Dana White has a problem on his hands: he needs his fighters off Twitter and back in the ring. Photo: AFP

The Takedown by Patrick Blennerhassett

Dana White and the UFC’s social media problem as sport’s stars get antsy during Covid-19 lockdown

An unprecedented global pandemic has cooped up mixed martial arts fighters and left them with nothing better to do than trash talk on social media

Both Jon Jones and Conor McGregor clearly aren’t used to being caged at home as they dig holes on Twitter and continue to get baited into arguments

Patrick Blennerhassett

Published: 7:18pm, 1 Jun, 2020

Updated: 7:18pm, 1 Jun, 2020

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Dana White has a problem on his hands: he needs his fighters off Twitter and back in the ring. Photo: AFP

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Patrick Blennerhassett is an award-winning Canadian journalist and four-time published author. He is a Jack Webster Fellowship winner and a British Columbia bestselling novelist. He has covered sport for the Post since 2018.

Dana White and the UFC’s social media problem as sport’s stars get antsy during Covid-19 lockdown

An unprecedented global pandemic has cooped up mixed martial arts fighters and left them with nothing better to do than trash talk on social media Both Jon Jones and Conor McGregor clearly aren’t used to being caged at home as they dig holes on Twitter and continue to get baited into arguments

An unprecedented global pandemic has cooped up mixed martial arts fighters and left them with nothing better to do than trash talk on social media

Both Jon Jones and Conor McGregor clearly aren’t used to being caged at home as they dig holes on Twitter and continue to get baited into arguments