The MMA community reacted to the thrilling victory of the Los Angeles Rams over the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl LVI.
At Super Bowl LVI, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals with a scorecard of 23-20 on Sunday. The match concluded with a fourth-down stop by Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who sealed the win for his franchise.
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MMA Twitter reacts to the exhilarating American Football match:
No championship rounds. Everyone knows games are won in the 5th quarter https://t.co/PgvL2s0Ls5
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) February 14, 2022
“No championship rounds. Everyone knows games are won in the 5th quarter,” Chael ‘The American Gangster’ Sonnen reacted to the game.
Congrats @dc_mma. Your Rams finally did it. Can’t imagine how you’re feeling right now.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 14, 2022
“Congrats @dc_mma. Your Rams finally did it. Can’t imagine how you’re feeling right now,” UFC analyst Ariel Helwani congratulated Daniel Cormier.
I feel honored to have received such a prestigious award. I sat on my couch and watched me stunt double play. https://t.co/vXBTeirl90
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 14, 2022
“I feel honored to have received such a prestigious award. I sat on my couch and watched me stunt double play,” Jake ‘The Problem Child’ took a jibe at Cooper Kupp.
Super Bowl half time show was pretty amazing.
— michael (@bisping) February 14, 2022
“Super Bowl half time show was pretty amazing,” Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping commended the half-time show featuring Eminem.
🤯 Greatest halftime show I’ve seen!!!
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) February 14, 2022
“🤯 Greatest halftime show I’ve seen!!!” UFC commentator Jon Anik Tweeted.
The Rams were on good odds in the first half as receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Cooper Kupp scored the first couple of touchdowns of the game.
Super Bowl LVI took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, making it only the second instance where a team won the big game at home. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first team to do so when Raymond James Stadium was hosting the Super Bowl in 2021.
Footballers who turned into MMA fighters
Career change in sports is something that is not commonly seen. Spending the better part of your lives being dedicated to one sport and then changing midway isn’t really a logical step. However, there have been elite athletes who did just that and found success.
Dominick Reyes is one of the top contenders in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. But he actually started his sporting journey with American football. Reyes was a Safety for the Division-1’s Stony Brook Seawolves. He remained a 4-year starter for the Seawolves and raked in a great number of tackles to become a tackles leader for Stony Brook.
Greg Hardy, an elite fighter of UFC’s heavyweight division, played elite-level NFL. The heavyweight even made the Pro-Bowl in 2013 and in total played 6 seasons in the NFL.
Messing with Brock Lesnar's QB is a BAD idea.
Ex-Viking on Brock suplexing an NFL player: https://t.co/Zno0v7nERt pic.twitter.com/6TJrgLFfhn
— ESPN (@espn) July 12, 2016
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The former UFC heavyweight champion is probably the most illustrated UFC fighter who made a career change. Although ‘The Beast Incarnate’ is now a performer at WWE, he shook up the MMA world when he had his stint in the fighting sport. Lesnar was a defensive tackle in the NFL team, Minnesota Vikings.
However, a motorcycle accident hindered his progress, and he was only able to play in pre-season games and never in a regular game.
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