Twitter Reacts To Conor McGregor’s Historic Victory

ByJosh Stillman
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship rolled into Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, tonight (Saturday, November 12, 2016) with one of the deepest slates of talent in history.

The fights delivered on the hype.

In the main event, Conor McGregor turned in a masterful performance in dismantling defending lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. In doing so, ‘Notorious’, the reigning featherweight ruler, became the first man in UFC history to hold championships in two weight classes simultaneously. He knocked Alvarez down three times in the first round with devastating counter left hands. He did the trick one more time in the second, and he pounced on a dazed Alvarez to seal the victory.

The middle fight of the title tripleheader was marred by controversy, but it was a fantastic fight. Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley took down the challenger, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, in the first round and battered him. Two lackluster rounds followed for the champ, as Thompson got back into the fight with volume kickboxing and distance control. ‘The Chosen One’ nearly ended the proceedings several times in the fourth round, however, and it proved to be a 10-8 round that saved his title. A crushing right hand, ground and pound, and a vice-like guillotine could not put the supremely tough ‘Wonderboy’ away.

The scorecards were read 47-47, 47-47, and 48-47 Woodley, and the fight was mistakenly declared a split decision for Woodley. Part-way through the post-fight interview, a correction was read that the fight was a majority draw. Woodley retained his title, but did not claim the victory. Boos rained down from the crowd at the confusing and unsatisfying result.

In the first title tilt of the evening, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated countrywoman Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in a fight she largely dominated. Superior power, combinations, and leg kicks buoyed ‘Joanna Champion’ to a 3-0 lead on the scorecards, but Kowalkiewicz got her licks in. The challenger looked to be on the brink of stealing the belt in round four, when she caught Jedrzejczyk moving forward onto a hard shot, wobbling the champion’s legs. Joanna survived, but by the end of the fight, she sported a grisly hematoma on the right side of her face so that everyone watching knew she had been in a fight.

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Check out Twitter’s reaction to these historic bouts below:

https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/797685475695656960

https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/797685986402697216

https://twitter.com/123midnite/status/797688249187794944

https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/797690367151894528

https://twitter.com/GrabakaHitman/status/797690269877542912

https://twitter.com/GrabakaHitman/status/797673296099733504

https://twitter.com/iainkidd/status/797673814696005632

https://twitter.com/JESnowden/status/797676712914014208

https://twitter.com/GrabakaHitman/status/797677817592971265

https://twitter.com/JustBleedMMA/status/797677676899094528

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https://twitter.com/ZPGIFs/status/797678447720099845

https://twitter.com/ZPGIFs/status/797682426847920128

https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/797685425926262788

https://twitter.com/MMAanalytics/status/797661900314001408

https://twitter.com/SecretMovesMMA/status/797663861893726208

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Josh found MMA in 2009 and has been an increasingly voracious consumer of the sport ever since. He started writing in January 2016, first as a blogger and then as a writer for LowKickMMA. He produces historical list pieces, occasional news coverage, opinions, and fight analysis for LK. He also co-hosts the Daily Fantasy Knockout podcast.

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