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Report ousts fake Twitter followers in MMA

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With Twitter being one of the best ways to get your name out there in the MMA community many of the UFC’s biggest stars are using it to their advantage.

A report put out by Ingrained Media showed that some of the biggest names inside the UFC in fact have fake Twitter followers.

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Top Ten MMA Influencers with the most fake followers

1. UFC Heavyweight Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma)

Follower Breakdown:

followers 566,458

Fake: 82%

Inactive: 11%

Good: 7%

Klout Score: 70

2. UFC Bantamweight Michael McDonald (@maydaymcdonald)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 24,626

Fake: 56%

Inactive: 22%

Good: 22%

Klout Score: 61

3. *Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 599,987

Fake: 48%

Inactive: 33%

Good: 19%

Klout Score: 68

4. *UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (@spideranderson)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 3,301,511

Fake: 47%

Inactive: 32%

Good: 21%

Klout Score: 74

5. **UFC Welterweight Demian Maia (@demianmaia)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 285,245

Fake: 47%

Inactive: 32%

Good: 21%

Klout Score: 81

6. UFC Welterweight Johny Hendricks (@johnyhendricks)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 80,325

Fake: 41%

Inactive: 28%

Good: 31%

Klout Score: 72

7. UFC Middleweight Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 793,158

Fake: 40%

Inactive: 37%

Good: 23%

Klout Score: 82

8. UFC Champion Jose Aldo (@josealdojunior)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 190,192

Fake: 36%

Inactive: 31%

Good: 33%

Klout Score: 66

9. UFC President Dana White (@danawhite)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers: 2,517,324

Fake: 35%

Inactive: 37%

Good: 28%

Klout Score: 87

10. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre)

Follower Breakdown:

Followers 678,834

Fake: 34%

Inactive: 31%

Good: 35%

Klout Score: 83

Notable accounts with above 30% fakes:  UFC Heavyweight Cain Velasquez @ 32%, UFC Heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira @ 32%, UFC Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson @ 34%, UFC Reporter Ariel Helwani @ 30%, UFC Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida @ 32%, UFC Lightweight Nate Diaz @ 30%, See the spreadsheet for the rest of the results.

About Klout -Klout began with a very simple idea: Everyone has influence—the ability to drive action. Klout measures influence based on various factors.

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Jeremy Brand is an experienced MMA writer and columnist. He is the founder of MMASucka.com, and has represented the company with media credentials at many mixed martial arts fights. Jeremy is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training in BC, Canada.

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