It improbably spanned all 25 minutes, but UFC on FOX 12’s main event did not disappoint. Through gritted teeth, Robbie Lawler outworked and outlanded a game Matt Brown to take a unanimous decision on Saturday night and once against be crowned welterweight’s No. 1 contender. A rematch against Johny Hendricks is next for the man they call “Ruthless,” but the action in San Jose did not stop there, as three new promising contenders — Bobby Green, Dennis Bermudez and Anthony Johnson — each emerged from the shadows of their divisions with career-best wins. And as always, their fellow pros were loving it every step of the way.
Damn what a fight congrats @Ruthless_RL
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) July 27, 2014
This fucking guy makes it look like, to him, it’s no big deal. @Ruthless_RL #UFConFOX12 @AmericanTopTeam
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 27, 2014
Lawler should have this fight in the bag. Brown is one tough bastard.
— Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) July 27, 2014
an incredible fight between two animals @ufc
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 27, 2014
Good fight by Lawler… #1 contender: …… @rory_macdonald
— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) July 27, 2014
That’s what fightin’ is all about… @Ruthless_RL !!
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) July 27, 2014
Matt Brown. What a machine
— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) July 27, 2014
I’m taking off my dress shoes and putting on my Adidas and getting ready to walk back to Vegas! I didn’t see that coming!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2014
Uma das melhores lutas q ja vi… One of the best fights I’ve ever seen…
— rafael natal (@rafaelsaponatal) July 27, 2014
Great fight! Two warriors going at it there! They left it all in the cage!#UFConFOX12 #ufconfox @ufc
— Darren Elkins (@Darren_Elkins) July 27, 2014
Great display of heart and skill by @Ruthless_RL and @IamTheImmortal #MMA #UFCFightNight
— Mark Bocek (@MarkBocek) July 27, 2014
Nice congrats @Ruthless_RL
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) July 27, 2014
Unbelievably impressed with Matt Browns aggressive attacks in the 5th. U can’t fake that kind of toughness! @ufc
— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) July 27, 2014
It’s not even about how tough Matt brown is…his chin is made of friggin titanium or something man. The shots he can take are incredible.
— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) July 27, 2014
#teamlawler Robbie has been one of my favorited fighters since i first started with this sport. I think he won 4/5 rounds
— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) July 27, 2014
Great fight! I got Lawler winning. Looks like a rematch between the champ J.H. and R.L. Will happen.
— Kelvin Gastelum (@KelvinGastelum) July 27, 2014
As a fighter you always want to have fights like these….. Till the next morning when pain sets in
— Ike Vallie-Flagg (@IKEVF) July 27, 2014
The MMA gods have shined upon us today. Brilliant card @ufc
— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) July 27, 2014
Wowwwwwwwwww awesome fight..
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 27, 2014
what a fucking fight @danawhite
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) July 27, 2014
2 Real fighters right here!!! #UFConFOX12
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 27, 2014
Awesome fight…amazing round 5 @IamTheImmortal @Ruthless_RL
— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) July 27, 2014
Great fight! @IamTheImmortal is tough as they come and represented well for the WW! Welcome to The @DudeWipes @dudeproducts Family brother!
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) July 27, 2014
Damn this fight is amazing
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 27, 2014
I hope the critics give Matt Brown his credit…lot of people said he would get finished in round 1…make sure you apologize #LawlerVSBrown
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) July 27, 2014
Matt Brown is a #dog I swear lol @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) July 27, 2014
Gangsters! What a fight! #UFConFOX12
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 27, 2014
Punch him in the belly man baby
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) July 27, 2014
There comes a point n every great battle where both sides are defeated, the side that keeps fighting is victorious- Napolean @ufc #warriors
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) July 27, 2014
Robbie is a great counter striker & is dangerous when he throws hooks. @UFCONFOX
— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) July 27, 2014
Testicular fortitude.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) July 27, 2014
I’m trying to see what those dude wipes are about ! #UFConFOX
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) July 27, 2014
RUMBLE YOUNG MAN RUMBLE
Well that got ugly pretty quick dafuqqqq @Anthony_Rumble #beast #callthecops #imawittnes #crimescene
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) July 27, 2014
Wow!!! @anthony_rumble With the KO victory 44 seconds in the 1st rd @ufc @UFCONFOX #ufcfightnight
— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) July 27, 2014
I said to Lorenzo Lil Nog might have too much experience for Rumble. As soon as I said it BING BANG BOOM BONG!!!! Over!!! @lorenzofertitta
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2014
Wow!!!!!!!! @Anthony_Rumble is the most frightening guy in the 205 division. Congratulations brother!! #blackzilians #UFConFOX12
— Ryan LaFlare (@RLaFlare) July 27, 2014
Congrats to @anthony_rumble u look very sharp http://t.co/5grHOWu0bA
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) July 27, 2014
Congrats my friend @anthony_rumble . http://t.co/U6R6vEYeEv
— Cezar Ferreira (@cezarmutante) July 27, 2014
Damn!!! that Rumble tho
— joey beltran (@mexicutioner760) July 27, 2014
great fight by Johnson….Still not convinced the Nog brothers are 38….I want to see a birth certificate…
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) July 27, 2014
AJ is a monster. He’s been that way for years, just getting to show it
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 27, 2014
If Johnson went heel though he’d be a huge star
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 27, 2014
Mr @Anthony_Rumble you are a monster, 🙂 Congrats on the win bro!!
