UFC 187 in Tweets: Pros react to Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier, Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort, more

An incredible evening of fights ended with two incredible performances, as both Daniel Cormier and Chris Weidman persevered through early trouble then ground every last drop of will out of their respective opponents to capture the UFC light heavyweight and middleweight titles in the showcase bouts of UFC 187. The action concluded a roller coaster night of comeback wins and wild finishes — Andrei Arlovski is a legit heavyweight contender in 2015! — and as always, the pros reveled in the carnage every step of the way.

Maaan that guy can crack #UFC187 #Rumble

— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) May 24, 2015

Rumble hits so damn hard. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) May 24, 2015

Rumble swung like he was trying to get that annoying fly with a fly swat! #UFC187

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 24, 2015

OMG does anyone else notice anytime @Anthony_Rumble gets eye poked he KOs that fool @UFC #UFC187

— Anthony Birchak (@abirchakMMA) May 24, 2015

The uglier the fight, the more it favours DC. #UFC187

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

Why am I sitting here nervous like I gotta fight! Lol @ufc #UFC187 #ufc

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) May 24, 2015

Wow. No idea what to think. #UFC187

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) May 24, 2015

Cormier looks like he should be a 85’r #ufc187 #MMA #ufc

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) May 24, 2015

Damn they are throwing some bombs @dc_mma and @Anthony_Rumble

— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) May 24, 2015

#BJJWouldBeGreatToKnow #HipEscape #UnderHook #StandUpRumble!! #Cmon! #UFC187

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 24, 2015

Ugggh nobody wants to see DC as champion. Cmon Rumble

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) May 24, 2015

@dc_mma gonna put some pressure on this round and make AJ give up.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) May 24, 2015

AJ has mentally broken. The end will come soon #ufc187

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 24, 2015

Wow. Knew it

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) May 24, 2015

Congrats, my brother! The NEW champ @dc_mma! #UFC187

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) May 24, 2015

Beautiful performance by @dc_mma !!!! Well deserved victory!!! @ufc

— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) May 24, 2015

It is a GOOD day 2 be a wrestler! Congrats @dc_mma & @ChrisWeidmanUFC @ufc #UFC187 What a night of fights!

— Ashlee Evans-Smith (@AshleeMMA1) May 24, 2015

Cormier is the nastiest grinder. Like a wet iron blanket. Well done DC. Happy for you! #UFC187

— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) May 24, 2015

Big congrats @dc_mma! Proud of you #StrikeforceRolls

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) May 24, 2015

Champion of the World!!!!! Made him quit.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) May 24, 2015

One of the very few times you can say the UFC champion isn’t the best in the world at his weightclass

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) May 24, 2015

There you go @dc_mma! The Champion! #AndNew #UFC187

— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) May 24, 2015

Awesome night of fights, very proud of @dc_mma obviously, man has been through a ton of adversity in his life, very happy for him & his fam

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 24, 2015

Don’t discredit DC. JJ dug his grave, give credit where it is deserved. Congrats DC! #UFC187

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) May 24, 2015

Congrats @dc_mma, on 3 weeks notice my hat comes off. Good performance!

— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) May 24, 2015

Lmao @dc_mma if I was @JonnyBones I would be so pissed

— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) May 24, 2015

AJ is all class as he gets the belt from Dana and puts it on DC’s waist #ufc187

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 24, 2015

@dc_mma *drops mic* #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

DC vs Gus, Jones takes on the winner

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) May 24, 2015

#MMA is by far the most exciting sport in the world!!! #UFC187 Take notes #boxing

— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) May 24, 2015

Two UFC championship matches in one night where both of the losers just gave up and conceded defeat.

— Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) May 24, 2015

@ryanbader for the next title shot

— Ryan Jimmo (@RyanJimmo) May 24, 2015

Jon jones get your shit together????? @dc_mma you need to get your shit together, you have a #1 contender right here waiting for you.

— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) May 24, 2015

Wrestling is the sport that rules them all #UFC187

— Tor Troeng (@ThorTheHammer) May 24, 2015

Umm maybe my advice on how to beat AJ worked!! @dc_mma congrats buddy.

— Josh Koscheck (@JoshKoscheck) May 24, 2015

So proud of you @dc_mma #UFC187

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) May 24, 2015

Congrats @dc_mma proud of you man love seeing you with that belt #cowboywrestling

— Johny Hendricks (@JohnyHendricks) May 24, 2015

CHRIS WEIDMAN DEF. VITOR BELFORT

Vitor has embraced this “dad bod” trend. #ufc187

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

HOLY SHIT THIS CARD

— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) May 24, 2015

AAAAAND STILLLLLL!!!!! That’s what I’m talking about baby!!!

— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) May 24, 2015

Chris Weidman is as gangster as they come, folks. No other way to really put it. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

#MERICA!! #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

Very nice!!!! @ChrisWeidmanUFC

— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) May 24, 2015

Did Vitor gas in 2 minutes? Wow.

— Brian Ebersole (@TwasEbersole) May 24, 2015

Congrats to the champ @ChrisWeidmanUFC !!!

— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) May 24, 2015

Amazing comeback by Weidman. Total heart of a champion! @ufc

— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) May 24, 2015

#MURICA thank you @ChrisWeidmanUFC !!!!! #UFC187

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) May 24, 2015

Wow!!!! In the first round didn’t see that coming #UFC187

— JohnDoomsdayHoward (@JohnDoomsday) May 24, 2015

Weidman is becoming a Legend by taking out Legends #ufc187

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 24, 2015

@ChrisWeidmanUFC your an absolute animal, come back after getting caught and dominating after the takedown #UFC187

— AnthonyChristodoulou (@TeamTony145) May 24, 2015

I fucking love u Chris Weidman #Fuck steroids @ufc hate cheaters congrats #Champ respect respect respect @ChrisWeidmanUFC ✔️

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) May 24, 2015

Cris weidman proved one more time that he is really the truth champion. Congrats. Oss Vitor Belford is a great fighter.

— THALES LEITES (@thalesleites) May 24, 2015

No hip escape in 1/2 guard. No bump at mount. Wow.

— Brian Ebersole (@TwasEbersole) May 24, 2015

#USAWrestling #UFC187

— Jim Alers (@fightJim) May 24, 2015

How is a Black Belt frontera Carlson Gracie Lost a FIGHT like that???

— Roan Jucao (@jucao) May 24, 2015

There is nothing you can say about Weidman now. People never wanna give him the credit he deserves. The dude is the truth.

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) May 24, 2015

Impressed by @ChrisWeidmanUFC comes out to Tom Petty, takes them, gives them, & keeps the MW title in the USA. Awesome! #UFC187

— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) May 24, 2015

Weidman > Vitor Jeebus

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

I love everything about Chris Weidman. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

Wow can’t believe how bad Vitor looked on the ground. Amazing.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) May 24, 2015

Weidman vs Rockhold will be the first time 2 Americans have fought for the UFC middleweight title since Franklin vs Quarry… 10 years ago!!

— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) May 24, 2015

My record in the UFC give me the credentials to be the next challenger, I won 5 fights and I was never KO inside the @ufc

— Ronaldo Jacaré (@JacareMMA) May 24, 2015

DONALD CERRONE DEF. JOHN MAKDESSI

Makdessi jaw broke before he’d go to sleep. Dude earned a lot of my respect tonight

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) May 24, 2015

Cowboy throws strikes and combos in real life like his character in @EASPORTSUFC.

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

Just became a @JohnMakdessiMMA fan, that was awesome.

— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) May 24, 2015

Time out time out lmao #UFC187

— Jim Alers (@fightJim) May 24, 2015

Was a 30 sec timeout or a full timeout? #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

@Cowboycerrone congrats u fought great man great win

— Johny Hendricks (@JohnyHendricks) May 24, 2015

Why is #MuayThai so important for #MMA? How about that @Cowboycerrone fight? Awesome work cowboy, great fight! #UFC187

— Mike Quick Swick (@officialswick) May 24, 2015

Bullshit decision. That’s a tap or verbal submission. Should go down as a sub for his record books.

— Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) May 24, 2015

Wooooooo that was a Shelacking! Great Performace picking shots and cracking Jaws! @ufc #UFC187

— Anthony Birchak (@abirchakMMA) May 24, 2015

The Bull showed his horns, but The Cowboy put his saddle on the Bulls back and tamed him. #UFC187

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 24, 2015

ANDREI ARLOVSKI DEF. TRAVIS BROWNE

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!!! #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

WOW WHAT A FIGHT!!!

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) May 24, 2015

What a brawl!!!!

— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) May 24, 2015

Holly fuck balls… AMAZINGGGG #UFC187

— ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) May 24, 2015

That fight was insane!!!!

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 24, 2015

Wowwwwwwwww.

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) May 24, 2015

Dddaaaammmmnnnn

— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) May 24, 2015

Holy fucking fuck!

— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) May 24, 2015

I swear to God round of the year @ufc

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) May 24, 2015

Oh my freaking GOOOODDDD!!! That fight was so crazy!! @ufc

— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) May 24, 2015

Wowwwww savage AF . @AndreiArlovski #UFC187

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 24, 2015

Ummmmmm WOW!!!!!!!! @AndreiArlovski congrats. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy #teampitbull #UFC187

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 24, 2015

Damn! What a fight! @travisbrowneMMA you’re a damn tough SOB! I know you’ll be right back! #teamHAWAII

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) May 24, 2015

Faaaaaark yeah @AndreiArlovski #UFC187

— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) May 24, 2015

OMG ! That fight was insane !! @travisbrowneMMA is tough as nails !!

— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) May 24, 2015

Wow one of the better rounds I’ve seen!

— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) May 24, 2015

Yeah @AndreiArlovski !!!

— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) May 24, 2015

Fight of the year!!!!!!!!! #UFC187

— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) May 24, 2015

O….. M….. G! That @ufc heavyweight fight was IN-SANE and think I just witnessed like 15 KO’s in one fight! Round of the century! #UFC187

— Johnny Hollywod Case (@HollywoodCase) May 24, 2015

Wow that was wild! #UFC187

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) May 24, 2015

Wow I love this sport.

