UFC Fight Night 57 in Tweets: Pros react to Frankie Edgar dominating Cub Swanson

Well, Cub Swanson might be waiting quite a bit longer for his title shot. Swanson needed a big win Saturday night to convince UFC brass he was the right man to face featherweight champion Jose Aldo, but Frankie Edgar had his own plans. Edgar picked up right where he left off against BJ Penn, beating Swanson from pillar to post for nearly the full five rounds. Here’s how the pros reacted to UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson.

YOU MAKE PLANS, FRANKIE LAUGHS

At the @ufc fights in Austin, TX. Front row with my teammates & friends @Cowboycerrone & @CarlosCondit #UFCFightNight pic.twitter.com/LjD0SV1iNP

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) November 23, 2014

Hahaha @FrankieEdgar giving the corner men, security, stitch man, and camera crew get a work out with that run to the cage. #ufc #UFCAustin

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) November 23, 2014

Rd 1 Edgar but Cub is throwing some heat behind his punches. Frankie doing what he does. #UFCAustin

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Close 1st till that last takedown

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) November 23, 2014

Rd1 @FrankieEdgar wins let’s go keep it coming! @ufc #UFCAustin #UFCFightNight

— Eddie Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 23, 2014

Beautiful finish cutting the angle by franky

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) November 23, 2014

Lovely elbow there by Edgar.

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) November 23, 2014

Cub please stop laying there and get the fuck up and knock him out

— Frank Lester (@thefranklester) November 23, 2014

Frankie is a lot faster than Cub thought. Edgar with dominate rd 2. 2-0 going into 3rd #UFCAustin

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Either of these fighters would dominate Conor

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) November 23, 2014

@FrankieEdgar is a Nightmer!!!!! Guy just has crazy gas tank. @ufc

— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) November 23, 2014

Very active, @FrankieEdgar looking great so far! I don’t see this fight going past the 3rd! #tko

— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) November 23, 2014

I think Frank Edgar wishes fights were 10 rnds !!! That boy can go and go and go

— John Alessio (@johnalessio79) November 23, 2014

Beautiful high level wrestling finishes in this by franky. #imawrestlingfanifyoucanttell

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) November 23, 2014

Frankie might be the best wrestler in mma

— Justin Scoggins (@TankScogginsMMA) November 23, 2014

Frankie can do it all.

— Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) November 23, 2014

Is Frankie Edgar fighting BJ Penn again ….. Oh wait no thats Cub Swanson. Lol

— John Alessio (@johnalessio79) November 23, 2014

All over him here..Edgar great everywhere

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) November 23, 2014

Edgar doesn’t rest. When he’s on top, he is constantly threatening with a pass or punches. #Learning #UFCAustin

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) November 23, 2014

Frankie is just getting warm. #UFCFightNight #champ #DifferentWorld

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) November 23, 2014

Frankie is putting a ground and pound clinic on Cub. He will not be denied! Rd 4 easy. Cub will go for broke in 5th. #UFCAustin

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Great pressure, relentless, Great win #ufc Congrats @frankieedgar @ufconfox @ufc http://t.co/wbbAMzdn7G

— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) November 23, 2014

The craziest part about this is that Connor McGregor is sitting at home knowing that he is next in line. #UFCAustin

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) November 23, 2014

Cub is a warrior no quit in him @ufc #UFCAustin @FrankieEdgar is just too much he has the Answer!

— Eddie Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 23, 2014

YES @FrankieEdgar way to get that fucken finish @ufc bonus FoSHO

— Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) November 23, 2014

Latest finish in UFC history! Better late than never @FrankieEdgar !!

— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) November 23, 2014

@FrankieEdgar is a legend, HOF.

— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) November 23, 2014

Omg omg Frankie is my hero!!!! #UFCFightNight #breakingnecks #cashingchecks

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) November 23, 2014

This guy deserve title fight, Frankie my man @FrankieEdgar @ufc @danawhite @arielhelwani @AliAbdelaziz00

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) November 23, 2014

Damn. That was the best performance I’ve seen this year in the @ufc. What a beast

— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) November 23, 2014

Gotta love @FrankieEdgar ! U the man!

— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) November 23, 2014

That was an incredible example of urgency by @FrankieEdgar. Wanted a finish & got one. Inspiring! @ufc

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

Frankie can be a champ at any weight class. His Heart alone would carry him to the top

— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) November 23, 2014

Congrats to @FrankieEdgar! @CubSwanson you are still a beast! Keep your head up! Respect for both guys! #UFCAustin #UFCFightNightAustin @ufc

— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) November 23, 2014

Trying to decide which colour Range Rover to buy. Its a tough choice. I think I will buy both. pic.twitter.com/dlYOojU12W

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 23, 2014

DAY AT THE BATTING CAGE

I love the way Bobby Green fights . Dude brings a different style to MMA! #UFCAustin

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) November 23, 2014

That ax @EdsonBarbozaJR is starting chop down the tree slowly with those kicks!! #UFCAustin @ufc

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) November 23, 2014

Bobby Green needs less talky, more punchy/kicky… #UFCAustin

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 23, 2014

Bobby green has broken the @UFC records for shaking his head the most times in a round

— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) November 23, 2014

Barboza with a dominate rd 1. Sticking to his gameplan. Green needs to be more aggressive

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Bobby Green walking in like an OG. He has a cool story. Rocking @TheMemoryTag @ufc

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

If Bobby Green would attack as much as he clowned then that may have been a more exciting round. #UFCAustin

— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) November 23, 2014

Ouch! ! ! Barbosa looking Vicious but Green is still moving forward #UFCFightNight @ufc @FOXSports1

— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) November 23, 2014

Some of Barbosa’s leg kicks are hurting my legs. #UFCAustin

— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) November 23, 2014

Barboza with rd 2 but green seemed to be finding his groove towards the end of that rd #UFCAustin

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Barboza’s striking is nice

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) November 23, 2014

This is the #7 ranked lightweight in the world??? #GTFOH

— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) November 23, 2014

Bobby Green trying to act like a Diaz brother but clearly he isn’t

— John Alessio (@johnalessio79) November 23, 2014

Bobby Greens switch to Taylor Swifts camp was lack luster. To busy Shakin’ it off all 3 rounds. #UFCAustin

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 23, 2014

Green with rd 3 but Barboza with the dec 29-28. Another great fight tonight #UFCAustin

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

BKGreen wins r3. Barboza knew he was up 2 and was passive in r3. Love watching Greens boxing. Real technical stuff #UFCAustin

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) November 23, 2014

@EdsonBarbozaJR showman @ufc !!!! One more on the books n getting close of title!!!!

— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) November 23, 2014

CHICO DOES THE ‘DOM’

@KOMCamus lets go king !

— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) November 23, 2014

. @One_Punch making that walk! #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/GB9VJYtcQn

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) November 23, 2014

Snatch Vs. Blood in Blood out… #UFCAustin #UFCFightNight

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) November 23, 2014

@KOMCamus & @One_Punch gonna be good! Fan of both.

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

Extremely hard round to judge… #UFCFightNight #UFCAustin

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) November 23, 2014

Camus controlling the stand-up exchanges and finding a home for the counter left hook.

— Daniel Downes (@dannyboydownes) November 23, 2014

Very close first rd but I edge it towards pocket with takedown and nice elbows but Chico came on strong towards the end of the rd.

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Looks like @One_Punch nose as gone! #UFCAustin

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) November 23, 2014

Chico using lots of footwork and throwing good combos to win rd 2. I have it tied but Pickett could need a finish. #UFCFightNight

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Camus takes the second round. The first was close, but chances are judges gave it to Pickett.

— Daniel Downes (@dannyboydownes) November 23, 2014

Camus is doing the dillashaw almost as good as dillashaw! #ufc http://t.co/X1FB0jJoY6

— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) November 23, 2014

Looking good @KOMCamus !!! #madeinmilwaukee

— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) November 23, 2014

I’m not sure what this fighting is telling us, but Ive never seen Camus move like this before. Interesting stuff #UFCAustin

— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) November 23, 2014

Camus might have the best striking in 125 division!? #UFCAustin #UFCFightNight

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) November 23, 2014

Man @KOMCamus stand up was on point! Great footwork and combos. Best you’ve looked brotha congrats

— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) November 23, 2014

I think @One_Punch as done enough to get the win! But never know with the judges! #UFCAustin

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) November 23, 2014

@KOMCamus made it close but Pickett couldn’t hit him enough to win a round. 30-27 Camus

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 23, 2014

@dannyboydownes what are you watching? He clearly won 2 and 3rd for sure and maybe 1st

— Michael (@TeamRocBiggie) November 23, 2014

Whichever judge gave Pickett a 30-27 should be fired!

