MMA Twitters You Need To Follow

By Rod Bourgoine


Twitter is fast becoming a top source of news on the planet, and if you are one of the millions of people who are both an MMA fan and have a twitter account, you probably follow at least one or two fighters. While you probably can't and shouldn't follow everyone, here are a few people that are absolutely worthy of following.

While there are certainly other MMA organizations, UFC is unquestionably the most visible and Dana White is its king. For that reason alone, following White is highly suggested. You might strongly dislike the man, but he knows the sport and he is often the one breaking the latest news on Twitter. His no-holds barred style of tweeting often sparks feuds between himself and other fighters or people involved in MMA. Recently he got into with Ken Shamrock, and neither of them tweeted anything we can repeat here, but it was definitely entertaining.

Joe Rogan is a unique guy, and his twitter feed contains plenty of great MMA information but also lots of other interesting tidbits. He's a huge proponent of legalizing marijuana and a bit of a conspiracy theorist going as far as to question whether the U.S. government faked the moon landing of Apollo 11. Rogan may be unique, but he is an expert when it comes to the MMA, so you'll pick up some solid insight from following his twitter feed.

While Dana White and Joe Rogan might have their quirks, they provide plenty of substantial information about mixed martial arts. Chael Sonnen, on the other hand, while he is certainly a seasoned veteran of the sport, tends to tweet about MMA in a less informative manner. Generally, he tweets about why he dislikes Wanderlei Silva, lately in the form of poetry. Actually, he has no problem insulting anyone in the world of MMA or anyone who lives in Brazil. This is why following him is entertaining and why Dana White picked him and Wanderlei Silva to coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Hundreds of MMA fighters have their own Twitter accounts, so there really is no shortage of good MMA quotes and information on Twitter. BJ Penn is always posting something interesting, and his website is like a little MMA world all on its own. Tito Ortiz includes tweets about everything from his take on MMA news, his training regime and quotes meant to inspire others. Ronda Rousey is another great person to follow and she definitely has no problem speaking her mind.

Another good idea would be to follow the Twitter feed of your favorite organization or magazine. There are several excellent sports reporters who concentrate their writing in the sport of MMA, including Loretta Hunt, who has been on the scene since 2001. Her Twitter feed is always informative. Ariel Helwani, three-time World MMA Journalist of the Year award winner, is another report to follow. He is known as the "Howard Cosell" of mixed martial arts.




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