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Worst All-American wrestler in history. I make radio for @SIRIUSXM . I make TV for @UFC . I make internet for The Autumn Windbags @TheWindbags #RaiderNation .

Huntington Beach, CA
Joined May 2009
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RJ Clifford
7 months
This has to be the most common matchup of last names in all of MMA.
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2 years
Jose Aldo, the destroyer of men, giggling like a child trying on his first suit over a decade ago. A poor kid from the favela laughing endearingly at the absurdity that is suit shopping. Legend.
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6 years
Conor jumped into a cage and slapped a ref and you all cheered. Khabib jumps out of an octagon and hits a fighter and ya'll clutch your pearls. Just pick one.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
Bo Nickal asked Daniel Cormier what to expect in his UFC debut. Maybe its just the wrestler in me, but DC's answer gave me goosebumps. DC is every wrestler-turned-fighter's big brother. True coach.
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UFC 301 in Rio is eight days away. I fly in Tuesday.
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VAL THOR
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BREAKING – The Brazilian police have launched a major operation against one or the largest organized crime groups in Rio de Janeiro
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7 years
So wait, US soccer gets $1 billion in development and can't qualify? USA wrestling gets a bus pass and Power bars and they're world champs.
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7 months
Joe Pyfer wrestles how every college wrestler thinks they would wrestle in MMA.
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8 months
Bryce Mitchell's back take was borderline sorcery.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold gave us a Fight of the Year contender at UFC 194 on 12/12/2015 Weidman was 13-0. Rockhold was 15-2. Since: Weidman is 1-5 with 5 KO losses. Rockhold is 2-3 with 3 KO losses. The sacrifice they gave that night in Las Vegas.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
Alex Pereira earned that win over a top three pound-for-pound Israel Adesanya. Fight was awesome. But make no mistake, Alex Pereira is the worst middleweight champion in UFC history.
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1 year
The head and arm throw is a cancer spreading in women's MMA.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Happy Birthday, ⁦ @bisping ⁩. Your work ethic has always inspired me.
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RJ Clifford
28 days
Justin Gaethje may never fight again. This was the perfect way to go. Its morbid, I know, but Scarface had to end with Al Pacino felled by a hale of gunfire. Gaethje's movie had to end face down on the canvas, for the BMF title, after giving us every ounce of himself.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
When Tyron Woodley was in his prime as UFC champion, he unsuccessfully chased money fights with Bisping, Conor, GSP, Nick and Nate Diaz and others. Now on a four-fight losing streak and out of the UFC, he finally lands his money fight against .. a YouTuber. Combat sports, man.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
The inside trip really is the perfect MMA takedown: -Low risk -Low energy -Controlled landing -Can't be hit -Works for any body type Its just so damn beautiful.
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RJ Clifford
8 months
You couldn't hear it on the broadcast but referee Chris Tognoni apologized to Daniel Lacerda after prematurely stopping his fight. You NEVER see a ref admit wrong doing like that.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
The brawl was magnificent but this roll through was sublime.
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RJ Clifford
2 months
330 amateur college wrestlers weighed in today for the NCAA tournament. Not one missed weight. 26 pro UFC fighters weighed in last Friday. Three missed weight. These are the results you get when you you make the penalty for missing weight STEEP.
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RJ Clifford
5 months
As soon as Trump sat cage side all the Americans lost. #ufc296
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1 year
Michael Chandler has gotten more out of his two years in the UFC than most fighters get in two decades. A title shot, five PPV appearances against marque opponents, TUF coaching stint and the golden ticket fight against Conor.
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3 years
Cant wait to see Luque out-strike, out-grapple, out-gameplan, out-cardio and out-fight Diaz for 14 minutes, Nate lands one punch and then fans claim Luque barely escaped with his life.
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MMA Junkie
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'So let's fight': Nate Diaz responds to Vicente Luque's callout for 'fight of the year' matchup Full story:
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RJ Clifford
6 years
2017 Brooklyn crime stats: 109 murders 456 rapes 5,979 felony assaults You think Conor McGregor, who threw a trash can, is a major priority?
