What started as an innocent tweet from a fan, descended into chaos
Fresh from his impressive win over the previously undefeated Chris Beal in Stockholm, Neil Seery is awaiting his next opponent inside the Octagon. With two wins on the trot in the UFC, the Dubliner is likely to get either a ranked fighter or a young upstart for his next bout.
One fan thought that 8-1 hotshot Louis Smolka would be an ideal candidate to be the Irishman’s next victim adversary inside the cage. The 23-year-old holds a 2-1 record in the promotion, the same as Seery, and actually came in as a late replacement for the Dublin native at the UFC event in Sydney last year.
The two warriors seemed very open to the idea of fighting each other initially. In fact, they almost had a gentleman’s agreement to do so until things turned sour.
@ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @NeilSeeryMMA @danawhite @seanshelby lets do it
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) January 31, 2015
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby I'm game stand and bang
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) January 31, 2015
Seery kicked off the trash-talking and what followed was the usual, “I’m better than you” “No, you’re not”, back and forth exchange we’ve come to expect from MMA fighters. There was no real malice behind it, it’s just become a part of the sport.
@NeilSeeryMMA @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby why are you scared to grapple, you a bitch
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) January 31, 2015
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby why you scared to stand
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) January 31, 2015
@NeilSeeryMMA @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby I stood my last three fights, what are you stupid
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) January 31, 2015
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby don't hit as hard as me
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) January 31, 2015
@NeilSeeryMMA @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby I'm not scared bro we can do this whenever you want
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) January 31, 2015
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby as I say I'm game
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) January 31, 2015
@seanshelby I wanna fight @NeilSeeryMMA
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) January 31, 2015
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @ATWOS1 @Flyinjudoka @SamSiciliaMMA @danawhite @seanshelby one way to get a fight on
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 1, 2015
At this point in their social media row, the fans began to get involved. Seery reacted to the supporters’ goading with class and dignity. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for Smolka.
@Sprunch @ThickTOC23 @LASTSAMURAIUFC @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 so everyone keeps saying still beating young lads Internet warrior
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 1, 2015
@ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA more like hitting your face hard
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
Seery must have become aware that he was pushing “The Last Samurai’s” buttons, however, there is no way he could have possibly expected him to have such a severe reaction to a simple meme.
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @Sprunch @ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 same shit Different day pic.twitter.com/T5uhC3n6wn
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 1, 2015
@NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch @ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 fuck you, you little leprechaun bitch
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
Rather than fire back with abuse, Seery attempted to play peacemaker, but this only caused the American to become more riled up.
@LASTSAMURAIUFC @Sprunch @ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 can we not just be friends ha
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 1, 2015
@NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch @ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 not right now, now I'm coming to take you out
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@ThickTOC23 @LASTSAMURAIUFC @Sprunch @AndyCowan1 @eugzyd22 bed time I'm to old for this stuff
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 1, 2015
While Seery hit the hay for the night, Smolka only became more and more incensed. While the former Cage Warriors champion was unable to respond, due to being asleep, the Last Samurai turned his attention to the fans, where he mercilessly tried his best at tearing them apart, with limited success.
@eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @ThickTOC23 @Sprunch @AndyCowan1 I will to beat the piss out of you & I hope your friends bet their house on it
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@Sprunch @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @ThickTOC23 @AndyCowan1 you running outta lucky charms and Guinness?
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@ThickTOC23 @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch @AndyCowan1 sit the fuck down before I get William Wallace on your asses, and fuck soccer
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@ThickTOC23 @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch @AndyCowan1 and if you wanna talk numbers how about 8-1 to 15-10
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@ThickTOC23 @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch @AndyCowan1 your record isn't even over .7 #gtfoh
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
@AndyCowan1 @ThickTOC23 @eugzyd22 @NeilSeeryMMA @Sprunch I'm not mad but I play to win
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) February 1, 2015
Seery summed up the slightly more heated than expected feud well.
@Sprunch @eugzyd22 @ThickTOC23 @LASTSAMURAIUFC @AndyCowan1 pic.twitter.com/WnKV6bmAh0
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) February 2, 2015
Keep an eye out, because these two could well be throwing down inside the cage very soon.
