The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes their debut on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) tonight (August 17, 2013) at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The card is headlined by Chael Sonnen fighting Mauricio Rua in light heavyweight action.
MMA Mania will be here for you with twitter reactions!
Michael Johnson vs Joe Lauzon
Remember, Lauzon is very durable. He's part zombie, part wing nut, and part computer virus.
— FIGHT! Magazine (@fightmagazine) August 18, 2013
Nice job by Johnson stealing and securing the round.. I got it 2-0 Johnson... Lauzon needs a finish. Very capable of doing so tho!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) August 18, 2013
I blame the impending release of the Xbox One and PS4 for Lauzon's loss.
— Jason Nawara (@JasonNawara) August 18, 2013
Did not see that one coming. Michael Johnson just stepped into the lion's den, smacked him around, and went for seconds. #UFCFightNight
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) August 18, 2013
whoever told Joe Lauzon there's a "Tough Guy Who Stands There and Gets Hit of the Night" bonus, that's not cool man
— Chris Nelson (@3amMMA) August 18, 2013
Uriah Hall vs John Howard
Ya! @JohnDoomsday good work kiddddd
— Keith Florian (@KeithFlorian) August 18, 2013
Doomsday and Hall was probably the longest foreplay I've ever seen.
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) August 18, 2013
HORRIBLE!!!!!!! The high 5 fight of the night WTF
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 18, 2013
I was right. It ended violently, but the recipient was the octagon canvas via a flying Doomsday punch.
— FIGHT! Magazine (@fightmagazine) August 18, 2013
These guys are celebrating like they won an Olympic medal while the crowd boos. That's a metaphor for my life.
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) August 18, 2013
Anyone got a count on how many times they have Howard and Hall have touches gloves?!
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) August 18, 2013
Matt Brown vs Mike Pyle
Pyle got spooked hard by Brown's power. Hard dude to deal with when he's landing.
— EL (@TheTomasRios) August 18, 2013
Would James Harrison high five Adrian Peterson in the middle of a tackle attempt? Of course not. So why high five DURING the fight?
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) August 18, 2013
Matt Brown is a bad dude. Matt Brown is a zero fucks giver. Matt Brown is a human diss record. Matt Brown is the violence.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) August 18, 2013
Matt Brown, folks. Nothing short of amazing with what he's done with his career.
— Dann Stupp (@MMAjunkieDann) August 18, 2013
Wow! Matt Brown...
— Erik Fontanez (@Erik_Fontanez) August 18, 2013
Beard beats mullet every time!!!
— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) August 18, 2013
So now what do you do with Matt Brown? Six-fight winning streak in the UFC, the last few of which came against tough guys.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 18, 2013
Brown against the Condit-Kampmann winner. There's a million options of course, but this one gets me lathery and is tres apropos.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) August 18, 2013
Urijah Faber vs Iuri Alcantara
Rogan just said the word "smidgen." That is all.
— FIGHT! Magazine (@fightmagazine) August 18, 2013
LOL at Faber getting two 10-8 rounds and not losing the first round on any of the judges' scorecards. That's hilarious
— Brian Hemminger (@BrianHemminger) August 18, 2013
Textbook Faber. Speed, wrestling, ridiculous grappling control. No quit in that guy. #UFCFightNight
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) August 18, 2013
Nakai give explain Urijah's grapple defense at last minute how use both legs to defense leg locks.
— Go Yamamoto (@shiroobi) August 18, 2013
Tough start but once again Urijah Faber wins. He's never lost a non-title fight. Ever. He was the safest bet on the entire card #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) August 18, 2013
Faber was super judicious in defense of his arm. How many times do you think he's done that at his gym? Another win for The California Kid.
— Josh Gross (@JoshGrossESPN) August 18, 2013
Classic vintage old-school Urijah Faber.
— Mike Fagan (@ItsMikeFagan) August 18, 2013
Alistair Overeem vs Travis Browne
I don't know why but I can't help cheering when Overeem gets knocked out!
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 18, 2013
Well played @travisbrowneMMA well played! Ur a bearded wonder! Congrats!
— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) August 18, 2013
Overeem is good for about 3 minutes. That's it. Like clockwork.
— Loretta Hunt (@lorettahuntmma) August 18, 2013
Holy shit ! Congrats @travisbrowneMMA all heart baby!!!!
— joey beltran (@mexicutioner760) August 18, 2013
Steven Seagal strikes again
— Nathan Quarry (@NateRockQuarry) August 18, 2013
And with that, Overeem's career is pretty well defined. Too bad for him.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) August 18, 2013
Freakin Travis Browne!!! Wow
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) August 18, 2013
Wow lol
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) August 18, 2013
Unbelievable kick RIGHT ON THE CHIN. Amazing.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 18, 2013
AWWWWWW DAMN
— MMA mania (@mmamania) August 18, 2013
Chael Sonnen vs Mauricio Rua
Totally stole that last tweet off @kennyflorian and he is not having it, when youre not funny you have to plagiarize
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) August 18, 2013
I'm thinking if sonnen has the fight go his way, it'll be a win by decision but I could see shogun with the ko...IDK
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) August 18, 2013
Basically, Shogun has 25 minutes to produce 15 seconds of his old form.
— EL (@TheTomasRios) August 18, 2013
TIp top Shogun runs through Chael but is that the version we have tonight? Doubt it.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) August 18, 2013
Chael can't beat Anderson Silva so he's going to beat up a bunch of old Chute Boxe dudes. Look out, Cyborg Santos and Helio Dipp!
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) August 18, 2013
Not even going to pretend like I didn't chuckle through that post-fight promo by Sonnen. You know what he's doing, but he's good at it.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 18, 2013
What a riot @sonnench This guy is awesome!!
— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) August 18, 2013
Sonnen had the time of his life calling out Wanderlei Silva.
— Josh Gross (@JoshGrossESPN) August 18, 2013
Useless Fact: Chael Sonnen beat Shogun faster than Jon Jones did.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) August 18, 2013
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