMA world, or so we are told. The latest supposed…
The rash of alleged Twitter identity thefts continues in the MMA world, or so we are told.
The latest supposed victim is top UFC middleweight contender and current Republican nominee for Oregon State Representative Chael Sonnen, who’s taking heat in an article today on the Huffington Post for remarks on a Twitter account that purports to be his.
Among the ten tweets currently listed since the account was created in February, one refers to Nate Marquardt as “Chief go home Lumpy,” four criticize Anderson Silva in some way, two link to Sonnen’s campaign website, and one threatens crucifixion for someone named Ed, who may or may not be Silva’s manager Ed Soares.
In other words, if the account is a fake, someone is doing a pretty good job of imitating the over-the-top, abrasive tone that the real Sonnen has adopted in recent months.
Sonnen did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the Twitter account, but at the very least the UFC seems to be under the impression that it’s his account, as @sonnench appears right between @ChuckLiddell and @SugaRashadEvans on the UFC’s Twitter follow list.
That tends to make one think that either this alleged online impersonator has been very busy creating and then barely maintaining Twitter accounts, or else he’s so good that he even fooled Sonnen’s campaign.