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RJ Clifford
3 years
The Huntington Beach City Council is looking to issue a vote of no confidence in Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz. He was elected to office three months ago.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
This is how you pay per view correctly. #ufc268
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Jon Jones hit the trifecta. He's tested positive by three different orgs: NSAC, USADA and now VADA.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Do yourself a favor and give this 50 seconds of your day.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Curtis Blaydes was a striker for seven minutes and he handled Derek Lewis. Blaydes was a wrestler for 1.7 seconds and got flat-lined. Lewis’ great secret is he loses most kickboxing matches and eats wrestlers for lunch.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Bootleg dick pills? "Sure." Cocaine passed around? "Sign me up!" Blooming Onion at Outback? "No, no, no. How dare you. My body is a temple."
@BloodyElbow
Bloody Elbow
6 years
Winkeljohn: Jon Jones ‘scared to eat out’ because staff might spike his food
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Every single significant strike absorbed by Khamzat Chimaev in his four-fight UFC career.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Conor McGregor knocked out three of the top four headliners on this card in a combined 10 minutes and 3 seconds.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Jason Herzog ain’t pulling a hammy today, folks.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Derek Anderson is gonna be breathing out of his mouth for a while. #Bellator258
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RJ Clifford
6 years
So Kamaru Usman fights Valentina Shevchenko now?
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Two of the baddest men to walk this earth are built like my plumber.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
Get you a mom like Spencer Lee’s mom.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
Loved this exchange between Bo Nickal and his opponent's teammate, Chris Weidman. Nickal is more than ready for the spotlight.
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RJ Clifford
4 years
If Gilbert Burns is able to beat Kamaru Usman 42 days after going five rounds with Tyron Woodley, he will have beaten a two-division contender, a former champion and the current champion in the span of five months. He'll have Fighter of the Year wrapped up by mid summer.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
The last 72 hours in MMA is why Dana White is bald and the media drink.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Referee Mike Beltran will be licensed in Nevada shortly and will start working UFC events at Apex in March. I know, I thought he was licensed in Nevada this whole time too.
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RJ Clifford
7 years
Last 72 hours: Frankie Edgar hurt. Dominick Cruz hurt. Anderson Silva pops. Bellator tourney. Conor loses his mind. Michael Bisping quick turnaround. God only knows what's going to happen this Fight Night.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Can’t wait til they fans back into MMA events.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
June 25th UFC Apex card has some gems: -Neil Magny vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (Shavkat's first real test) -Arman Tsarukyan (18-2) vs Mateusz Gamrot (20-1) -Umar Nurmagomedov (14-0) vs Nate Maness (14-1) Nothing shows divisional strength better than pitting hyped prospects early.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
If they salvage this fight, Stephen Thompson will have to put his #1 ranking on the line against an undefeated prospect, who missed weight, missed the weigh-in window and in Darren Till's hometown. That's a BIG ask.
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RJ Clifford
29 days
Alternate angle of the Alex Pereira-Jamahal Hill KO shows Hill "Cro Cop'd" his leg on the way down. Same leg he tore his Achilles on.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Henry Cejudo was the youngest American to win an Olympic gold medal. 10 years later he defeated the best fighter on Earth. Cejudo has now accomplished two of the most impressive combat sports performances of the past decade.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Khabib Nurmagomedov: suspended for starting a brawl. Conor McGregor: arrested for stealing a phone. Tony Ferguson: wife filed a restraining order. The top of the UFC’s best division is in shambles.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Is there a more likely future title fight between two non-champions than Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Khamzat Chimaev?
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Friday: Lomachecko Saturday: UFC 236 Sunday: Game of Thrones Monday: we need to go to church or join the Peace Corps or something. This violence can’t continue.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Every time you watch a UFC with two boring, untalented fighters who gas out and lay on each other, just remember that could have been two talented flyweights trying to decapitate each other but no, they're too short for you to care.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
GGG got robbed against Canelo. GGG got rescued against Dereyanchenko. What comes around goes around.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Kayla made $500k disclosed last week. Assuming she makes that amount every fight (except for a finals win for $1m) that's $2.5 million a PFL season BEFORE any bonuses, sponsorships, etc. Yeah, I'd stay in the PFL too.
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MMA Junkie
2 years
How much does Kayla Harrison make in PFL? Georgia commission releases recent show purse (via @mma_kings )
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RJ Clifford
1 year
I don't know what Bobby Green is talking about. No Contest is the correct ruling. The next best ruling would be to DQ Green for fouling. It was a clear head butt.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
No chasing super fights. No long, draw out time off. Just line up the number one contenders. Max Holloway, your featherweight champ.
