UFC 229 in Tweets: Pros react to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

Holy fuck we are here. Never I thought this would happen @ufc

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) October 7, 2018

Khabib does such a good job shelving the legs with his legs

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) October 7, 2018

First round goes to Khabib

— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) October 7, 2018

Gotta give that 1st round to @TeamKhabib #ufc229

— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) October 7, 2018

@TheNotoriousMMA by KO this round

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) October 7, 2018

You hear that? Millions of people just decided to order one more drink. #UFC229

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) October 7, 2018

Welp ... I was wrong ...

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 7, 2018

Or @TeamKhabib by submission

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) October 7, 2018

Omg that hit !!! I love Mma @ufc

— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) October 7, 2018

Khabib hurts/drops Conor with a big right and now is back on top!!! #ufc229 pic.twitter.com/mEIBGfm3lv

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) October 7, 2018

Connor looks like hes on E already.

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) October 7, 2018

Trying to gas Khabib out?

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) October 7, 2018

Conor somehow survived that ground and pound onslaught. #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/TvelOq0FfB

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) October 7, 2018

I think we're watching a combination of two things... Connor didn't beat Khabib mentally before the fight mixed with khabib being the better pressure and wrestling fighter.

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) October 7, 2018

Loving @joerogan's commentary bahahaha #UFC229

— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) October 7, 2018

So one dimensional wrestling looks prett effective against a one dimensional striker ‍♂️ #KhabibMcGregor #slaytheking #wrestlersruletheoctagon

— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) October 7, 2018

I’ve got @TeamKhabib up 2 rounds. #ufc229

— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) October 7, 2018

Best quote of the night.
Cruz: "I wonder why he isnt trying to get up?
Joe Rogen: "Because he's exhausted!!"
Lol good answer @joerogan #UFC229

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) October 7, 2018

I don’t see what Cruz is saying in this fight #ufc229

— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) October 7, 2018

Connor getting away with a lot of fouls tonight #ufc229

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) October 7, 2018

Love seeing McGregor get away with illegally hooking Khabib’s glove in order to stall

— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) October 7, 2018

Championship rounds !!!!!! Holy shit @ufc

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 7, 2018

Mcgregor has committed more fouls than an nba player. 1.) hooking the glove. 2.) pulling the shorts 3.) feet in the cage. 4.) knee to the face on the ground and not even a warning what a joke

— Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) October 7, 2018

Conor looks to have worked on his cardio.

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) October 7, 2018

Khabibs corner is stressing me out #ufc229

— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) October 7, 2018

Is #Khabib up 3-0 ? #ufc229

— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) October 7, 2018

The Irish can suck it... properly. #UFC229

— Jordan Johnson (@doublejmma) October 7, 2018

Over

— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) October 7, 2018

And still!!!!!

— Jason TheKid Knight (@Jasonthekid23) October 7, 2018

Great job by Pettis’ corner.

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) October 7, 2018

What a WARRIORS! RESPECT @TonyFergusonXT & @Showtimepettis #UFC229

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) October 7, 2018

Damn good fight, huge fan of both of these guys #PettisVsFerguson #UFC229

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) October 7, 2018

One of the best fights I have ever seen @ufc @TonyFergusonXT @Showtimepettis #ufc #lightweight

— Jordan Rinaldi (@JordanRinaldi) October 7, 2018

@Showtimepettis @TonyFergusonXT thank you boys for one of the best fights we have ever been lucky enough to see! @ufc

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 7, 2018

Made respect to #dukeroufus as a coach and caring for @Showtimepettis as a student.

— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) October 7, 2018

Did his own rehab, “fuck fysio” what a legend! He’s fucking back!#ufc229

— Emil Valhalla Meek (@emilvalhalla) October 7, 2018

Even if his hand wasn’t broken I don’t think Petitis could have kept fighting.. he broke #ufc229

— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) October 7, 2018

I’m so sad they didn’t finish. But, omg love these warriors. Respect that was crazy! #ufc229

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) October 7, 2018

I love Pettis but I fight every fight with only one hand #UFC229

— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) October 7, 2018

Man I could watch Ferguson/Pettis fight in a phone booth for hours. Fuckin’ savages. #UFC229

— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) October 7, 2018

I disagree with duk rufus. I don’t know how to spell his name but I think you should make your fighter get make out there and see what he’s made of.

