Well, Bellator’s inaugural pay-per-view certainly left us with no shortage of storylines as we exit Saturday night. Will Brooks killed the Alvarez-Chandler trilogy where it stood, Tito Ortiz unexpectedly made mince meat of the promotion’s middleweight champion, and the Michael Page show added another stop to its worldwide discotheque tour.
But then the night’s main event stole the show, and not even in the way that Bellator officials probably preferred. Rampage Jackson took a contentious split decision from Muhammed Lawal, the feud between the two headliners rose from a light simmer to a rolling boil, then somewhere along the way the phrase “dick riding” entered the MMA lexicon forever.
And as always, the pros had plenty to say as the drama unfolded.
Complete bullshit!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) May 18, 2014
It’s MIXED MARTIAL ARTS! not kickboxing or boxing.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) May 18, 2014
I thought King Mo won 29-28 !
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) May 18, 2014
YES. There is an MMA god.
— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) May 18, 2014
Lawal is boring
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 18, 2014
Run run run. Clinch n hold… Run run run
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 18, 2014
I’m happy with that decision.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 18, 2014
Bullshit ass decision my brother won that fight smh
— Shawn Bunch (@BunchTheGreat) May 18, 2014
Can’t disagree with the decision
— John Alessio (@johnalessio79) May 18, 2014
Bullshit @BellatorMMA fuck that shit. @MikeKogan wtf
— RyanMartinez (@970King) May 18, 2014
What a load of shit. You’ve got to be kidding
— Brett Cooper (@BrettCoopermma) May 18, 2014
Hoooow? Oh yea they are in rampages backyard.
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) May 18, 2014
@BellatorMMA sucks they are cheaters.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) May 18, 2014
Ugly fight but @kingmofh when my hand gets better we will be fighting for the @bellatormma championship… http://t.co/4uyi27eIIu
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 18, 2014
Scoring not necessarily bad but a little weird tonight. They were heavily favoring strikes over wrestling. It’s usually the exact opposite.
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) May 18, 2014
Did Mo just accuse Bjorn of “DickRiDING” ??
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 18, 2014
This is hard to watch
— AL IAQUINTA (@ALIAQUINTA) May 18, 2014
Hey @BjornRebney I don’t think @KingMoFH is very fond of you. #OldDickRidingAss
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 18, 2014
“Cut me then. You know you a dick ridin’ ass bitch!” Employee speaking to his boss………
— Matt Bessette (@ManglerBJJ) May 18, 2014
Hahaha @KingMoFH tell @BjornRebney with his dick riding ass lmao
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) May 18, 2014
Hahahahhaha I’m dancing on my fucking broke leg @KingMoFH he just accused @BjornRebney for dick riding with his ass!!!!!!
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) May 18, 2014
Lol
— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) May 18, 2014
WILL BROOKS VS. MICHAEL CHANDLER
Wow ! Completely unexpected Great fight to both Guys I Have it Even
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 18, 2014
WOW. All I can say. Unbelievable fight. Mike/Will unreal
— Bjorn Rebney (@BjornRebney) May 18, 2014
This is how we get down at #ATT @illwillbrooks86 congrats!!! https://t.co/zcyw3hMzsV
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 18, 2014
Congrats @illwillbrooks86 .awesome @AmericanTopTeam representing
— robbie lawler (@Ruthless_RL) May 18, 2014
Oooooo shit!!!! Hell Ya @illwillbrooks86 !!! @AmericanTopTeam #ATT Great job champ !!
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) May 18, 2014
1-2-5 were Chandler, no way you could see it any other way
— AL IAQUINTA (@ALIAQUINTA) May 18, 2014
Wow!!! @illwillbrooks86 congrats
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) May 18, 2014
Hard work pays off @illwillbrooks86 !!!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 18, 2014
Congrats to @illwillbrooks86 ! Out worked a lot of people in the gym! Way to make it happen!!!
— Mirsad Bektic (@MirsadBekticMMA) May 18, 2014
WOW! Never sleep on the underdog! Congrats to @illwillbrooks86! #Bellator120
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) May 18, 2014
#Brooks w/a great win! And he has an story is amazing too. Gonna be interesting to see what happens with Chandler from here. #Bellator120
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) May 18, 2014
Yea @illwillbrooks86 the new champ!!!! beautiful performance!!!! @AmericanTopTeam is going wild here in Ft. Lauderdale
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) May 18, 2014
Yea @illwillbrooks86 the new champ!!!! beautiful performance!!!! @AmericanTopTeam is going wild here in Ft. Lauderdale
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) May 18, 2014
This is why I get nervous when it go to the judges. Buddy you ain’t ready for @Ealvarezfight lol you didn’t win that fight.
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) May 18, 2014
Awesome job @illwillbrooks86 and @MikeChandlerMMA this is what we need as @BellatorMMA brothers.
— Brennan Ward (@SwaggleBerryFin) May 18, 2014
Congrats to @illwillbrooks86 @americantopteam great work loved watching @bellatormma tonight lets go @kingmofh http://t.co/KTYbIPQlZv
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 18, 2014
Congrats to @illwillbrooks86 this man deserves everything he’s got coming his way! ! One of the hardest workers I’ve ever met
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 18, 2014
Wow ha hahaha good for Brooks I like that kid! He’s gonna be tough for those guys to beat!
