Last night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 57, Frankie Edgar scored a late 5th round submission win over Cub Swanson, earning himself a Performance of the Night bonus in the process.
As always, the Twitter-verse erupted with reactions from fighters, fans, and celebrities. Below is a compilation of the best reactions.
Here we go!!! #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/aNq6UiiBYt
— FOX Sports 1 (@FOXSports1) November 23, 2014
Cub Swanson out to "Jungle" by Jamie N Commons and X Ambassadors. Frankie Edgar to "Kick in the Door" by Notorious BIG #UFCAustin #UFC
— UFCONFOX (@UFCONFOX) November 23, 2014
Iiiiiiiiiit's timeeeee let's go @FrankieEdgar, @ufc what a show
— rafael natal (@rafaelsaponatal) November 23, 2014
Going with @FrankieEdgar for the win tonight!! But don't put anything past Cub, with his knockout power anything can happen! #UFCFightNight
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) November 23, 2014
Man this is gonna be nuts!! Who's every1 pickn? @FrankieEdgar @CubSwanson @ufc Curious if Frankie can keep Cub from gettin crazy!
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014
Main event tonight has high stakes!
Winner gets tix to watch Connor McGregor fight for the title live…
#UFCAustin
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 23, 2014
Pumped for this fight!!!! And you can't get better seats unless I'm the one fighting. http://t.co/RL0bboy5yT
— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) November 23, 2014
Great start to this fight. Cub landed some big shots, but Frankie countering with a nice throw at the end #UFCAustin #UFC
— UFCONFOX (@UFCONFOX) November 23, 2014
I never agree with the punch stats #UFCAustin
— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) November 23, 2014
Rd 1 Edgar but Cub is throwing some heat behind his punches. Frankie doing what he does. #UFCAustin
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014
As I said Edgar putting it on Swanson
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) November 23, 2014
Frankie is a lot faster than Cub thought. Edgar with dominate rd 2. 2-0 going into 3rd #UFCAustin
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014
Either of these fighters would dominate Conor
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) November 23, 2014
@FrankieEdgar is a Nightmer!!!!! Guy just has crazy gas tank. @ufc
— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) November 23, 2014
Frankie might be the best wrestler in mma
— Justin Scoggins (@TankScogginsMMA) November 23, 2014
Frankie is fighting possessed. Man on a mission! Dominate rd 3 and he is looking for the finish. Cub needs a finish to win now. #UFCAustin
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014
Edgar doesn't rest. When he's on top, he is constantly threatening with a pass or punches. #Learning #UFCAustin
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) November 23, 2014
Frankie picked up right where he left off in previous fight. Dominant takedowns, punishing ground work. Cub needs a rally.
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) November 23, 2014
Frankie is putting a ground and pound clinic on Cub. He will not be denied! Rd 4 easy. Cub will go for broke in 5th. #UFCAustin
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014
Frankie game. Position and punish
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) November 23, 2014
@FrankieEdgar you are a treat to watch sir
— Kyle Kingsbury (@Kingsbu) November 23, 2014
Cubs leading with power uppercuts n right hands without setting them up. Franky makes him pay every-time with a takedown or counter right.
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) November 23, 2014
@FrankieEdgar surpasses gsp as best wrestler in mma tonight & gets settled in at 145 #wow
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) November 23, 2014
Awesome late finish!!!!! @FrankieEdgar @ufc
— Coach (@CMPunk) November 23, 2014
Wrestling wins fights, period.
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) November 23, 2014
@FrankieEdgar is a legend, HOF.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) November 23, 2014
Hell yeah!!!! You the man @FrankieEdgar wouldn't be a FE fight without a Lil nose bleed east coast stand up bump that B.I.G @ufc #UFCAustin
— Eddie Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 23, 2014
Congrats to @FrankieEdgar! @CubSwanson you are still a beast! Keep your head up! Respect for both guys! #UFCAustin #UFCFightNightAustin @ufc
— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) November 23, 2014
Great pressure, relentless, Great win #ufc Congrats @frankieedgar @ufconfox @ufc http://t.co/wbbAMzdn7G
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) November 23, 2014
This guy deserve title fight, Frankie my man @FrankieEdgar @ufc @danawhite @arielhelwani @AliAbdelaziz00
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) November 23, 2014
Gotta love @FrankieEdgar ! U the man!
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) November 23, 2014
That was an incredible example of urgency by @FrankieEdgar. Wanted a finish & got one. Inspiring! @ufc
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014
Frankie can be a champ at any weight class. His Heart alone would carry him to the top
— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) November 23, 2014
Good lord @FrankieEdgar is one relentless motherfucker!
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 23, 2014
Frankie pulls off latest finish in UFC history & the "Answer" to the McGregor hype train.
Littlest engine that could, be champ.
#UFCAustin
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 23, 2014
#TheAnswer #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/kR53u1cJL9
— #TheTimeIsNow (@ufc) November 23, 2014