They were teammates on Rashad Evans ‘ squad on “The Ultimate Fighter 10,” but Brendan Schaub (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Matt Mitrione (6-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) are now acting a lot more like what they’re going to be next month: opponents. The two recently got in a round of sparring on Twitter, with Mitrione making fun of Schaub’s recent appearances in grappling and MMA, and Schaub bringing Mitrione’s wife into the mix. “@BrendanSchaub looks like Adam Sandler f—ed Corky from ‘Life Goes On,’ Mitrione wrote. “I might look like adam Sandler/corkey mix your wife when we did appearances together sure seemed to like it,” Schaub fired back . “How’s that going by the way?” The heavyweights will answer for their words next month on the FX-televised preliminary card of UFC on FOX 8, which takes place July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle. Mitrione got the ball rolling on Monday with a playful jab about his former teammate’s chin. He then took aim at Schaub’s recent appearance at the grappling competition Metamoris, which ended in a dreary decision loss to Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, and his grinding win over Lavar Johnson at UFC 157. “Planned parenthood should stop giving out birth control & start giving out copies of @BrendanSchaub ‘s 15 min
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UFC’s Schaub on Mitrione Twitter beef: ‘I don’t need any more fuel for the fire’ – MMA Junkie