The ruthless fan base was tough on Williams, who tried to smooth things over by admitting his ignorance of the sport. Although he was just asking a question to confirm or refute his assumptions, the diehards swarmed.
“Twitter’s Twitter,” Williams explained. “I have about 80,000 followers on Twitter. If I say something stupid, maybe 20 will respond and the rest don’t care. It’s always the loud minority that tweets. The loudest people are usually the less confident ones so no that doesn’t put me off I could say I just walked the dog and people will tweet at me people are just loud and obnoxious on the internet so no I will continue to do my thing as usual.
It’s not the first and far from the last time Williams has ruffled social media, but “White Sox Dave” is not a man who is easily afraid to share his thoughts or opinions.
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Since posting the controversial tweet earlier this year, Colby Covington is 1-0 with a win over Jorge Masvidal and Poirier is gearing up for a potentially career-defining fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on November 12.
Can Poirier take advantage of Williams’ confidence? Not necessarily with a win over Chandler, but it sure would help. Win, lose or draw, he will listen.
“I spent probably $500 on pay-per-views and there wasn’t one that I was crazy on or thought I burned $75 on, so I’m going to get them both,” said Williams. ” I can not wait. As a first-time fan, I’ve said to so many people who don’t follow the sport, “You don’t understand how entertaining this sport is. It could be a random card on a Saturday night, and you’ve never heard of one of these people and you’ll be entertained for four or five hours straight.
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