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Chamatkar Sandhu
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Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar booked for #UFC222 .
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Conor outed Khabib for being a patsy for a dictator, called out his manager for unpaid child support and told his dad he has no honor. Obviously fighting Conor is like winning the lottery but are you ready for all your dirty laundry to come into the sunlight?
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Usman has been champ for two years. GSP went four years without losing a ROUND.
@sherdogdotcom
Sherdog
3 years
Dana White: Georges St. Pierre comparisons, "GOAT" talk well-deserved for Kamaru Usman
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Derek Lewis is a living, breathing text chain between your buddies that’s too nasty for social media.
@SubmissionRadio
Submission Radio
6 years
Fan: What do you eat before a fight? Derrick Lewis: "That depends. If my wife is in town, I eat her ass."
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Jake Paul is the hot girl in college who occasionally hooks up with dudes even though she is out their league and MMA fighters are dudes leaving the bar at 2am who think tonight is the night its their turn.
@BloodyElbow
Bloody Elbow
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Jake Paul says Jorge Masvidal keeps showing up in his DMs with ‘drunk’ messages ( @Mckeever89 )
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RJ Clifford
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Commissioner: “Did you take the USADA training courses?” Jones: “No. My management did it for me.” Director: “Alright. Slow zoom out. Wait for Malki to squirm. There’s the shot. Great job, Ted.”
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6 years
Derek Lewis just uttered 7 of the top 10 coolest things ever said in the Octagon in about 90 seconds time.
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RJ Clifford
7 years
Joanna Jedrzejczyk spoke to the MMA media more in two DAYS following her title loss than Ronda Rousey did in two YEARS.
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RJ Clifford
4 years
This UFC doctor showed a low tolerance for cuts/blood. Something to remember when blood-and-guts Justin Gaethje fights in the main.
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RJ Clifford
1 year
@AdamSchefter @Xuan_Thai Does this mean six more weeks of winter or six less weeks? I always get those confused.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Joseph Benavidez is now unquestionably the best UFC flyweight that understands he'll never box Vasiliy Lomachenko.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Holly Holm is 5-4 in the UFC and this will be her fourth title shot.
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Brett Okamoto
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Breaking: Jon Jones, Thiago Santos and Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm title fights are verbally agreed to headline UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Anthony Pettis has now submitted Michael Chiesa, Charles Oliviera, Gilbert Melendez and Benson Henderson all off his back.
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RJ Clifford
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. @Jon_Anik sees this name: Rubs temples. Splashes water in his face. Stares at bathroom mirror. Mutters to himself, "This is what we do, Jon. This is what we do."
@UFCRosterWatch
UFC Roster Watch
6 months
✅ Fighter added: Myktybek Orolbai
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RJ Clifford
4 years
Round 1: clearly Moraes Round 2: clearly Aldo Round 3: clearly whoever you picked to win prefight
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5 years
"I don't know if you guys deserve to hear it .." Without doing something illegal/immoral, Ronda Rousey manged to destroy more good will in less time that any fighter in recent memory.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
Penalties for first time PED offenses: NFL: two-six game suspension NHL: 20 game suspension MLB: 10 game suspension NBA: 10 game suspension, FOURTH positive is a two year suspension You can dislike TJ Dillashaw for the crime but you can NOT say he didn’t serve his time.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
@AdamSchefter Darren Waller, Derek Carr, Maxx Crosby, Hunter Renfrow, Davante Adams all locker down for the foreseeable future.
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2 years
The greatest athlete in MMA history. #UFC270 @dc_mma
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5 years
100% of Cody Garbrandt's losses came to fighters who failed drug tests in their UFC careers.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Aliakbari had a world championship stripped, was pulled from the Olympics and received a lifetime ban from wrestling for multiple doping issues. Good luck under USADA.
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Aaron Bronsteter
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Per Combate, the UFC have signed heavyweight Amir Aliakbari, who was a Greco-Roman World Championship gold medalist and previously competed in ACB and Rizin.