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 23, 2014

These people ain’t watching the same fight I’m watching. How could you boo?! All Stann kept talking about was Brad. He was getting popped

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) November 23, 2014

Possibly the most frustrating fight I’ve ever had to watch. How you can fight someone that just runs & dances away round the cage

— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) November 23, 2014

Chico with the split decision. Was a very hard fight to score. #UFCFightNight

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Congrats my man looked excellent @KOMCamus !!!

— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) November 23, 2014

Proud of @One_Punch . Got robbed. Dude didn’t come to fight!

— Mirsad Bektic (@MirsadBekticMMA) November 23, 2014

BENAVIDEZ VS. ZOMBIE

Let’s go @DustinOrtizMMA

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 23, 2014

Lets go Joe!! @JoeJitsu @ufc @MMAInc @TeamAlphaMale @Torque1net

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

Tj is spot on with south paw cross kick! #UFCFightNight

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) November 23, 2014

Ortiz took some big shots but is still going forward. I see Benavidez with the finish next rd. dominate 1st #UFCFightNight

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

It annoys me that even @BrianStann treats the 125ers like they are little kids.Nobody ever would question Pacman power.these grown ass men

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) November 23, 2014

Good first for joe 10-9

— Richy Walsh MMA (@RichyMMA) November 23, 2014

10-7 rd @JoeJitsu how do you guys have it? #UFCFightNight

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) November 23, 2014

Granite chin on Ortiz

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

I think Benavidez is shocked Ortiz is still alive. Seems to be slowing with the pressure of Ortiz but another rd for him #UFCFightNight

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

Good round , Ortiz is a terminator … Loves a punch . 10-9 benivedez but close

— Richy Walsh MMA (@RichyMMA) November 23, 2014

Great fight 1-1 Ortiz coming on strong! @ufc #UFCFightNight #UFCAustin

— Eddie Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 23, 2014

If you see Joe in person I bet you wouldn’t walk up and pinch his cheeks like yall say. He a 150lb grown Mfing man.

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) November 23, 2014

That boy @DustinOrtizMMA aint going!!! #readyforwar #ufcaustin @ufc

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) November 23, 2014

Ortiz is sticking to his gameplan of ineffective aggression perfectly. #UFCFightNight

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) November 23, 2014

Fight of the night written all over this fight #UFCFightNight

— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) November 23, 2014

@JoeJitsu UD …

— Richy Walsh MMA (@RichyMMA) November 23, 2014

Good fight @DustinOrtizMMA you just went three rounds with one of the best! Head up homie.

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) November 23, 2014

Who gets a fully extended leg for a knee bar & ABANDONS it & lets it go. Hey Benevidez, that fight could have been over already. @UFCONFOX

— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) November 23, 2014

Wow sick fight! fON @ufc #UFCAustin Ortiz is a warrior he came forward great fight big ben is #2 for a reason

— Eddie Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 23, 2014

Dustin Ortiz = The American Zombie. Very fun fight to watch! #UFCAustin #UFCFightNight

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) November 23, 2014

I’ll be honest. Idk if I could even take the shits that Ortiz took….holy fucking chin batman! #ufc http://t.co/jZ0ZmcP6y0

— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) November 23, 2014

Man i love watching @JoeJitsu fight! The Whirling Dervish, BenaV-neck, The Beef-cake, JoeBama!

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

The flyweights always deliver! #UFCAustin

— Louis Gaudinot (@LouGaudinotUFC) November 23, 2014

Another great win by @JoeJitsu this cat daddy always brings his A fight game & super bad ass Burkenstock sandals. Cheers to anther win @ufc

— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) November 23, 2014

@DustinOrtizMMA fought like a savage, super tough!!

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) November 23, 2014

You’re my hero @JoeJitsu pic.twitter.com/UuJELHnTGU

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) November 23, 2014

Keep that head up @DustinOrtizMMA u put on a great show and have a promising future #futurechamp

— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) November 23, 2014

Beautiful!! Congrats @joejitsu love ya brotha! @torque1net http://t.co/fGJ0chor9P

— chad mendes (@chadmendes) November 23, 2014