Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald left it all in the octagon and stole the show with their fight of the year candidate on Saturday night at “UFC 189”. Lawler left the octagon with the gold, but MacDonald’s stock only went up last night after he showed how much heart and determination he had.
UFC fighters took to Twitter to react to the crazy fight as it unfolded— check out their reactions below!
Up Next at #UFC189 | UFC welterweight championship@Ruthless_RL vs @Rory_MacDonald 2
LIVE on Pay-Per-View pic.twitter.com/1GvBOoRQbE— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2015
Lawler styled on McDonald last time. I have a feeling McDonald might win the rematch. Who you got? #UFC189
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 12, 2015
This should be an interesting one! #UFC189 @ufc I want that belt baaaaaaack!
— Johny Hendricks (@JohnyHendricks) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/sonnench/status/620074178163511298
Rd 1 feeling out rd. Rory landing rt front kicks to the body, Robbie his rt hand a few times. Rory with better cage control rd1 Rory #ufc189
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 12, 2015
Another round McDonald more volume lawler better shots. But Rory is getting busted up a bit. 10-9 lawler
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 12, 2015
Wow sick fight so far with Lawler and Markham #ufc189 @ufc
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) July 12, 2015
.@Ruthless_RL is looking sharp!! #UFC189
— player/coach (@CMPunk) July 12, 2015
WOW WOW WOW!!!!#UFC189
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2015
The Real Main Event! #UFC189
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 12, 2015
HOLY SHYYIIIITTTT!!!! #Lawler vs #MacDonald @danawhite @ufc #UFC189
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) July 12, 2015
What a blood mess
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 12, 2015
What a fight!!! #UFC189
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) July 12, 2015
Ladies and gentlemen, we officially have a war on our hands. #UFC189
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 12, 2015
WAR!!!!!!!!!!! #UFC189
— danawhite (@danawhite) July 12, 2015
Wow. Amazing fight. 2-2 going to fifth.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) July 12, 2015
What a war! #UFC189
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 12, 2015
What a f#×kin fight! Those boys are Champs. Hats off to both of u @Ruthless_RL and @rory_macdonald no loser in that fight. Whay heart!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 12, 2015
@Ruthless_RL is my favorite fighter
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett/status/620081444736479232
I want to be like Robbie Lawler when I grow up
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 12, 2015
Damn! That looked like a zombie fight
— Carlos Condit (@CarlosCondit) July 12, 2015
What was your reaction to the fight as it was playing out? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
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