The UFC's bicentennial triple-header kicked off with a bang. In a spectacular performance, Eddie Alvarez dethroned Rafael dos Anjos to seize the UFC lightweight title, stopping dos Anjos with a blistering first-round assault to become the first man to hold both Bellator and UFC gold.
Check out reaction from Alvarez's dramatic upset below, plus much more from UFC Fight Night 90.
The #undergroundking does it! The heart of a champion. #muchrespect the dog came out!
— Frankie Saenz (@FrankieSaenz) July 8, 2016
WOW @Ealvarezfight so proud and happy for you !!! Remembering those days we were starting our careers on the same cards..
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) July 8, 2016
Congrats to the new king of LW division!!!!! @Ealvarezfight is the deserving champion! What a performance!!!!!
— Siyar Bahadurzada (@Siyarized) July 8, 2016
Un-freaking-believable!!! Eddie Alvarez is your @ufc lightweight champ with an amazing performance. 1st round TKO. #UFCVegas
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2016
Holllyyyy shhhiiitttt #UFCFightWeek
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 8, 2016
Who let the dogs out? RDA, and it didn't go well. #ufcvegas https://t.co/nF97W7GCeg
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2016
What?!?! Didn't expect it to end that quickly, holy shit! 1st person to hold a Bellator AND UFC belt! #UFCVegas #Ufcfightnight90
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2016
RDA looked sharp until he got caught with that big shot #ufcvegas
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 8, 2016
Congrats! To the new champ @Ealvarezfight solid!!
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) July 8, 2016
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Philly!!!!!!!!!!!!! @Ealvarezfight U DID IT BRO!!!!!!!!!
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) July 8, 2016
@RdosAnjosMMA never give up.
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 8, 2016
Did you see that?!?! #ufclasvegas #AndNew
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) July 8, 2016
O...M...G!!!! And New! Eddie Alvarez #andnew #UFCVegas #ufc #tko #ufcfightpass #ufcfightnight90
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) July 8, 2016
OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! EDDIE!!! #UFCVegas
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 8, 2016
#AndNew I fucking called it @ufc congrats buddy #EA #BadBoy
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) July 8, 2016
Omg are you kidding!! #UFCVegas #UFCFightWeek
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 8, 2016
DERRICK LEWIS DEF. ROY NELSON
@Thebeast_ufc "F*ck what y'all talking about! Black beast in this h*e." -Black Beast Derrik Lewis
— James Moontasri (@jmoontasri) July 8, 2016
Nelson/Lewis was everything I wished it would be. Wow! Another great one. #UFCVegas
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2016
The black beast!!!!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 8, 2016
Derrick Lewis knees so hard even Roy Nelson feels it #UFCVegas
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2016
No way....
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 8, 2016
How did you have Nelson/Lewis scored? I'm ok with the decision. Damage outweighs takedowns but that's just my opinion
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) July 8, 2016
Derrick Lewis vs Andre Arlovski needs to happen
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) July 8, 2016
I had #BigCountry with an easy 2-1. Didn't look like Roy was ever hurt, even with the flurries. #UFCVegas
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) July 8, 2016
Lol 'it is what it is. Wtf y'all talkin bout?!' -Lewis. I'm not mad at that decision at all. #UFCVegas #UFCFightNight90
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2016
UFC IS officially not signing anymore black dudes #UFCVegas
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 8, 2016
Tough fight but watching ringside even, I think @roynelsonmma won Rounds 2,3 I think he secured
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) July 8, 2016
It was a close fight. Lewis got the better in striking, Nelson got the takedowns.In the end Lewis did more. #UFCFightNight90 @UFCFightPass
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) July 8, 2016
Big Country just got his pants pulled down and robbed blind #UFCFightNight90
— Paul Redmond (@RedserMma) July 8, 2016
Lewis threw with bad intentions that whole fight. But @roynelsonmma won that fight ..... #UFCFightNight90
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) July 8, 2016
Got my boy @roynelsonmma winning that! Very well executed against a super dangerous opponent! Props to both men!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 8, 2016
Wow. Some heavy artillery in that one. #UFCVegas
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 8, 2016
ALAN JOUBAN DEF. BELAL MUHAMMAD
Man what a fight! @AlanJouban with some good stuff but fuck Muhammad is tough as they come, no quit in him #UFCFightNight90 @UFCFightPass
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) July 8, 2016
Can we get a "round of the night" bonus for Joban and Muhammed? #UFCVegas #UFCFightNight90
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2016
God damn @bullyb170 you are a gangster
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) July 8, 2016
What a fight!!!
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) July 8, 2016
Heck of a tussle, boys; heck of a tussle. #UFCFightNight90
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2016
Nothing to be ashamed of. Fight of the night! Huge step up in competition. @AlanJouban is no joke. @bullyb170 is here to stay.
— Coach (@CMPunk) July 8, 2016
Great fight!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 8, 2016
Well...that was crazy! Muhammed's will to win is on some other level. These guys went for it! What a fight! Great win for Jouban. #UFCVegas
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2016
Nice win Alan Joubin!!!!!!
— James Moontasri (@jmoontasri) July 8, 2016
Jouban is always in a war. Belal is tough as nails. #UFCVegas
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 8, 2016
I'm starting to see fighting style similarities between @AlanJouban and myself #UFCVegas
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 8, 2016
Great fight!! #UFCVegas
— Jocelyn J Lybarger (@mmajocelyn) July 8, 2016
JOSEPH DUFFY DEF. MITCH CLARKE
@Duffy_MMA told me he wasn't gonna f@#k about and he did what he said! 50 g's right there! @ufc
— Tom Breese (@BreeseMMA) July 8, 2016
Wow, he made him do the worm. What a crazy quick finish! #UFCFightNight90
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2016
Manly man @Duffy_MMA
— Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) July 8, 2016
Wow!! Congrats @Duffy_MMA great stuff!!!! @ufc
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) July 8, 2016
Nice work @Duffy_MMA beautiful right hand #UFCFightNight90 @UFCEurope
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) July 8, 2016
Hey, wasn't Duffman the last guy to beat Conor before Nate made it all cool? We don't reference that anymore? #UFCFightNight90
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2016
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