UFC Fight Night Tampa tweets of the week
Take a look at what some of your favorite fighters were up to on social media in the week leading up to UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Evans!
Tecia Torres kicked fight week off right with a morning swim
Work work work ???? #teamtiny #ufcTampa SC: tinytornado115 pic.twitter.com/hxvHqJ6SXJ
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) April 10, 2016
Cub Swanson took the #22PushUpsChallenge to the next level by banging them out on his finger tips
So @ufcgymprez challenged me to the #22PushUps#22Kill Challenge to help bring awareness to Veteran Suicide pic.twitter.com/4xy37T58JM
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 11, 2016
Rose Namajunas showed off her footwork and hand speed
Torres isn't just a fighter, but also a graduate student
It's fight week! & Who still has school. ?? 2 literature review essays due by weigh ins ?? Go me!! pic.twitter.com/AyWP7hWPZs
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) April 11, 2016
Michael Chiesa and Raquel Pennington celebrated #NationalSibilingDay
The two best big sisters a little shit like me could ever ask for. #NationalSiblingDay pic.twitter.com/5uS9o9PBYE
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) April 11, 2016
#nationalsiblingday to my little bro #TeamRocky #family #love pic.twitter.com/OQv5tjfHm8
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) April 11, 2016
Khabib Nurmagomedov hit the beach before his first fight in almost two years
Dan Henderson made it to Tampa ...
Made it to Tampa! @ufc putting me to work right away https://t.co/Rc6DB8jCHM pic.twitter.com/1qyWu9BvT8
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) April 12, 2016
Only to find out he wasn't going to be fighting Lyoto Machida
And he wasn't happy
P.O.S. -No respect https://t.co/03O5oM7sM9
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) April 13, 2016
But Torres is excited she's now fighting in the co-main event
Update: We are now the Co-Main event at #ufcTampa ?? #TeamTiny @ufc ? pic.twitter.com/D52kyCgIx1
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) April 14, 2016
John Dodson earned his black belt from famed coach Greg Jackson
Look who Rashad Evans ran into at the Miami Dolphins facility
Fight week means media ... and makeup
"Somebody left they child here ... oh wait"
Dodson and Swanson got in some late-night work
But there's always time for family
She's ready for Saturday night, are you? #UFCTAMPA pic.twitter.com/TwtsNdQa9w
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) April 14, 2016
Khabib participated in his first-ever UFC open workout
Time to get those last pounds off before weigh-in
Oh just cutting weight in my cocoon. Watch out I come out like a killer #UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/ZmFyjmTRwv
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) April 15, 2016
Let's Salsa ?? #teamtiny on weight & ready for #ufcTampa weigh-ins @FreshMealPlan @headrushbrand @AmericanTopTeam pic.twitter.com/OV0SDRYnYq
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) April 15, 2016
Now, the fun part
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Evans goes down Saturday night, live and free on FOX. The action starts at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT with the FOX prelims before giving way to FOX main card at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.
Stick with us throughout the weekend for all your UFC Fight Night coverage.
