Twitter Reacts To Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva Thriller At UFC 234

UFC 234 went down live from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia last night (Sat. February 9, 2019) on pay-per-view (PPV).

Initially, Robert Whittaker was expected to defend his middleweight title against Kelvin Gastelum. However, Whittaker was hospitalized this morning and forced off the card. Instead, a middleweight contest between Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva closed out the show. The fight certainly lived up to the hype, and didn’t disappoint as the new headliner.

Silva and Adesanya exchanged in a tremendous striking battle. Adesanya was able to get some cracks in on the former middleweight king, and the 43-year-old Silva proved he can still hand with the best of them. In the end, it was Adesanya who emerged victorious on the judges’ scorecards.

Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to the thriller here:

Nice!! Much more competitive than I thought it would be. Not vintage Silva, but still competitive and fun

— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) February 10, 2019

RESPECT!! @SpiderAnderson @stylebender #UFCMelbourne

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) February 10, 2019

Congratulations @stylebender

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) February 10, 2019

Anderson is still the man! 43 yrs young! #UFCMelbourne

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 10, 2019

Man thank you guys for the fight 🙇 @SpiderAnderson @stylebender

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) February 10, 2019

Team @SpiderAnderson Heeeey!

— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) February 10, 2019

Anderson is one crafty, crafty Martial Artist.
You only develop these methods through years of hard fought experience.
Phenomenal performance.
The crafty veteran. Big respect always.
It would be an honor!

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 10, 2019

INSPIRATION @SpiderAnderson pic.twitter.com/NEM3NRdjnT

— Thiago “Marreta” Santos (@TMarretaMMA) February 10, 2019