With the growing popularity of Mixed Martial Arts in South
Africa, fighters are becoming increasingly well known by the public. Every fighter
has their own personality, legitimate or contrived, and the fans react to them accordingly.
Some play the role of humble martial artist fighting for honour, others the trash
talking villain out for blood, and it is these personalities that make the
fighters accessible and marketable to the public.
In the computer age, social media has become a huge media
avenue for fighters to interact with both their fans and each other. Twitter in
particular has become a popular channel for South African MMA fighters, many of
whom tweet regularly. Followers can expect tweets on topics ranging from
training sessions and dieting woes to smack talk with opponents leading up to
the fights. This banter can get quite out of hand at times as fighters vie for
supremacy in a somewhat schoolyard manner.
So, who are the most popular MMA fighters in South Africa? I
have compiled this list of the top 26 South African MMA fighters on twitter.
Top 26 South African MMA Fighters on Twitter
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Division
|
Followers
|
|
1
|
Middleweight
|
907
|
|
|
2
|
Lightweight
|
744
|
|
|
3
|
Lightweight
|
713
|
|
|
4
|
Welterweight
|
695
|
|
|
5
|
Heavyweight
|
577
|
|
|
6
|
Heavyweight
|
483
|
|
|
7
|
Welterweight
|
434
|
|
|
8
|
Lightweight
|
397
|
|
|
9
|
Featherweight
|
394
|
|
|
10
|
Light Heavyweight
|
389
|
|
|
11
|
Middleweight
|
377
|
|
|
12
|
Light Heavyweight
|
367
|
|
|
13
|
Middleweight
|
364
|
|
|
14
|
Middleweight
|
355
|
|
|
15
|
Welterweight
|
341
|
|
|
16
|
Welterweight
|
329
|
|
|
17
|
Welterweight
|
315
|
|
|
18
|
Middleweight
|
276
|
|
|
19
|
Middleweight
|
274
|
|
|
20
|
Featherweight
|
254
|
|
|
21
|
Welterweight
|
239
|
|
|
22
|
Welterweight
|
232
|
|
|
23
|
Lightweight
|
226
|
|
|
24
|
Light Heavyweight
|
211
|
|
|
25
|
Lightweight
|
185
|
|
|
26
|
Heavyweight
|
183
|
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