Oh, Twitter. How did fighters (and former fighters) ever effectively communicate their smack talk before it?
Of course, it’s worth noting that some fighters should probably spend a little less time on Twitter. Jon Jones usually disappears from the public eye after one of his now regular pants-sh*ting events. But after getting off with a slap on the wrist for his latest DUI (with bonus gunfire) charge, he’s stayed on social media. Whether he’s playing up the villain role to increase interest in his next fight or simply bored, he’s doing quite a job of grabbing headlines.
In this latest example, he called out Chael Sonnen, former Middleweight contender turned ESPN and YouTube commentator.
Who is this?
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 16, 2020
Has been with now man boobs making money off of YouTube getting hit talking about Jon Jones?
undefeated undisputed biggest arms in west lin oregon chael p sonnen?
— MMAthematician ⚪️ (@ohcanadaMMA) May 16, 2020
that took a whole 25 seconds for you guys to figure out, impressive
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 16, 2020
Ol’ Chael P. never shies away from an online conflict, and let fly with some classic material that approached slam poetry at times.
Guy
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
You’re the only fighter in UFC history w/more Mug Shots than Al Capone
More wrecks than Evel Knievel
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
More gunshots than Seal Team 6
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
More Booze than David Crosby w/Ernest Hemingway sitting on his shoulders
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
You have permanent handcuff-creases in your wrists
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
You’ve handed over more belts & shoelaces than a convention of
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
Haberdashers
The only fighter who gets asked for more pics from Police Photographers than star-struck fans
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
But
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
On that rare occasion when a fan asks for a pic-do you give them the side-view out of habit?
If you ever DROVE SOBER the networks would cover it LIVE w/HELICOPTERS
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
OH:
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
Last thing
EVERYBODY
KNOWS
You
BEAT
THIS LATEST
CASE BY
RATTING
When they offered ME a deal
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
I
HARDROCKED,
Jack
You ratted out your dealers
Got put in
PUNK
CITY
then shoved out the back door
Last one
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) May 16, 2020
I did MY bid in GenPop
Onna
WeightPile
w/the
SHOT
CALLERS
You?
Only thing you lifted was your cel phone to give up your contacts
Jones may have a solid claim to G.O.A.T. status in the cage, but few fingers fly as furious as Sonnen’s when it comes time to dish on the internet. We give this one to the “West Linn Gangster” 10-8.
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