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) October 7, 2018

Tough night, but man @Showtimepettis what a fight to watch. Put it all out there

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) October 7, 2018

What a great fight !!!!

— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) October 7, 2018

IDC what anyone says @Showtimepettis is a warrior, hell of a performance def FOTN so far.

— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) October 7, 2018

Holy shit last second walk off ko????? What do you guys think?

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 7, 2018

Judges dec for Reyes, who if he had just a few seconds more, would have got the KO/TKO win. #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/Vce0cDWu65

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) October 7, 2018

Robbed him of a walk off KO!! #ufc229

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) October 7, 2018

Omg what did I just watch?! Dominick Reyes! Amazing job! Love both these guys! Congrats on the win @DomReyes I told everyone not to sleep on him. #ufc229

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) October 7, 2018

Yeah get that dude in the game

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) October 7, 2018

Get the F out of here. Love it. #UFC229

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) October 7, 2018

Wow. One punch. Donesyyyyy

— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) October 7, 2018

Let’s fucking GOOOO!!!! BEAST!!! #UFC229!!

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) October 7, 2018

That just made 0 sense . Wowwwww #UFC229

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 7, 2018

He fell for the rope a dope Lol @ufc

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) October 7, 2018

Holy shit

— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) October 7, 2018

Holy Shit. The Black Beast with some BOMBs

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 7, 2018

Good thing i picked you volkov. Fight iq level -1000 #ufc229 embarrassing. You just lost to someone who couldn’t even walk anymore.

— Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) October 7, 2018

Derrick Lewis

— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) October 7, 2018

Wow #ufc229

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 7, 2018

With 20 seconds left the Black Beast finishes it !!! #DerrickLewis #ufc229

— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) October 7, 2018

Fuck yeah!! Go @Thebeast_ufc !!! TKO last 11 seconds in the third. Fuck yeah!! Congrats my man!!!

— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) October 7, 2018

Lmao yes Lewis!!!!!! Awesome

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) October 7, 2018

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! My kind of fighter!

— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) October 7, 2018

That was the ugliest and most awesome fight I’ve ever seen!

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) October 7, 2018

Black beasttttttt!!!!! It’s never too late for an animal like that wowww!!!

— Dhiego Lima (@DhLimaMMA) October 7, 2018

DERICK FUCKING LEWIS !!!!!

— Paul Redmond (@RedserMma) October 7, 2018

Disgusting comeback by Lewis. Terrible performance, but fuck that power is scary.

— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) October 7, 2018

Wow the @Thebeast_ufc pulls it off with seconds left! Insane! #ufc229

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) October 7, 2018

Who needs pants anyway!! #ufc229

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) October 7, 2018

Derrik Lewis is an American treasure!

— Brandon Gibson (@SixGunGibson) October 7, 2018

AND THEN HE CELEBRATED WHILE LAYING DOWN @Thebeast_ufc is the man!!! #UFC229 #teamnopants

— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) October 7, 2018

In the next @ufc fighters meeting, @danawhite will say “and the new Derek Lewis rule… do not take your pants off… no matter how hot your balls are”

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) October 7, 2018

Mood. ‍♀️ #UF229 pic.twitter.com/fblT3u7jfl

— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) October 7, 2018

@karatehottiemma your best performance to date. Beautiful.

— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) October 7, 2018

I will never get tired of how excited Joe gets at even an attempted submission that isn't anywhere near being finished. #ufc229 pic.twitter.com/inKBNyaod4

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) October 7, 2018

30-26?

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) October 7, 2018

Anyone else not agree with that decision??

— Randa Markos (@randamma) October 7, 2018

I would love to see @karatehottiemma vs @TSPMMA115 #ufc229

— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) October 7, 2018