How's Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the 2nd Week of January

A few updates on what's been going on in the MMA Twittersphere.

FAT BLACK-BELTED FIGHTING NEWS COMMENTATOR

"hanging with Rashad and laughing at how fat Forrest is.......250lbs!!"  -Brian Stann, talks about Forrest Griffin being in blogger shape.

"You know why recognizing famous fighters in public is so easy? They all have fancy shirts with their names on the back. It's great for fans."  -UFC, that's also how to spot wannabe-fighters with hardcoredragondeathskull shirts

"I am a black belt in many areas: hunting, pimpin, video games, cooking, eating, mulletry, style, swagger, and also brazilian jiu-jitsu."  -Miguel Torres, a true 'Mixed' martial artist.

"must admit I am a fox news junkie, scary what is happening to our country, there may be a run for office in my future"  -Brian Stann, wants to do a Lindland?

"Thank you very much! RT @BloodyElbow: 2009 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Commentator of the Year @joerogandotnet http://bit.ly/5ok0F5... Schiavello is my favorite commentator so to have us come in 1st and 2nd for commentator of the year is a huge honor!"  -Joe Rogan

"After only 6 months true on US TV on HDNet, I'm VERY HAPPY to come second to @joerogandotnet for COMMENTTAOR OF THE YEAR at Bloody Elbow"  -Michael Schiavello

AMERICAN IDOL: PELLEGRINO VS FLORIAN

"Ok I'm trying out for American Idol next year can't wait but first I'm going to buy the game and I challenge @Kenny_Florian @DaveCamarillo"  -Kurt Pellegrino

"@kurtpellegrino And u will lose. My voice is like sweet, sweet honey & u know this.... FYI @DaveCamarillo and I do an amazing rendition of "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey."  -Kenny Florian

"@Kenny_Florian don't forget about the song that me and u sing all the time but yet I will beat u and @DaveCamarillo and u know this"  -Kurt Pellegrino

" I only sing for money!"  -Dave Camarillo, a pro.

THE NIGHT EDGAR WON WITHOUT EVEN STEPPING INTO THE OCTAGON

"On the airplane fuck the airplane....Some guy started tripping on the plane they had to remove him and delayed the fuck out of this shorty flight..."  -Nate Diaz, if there was an off chance that a terrorist with a box cutter unknowingly tries to hijack a plane full of MMA fighters, I'd feel bad for them.

"Hulk hogan inspired 'real american' to get the DC goin RT:@Jerry_Drama @joerogandotnet how was @lawlorMMA entrance??? did not show it on TV?"  -Tom Lawlor, too bad they didn't show that.

"All the west coasters let's talk about the fights together and act like they're live... Is Amir sponsored by Entourage? Wonder if Ari Gold hooked that up. Lol."  -Jason High

"Hey everyone, sorry I didn't finish that fight. All in all a good experience at #UFN20 and Ill make sure to finish from now on... Things just got a little bit better for me I guess.I want to thank everyone for their support,I seriously shed a few tears because of u guys"  -Tom Lawlor

"Damn everyone knows tom won that fight...Ok ufc is over a disappointing but good night for tom. Now its my turn to ko shamrock march 6th!"  -Seth Petruzelli

"Aaron Simpson after his fight of the night victory"  -Ryan Bader

"Sorry guys I let alot of people down i'm on my way to the hosiptal, I can win them all but I will fight to the end. Thanks Evan now I'm Going back to train even harder and harder that was my lost to k Learn from. Thanks everyone that supports me... Thanks people and fan from fairfex for ur comments I'm not puttin my head down at all i'm gonna come back stronger quote my words!!!!!!!!!"  -Efrain Escudero, I would've still quoted you even with out all those '!!!!!!!!'

"u can quote me on this 1, Efrain will def come back STRONGER n BETTER...just hope his arm doesn't take too long to heal up..."  -Ben Henderson

"Waiting for the xray...Hey guys out the hosiptal nothing broke lil mess up tendenes. I will be back soon now in hungry!! And expect and Evan vs Efrain 2!!!"  -Efrain Escudero, hurt his arm by tapping out too late.