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) May 24, 2015

I can’t, words. That was insane #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

Best round in heavyweight history @ufc #UFC187

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 24, 2015

Way to represent big boys!

— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) May 24, 2015

Fight of the night! @AndreiArlovski what a come back. #NOTUnderwhelmed

— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) May 24, 2015

That was incredible. #UFC187

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) May 24, 2015

The Heart in @travisbrowneMMA is BIG #Warrior

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 24, 2015

That old man @AndreiArlovski still got it. He is a monster

— Daron Cruickshank (@Cruickshank155) May 24, 2015

This is the BEST sport in the world! Man, I can’t wait to get back in there. @ufc #UFC187

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) May 24, 2015

Wow @ufc !!!! That fight was Amazing! Congrats to Arlovski and what a fight from Travis Brown! You both just made everyone’s night! Osssu

— Ben Saunders (@bensaundersMMA) May 24, 2015

In all seriousness my dude Travis Browne took some serious brain damage for the fans. Much respect. You don’t get those back folks. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

Andrei Arlovski has been and always will be one of the baddest men of this planet. #UFC187

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) May 24, 2015

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ DEF. JOHN MORAGA

Umm, I don’t think that’s Moraga. #UFC187

— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) May 24, 2015

Noooo they used cejudo for mirages photo! Haha

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) May 24, 2015

Umm maybe john got a hair cut? Lol

— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) May 24, 2015

Way more action in 1 min of this fight, than 3 rounds In the last!

— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) May 24, 2015

This is like watching 2 squirrels fight! #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

Killing it with the wutang back tat #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

Joe ate a shin to the face and responded by dropping him with hands. Did you all see that? The boy is not to be trifled with.

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) May 24, 2015

Flyweights trowing down at @ufc 187 !!!

— Wilson Reis (@wilsonreis7) May 24, 2015

Moraga’s tattoo kind of looks like the Rebel Alliance insignia. #ufc187 #starwars

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

Good fight. Moraga needs to work on his get ups from his guard. #UFC187

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 24, 2015

Congrats @JoeJitsu #UFC187

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) May 24, 2015

Great win for @JoeJitsu

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 24, 2015

Heck yah @JoeJitsu! Congrats brotha. Always entertaining to watch. #BroLove @TeamAlphaMale #UFC187

— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) May 24, 2015

JOHN DODSON DEF. ZACH MAKOVSKY

Crowd booing but that was a technical fight. Dodson wins rd 3 but I think loses the decision 29-28. Close rd 1/2 though #ufc187

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 24, 2015

I have it makovsky 2-1

— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) May 24, 2015

Another very close fight. #UFC187

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) May 24, 2015

Great fight, cute how Dodson offered dude his hand to stand up, I probably would’ve upkicked #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

NO combos have been used in ANY of these early fights-one punch at a time..just doesn’t cut it!.Combinations set up the KO @Monsterenergy

— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) May 24, 2015

Happy for @JohnDodsonMMA. Makovsky is top 5 in the division for sure! #UFC187

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 24, 2015

Man I feel for @ZachFunSize such a close fight! @tristargym @ufc

— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) May 24, 2015

DONG HYUN KIM DEF. JOSH BURKMAN

When he gets those Asian hands on you he doesn’t let go! Fantastic grappler for MMA. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

Damn, stun gun can absorb damage like a muthafucker, that double knee flurry made the fight almost as much as the finish. #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

That was Burkmans chance #HeWhoHesitates

— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) May 24, 2015

Burkman had a good moment but blew his energy to quick. #UFC187 #Classic #MMA

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) May 24, 2015

I think Burkman dyes his soul patch.

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015

Differently than other fighters, Dong performs better when he’s stiff.

— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) May 24, 2015

RAFAEL NATAL DEF. URIAH HALL

Natal had it.

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) May 24, 2015

Eeeesh. I’m not sure about that decision. Urijah Hall won 1 and 2 IMO. #UFC187

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) May 24, 2015

What a weird fight, had a feeling it’d go to Natal just cause he was bringing the fight. I’d be pissed if I was hall tho #UFC187

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 24, 2015

Uriah Hall should have had his @Reebok on @ufc to help with all that running! #UFC187 #MarathonRunner #MMA

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) May 24, 2015

ROBBERY!!! @UriahHallMMA @ufc

— heatherjoclark (@heatherjoclark) May 24, 2015

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 24, 2015

Hall fucked that right up #UFC187

— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) May 24, 2015

Wow that’s crazy!

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) May 24, 2015

Ok so whats better. A boring stand up fight up with no finish or a grappling exchange where at least someone is fighting to FINISH!? #UFC187

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 24, 2015

Unlucky Urijah, we’ve all been there. You will grow from this and be better next time.

— michael (@bisping) May 24, 2015

Uriah Hall is the definition of potential. Which in athletics, is a waste…#UFC187

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 24, 2015