You love social media. Everyone Does. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc. have taken over our lives and we cannot even force ourselves not to post statuses, photos, videos and updates about us and our favorite things and share them with the world. There are celebrities and then there are armies of fans. They regularly like, share, retweet and post about their favorite celebrities, hoping to get a reply back. This is where social media brings the fans closer to the fighters as well. They see them on press conferences, world tours and in photos but social media is the best option when they want to connect with them. Recently, UFC told the fighters to make creative tweets and posts to generate a more Twitter following. Mainstream media knows that social media is ‘it’.
Gossips, rumors, news, trash talk, it is all done on social media now. It is because of social media that we are now anticipating the biggest fight in combat sports history: Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor vs. Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. Yea. We know. RDX Sports is following the fight and will announce the most amazing contest soon. Social media following brings these fighters sponsors, media attention, audience and more visibility. They have more to tell the world. This is why you’ll see social media fan pages of every single fighter because it is the way to go.
Here is a list of top most followed fighters in the world and some of their finest moments:
Conor McGregor
Facebook: 5,481,845
Twitter: 4.48 Million
Instagram: 14 Million
When he almost gave us a heart attack.
Georges St. Pierre
Facebook: 4,249,527
Twitter: 1.68 Million
Instagram: 1.2 Million
He needed a haircut too.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Facebook: 285,090
Twitter: 159K
Instagram: 2.4 million
This is what happens when you tell fight stories to kids. One on each side seems to enjoy it though.
Stipe Miocic
Facebook: 235,970
Twitter: 102K
Instagram: 247K
Cleveland’s hottest kid.
Anderson Silva
Facebook: 5,889,783
Twitter: 7.86 Million
Instagram: 2.7 Million
Fatherly Love.
Anthony Joshua
Facebook: 2,172,016
Twitter: 1.19 Million
Instagram: 3.7 Million
Miesha Tate
Facebook: 2,195,562
Twitter: 800K
Instagram: 1.8 Million
One word: Fierce.
Jon Jones
Facebook: 2,535,218
Twitter: 1.82 Million
Instagram: 2.1 Million
We all love these two, don’t we?
Ronda Rousey
Facebook: 11,357,068
Twitter: 3.43 Million
Instagram: 9.7 Million
Ah, Ronda.
Nate Diaz
Facebook: 687,592
Twitter: 925K
He is just as excited about #MayweatherMcGregor fight as us!
Michael Page
Facebook: 311,428
Twitter: 30.3K
Instagram: 129K
OMG, THEY LOVE THE SAME SHOWS AS US!
They might be kings and queens in the Octagon or Ring but they are just as human and fun as we are. So if you’re not following these amazing fighters on social media then you’re not doing it right.
