College football starts on August 24th.
(FSU-GT in Dublin is the highlight.)
The NFL is back on September 5th.
(KC will host either LAC, DEN, LV, TB, NO, HOU, CIN, or BAL.)
We have about 200 days to live…life.
Almost 30 weeks of living and stuff.
Happy offseason.
Enjoy.
😉
Never in my life did I ever think I was gonna read anything remotely close to this about me.
The fact that it comes from someone with vast knowledge and years of watching both MMA & soccer like
@lthomasnews
means even more.
Thank you, man! Made my day. 😊
For those wondering, it was Diego Lopes himself that requested this Fight Week to be “in Spanish”. Same for his first fight. He asked to do everything in Portuguese for his second fight.
Next? Who knows. It’s his choice.
Probably Portuguese, but…
…maybe even English.
🇧🇷🇲🇽🇺🇸
The NFL will host a regular season game in São Paulo, Brazil, next year, per
@danlacalle
.
The game will be played at Arena Corinthians — a 50,000-seat stadium that hosted 6 matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazil is the NFL's 3rd-largest market (behind the US & Mexico).
Before ANYONE says ANYTHING, it was AGREED with Diego Lopes (AFTER the fight, when he came to tell Joe Rogan he’ll be the champion of the division) that “one answer will be in Spanish, another one in Portuguese, and another one in English”.
Order? “Freestyle”, he said.
#UFC300
@SpinninBackfist
On the real. The translater is doing a terrible job and very unprofessional. You can’t decide to censor/change the meaning of the athlete just because it’s rude. It’s your job to explain the information that’s it. You aren’t the censorship police.
Did I stutter a litte bit? Yeah, maybe…
I also didn’t have saying “I love you honey, and I hope to spend the rest of my life with you” in my 2023 bingo card.
When you wake up in the morning…
…and you think about doing stuff…
…think twice, three times, even…
…about criticizing people…
…without knowing…
…absolutely…
…anything…
…at all.
Or…
…🤡.
🎤🎤
"Now I look back and think, ‘It was worth it; it set you up for this.’ This is the culmination of many things."
Fabiano Buskei (
@FabianoBuskei
) recalls his journey as a
@UFC
translator and how the job has impacted his life ➡️:
@PhotoAmy33
Need to break up with bae, but can’t break through the language barrier?
Say less. Let me say it for you.
PS: photo credits to
@AlexBehunin
@RJcliffordMMA
My brain froze, my heart stopped, my soul left me, and I was speechless. 🫥
I heard voices in my head, loud & clear.
They all told me to “S…T…F…U…”
And that,
@RJcliffordMMA
…
…is how I am still alive.
Surviving is thriving.
The host is a
@realmadriden
supporter.
The producer is a
@Giants
fan.
The guest was yours truly.
And I behaved, I think.
Thank you, guys!
Muito obrigado!
¡Gracias!
@lthomasnews
The UFC’s Portuguese/Spanish translator is not merely good at his job, but has a hell of a story.
I wanted to learn more about
@fabianobuskei
, so I spoke to him about learning so many languages, the key to effective translation and his unique background.
A reminder of the stupidity in comparing the most powerful domestic sports league in the world and its yearly calendar with a month-long tournament of the only true global sport on the planet played every four years between nations.
Enjoy your final-less leagues.
Points.
Ew.
@CharlesDoBronxs
@GilbertDurinho
Twitter can be rough.
But it can be awesome as well.
Still surreal to me that this happened.
(Thank you both for the public praise.)
@MikelJakosun
“As a boxing fan” is something that we don’t hear much these days. That’s the main point. That man is comparing a niche sport main event to a constantly broadcasted [and consistently interrsting] one that offers so much more.
“AI took my job, literally”
—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator
Gizmodo's owner has recently made significant changes to its Spanish site, Gizmodo en Español, by letting go of its dedicated staff and replacing their content with AI-generated translations…
@Smokey6Figs
Truly sorry to hear that’s the vibe you got from me. Please let me know in what aspect(s) I have fallen off a little. Always looking—and working—to improve. 😊
sports will NEVER be as important as music or any other art. everyone can run and kick balls. a FEW can write and produce songs. being creative and expressing yourselves is something no football player can do successfully and win awards for that
Is
@AlexPereiraUFC
telling us that if he adds 30 lbs to his offseason weight of around 235 lbs (he got up to almost 230 lbs after weighing in at 205 lbs) he would fight in UFC 300 at Heavyweight for belt
#3
with the organization?
December 21 has a new name:
“Xmas Prelims”.
🔥
I was told one needs to consume Bourbon & Bacon every day to keep citizenship status in good standing.
(Rye & Moonshine are allowed by law.)
(Maple syrup was added ‘cuz, well, we started from da bottom now we here.)
🇺🇸🐷🥃🥓🍁🇨🇦
@R_Jacobs914
@mma_orbit
Camera kid: “Calm down, Dad, calm down, calm down!”
Alex’s body language: “MMAlien” MODE.
Ready to defend us all.
“Darn, dude. [You’re such a] kid, dude. Damn, this ain’t a joke, you don’t have anything else to do[?], man. Such crap, always with that s***. Darn, bro, damn.”
When I started my UFC journey on August 22, 2020 (Munhoz vs. Edgar) I left the Apex grateful for the opportunity, excited by the experience, and in awe of
@Jon_Anik
.
Control, cadence, charisma.
Over 1,200 sleeps later…
…and that admiration…
…has only grown.
Complete pro.
@P4PAnalysis
Oh, I wish (both).
Here’s what I do: look for these flags as matchmaking happens and cards are being put together…
🇧🇷🇵🇹🇨🇻🇬🇼🇸🇹🇦🇴🇲🇿🇹🇱🇪🇸🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇲🇽🇬🇹🇭🇳🇸🇻🇳🇮🇨🇷🇵🇦🇦🇷🇺🇾🇵🇾🇨🇱🇧🇴🇵🇪🇪🇨🇨🇴🇻🇪🇬🇶🇮🇹
…and bother people accordingly.
(I just tell some people I’m available…
…if they want me there.)
FIFA is taking "appropriate internal action" to address breaches of World Cup protocol by a celebrity chef, Salt Bae, who held the gold trophy on the field.
To those who celebrate(d) it, Happy Valentine’s Day.
And for those who struggled, here’s one of the greatest quotes ever:
“Time doesn't heal everything. Actually, time doesn't heal anything, time just takes the incurable out of the spotlight.“
(Brazilian author Martha Medeiros)