— Jamie Varner (@jamievarner) May 18, 2014
These fools r scraaaappppinn!!!
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) May 18, 2014
Congrats brotha @illwillbrooks86 happy for you and all your hard work!
— Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) May 18, 2014
Glad Brooks won that fight but I want Eddie Alvarez to wreck him!
— War Machine (@WarMachine170) May 18, 2014
Ill will earned that title #warriors
— Darrion Caldwell (@THEWOLF_87) May 18, 2014
Very interesting fight. Congrats @illwillbrooks86 and @MikeChandlerMMA put on a hell of a fight! @BellatorMMA #Bellator120
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) May 18, 2014
Wow @BellatorMMA wasn’t expecting that. Great fight by both fighters. BIG congrats to Brooks on his performance.
— Pat Curran (@PatCurranMMA) May 18, 2014
Congratulations bro. You earned it @illwillbrooks86
— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) May 18, 2014
Congrats to the Homie and teammate @illwillbrooks86 so proud of you bro! And the new! #ATTFamily… http://t.co/I1PypYaQeU
— walt harris (@thebigticket205) May 18, 2014
TITO ORTIZ VS. ALEXANDER SHLEMENKO
Tito Ortiz back in the saddle! Damn! @BellatorMMA @BjornRebney
— Matt Bessette (@ManglerBJJ) May 18, 2014
Proud of @titoortiz worked super super hard! Deserves the win. @StormShlemenko a great champion so much respect. This was great for MMA
— Brennan Ward (@SwaggleBerryFin) May 18, 2014
The funny thing is I would beat @titoortiz ass. Congrats tonight. If I win my next fights let’s do it. @MikeKogan @BellatorMMA
— Brett Cooper (@BrettCoopermma) May 18, 2014
He’s Back !!! Tiiiitooooo aUuuuuuuuu.
— Eduardo Dantas (@DuduDantasMMA) May 18, 2014
Wow I can promise I won’t get arm triangled if I fight Tito Ortiz feel free to book it @BellatorMMA @BjornRebney @SCaplan8 @BellatorPres
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) May 18, 2014
Tito way too big!! Good finish! #BellatorPPV
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) May 18, 2014
F*** yeah tito…. @BellatorMMA @MikeKogan @
— RyanMartinez (@970King) May 18, 2014
Lol….shout out to the Hulkster !! Take your vitamins !! #WTF #Bellator #Bellator120 http://t.co/EEasFrFIi4
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) May 18, 2014
Tito ill break you?!!!! Congrats @titoortiz I said this before and I’ll say it again Russian need to work on there Jiu Jitsu
— Georgi Karakhanyan (@georgimma) May 18, 2014
Guess who’s back? Wow. Looked terrible. Beat a small 85er. #mrirrelevant
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 18, 2014
Tito please don’t get on the mic talking about I’m back lol
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) May 18, 2014
Wow congrats to @titoortiz by submission!!! @lunarpages @alienwaremma @dynamicfastener still more to come http://t.co/A0Op29ZcLE
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 18, 2014
That was clean @titoortiz
— nick diaz (@nickdiaz209) May 18, 2014
“@mmajunkie7375: @BrianStann How bad does this set back Shlemenko’s career?” Slows his leverage for big $ a lot in a small org
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 18, 2014
Congrats to the Russian for not being a pussy and just going to sleep instead. Maybe he dreamt that he won? Works for me.
— War Machine (@WarMachine170) May 18, 2014
Somebody take the mic away from Tito.
— Marina Shafir (@MarinaShafir) May 18, 2014
@MarinaShafir Dude…I’m gettin old too… but if I ever pull a Tito, please have @QoSBaszler take me out w/the AR. Bury me somewhere nice
— Tara LaRosa (@TaraLaRosa) May 18, 2014
Sometimes it’s easiest to win when you’re twice the size… #maybefightrampage #actuallyteachinghissonscheatingisok
— Jenna Jameson (@jennajameson) May 18, 2014
Wow what a train wreck..
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) May 18, 2014
ALEXANDER VOLKOV VS. BLAGOI IVANOV
Volkov got some great hips. Good transition to take his back!
— Darrion Caldwell (@THEWOLF_87) May 18, 2014
Dude gave up in the RNC. Hate when people don’t fight it off better. Already have one hand ready to tap
— John Alessio (@johnalessio79) May 18, 2014
MICHAEL PAGE VS. RICKY RAINEY
The fucking idiot dancing in the cage looks like a fucking tool. No legitimate guy would lose to this fuck!!! #Bellator #MichaelPage
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 18, 2014
@ @Michaelpage247 funny guy!! Hahha good fighter!!
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) May 18, 2014
That dude was such a tool…..what a joke of a fight….. #Bellator
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) May 18, 2014
Page’s accuracy is on point
— Darrion Caldwell (@THEWOLF_87) May 18, 2014
@Michaelpage247 has striking that is absolutely unreal! #Kickboxing like woah!!! @BellatorMMA #PPV now!
— Matt Bessette (@ManglerBJJ) May 18, 2014