As soon as Eddie Alvarez’s back hit the mat for the final time this past Saturday night in the UFC 205 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Conor McGregor began taking in a moment he had been envisioning for years. At the same time, the social media world was blowing up.
Featured below are a collection of tweets that shows the reaction that McGregor’s peers had to his “Notorious Knockout” of the now former UFC Lightweight Champion Alvarez, which added the 155 pound title to the 145 pound title that he also owns, making him UFC’s first-ever simultaneous two-division world champion.
The reactions from other fighters in the MMA community such as UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos, Alexander Gustafsson, Rory MacDonald and others ranged from “all hail the king” to “f*ck that is infuriating!”
For those interested, MMANews.com has an assortment of video highlights of the Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez “Champion vs. Champion” from Saturday night’s historic UFC 205 pay-per-view event. Check out full fight highlights of the bout by clicking here. You can also watch some select video highlights from the fight by clicking here.
For complete UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor results from this past weekend, click here.
Pretty much how I vision that fight going down!
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) November 13, 2016
Well done @TheNotoriousMMA. Now bring on @TeamKhabib for him, thats a fight I want to see??
— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) November 13, 2016
omg that was sick by @TheNotoriousMMA
— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) November 13, 2016
Can't believe I'm saying this. But I'd be interested in seeing a Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather boxing match ? #UFC205
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 13, 2016
Wow Conor made that look way too easy. Sky is the limit for him
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) November 13, 2016
Wow all hail the king! @TheNotoriousMMA … Fucking incredible
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) November 13, 2016
Ireland, we did it! https://t.co/6Xdtbcnwrk
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) November 13, 2016
He said he would do it and it was done! Super proud of @TheNotoriousMMA two weight world champ! ? Splendid! #SBG #UFC #historymaker #D12
— Aisling Daly (@aisydaly) November 13, 2016
YES!!!!!
— Artem Lobov (@RusHammerMMA) November 13, 2016
Fuck me ????????
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) November 13, 2016
HOLY SHIT X 2!!!!! Two way world champ!!! @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) November 13, 2016
Wow. What. The. Fuck. That's fucking infuriating. ??
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) November 13, 2016
Mad respect to Conor . Dude shows up & smashes! WOW #UFC205
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 13, 2016
@TheNotoriousMMA made that look easy.. crazy #UFCNYC
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) November 13, 2016
@TheNotoriousMMA congrats Conner #UFC205
— Diego Brandao (@DiegoBrandaoMMA) November 13, 2016
Timing combinations and power! Congratulations @TheNotoriousMMA #UFC205 #AndNew
— scott askham (@scottaskham1) November 13, 2016
That's awesome congrats @TheNotoriousMMA well done #UFC205 #UFCNYC
— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) November 13, 2016
Un-be-liev-able… #ufc205
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) November 13, 2016
