Although their battle inside the Octagon is nearly two months away, you wouldn’t know it by following the social media accounts of Rashad Evans and Ryan Bader, the two men who will co-headline what is becoming a stacked UFC 192 pay-per-view lineup in October.
After subtle comments here-and-there during media interviews, “Suga” Rashad and “Darth” Bader have been somewhat cordial in the build-up to their October 3rd showdown at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, however this past week that all changed.
On Twitter, Bader and Evans have spent a considerable amount of time in coming up with trash-talk that meets the 140-character limit of the social media tool.
Below are some of the most recent cyber-exchanges between the two top-five ranked Light Heavyweight contenders, who, along with Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, and Johny Hendricks vs. Tyron Woodley, will round out the top three matches on the 10/3 scheduled event.
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— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) August 8, 2015
@ryanbader @Powermmafitness Stop wasting your time! This won't help you! Only thing that will help you is not showing up. #imjustsayintho
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) August 8, 2015
@ryanbader @Powermmafitness Stop wasting your time! This won't help you! Only thing that will help you is not showing up. #imjustsayintho
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) August 8, 2015
… @SugaRashadEvans whatever you are doing isn't working either, starting to look like @dc_mma pic.twitter.com/bTfvfYBxoa
— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) August 9, 2015
@ryanbader @dc_mma I can show up looking like that and still beat the breaks off you. Bader=easy work!
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) August 9, 2015
First you take @dc_mma 's body then you steal his lines. You're better than that rashad https://t.co/yg2C7ubJmp
— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) August 9, 2015
@ryanbader @dc_mma so you already know you are easy work,huh?! Since this fight is a foregone conclusion I'm gonna have Dana send the $ now!
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) August 9, 2015