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RJ Clifford
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What other job could just show up, kick your coworker in the nuts as hard as you want and still get your paycheck for a solid day's work? God bless you, MMA. You sick, twisted, beautiful mistress.
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RJ Clifford
8 months
The story coming into tonight was City Kickboxing. But how about Eric Nicksick coming in Australia and going 2-0.
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RJ Clifford
7 years
What started out as a wonderful night is now ruined.
@paigevanzant
Paige VanZant
7 years
My next fight is against the winner of the 125 division Ultimate Fighter. Don’t blink.
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@_xMissMx Yeah but Bryce is MORE American.
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RJ Clifford
7 years
She only does those Buffalo Jeans ads because of her lifelong passion for denim.
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
7 years
Ronda Rousey to McGregor, Mayweather: "If money is the motivation, then f--k you”
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RJ Clifford
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It’s one thing for low-damage grapplers like a Randy Couture or Demian Maia to have long careers. But Jim Miller is an all-action fighter with dozens of wars to his name and still has 50 fights and scorches newbies. Just a legend.
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RJ Clifford
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Dustin Poirier tells @laura_sanko how much he drilled the exact counter he caught Benoit Saint Denis with backstage.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
The more details I see of this Tony Ferguson thing, the less it sounds like he’s a terrible, violent husband and more that he needs some serious medical and mental help.
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RJ Clifford
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SiriusXM MMA Team: Dan Hardy (UFC vet/broadcaster) Miesha Tate (UFC champ) AJ Hawk (NFL champ) Sean O’Connell (PFL champ) George/Goze (10year+ radio) Jimmy Smith (10year+ broadcaster) Luke Thomas (10year+ in MMA) Ryan McKinnell (10year+) Jordan Breen (10year+) RJ Clifford (drunk)
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Cris Cyborg has been fed. She will retreat to her cave until the summer when hunger compels her to hunt again.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
UFC 226: Stipe Miocic-Daniel Cormier Max Holloway-Brian Ortega Francis Ngannou-Derrick Lewis Raphael Assunção-Rob Font LGökhan Saki-Khalil Rountree Yancy Medeiros-Mike Perry Uriah Hall-Paulo Costa Anthony Pettis-Michael Chiesa Curtis Millender-Max Griffin Dan Hooker-Gilbert Burns
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Demian Maia has gone 0 and 49 in takedown attempts his last three fights. 0 a n d 49
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RJ Clifford
5 years
Jan starches Rockhold. Masivadl breaks a record. Nunes crushes Holm. #UFC239 is getting an All-Violence Award and we still have Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos.
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RJ Clifford
5 years
UFC is forced to be the bad guy and bearer of bad news. But make no mistake: this situation is 100% Joanna’s fault.
@aaronbronsteter
Aaron Bronsteter
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Combate have updated the story and report that the UFC have given Michelle Waterson two choices: Face Joanna this weekend at a catchweight or face Jessica Andrade at UFC 244.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
This is what we call a proper smeshing.
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RJ Clifford
3 years
A wolf doesn’t try to be a wolf. It just is. Carlos Condit was all fighter. High action, high skill and always game. Writing his story for Fight! Magazine was such a pleasure. Happy retirement to The Natural Born Killer.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Michael Chandler tells @laura_sanko he dislocated his left ring finger warming up before his fight with Tony Ferguson.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
@shaunalshatti Boxing never credits their modern athletes and holds their past too high on the pedestal. MMA has the exact opposite problem.
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RJ Clifford
6 years
What a coincidence it coincides with the Conor-Khabib presser.
@arielhelwani
Ariel Helwani
6 years
Breaking: A decision from USADA on Jon Jones is expected imminently, according to sources. And there is high optimism the decision will lead to him return to the UFC before the end of the year.
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@AdamSchefter Denzel Perryman suspended for footballing too good.
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RJ Clifford
4 years
In the spirit of Halloween, who wore it better? #MunguiaJohnson
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RJ Clifford
6 years
Robbery of the Year all locked up. In any other city in the world that's a Wonderboy decision win.
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RJ Clifford
2 years
Clay Collard is such a trip, man. He fights in the pocket - hands down, chin up - against Jeremy Stephens for most of the fight even though he's entirely capable of pivoting to sick angles like this.
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RJ Clifford
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When the two most prominent fighter mindsets collide.
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