A plethora of UFC fighters took to social media today to pay tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman following the news of his untimely death.

Boseman, who was best known for his role as Marvel’s “Black Panther”, passed away Friday following a battle with colon cancer. He was only 43-years-old.

The news of Chawick Boseman’s death resulted in several UFC Fighters paying tribute to the the late actor on social media.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Stars such as Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou and Justin Gaethje were among a handful of fighters who paid their respects.

https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1299551576722300928

https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1299581865909608449

https://twitter.com/Justin_Gaethje/status/1299597284103958531

such a nice soul rest in peace legend #wakandaforever pic.twitter.com/Ma8A3H6Zem

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) August 29, 2020

Can’t take it man. https://t.co/fXyGOrQB3m

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) August 29, 2020

More UFC Fighter reactions to the death of Chawick Boseman:

https://twitter.com/CubSwanson/status/1299539170918952961

https://twitter.com/BlessedMMA/status/1299533433069162496

https://twitter.com/stipemiocic/status/1299723178055528448

https://twitter.com/erykanders/status/1299556002942119937

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1299544624210436097

In addition to his role as the popular Marvel superhero “Black Panther”, Chadwick Boseman was also well known for his roles portraying baseball icon Jackie Robinson and James Brown on the big screen.

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on August 29, 2020