In the main card of UFC 178 last night, Conor McGregor did what he said he would, by knocking out Dustin Poirier in the first round.
UFC fighters took to Twitter to Tweet about the moment, and we have compiled some of the best reactions.
Yeah buddy! @TheNotoriousMMA @DustinPoirier @ufc
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) September 28, 2014
ALL ABOARD MUTHA FUCKASSSSS! ! #UFC178
— 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) September 28, 2014
I apologize, McGregor is gangsta AF #UFC178
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 28, 2014
WOW. He's the real damn deal, folks. #McGregor
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) September 28, 2014
The @TheNotoriousMMA is LEGIT!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) September 28, 2014
Dammmmn he got stung #connormcgregor #UFC178
— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) September 28, 2014
Nice punch to the back of the head
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) September 28, 2014
McGregor plays with fighters like kids play with toys at Toys R Us #UFC178
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 28, 2014
That was pretty much what I expected.
Connor is real deal.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) September 28, 2014
F! Like it or not he just beat the #5 guy hold your head @DustinPoirier @ufc
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) September 28, 2014
These ref and the back of the head, congrats to @thenotoriousmma the
belt is next http://t.co/qcpCacmz9z
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) September 28, 2014
.@TheNotoriousMMA You've ducked me for 2 years. Time to step up & get an All-American ass whoppin! @ufc @danawhite @seanshelby @arielhelwani
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) September 28, 2014
Nice fight @TheNotoriousMMA , hold your head up @DustinPoirier! Both really good fighters. McGregor is the truth!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 28, 2014
Wow @TheNotoriousMMA u are the truth at 145!! Great work
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) September 28, 2014
Conor really backed his mouth up #impresive
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) September 28, 2014