Following Rafael dos Anjos’ TKO win over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson at UFC Fight Night 49, fighters and industry personalities reacted to the stunning upset via Twitter.
It’s go time! #UFCTulsa https://t.co/M6kWOJsfGN
— UFC (@ufc) August 24, 2014
WOW congrats to @RdosAnjosMMA he hit @BensonHenderson hard @fearthefighter @lunarpages @ufc http://t.co/qQnK3vucCH
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 24, 2014
WHAT!!!!! Caught him slipping! He was hurt before the knee
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) August 24, 2014
and now you understand who is who @ufc
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) August 24, 2014
WoooooooooooooooooooooooooooW I wasn’t expecting that @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) August 24, 2014
I’d say a pretty fast stoppage but dos Anjos looked great and earned the Tko stoppage in rd 1! #UFCFightNight
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) August 24, 2014
Oh …that was unforeseen , that quick !!! @ufc @RdosAnjosMMA congrats! Foi imprevista essa!
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) August 24, 2014
CONGRATS!!!! @RdosAnjosMMA All your hard work has paid off!!!!! Proud of you Brother!!!!!
— Ed Soares (@edblackhouse) August 24, 2014
Early stoppage wtf
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) August 24, 2014
How u gonna stop a fight after one punch if he’s not out cold????
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) August 24, 2014
Jst watched again. Bs stoppage for sure. Way too quick. Maybe I’m bias but doubt it. Positioning himself best he could w the millisecond gvn
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) August 24, 2014
Wow!! Awesome fights tonight @ufc #UFCTulsa #UFCFightNight
— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) August 24, 2014
Wow! DosAnjos hands looked fast. I’m just as surprised as everyone else. Great night of fights. #UFCFightNight49 #UFCTulsa
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) August 24, 2014
I did not see that coming!! Congrats to Dos Añjos
— Kyle Kingsbury (@Kingsbu) August 24, 2014
Every single person has pronounced Rafael Dos Anjos name differently. #UFN49
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) August 24, 2014
Wow
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) August 24, 2014
Damn Benson goes down hard. @ufc great fights tonight. #UFCTulsa pic.twitter.com/Pken2O9LtG
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) August 24, 2014
That’s what I’m talking about @RdosAnjosMMA #ufc
— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) August 24, 2014
Respect to DosAnjos, thanks for the wake-up call…hey @ufc I’m not too banged up, just sayin’…love to all my fans!!! Prov. 3:5-6
— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) August 24, 2014