It’s awesome that the UFC has exploded in popularity during the social media age. Now we’ve got guys tweeting and posting things within hours of having their brains scrambled. Though that isn’t to say a fighter needs to have just been knocked out to post something stupid, they do that all the time!

Unfortunately sometimes this leads to fighters being fined or fired, as was the case with many of these entries. Not to mention fighters can be some of the most politically incorrect people in the world, and social media is heavily policed by the politically correct at the moment.

Here are eight social media posts that got UFC fighters into trouble…

8. War Machine Posts Blog on Evan Tanner

Granted, War Machine would go on to make far bigger mistakes in his life, but this was still pretty bad. The former TUF competitor was fired for posting some fairly insensitive, and totally incorrect, comments about Evan Tanner.

Tanner had died due to exposure to the elements while going on something of a spiritual journey in the desert. War Machine wrongly deemed this to have been a suicide.

He posted the following on his MySpace page:
“No one is sure yet but it sounds like it was a suicide. Sad thing is that it makes sense. What else is an UNDERPAID fighter supposed to do at the end of his career?
Cash in his 401K? Collect social security? Start to work some shitty job for 10 bucks an hour?
Shit ain’t boxing and if you’re not Chuck Liddell or Tito Ortiz you don’t get paid dick.
Wasn’t like he made MILLIONS and blew it all like Mike Tyson, this guy fought his entire life and didn’t have shit.
No wonder why he took off to the woods.
Prolly reminisced on the days when he was champ, the days when growing old didn’t matter and took his life.
Severe depression plagues MANY fighters at the end of their careers. Mark my words when I say that “HE MAY BE THE FIRST, BUT HE ISN’T THE LAST.”

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Ian is a MMA writer based out of Toronto, ON Canada. An avid mixed martial arts enthusiast and passionate fan since he was born, Ian has been writing about mixed martial arts for over 5 years.