Social Media Keyboard Warriors Have Stong Opinion About UFC’s New Title Belt
Yesterday UFC unveils their new legacy championship belt. Interesting part UFC head honcho Dana white photographed himself wearing a gaudy belt. This legacy belt will be uniquely customized for each champion by the athlete’s country, a number of title defenses and weight class.
The promotion is entering into a new era as UFC kicking off company’s five-year deal with ESPN with its UFC Brooklyn fight card. The event is headlined by flyweight title fight, where bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw dropping down in a weight class to challenge division’s champion Henry Cejudo which is set to take place tonight from inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Whoever wins tonight’s title bout between the duo will replace the current title belts worn by champs with a new legacy belt.
Check out the new editions to the UFC Legacy Belt 👀 pic.twitter.com/2pSDoMpaiv
— UFC (@ufc) January 18, 2019
However, this new design of UFC belt didn’t go well with the MMA community. Check out their reaction below:
Max Holloway has something to say about the belt too:
The red stones is cool but what about Rings 🤔😬 https://t.co/DRRkhAIMjf
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 18, 2019
But if it’s stones so be it @ufc pic.twitter.com/IpZsBxTibR
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 18, 2019
Let @danawhite @ufc know! 😤 pic.twitter.com/iFwoNUvnLG
— TONY MUI (@MrTonyMui) January 18, 2019
Even former UFC champ Conor Mcgregor also chimes in:
Ok I’m back. https://t.co/ogw6m4ZeGE
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 18, 2019
Al Iaquinta roast Mcgregor:
Suuure you are, Conor pic.twitter.com/FrWy01DW9H
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) January 18, 2019
Fixed this for you @UFC pic.twitter.com/dDDuiogxTc
— smoogy (@smoogymma) January 18, 2019
UFC also respond to one of the jealous fan, who later deleted his tweet.
Literally, you'll never have to worry about wearing it.
— UFC (@ufc) January 18, 2019
That's…huh…that's not an upgrade from the current belt. At least not on first glance. https://t.co/VtWrPlKp1b
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) January 18, 2019
Wow.
— Nathan Quarry (@NateRockQuarry) January 18, 2019
Totally in the minority, but I always preferred the IFL championship rings. https://t.co/YAKW7zpGi3
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) January 18, 2019
