Last night in the main-event of UFC 183, Anderson Silva returned to the Octagon to take on Nick Diaz.
The bout was scored unanimously in favor of Silva, however it was much closer than the scorecards reflected.
Below is a compilation of Tweets from fighters watching the bout.
COM'ON @nickdiaz209 #bayarea
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) February 1, 2015
Wow I wish Diaz was mic'd up
— Amir Sadollah (@amirMMA) February 1, 2015
Diaz is crazy!!
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) February 1, 2015
Nick Diaz no cares in the world lol #UFC183
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 1, 2015
Love or hate @nickdiaz209 that man shows up to fight and give no shits about anything. #UFC183
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) February 1, 2015
I wanted Nick to win the minute he lied down. Shock the world. Fuck it
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 1, 2015
Crazy mofo …..lol #UFC183 #SilvaVsDiaz
— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) February 1, 2015
That was the most entertaining round I've ever seen in my life.
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 1, 2015
Haha these dudes are acting like clowns.. And it's making me laugh hysterically!! #entertainers #UFC183
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) February 1, 2015
This fight is everything anyone could have hoped for! @nickdiaz209 is killing it!
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 1, 2015
This is everything we thought it could be and more….#FTW #UFC183 #SilvavsDiaz
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 1, 2015
Best super fight in history!!! #ufc183 #rd1 #SilvaVsDiaz
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) February 1, 2015
Diaz threw more syllables in that round than strikes! #UFC183
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) February 1, 2015
DON'T BE SCARED HOMIE
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) February 1, 2015
This fight is hilarious
— Randa Markos (@randamma) February 1, 2015
Jab, Anderson jab!! Everything will flow after that! Diaz is a G though!#respect
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) February 1, 2015
Fighter Mayday is taking a backseat tonight. As a fan of the sport… This fight is amazing! my adrenaline is pumping lol
— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) February 1, 2015
I don't care nick is funny as shit. I'm going for him!
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) February 1, 2015
I swear every fighter on this card in the back like "wow this is an amazing fight" fighter to fan boy #UFC183
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 1, 2015
Good fight.
I like what I'm seeing.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) February 1, 2015
Rd 2 Diaz picks a wedgie, silva starts to pick it up a bit…1-1 #ufc183
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 1, 2015
Diaz is in Silva's head. #UFC183
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) February 1, 2015
Corners of both Silva / Diaz, "keep doing what you're doing, you're doing great!"
Haha I agree! @ufc #UFC183
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) February 1, 2015
I'm imagining Silva talking shit in that broken English. #whatupdoe
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 1, 2015
#DontBeScaredHomie #UFC183 pic.twitter.com/syo3N8WRlD
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 1, 2015
1 more round to go! Win or lose, thank you for the entertainment @nickdiaz209 !! Lol #UFC183
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) February 1, 2015
CONSPIRACY ALERT: Give Anderson the nod & have him step in against my man @vitorbelfort as main event of #ufc184??? #hmmm
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) February 1, 2015
Last round…didn't think I would actually see this thing go 5 rnds! #ufc
— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) February 1, 2015
Omg! Rd 5! Has me feeling like I'm at a nsync concert. #DiazVsSilva #UFC183
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) February 1, 2015
Worse than WWE
— Wanderlei Silva (@wandfc) February 1, 2015
"Wtf, we throwing crescent kicks & shit now?" #UFC183
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) February 1, 2015
If you gonna do all this then you gotta go out on your shield Diaz. Now you look like a clown
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 1, 2015
This is not the same Anderson Silva!!!
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) February 1, 2015
idk if there's to much respect going on here, or if these guys r afraid 2 get tired, or what …. ? #SilvaVsDiaz
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) February 1, 2015
Silva clearly takes rd 5 but made this fight too close by running so much. Silva should get the decision #ufc183
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 1, 2015
Well that was underwhelming #UFC183
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 1, 2015
I would say that fight was worth watching!!
— Amir Sadollah (@amirMMA) February 1, 2015
Horrible fucking scoring @nickdiaz209 @DiazBrothers209 is the shit.
— Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) February 1, 2015
And he's baaaaacccckkkkkk!!!! @SpiderAnderson congrats on your comeback victory sir. So much respect from me to you. #congrats #ufc183
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) February 1, 2015
Best part of the fight was nick telling silva "ay your the winner, there's no crying" haha classic @nickdiaz209 #UFC183 @ufc
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) February 1, 2015
Frustrating fighting someone constantly running but can't just dance. Diaz needed to connect more to get the win #UFC183
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 1, 2015
Great fight card top to bottom. Anderson is the best ever at this point. #ufc183
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) February 1, 2015
I had match Silva 50-45. I am very happy to see the Greatest of all time @SpiderAnderson back in the octagon and back winning #UFC183
— Anthony Perosh (@AnthonyPerosh) February 1, 2015
Anderson really is our Muhammed Ali. So much respect. It's been an honor to be able to grow up watching him fight.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) February 1, 2015
@nickdiaz209 is the coolest guy on the plant, @SpiderAnderson so cool to see that scarp. Nick your all time bro!!!! @ufc #UFC183
— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) February 1, 2015
Nick is right about the front knee cap kick. A few years back it was illegal, at least in California. #UFC183
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) February 1, 2015
Cheaaaaa come get u some hahaha legendary love it
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) February 1, 2015
One thing you gotta love about Diaz is that he says the shit we all think. #WTFamidoing
— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) February 1, 2015
I'm hella proud of Nick Diaz. Always representing us. Northern California vs the world.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) February 1, 2015
When pure passion pushes you against all odds to overcome some major setbacks. #UFC183 pic.twitter.com/8lMop3nvOb
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) February 1, 2015