"Well I must say I'm so fucking proud of @NickCatone he fought his ass off and had what I thought was the fight of the night. go to ufc website... Now it's my time to fight in march 27th ufc 111 I can only hope I fight as GREAT as @NickCatone did tonight watch it on ufc website guys!!"  -Kurt Pellegrino

"heading back to hyatt to celebrate the win with family and friends"  -Nick Catone, got a split decision victory.

"Clean sweep xtreme couture!!"  -Martin Kampmann, Evan Dunham, Amir Sadollah and Gray Maynard all got victories that night.

"Damn Diaz got robbed!!! ...as long as the Bj thAt showed up to Memphis Shows to to fight gray it will be over Bj Penn by submission."  -Diego Sanchez

"Another awesome night of fights! I've got the best job in the world. Hope you guys enjoyed them as much as I did!"  -Joe Rogan

"hey... hey... hey... cant sleep either?" Leben to me twice last night."  -Nate Quarry

"Pic with the legends!: Stitch and Leon and @ariannyceleste and me after UFN 20 in Virginia"  -Chandella Powell, is now on twitter

"@amirmma 's face after the fight: He says its gonna look even worse in the morning... "  -Tracy Lee

"The gay lovers...: @silverbackseth and @lawlormma at blue iguana's for amir's afterfight party. Even the name of the place sounds gay"  -Tracy Lee

"Just watched the fight 3 times I won last nite all three rounds fuck the haters....."  -Nate Diaz

"Just want to say congrats to @FrankieEdgar, I think he's a great opponent for BJ. I wish them both the best of luck on their upcoming fight!"  -Gray Maynard

WEC 46: FABER VS THAT GUY

"@chuckliddell looks like he saw a ghost: Oh shit! Watch your back chuck, @urijahfaber is coming to get you!! ...@urijahfaber.: @brittneypalmer at urijah's after party at the park in sacramento... @urijahfaber lollipops are all the rage: Here's @joshkoscheck taste testing his at the w... Mike brown is an @urijahfaber fan!: After his win, here he is showing his support for the upcoming faber fight!" after party right no"  -Tracy Lee

"Why does @urijahfaber keep getting in my pictures :D :D :D http://tweetphoto.com/8498183"  -Chuck Liddell

"http://twitpic.com/xna3w - @urijahfaber after party!! (via @EddieWineland)"  -Urijah Faber

"Night folks! Thanks for the support, check out the hair after corn rows."  -Urijah Faber

"Tough one tonight! Sorry I tried to win...I know that people are cruel.Tonight is the toughest night of my life! I am the better fighter but I made a mistake! Ben won he's the champ! ...I didn't hardly sleep last night but I wanted to thank all my supporters u guys are great! I tried to put on a good show maybe next time!"  -Jamie Varner

"THX u 2 every1 for all the well-wishes n congratulations, I'm still incredibly ecstatic n just have mad luv 4 EVERYBODY...smoothben.com..."  -Ben Henderson

"I should not b allowed to shop at wallys-world (wal-mart) after a fight, I'm single-handedly stimulating the economy, hehe..."  -Ben Henderson

"So I asked the WEC for Donald or Shane roller in march I hope one of these fights can happen!"  -Jamie Varner, I think we all know he's getting Cerrone right?

"Donald I didn't know u had dreams of being a singer??? http://twitpic.com/xvmjy"  -Jamie Varner

NBA

"At the Washington Wizards game with one of my sponsors Microtech!! Having some fun!! Courtside wizards vs pistons!! http://yfrog.com/1dn4uqj"  -Gray Maynard

"Wow some great seats at the Kings game at Arco http://yfrog.com/3nqmnj... I'm pressing sexual assault charges on slamson the lion"  -Frank Mir

"me and Gavin Mallof courtside.... Were down 9 send us some positive energy... 56-58 we are coming back!!! ...Tie game... Yes... My phone gonna die someone give me charge please!!!! Go kings!!!"  -Diego Sanchez, Kings scored the winning basket with .7 seconds left. Diego's YESpositiveenergyYES must have worked!

