MMA Twitter universe is getting excited for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Saturday night on CBS, and that's reflected in the latest installment of our MMA Twitter mailbag.
UFC Twitter universe has a couple of last-minute questions and comments with UFC 104 coming up on Saturday night, so we'll have a final UFC Twitter mailbag before all the fun starts, with UFC results and live coverage right here at MMA FanHouse.The last 24 hours have given us some big news on the two biggest MMA cards of the fall: The November 21 UFC 106 got better with Forrest Griffin stepping in for the injured Mark Coleman to face Tito Ortiz, while the November 7 Strikeforce/M-1 Global card got better with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou facing Gegard Mousasi.
MMA Twitter universe had plenty to say about Dream 11 on Tuesday morning, with a great lightweight fight betewen Shinya Aoki and Joachim Hansen, and a not-so-great series of mismatches and freak shows in other fights.
UFC Twitter universe is abuzz over Rampage Jackson saying on his web site that he's finished with fighting and leaving the UFC because the organization isn't supporting his acting career, and that's how we begin our latest UFC Twitter mailbag.UFC Twitter universe had questions this weekend about the state of the UFC welterweight division after Mike Swick pulled out of UFC 103 with a concussion, about the reasons for referee Big John McCarthy staying out of the Octagon, and about a couple of UFC lightweights, Gray Maynard and Junie Browning.MMA Twitter universe spent much of the day urging UFC President Dana White to let referee Big John McCarthy back into the Octagon, and my post about the Big John Twitter bomb drew some feedback for our MMA Twitter mailbag.Our latest MMA Twitter mailbag is heavy on submission grappling, with questions about my piece on the D'Arce choke and about the upcoming Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship.MMA Twitter universe had questions this week about Jason Mayhem Miller telling me he doesn't know if he'll fight Jake Shields for Strikeforce this fall, about the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, about the emergence of a "seniors division" in the UFC, and about an MMA fighter with some offensive tattoos.
MMA Twitter universe had plenty to say about the MTV reality show Bully Beatdown after I posted a clip from the first episode of the show's second season. The show, hosted by MMA fighter Jason Mayhem Miller, has some fans who think it's all in good fun, and some detractors who say it reflects badly on mixed martial arts.
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