Twitter Reacts To UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz
UFC 196 went down this past evening (March 5, 2016) live on pay per view from Las Vegas, Nevada, and it was a night of upsets.
Late replacement Nate Diaz shocked the world in the main event, submitting featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the second round.
Former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate also upset the now former bantamweight champion Holly Holm in the co-main event, becoming the new UFC 135-bantamweight champion.
The world was stunned, and twitter erupted.
Check out the reactions below:
WOW
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) March 6, 2016
Oh my god!!! Wtf!!!!! @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) March 6, 2016
I don’t even know what to say. What!
— Paige VanZant (@PaigeVanzantUFC) March 6, 2016
DIAZZZZZ!!!!!!!!
— Paige VanZant (@PaigeVanzantUFC) March 6, 2016
#respect to @TheNotoriousMMA class act.
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) March 6, 2016
Conor McGregor is still a legend for the same reasons BJ Penn is/was a legend. Respect forever.
— Eric Jackman (@NewYorkRic) March 6, 2016
Congrats to the homie @natediaz209 gotta give to @thenotoriousmma for always stepping up and… https://t.co/yLbLeJ1LHu
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) March 6, 2016
Learn to grapple @TheNotoriousMMA #featherweight
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 6, 2016
Huge props to @TheNotoriousMMA on tonight too. Took on a super tough @NateDiaz209 2 weight classes up. Classy in defeat. #UFC196
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) March 6, 2016
Great job Nate!!!!!!! @NateDiaz209
Classy in defeat by @TheNotoriousMMA— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 6, 2016
Okay! I’m in shock!!! @NateDiaz209 over @TheNotoriousMMA It’s a bloody mess out there!!! What a gutsy fight! It is a crazy night! #UFC196
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) March 6, 2016
See ya at #UFC200, @TheNotoriousMMA. Your fairy tale is over. You got nowhere to run now. Time to a rematch, pussy. pic.twitter.com/67fmic8qxG
— Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) March 6, 2016
