Sammy-Jo Luxton is a prominent mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter boasting a 7-1-0 record.
As impressive as that is from a fighting standpoint, it isn’t why she went viral online this past week.
Rather, the cause of Luxton’s newfound celebrity status is a now-viral tweet.
The message in question largely speaks for itself:
I was watching Road to ONE and stumbled across this Muay Thai fighter.
Sammy-Jo Luxton, holy shit. Get yourself a girl that can do both
— Robbie (@RobbiePoirier10) November 26, 2022
Reactions to the tweet poured in immediately. A combination of MMA fans and non-MMA fans couldn’t believe their eyes.
The responses were telling:
Please batter me 😍
— Johnny_B (@JohnnyB_1993) November 29, 2022
God the men you sent are fantasizing about women beating them
— 🅿️oison 🅱️erry (@poison_berrie) November 28, 2022
Warrior Queen over here. Talk about a reason to watch One FC!
— CoulditbeJC (@CoulditbeJC) November 27, 2022
She’s a warrior 😅 and looks 💯
— laaaker (@laaaker94) November 27, 2022
When she comes home from brunch with the girls and she treats you like a boxing bag <<<<
— Dios Mio (@Farda_Alphonso) November 27, 2022
No thank you. I prefer feminine women. I’ll do the fighting.
— Samuel💎 (@PrinceOfBath) November 27, 2022
Luxton currently has more than 22,000 followers and Instagram and seems to get really solid engagement on many of her posts:
All in all, this has been a busy year for non-UFC MMA stars. Between Pearl Gonzalez’s provocative Halloween video, Valerie Loureda wild outfit choice and now this – it has been one thing after another.
Luxton, for what it’s worth, appears to appreciate the newfound attention.
She tweeted this response to the original message:
🤣🤣🤣you a real one for this Robbie
— Sammy-Jo Luxton (@sammyjoluxton1) November 26, 2022
At the moment, Luxton’s stock appears to be on the ascent.
Both from a fighting and non-fighting perspective, she has a ton of momentum.
The photos speak for themselves.
— Game 7 (@game7__) November 29, 2022
Will she be able to continue building on it?
Time will tell.
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