GOVERNMENT SECRETS!

"got 2 do some of the Marines hand 2 hand combat training! It was intense & so much fun! Then we got 2 grapple with the troops! ...The training with Marines was challenging but I won't tell how it went.. The code of the training room is u never talk about what happen... It's actually not a big secret.. Everything was recorded & will b on a promo or something. But y y'all think I got whooped?"  -Rashad Evans

"I was talking about Marine bootcamp y'all.. But since u everybody brought up Thiago then I must address the issue. He did land a good shot but it takes more than that 2 win the fight. I can understand the questions about if he rocked me & I was saved by the bell but long b4 the rd ended I regained my composure. This is a fight ppl & in that 15min anything can happen. I took his best & I finshed the rd with his back against the cage! The would've & couldve's don't count. He did his thing that night & 4 that I give mad respect but he know he lost!"  -Rashad Evans

"To all my real ppl who got mad love much respect! I shouldn't let the haters get 2 me. I understand that Twitter is a haters dream... It's a haters dream 2 hate in realtime. And there is no better format that Twitter.. I even got a private account 2 hate on my friends anonymously.. jk I don't do that.."  -Rashad Evans

"Now its off to the Pentagon... they told me not to say "bomb" inside the building LOL"  -Mike Guymon

"Going to the Pentagon with @JokerGuymon @ryanbader! Going to be fun!! ...At the Pentagon. Had a great tour! Learned a lot about our country!"  -Mark Munoz, will be fighting at the pentagon next.

TWAINING

"headed to Montreal to train with the team at Tri-Star and @natemarquardt #ufc #mma"  -Brendan Schaub

"Walking around aria mall I have a guliotine choke on my CCs louis vuiton shades are calling me..$$$ not gonna do it... Lol.... And jus for the record I was the frist dude in mma with shades on on the scale. And now everyone is doing it making it look "FUGAZI""  -Jay Hieron

"My tile fight is comin up on Saturday!!!"  -Miesha Tate

"My nuckles & hands still smell like my wrapes. Makes me think about how hard I work. U know what I'm not even gonna wash my hands!!!"  -Jay Hieron, that's just gross dude.

"Reunited with Marcus and all the boys here in Maine. Will be training here all week. Sparring tomorrow morning... I hate that part with him."  -Jorge Gurgel

"training and training, it's how my year began! ...More training and waiting for my princess to arrive to make us happier at any day now!! =) ...Pic from November - Lorenzo and I at his gym in Vegas, great place! "  -Shogun Rua

"Man Hawaii is awesome! And the training is great! Time to crash out tho had a long day of training and beaches http://twitpic.com/xwgk8"  -Matt Brown, how many Luke Thomas jokes will this picture get?

TWITPICS & RANDOM TWEETS

"Lol!;): Celeste vs Powell"  -Chandella Powell

"At cheesecake factory w@chandellapowell and @markkmunoz....about to get our grub on!" -Arianny Celeste

"Billy and mark dose this move look familiar"  -Kurt Pellegrino

"Waiting for press luncheon with Bobby Southworth, Luke Rockhold, Bobby Lashley, Herschel Walker & Javier Mendez. http://twitpic.com/xt1y8"  -Esther Lin

"Little chess game before my flight. Bangin my boy up"  -Kimbo Slice, still likes to "bang" even in chess. Watch out, he'll kimboplex your bishop.

"Its freezing here in Mia. On our way to Vegas with the RealityKings fam, AVN awards...With the chef at Novia in Vegas at the Palms. Top Notch...Our RealityKings webmaster party. off the chain."  -Kimbo Slice

"Does it make me a dork bc I'm fascinated by wifi in the air? virgin america is the business!!! #fb"  -Arianny Celeste

"Love it!!!"  -Dana White, are they paying you to tweet that? They should.

Also, If you have a twitter account, don't forget to follow:

The Official BloodyElbow Twitter Account, Luke Thomas, Kid Nate, Brent Brookhouse, Mike Fagan, Chris Nelson, Leland Roling, Richard Wade and some guy named Anton Tabuena