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Dan Tom

@dantommma

MMA analyst for MMAJunkie/USA TODAY Sports. Independent contractor available for gambling analysis and broadcast work. Lifelong martial artist.

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The latest episode of the Dog Or Pass Pod is up, as Mad Lab MMA and I break down our picks and plays for #UFC326

🎧 Listen via podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

πŸ“Ί Watch via YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/NYXNZde...

05.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#UFC326 is special for me considering that the 1st fight between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira was the 1st fight I ever broke down publicly via MixedMartialAnalyst.com

Kinda embarrassing to go back and look, but proud to be doing this for a decade +: mixedmartialanalyst.com/ufc-fight-ni...

05.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Fluid Thoughts for UFC 326 A look at Dan Tom's picks and plays for the upcoming UFC fight card

Despite absolutely exhausted over the insanely stupid discourse over tics and Tourette’s in and out of the MMA space, I manage to push out my (not so) Fluid Thoughts for #UFC326

Picks, plays, analysis and southpaw stats for the entire card: open.substack.com/pub/dantommm...

06.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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my inner-monologue most days

06.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And not to be a somber hypocrite over here, I also gotta thank EVERYONE who has ever given me a chance.

There’s way too many to list here, but I have to acknowledge how grateful I am and how important every bit of help, from kind words to job opps, have been to my journey. πŸ™β™₯️

05.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Missing the community that I feel I helped contribute to this week

MMA-wise, this is a big milestone/reflection on how long I’ve been doing this

Outside of MMA, this past week is reminding me just how much adversity I had to push though as I’m genuinely surprised I’m still here

05.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#UFC326 is special for me considering that the 1st fight between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira was the 1st fight I ever broke down publicly via MixedMartialAnalyst.com

Kinda embarrassing to go back and look, but proud to be doing this for a decade +: mixedmartialanalyst.com/ufc-fight-ni...

05.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The latest episode of the Dog Or Pass Pod is up, as Mad Lab MMA and I break down our picks and plays for #UFC326

🎧 Listen via podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

πŸ“Ί Watch via YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/NYXNZde...

05.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Antitrust experts say UFC engaging in spoliation shenanigans | Ep. 232 Experts for the plaintiffs in the UFC antitrust cases say the defendants (UFC) engaged in spoliation shenanigans.

Mark Shapiro's commentary at the Morgan Stanley Tech Conference left plenty open to interpretation, so @heynottheface.bsky.social & I discussed it at length in today's episode. There's a lot more & you can listen at the link. 2/2

heynottheface.substack.com/p/antitrust-...

03.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œI understand Tourette’s is a disease but I still know he’s racist because of his tics” is the new β€œI’m not racist BUT…”

02.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hope this doesn’t come off as disingenuous, assumptive or misplaced, but I feel like the hypocrisies I’ve been posting about is not lost on the gay & trans communitiesβ€”whom I imagine are sadly all too familiar with hate, hypocrisy and the bs hierarchies applied to/by human beings of all backgrounds.

02.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol yup

02.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would except he just blocked me lol (ironic for the guy out there accusing folks of β€˜being in their feelings’)

02.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What about POC’s w/Tourette’s like me? I’m not white & hate Trump. And allegedly mocking? lol. Not only did he mock John, he literally threatened folks with Tourette’s with violence as the room applauded. Unlike John/ppl with Tourette’s, Deon has control of his words and still chose to be an asshole

02.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re the one continuing to quote tweet me and spew shit, I’m just coming in with the facts and shutting down your BS stereotypes about disabled folk. It’s gross man and so is everyone who is like your shit/stanning the hate that’s being spewed at ppl with disabilities right now.

02.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who said he was unable to reach them?! lol are you even fucking reading bro? (And if anyone with a brain and can see beyond their own perspective is reading this, they’ll agree that the only embarrassment is you here with you false facts and hypocrisy spewing out from all sides).

02.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I also love how you don’t even bother to acknowledge any of the other points I’m making or the other points relevant to the situation you decide to spew shit about. Doubt you will either as the facts aren’t on your side on this one, bud…

02.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s literally what he did, man. And take your own advice except I’d say seek education as you’re really making yourself look like an ass as showing no empathy for your fellow POCs or to disabled people/groups. Perpetuating the hate and ignorance you claim to be against is just gross, man. Do better

02.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

He reached out personally to apologize to him & you’d know this if you bothered to do any research. But go on accuse people of being in their feelings and carry water for ppl as you literally respond emotionally to defend a Diddy-loving dude who is threatening violence be to a marginalized community

02.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

And to add to this fellas point and my own comment, John apologized multiple times despite all the online abuse he’s getting/despite literally being a poor janitor who has no social team or handlers to help him like others in the equation. Please educate yourself on this before posting nonsense.

02.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

What about POC’s w/Tourette’s like me? I’m not white & hate Trump. And allegedly mocking? lol. Not only did he mock John, he literally threatened folks with Tourette’s with violence as the room applauded. Unlike John/pol with Tourette’s, Deon has control of his words and still chose to be an asshole

02.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A room full of millionaires laughing at a man with Tourette's. That's Hollywood.

Fuck Deon Cole and every single person who laughed at that joke.

02.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I spilled a beverage all over my MacBook Pro keyboard last night and… everything is still working?

28.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fluid Thoughts for UFC Mexico A look at Dan Tom's picks and plays for the upcoming UFC fight card

Despite wanting to take this week off from betting, I ended up finding a select handful of spots I liked at #UFCMexico: open.substack.com/pub/dantommm...

27.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest episode of the Dog Or Pass Pod is up, as Mad Lab MMA and I break down our picks and plays for #UFCMexico

🎧 Listen via podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

πŸ“Ί Watch via YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/fm3yLrz...

26.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally! Someone is suing the UFC for inferior cards | Ep. 231 A new complaint has been filed seeking class action status on behalf of fans that paid for bad UFC events.

On today's episode of Hey Not The Face! we discuss the Plaintiffs in the UFC antitrust cases motion for sanctions against the Defendants, the new class action complaint against the UFC on behalf of fans, TKO's 2025 SEC filings, Frank Warren's suit & more.
heynottheface.substack.com/p/finally-so...

27.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fluid Thoughts for UFC Mexico A look at Dan Tom's picks and plays for the upcoming UFC fight card

Despite wanting to take this week off from betting, I ended up finding a select handful of spots I liked at #UFCMexico: open.substack.com/pub/dantommm...

27.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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King Kong gets the single leg and lands ground and pound from side control until T-Rex can get a knee shield which allows him to kick the mighty Kong off.

26.02.2026 06:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest episode of the Dog Or Pass Pod is up, as Mad Lab MMA and I break down our picks and plays for #UFCMexico

🎧 Listen via podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

πŸ“Ί Watch via YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/fm3yLrz...

26.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When you head into the comments section of a topic near to your heart with good intentions only to find yourself surrounded by folks co-opting your cause so that they throw more rocks at black and Jewish people:

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