— Ray Sefo (@SugarRaySefo) July 27, 2014
Hell ya @Anthony_Rumble you bad mofo. Great performance brother
— Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) July 27, 2014
Rumble hits scary hard. That is all #ufconfox
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 27, 2014
.@Anthony_Rumble can beat your dad! Congrats bro! What a fight!!!!
— Siyar (@Bahadurzada) July 27, 2014
What a Beast @Anthony_Rumble is!
— Cung Le (@CungLe185) July 27, 2014
So I guess that’s what @Anthony_Rumble is up to now a days. #UFConFOX12
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 27, 2014
Damn I feel bad for Lil Nog. I’m such a huge fan of the Noguira brothers but Anthony Johnson looked like a straight up killer!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 27, 2014
Johnson just demolished Nog. Accurate power punches put him away in no time at all. #ufcfightnight
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 27, 2014
Oooooo fuck heavy heavy hands
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) July 27, 2014
What a terror @Anthony_Rumble is!! Stellar performance!
— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) July 27, 2014
Holy shit
— Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) July 27, 2014
Lets gooo my boy brought the rumble !!!!! @Anthony_Rumble @ufc
— Sean Soriano (@ssorianoMMA) July 27, 2014
Whoa! @Anthony_Rumble here to put a stamp on some ppl. @ufc #rumble
— Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) July 27, 2014
It’s amazing to think that Johnson used to try to compete at 170
— Ike Vallie-Flagg (@IKEVF) July 27, 2014
Holy Sh*t!!!
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) July 27, 2014
Rumble is a #beast light-heavy weights are now on notice! #UFConFOX12
— Mike King (@MikeTheManKing) July 27, 2014
Ooooooooo. Johnson is a MF-in problem! #UFConFOX
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) July 27, 2014
Ooohhh woooowwww AJ. Monster!! #UFConFOX12
— Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) July 27, 2014
MAKE IT SEVEN
Holy cow @MenaceBermudez what a fight, dude your a beast!! 7 wins straight Title shot FOR SURE! @UFC @Danawhite #BeastMode
— Bryan Caraway (@BryanCaraway) July 27, 2014
Really becoming a big fan of @MenaceBermudez. Great performance tonight and He has a really good nickname ! #UFCFightNight #teamlawler
— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) July 27, 2014
Good sub by @MenaceBermudez not sure why Clay did a victory lap. Either way he is a stud & been around 4ever. @ufc @UFCONFOX #ufc #UFConFOX
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) July 27, 2014
@MenaceBermudez is a workhorse!! So proud of that guy! Hard work pays off!!
— BrutalJohnnyBedford (@BrutalBedford) July 27, 2014
Wow @MenaceBermudez is a freakin tank man @ufc
— Ray Borg (@tazmex18) July 27, 2014
Fuck yeah!!!!!@MenaceBermudez #UFConFOX12
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 27, 2014
Seemed like as soon as guida sprained one of his curls, it was all downhill from there.
— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) July 27, 2014
Seemed like as soon as guida sprained one of his curls, it was all downhill from there.
— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) July 27, 2014
Clay guida would just annoy tf out of me if we fought
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 27, 2014
It annoys me that some people actually like watching his style of fighting tbh
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 27, 2014
When I first started training I sparred with @clayguida and saw his movement and legit turned to my coach and said “what do I do with this”
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 27, 2014
Dennis Bermudez is a BEAST!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2014
7 down …. #WhosNext ? #OperationMENACE http://t.co/XQpcxO3t6i
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) July 27, 2014
STEALING ONE IN ENEMY TERRITORY
Judge crazy @THEREALPUNK win
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 27, 2014
That was BS
— Cung Le (@CungLe185) July 27, 2014
They were having complete conversations in there, whereas I can barely even remember combos when it’s me
— russell doane (@RussellDoane135) July 27, 2014
Thomson can only blame himself. He rode the fence the entire fight. Had it as a coin-flip. Pressure & lil strikes VS counters & no pressure
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) July 27, 2014
And that’s why I said I was curious. @ufc @UFCONFOX #ufc #UFConFOX they might have gotten it wrong tonight! But Congrats to Bobby!
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) July 27, 2014
What just happened? I wanna get up outta my seat and fight the judges.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) July 27, 2014
I’m all for having a little banter when you’re in a fist fight but I thought that went a little too far. #UFConFOX12
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) July 27, 2014
That was a pretty high level fight. There was some technical shit going on subtlety there. #UFConFOX12 @BobbyKGreen @JoshThomson @ufc
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 27, 2014
A more active rd 3 with green getting some good cage work in and cutting Thomson. I think he wins 2-1? #ufcfightnight
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 27, 2014
OG Bobby Green is a tough fight for anyone #UFConFOX12
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 27, 2014
Wow crazy nice performance by Green. 29-28 Green ? #UFConFOX
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) July 27, 2014