UFC Fight Night 70 in Tweets: Pros react to Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida, Romero's post-fight speech, more

Yoel Romero had quite a night for himself at UFC Fight Night 70. In one sudden and savage burst, the Cuban middleweight contender destroyed Lyoto Machida with a volley of elbows midway through the third round of the night's main event, cementing himself as a legitimate challenger to the division's throne with the single most impressive victory of his entire career. Then he went out and delivered a post-fight speech that may or may not have been aimed at the United States Supreme Court's recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage -- although what exactly Romero said was hard to determine between his thick accent and broken English.

Either way, the entire scene got the MMA world talking.

Interested in seeing how/if the smaller cage will influence machida.... #UFCFlorida

— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015

How many right kicks was that from Yoel? Right kick, right kick.......................right kick

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Looks like machida is drawing him into deeper waters, but I may be wrong

— Ryan Jimmo (@RyanJimmo) June 28, 2015

Me "ohh damn that was a min break?" Wife "yeah, he must have got off the stool in time" LoL ohh shit

— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) June 28, 2015

Don't start bloody high fiving lol

— michael (@bisping) June 28, 2015

1-1 going into the 3rd. Wish Romero would at least threaten with the takedown. His athleticism is scary though #UFCHollywood

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) June 28, 2015

Machida slowing I think....

— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015

Romero is so effective and awkward. He's gonna give a lot of guys trouble.

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Wow!! elbow city

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 28, 2015

Oh hell. That was nasty. #UFCFlorida

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) June 28, 2015

Dayummmmmmm those elbows were viscous @ufc #UFCHollywood #UFCFlorida

— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) June 28, 2015

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 28, 2015

Romero a beast.

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) June 28, 2015

Now that was insane. @UFC #UFCFlorida Congrats Yoel!

— Elias Silvério (@eliasxuxumma) June 28, 2015

That security guard had his life flash before his eyes when Romero ran toward him

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Epic KO win for my bro @YoelRomeroMMA against machida. Give this man a title shot! #UFCFlorida @ufc @UFCONFOX

— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) June 28, 2015

Wow!!!! Those elbows were nasty!!!

— chad mendes (@chadmendes) June 28, 2015

@YoelRomeroMMA is so explosive with great timing...brutal elbows! #UFCFlorida

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) June 28, 2015

Great main event & card awesome fight by Romero but, it's always sad to see an old Dawg like @lyotomachidafw @ufc

— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) June 28, 2015

Man strength there. Threw him down, a few short elbows and game over. #UFCHollywood

— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) June 28, 2015

Great job @JohnMcCarthyMMA making sure when you got in there @lyotomachidafw didn't receive anymore damage. Tough one to watch tho. @ufc

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 28, 2015

So... @YoelRomeroMMA just became my favorite fighter lol... Aside from myself ;)

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) June 28, 2015

Rockhold vs Romero. Take my money. #UFCFlorida

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) June 28, 2015

@YoelRomeroMMA a beast of a man!!

— Joseph duffy (@Duffy_MMA) June 28, 2015

If Romero was American he would be a superstar

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Romero is a monster. Romero é um Monstro.

— THALES LEITES (@thalesleites) June 28, 2015

Uh-oh .... #UFCFlorida

— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015

...................... (Lost for words)

— michael (@bisping) June 28, 2015

Wait......no Romero... Just no. He's gonna get a PR visit now

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Why Romero why.

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) June 28, 2015

Idk maybe I'm tripping but sounds like Yoel was about to go at the USA for making Gay Marriage legal. Am I tripping?

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

I'm pretty sure he just yelled a bunch of homophobic stuff but it was so hard to understand that no one is sure if they're offended or not.

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) June 28, 2015

At least most people probably had no idea what was happening... #RomeroLovesJesus #UFCFlorida

— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015

"No gay Jesus USA" - Yoel Romero #UFCFlorida #yoelsays

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) June 28, 2015

All I understood was "wake up America" from Yoel Romero.

— Efrain Escudero (@effyescudero) June 28, 2015

Hahaha shoutout Jon Anik for holding it together and tryna get the interview back on track like pic.twitter.com/QpR0zNNCRi

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) June 28, 2015

I am going to Church tomorrow now. #yoelsays

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 28, 2015

Bruuuuuuuh... https://t.co/EeYsmwdz2n

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... Riiiiiiiiiiiiight........ #UFCFlorida #mouthdiarrhea pic.twitter.com/lBKYjXy4OW

— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) June 28, 2015

Did Romero say Go for Jesus not Gay Jesus? I didn't know there was a Gay Jesus. Either way I think he should give Gay Jesus a chance.

— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) June 28, 2015

Well I thought I was bad at doing post fight interview ! #gayJesusPeople #stool

— Olivier Aubin (@MMAOAM) June 28, 2015

I thought Yoel said "Get back to Jesus" not anything about "gays".... Am I wrong? Was hard to understand

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) June 28, 2015

Everybody on the post fight panel is holding it together but you know they all want to go "DID HE REALLY JUST FUCKIN SAY THAT?"

