In between the process of piling up many accomplishments, UFC veteran Jake Shields also gained notoriety for his fierce and bold attitude. Likewise, the submission grappler adopted the same on his social media handles. The former multiple-promotions champion accordingly owns a popular Twitter handle as he keeps the fans entertained with hot takes.
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Similarly, staying true to his nature, the veteran fighter recently posted a series of tweets rejecting the growing speculation about the future of the platform itself.
What did UFC veteran Jake Shields tweet?
Since the billionaire Elon Musk bought the platform, the site has only been associated with chaos. Not only did the deal result in the exodus of users to different platforms, but also gave users an opportunity to have a good laugh. Significantly, as the social media site went through a phase of uncertainty, a new trend- #RIPTwitter gained traction.
Jumping on the bandwagon, the former UFC welterweight title contender also tweeted about the recent development. Further, Shields alluded to another 2016 trend and drew a parallel with the new trend.
Thus, he wrote, “The people who have #RIPTwitter are the same ones who said they will move to Canada if trump wins.”
Enjoy Facebook losers
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) November 18, 2022
In addition, the marked submission grappler who last fought in the cage in 2018 also replied to this tweet. Further, he added, “Enjoy Facebook losers”
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The biggest fight of the American grappler came at UFC 129 when Shields fought Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title. However, the Skrap Pack member lost the bout on the judges’ scorecard as the fight went the distance.
Why #RIPTwitter?
The $44 billion deal has only ensued chaos for the platform’s user base and staff members. According to The Verge, ‘Chief Twit’, in order to usher in Twitter 2.0, asked employees to either accept the lengthy and toll-taking work hours or quit the company with a three-months severance offer.
Contrary to the new regime’s expectations, thousands of employees exercised their choice in favor of the latter option. Thus resulting in the wiping out of entire teams as the deadline expired on Thursday.
As a result, and amid chaos on Twitter, the users grew concerned about the bleak future of the platform. Furthermore, on Thursday evening, the hashtag #RIPTwitter scaled the no. 1 trending topic in the U.S.
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