Twitter Reacts to Monumental UFC 200
UFC 200 erupted from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight (July 9, 2016), and it did not disappoint. Offering the best lineup of fighters in history, the event included two title fights and multiple legends and former champions.
After Jon Jones was removed from the card, the greatest middleweight ever, Anderson Silva, stepped in on two days’ notice to fight light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. In their three-round non-title bout, Cormier dominated behind his wrestling and top control.
The co-main event between heavyweight legends Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt saw the WWE star return from a five year hiatus to take 29-28 scorecards across the board. Lesnar won the first round with a takedown and ground and pound, lost the second when both fighters were gunshy when Lesnar couldn’t take it to the floor, and dominated the third by snatching another takedown, mounting Hunt, and bashing away with his massive fists.
And finally, in the main event, bantamweight champion Miesha Tate took on powerful Brazilian striker Amanda Nunes. The challenger proved too powerful and too accurate for Tate, smashing her on the feet and then taking her out with a rear naked choke in the first round.
Check out Twitter’s reaction to these seminal battles below:
@SBNLukeThomas 7 weeks after surgery and 2 days notice. It might be a dad bod but he’s got balls the size of water melons
— Jonathan Murray (@nimrodson) July 10, 2016
oh fuck Anderson Silva coming out to DMX this shit is a wrap Cormier should just go on ahead and knock himself out
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) July 10, 2016
Spider by crane kick…. let’s break the internet Anderson come’on!
— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) July 10, 2016
How rad would it be if Anderson just kicked him in the freaking head and walked it off? Crazy shit happens in this sport. #UFC200
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) July 10, 2016
Jon Jones is high as fuck right now. #UFC200
— Fatt Serra (@LazyinTheClinch) July 10, 2016
#ufc200 pic.twitter.com/8g9SuzFXFx
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) July 10, 2016
So far this is difficult to watch.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) July 10, 2016
See that lockdown Silva is using? Good news: he’s keeping Cormier from passing. Bad news: he’s keeping himself underneath with no guard.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) July 10, 2016
The crowd booing the mere idea of a takedown is perfect.
Stand ‘n’ bang, you coward. You’re never going to get knocked out like this.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) July 10, 2016
Boo Cormier then cheer Jon Jones, cheer Cormier when Jones is out, boo Cormier when he fights Silva. MMA fans are very, very dumb. #UFC200
— Yellow Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) July 10, 2016
“BOOOO YOU DC! WHY DON’T YOU FIGHT RECKLESSLY IN A BOUT WHERE YOUR PURSE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF AND YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOSE?! #JUSTBLEED“
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) July 10, 2016
DC doing the smart thing, I don’t blame him. #UFC200
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 10, 2016
Anderson is waiting til the end of round 3 to throw up the triangle. #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/3IunZMWGOa
— Spilled Bag of Ice (@spilledbagofice) July 10, 2016
Crowd chanting “stand them up.” Is the fanbase devolving? #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/OEEyTEJTQS
— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) July 10, 2016
And the crowd boos the f*ck outta Cormier. He gets a bad rap man. Jones is the one that f*cked up. Boo him. Sheesh. #UFC200
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 10, 2016
Don’t boo DC. None of this is his fault. #ufc200
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 10, 2016
Hahaha, poor Cormier. #AndStillHated #UFC200
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 10, 2016
Both Jon Jones & DC’s most recent performances have been lacklustre
The opponent switches looked like they hindered both of their fights
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) July 10, 2016
I want the walk off ko by Hunt so bad #UFC200
— midnite (@123midnite) July 10, 2016
Brock wishing he could go under the octagon and get a chair right now ! #UFC200
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 10, 2016
brock lesnar is like if anger was a human
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) July 10, 2016
PUNCH HIM IN THE DIVERTICULITIS, HUNTO !!!!!!!!!!!!
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) July 10, 2016
He’s pinned! COUNT REF!
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) July 10, 2016
Oh man, Dan Miragliotta sprinting to the fence with Lesnar and tomahawking Hunt’s hands off the fence was elite level shit. Go Tan Dan.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) July 10, 2016
Glad I’m alive to witness this Brock Lesnar cat. What a watchable athlete. Dominant first round in first UFC fight in 5 years. Remarkable.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) July 10, 2016
Holy smokes. 10-9 Lesnar. Dominant. Afraid to blink. What ring rust?
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 10, 2016
Sometimes bad fights are fascinating. Not usually, but every now and then, you get a weird one like that.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 10, 2016
Hunto…. nooooo…. #ufc200 pic.twitter.com/OfbGS3lZwU
— Spilled Bag of Ice (@spilledbagofice) July 10, 2016
I can’t believe Brock Lesnar is going win this. What a monster
— Phil Davis (@PhilMrWonderful) July 10, 2016
Brock Lesnar just beat Mark Hunt. pic.twitter.com/2ZMG77Uv7p
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 10, 2016
Wow, Miesha is mesed up. #ufc200
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 10, 2016
Nunes subs Tate in the first via RNC. Wow.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 10, 2016
Amanda Nunes absolutely destroys Miesha Tate in the main event of UFC 200 to punctuate International Fight Week. Just like you draw it up.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) July 10, 2016
Round and round that bantamweight belt goes… #UFC200
— Yellow Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) July 10, 2016
#AndNew #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/FVpky27N7Q
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) July 10, 2016
Wow! So that happened. #AmandaNunes she’s like…good and stuff. Too much firepower early. #UFC200
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 10, 2016
Ronda heading to the UFC to sign a new fight like #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/G4bhCYtmrE
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) July 10, 2016
The UFC has an openly gay champion. That’s a pretty big deal. #UFC200
— Dr. Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) July 10, 2016
So about a year and a half ago @JoshSamman told me “Watch @Amanda_Leoa closely because she’s going to be the champ soon.” He was right 🙂
— Stephie (@CrooklynMMA) July 10, 2016