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) June 28, 2015

I just don't think it's a good idea to come to a foreign country and insult their morals and policy. I'm tripping

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

A tremendous athletic performance by Romero was erased by an ignorant and embarrassing comment. #UFCHollywood

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 28, 2015

Where can I ship one of these to Yoel? pic.twitter.com/gDUEA4XYnO

— Coach (@CMPunk) June 28, 2015

LORENZ LARKIN DEF. SANTIAGO PONZINIBBIO

What did Larkin say to his barber when he sat down? How does he explain this

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Larkin is looking sharp!! Loving this scrap so far!

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 28, 2015

Damn @da_MONSOON putting it on him @ufc

— FranCisco Rivera (@CiscoRiveraUFC) June 28, 2015

Larkin is gonna be a contender at 170. Athletic, slick striking, impressive #UFCHollywood

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) June 28, 2015

Herb hates that man #UFC

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 28, 2015

Very sharp with good speed and power but I agree... https://t.co/BErqjgm9w7

— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015

Performance of the night for @da_MONSOON gotta be!

— michael (@bisping) June 28, 2015

Nice finish

— Ryan Jimmo (@RyanJimmo) June 28, 2015

What a finish. He fought his heart out! #UFCFlorida

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 28, 2015

Wow... @SPonzinibbioMMA taking punches like a Zombie! @da_MONSOON is so fast and smooth #UFCFlorida

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) June 28, 2015

@da_MONSOON way to represent for the Kung Fu fighters!

— James Moontasri (@jmoontasri) June 28, 2015

@da_MONSOON hair may have not been on point but damn....those hands were lethal!

— Roger Narvaez (@Silverback316) June 28, 2015

Fuck yeah Riverside Mother Fucker @da_MONSOON congrats #UFCFightNight #riverside951

— Georgi Karakhanyan (@georgimma) June 28, 2015

Indescribable feeling when a close friend is in a war. Good job to both my brothers @da_MONSOON @JoeySlash pic.twitter.com/0gmmJi01Ae

— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) June 28, 2015

Larkin is crisp, nice finish. Time for the main event it's gonna be crazy! #UFCHollywood

— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) June 28, 2015

Lorenz Larkin has hit his prime. Be ready to enjoy it people

— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) June 28, 2015

ANTONIO CARLOS JUNIOR DEF. EDDIE GORDON

@TruckMMA_UFC will be back!!

— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) June 28, 2015

Cara de sapato lutou inteligente e finalizou na hora certa. Parabéns feio @acjr_sapato Foght smart and submit at the right time. Congrats

— THALES LEITES (@thalesleites) June 28, 2015

Desempenho sensacional e ótima estreia como médio do @acjr_sapato! Got the job done! Impressive performance by Sapato! #UFCFlorida @UFC

— Elias Silvério (@eliasxuxumma) June 28, 2015

BJJ time.....Linda finalização @acjr_sapato ..... "Paraíba neles" https://t.co/EWZGGp23BV

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) June 28, 2015

Cara de Sapato em ação @acjr_sapato #UFCFlorida pic.twitter.com/tf1ceofuCa

— Gilbert DurinhoBurns (@GilbertDurinho) June 28, 2015

Very happy that my boy won @acjr_sapato

— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) June 28, 2015

Kimbo Slice would've gotten out of that RNC. #JustSaying

— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) June 28, 2015

THIAGO SANTOS DEF. STEVE BOSSE

Oh snap that was a violent KO! #UFCHollywood #ShinOnChin

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) June 28, 2015

Brutal

— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) June 28, 2015

Daaaaaammmnnnn!! (smokey voice) #UFCFlorida

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 28, 2015

Sick ko #UFCFlorida

— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) June 28, 2015

BRING OUT THE MAC TRUCK!! Oh yea, nasty headkick KO!! #UFCFlorida

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 28, 2015

Wowwwww @tmarretamma beautiful KO.... Lindo demais esse chutao... "Isso é um famoso coice de… https://t.co/30tbC8yYGa

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) June 28, 2015

Wow...what a knockout. #UFCHollywood

— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) June 28, 2015

What a ko!!! Congrats Marreta tirou onda. Parabéns @TMarretaMMA

— THALES LEITES (@thalesleites) June 28, 2015

Ouch! #UFCFlorida

— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) June 28, 2015

WOW! That was nasty!! @TMarretaMMA @UFC #UFCFlorida

— Elias Silvério (@eliasxuxumma) June 28, 2015

Thiago Santos is a BOSS. I hope someone gets that corny joke #UFCHollywood

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) June 28, 2015

Holy shit!! I need to start doing that..

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) June 28, 2015

Damn and Santos just won 50k!

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 28, 2015

Holy Headkick!!! That was nasty @ufc #UFCFlorida #UFCFightNight

— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) June 28, 2015

HACRAN DIAS DEF. LEVAN MAKASHVILI

That was an grind... Great fight! I think Levan takes it with that last takedown

— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) June 28, 2015

What kind of yell was that lol

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 28, 2015

2x1 Hacram Dias

— Eduardo Dantas (@DuduDantasMMA) June 28, 2015

God that would have been a good matchup for me! @seanshelby @danawhite can I please have this match again?

— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) June 28, 2015

Sooo manyyyy decisionssss. Most forgiving crowd ever. These fights would be cooler if dudes were actually fighting. #finishhim #UFCFlorida

— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) June 28, 2015