The 25 most essential MMA Twitter feeds
In alphabetical order… twitter.com/AriannyCeleste Bio: “im not that cool. lover not a fighter.” Thanks to Twitter, stalking hot chicks has…
In alphabetical order…
Bio: “im not that cool. lover not a fighter.”
Thanks to Twitter, stalking hot chicks has never been easier! UFC ring-girl goddess Arianny Celeste takes the guesswork out of our unhealthy obsession with her by generously sharing details about where she is, who she’s with, and what she’s doing, pretty much at all times. Also: Bikini pics and bikini pics and bikini pics. Why go anywhere else?
Sample tweet: “http://twitpic.com/112o0r – On my way 2 see an agency. Hope they like me, if not I’ll kick them in the groin area n give em stank eye.”
Bio: “MMA reporter for AOL’s FanHouse.com and Versus.com. Host of The MMA Hour show. Also spend some time at JarryPark.com.”
One of MMA’s hardest-working and most visible journalists, Ariel Helwani has become a minor MMA star in his own right thanks to his insightful and often hilarious video interviews. From Andrei Arlovski’s beep beep beep to Nate Diaz’s rambling realness, Helwani is the pound-for-pound king of the fighter Q&A.
Sample tweet: “Gegard Mousasi says he hasn’t been all that impressed with @KingMo_GDP, talks training with GSP, @DanaWhite http://bit.ly/acfWiO“
UFC president Dana White has three obsessions: The UFC, Pinkberry, and Twitter. (I’m sure he loves his family too, but come on, let’s be serious here.) Besides using Twitter to chat with fans, post camera-phone pictures, and fire Karo Parisyan, DW has become notorious for his guerilla giveaways, where he sends out his location so that fans can track him down and pick up free UFC tickets. Even if you hate him, he still cares deeply about you.
Sample tweet: “http://twitpic.com/xvejw Love it!!!”
Bio: “World’s Best MMA Magazine”
It’s not an exaggeration — Fight! really is the best MMA mag around. If you’re a regular reader of CagePotato, you’re already familiar with their outstanding photography and original videos (which we often steal), but you should also be keeping up on Fight!’s in-depth reporting, online features, and Twitter-updates during MMA events. Twitter.com/FightMagazine puts all the awesomeness in one place.
Sample tweet: “Round two [of Couture/Coleman]: Most old guys can’t even watch UFC for 5 minutes, let alone compete in it.”
Bio: “Guy from Boston that fights in the UFC and plays a ton of video games.”
J-Lau is our #1 choice for “Fighter we’d most like to get drunk with and play some Call of Duty.” Joe puts out more online content than some MMA websites, tweeting dozens of times per day and regularly updating his personal blog. We’re not saying he’s a nerd, but how many professional cage-fighters do you know that spend their down-time programming widgets for WordPress?
Sample tweet: “Wrote this for someone else… but figured I would tweet it too. Crash course in Twitter! http://j-lau.com/1s“
Bio: “Stand up comic/mixed martial arts fanatic/psychedelic adventurer/occasional tv whore.”
The beloved UFC color-man and comedian has one of the busiest schedules in the entertainment biz, but still finds time to interact with his fans via Twitter. Follow Joe for extra commentary on the fights, plugs for his side projects, links to crazy stuff he finds on the Internet, and of course his weed-fueled theories on the nature of reality You don’t need to be high to appreciate Joe’s tweets — but it doesn’t hurt.
Sample tweet: “At this point I’ve completely given up on politics, and I’m just holding tight until the aliens land and sort all this shit out.”
Kimbo posts more pictures of himself than Arianny Celeste; luckily, he keeps his clothes on most of the time. The street-fighter-turned-MMA-superstar lets fans follow his life and adventures, from the training sessions to the porn parties to the high-stakes chess games. And you never know who he’ll run into next (see below).
Sample tweet: “http://twitpic.com/yinkk – Had dinner with one of the best that ever did it, and I dont mean Roy( Thats Elton John btw)”
Bio: “Up to date MMA Photos and tons of interesting posts!”
While Esther Lin captures the agony and ecstasy of life as a mixed martial artist, CombatLifestyle’s Tracy Lee captures the afterparties and barbecues. With the kind of access that comes from years of hustling and building relationships with fighters, Tracy provides a fly-on-the-wall look at how fighters spend their time outside of the cage. (They eat a ton of sushi, apparently.) Her event photos are also kickass, and she’s always been our go-to source for amazing weigh-in photos.
Sample tweet: “Strikeforce Miami Weigh In Pics: Are up!! Cyborg and Marlos didn’t want to stop their staredown… http://bit.ly/cOz7vv“
MixedMartialArts.com’s Underground Forum is our #1 destination for wasting time on the Internet when we should be working, and TheUG’s Twitter page works as a daily cheat sheet for the forum’s most entertaining threads. Some of it is brilliant, some of it is idiotic, some of it is brilliantly idiotic — and all of it is required reading if you want to keep on top of what MMA fans are really talking about.
Sample tweet: “Hot Thread Alert: Nick Serra’s Buttflop DQ (GIF) http://ow.ly/16xUxH“
