Eddie Alvarez barely defeated Anthony Pettis in the co-main event of the evening at UFC Fight Night 81. Pro fighters react to it on Twitter.
It wasn’t pretty, but Eddie Alvarez got the job done against Anthony Pettis in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 81. Just like Rafael dos Anjos did, Alvarez smothered Pettis to nullify his striking advantage and walked out with a split decision win. Here’s how the pros reacted to it on Twitter.
My wrestling coach @IzzyStyle has been bragging about how good showtime has been looking this camp, I got him for the win #UFCBoston
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) January 18, 2016
Excited about this next one. @Showtimepettis is a cool ass dude and hell of a fighter
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) January 18, 2016
Excited to see the changes in both Pettis & Alvarez w/ their recent coach additions, @IzzyStyle & @pinospizza
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) January 18, 2016
Let’s goooo @Ealvarezfight
— Ryan LaFlare (@RLaFlare) January 18, 2016
@Ealvarezfight do your thing my brother! Phillies finest!!!
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) January 18, 2016
So excited to see @Showtimepettis back in the Octagon 2nite! #ComingUpNext on @FS1 #TeamPettis #TUF20 @ufc
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) January 18, 2016
Long-time fan of Alvarez here. He’s durable, powerful and skilled all around. Pettis is super crazy though so I’m picking him #UFCBoston
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) January 18, 2016
Let’s go @Showtimepettis @dukeroufus #UFCBoston @ufc!!!!!
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) January 18, 2016
Hope they both get knocked out – #OGElCucuy @ufc #UFCBoston pic.twitter.com/GywxIFytiX
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 18, 2016
How did I know both these pretty boys were gonna wear vale tudos ?
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 18, 2016
Eddie playing smart in first the round. Pulling a note out of the Clay Guida playbook. #UFCBoston
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 18, 2016
Giving that to Pettis 10-9 defended that takedown and landed some nice kicks.
— michael (@bisping) January 18, 2016
Eddie spent most of the rd pressuring for takedowns. Pettis got up from each one and tried to work some range with kicks. 1 Eddie #ufcboston
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) January 18, 2016
Really rooting 4 @EdAlvarezFight but the big gulp of air he took down after R1 makes me doubt he can keep up the tempo! #UFCFightNight81
— Nicolas Dalby (@DalbyMMA) January 18, 2016
Not impressed by Alvarez performance… Ever! Hoping Pettis kicks his head to the cheap seats. #UFCBoston
— Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) January 18, 2016
Great fight…. Anthony vs Alvarez
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) January 18, 2016
Pettis looks like he has ring rust
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) January 18, 2016
My son disagrees with my scoring but I see that 10-9 Pettis again.
— michael (@bisping) January 18, 2016
@Ealvarezfight might be up 2 rds!
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) January 18, 2016
Playing the kids cards. #ufcboston
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 18, 2016
EMBRACE THE GRIND EMBRACE THE GRIND EMBRACE THE GRIND Who’s Next?!?!??
— Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) January 18, 2016
Bring both of these fighters… #MakeEmMyBitches My skills are far Superior- #ElCucuy @ufc #ufcboston
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 18, 2016
Well this fight will end in controversy, one way or the other! #UFCFightNight81
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 18, 2016
This should be interesting
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) January 18, 2016
Perfect gameplan and fight for Alvarez!
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) January 18, 2016
I love Pettis, was a great champ and will be again but he looked terrible in that bout I think he was just setting the stage 4 sage and him
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) January 18, 2016
I didn’t want to see either guy lose #ufcboston
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) January 18, 2016
RDA exposed Pettis’s weakness.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) January 18, 2016
Was that a Crosby card ? #FightNightBoston
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) January 18, 2016
Pettis needs to go to 45. He is just getting bullied physically
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) January 18, 2016
Very impressed by Eddie’s gameplan and execution, especially how he stuck to it when he got hit a couple times. #ufcboston
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 18, 2016
Eddie Alvarez
— Abel Trujillo (@KillaTrujillo) January 18, 2016
I heard Pettis was distracted by Eddies’ wife shrieking lol @MMARoasted #ufcboston
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) January 18, 2016