Following Conor McGregor’s first-round finish of Dustin Poirier at UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, fighters took to Twitter to react to the Irishman’s biggest win.
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UFC 178 Results: Conor McGregor Dusts Dustin Poirier, Calls for Title Shot http://t.co/HogrIwDfGo #UFC178 @TheNotoriousMMA @IrelandUFC
— MMAWeekly.com (@MMAWeeklycom) September 28, 2014
The @TheNotoriousMMA is LEGIT!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) September 28, 2014
#McGregor called 1st round KO. He gets 1st round KO. #UFC178
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 28, 2014
Conor really backed his mouth up #impresive
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) September 28, 2014
Nice fight @TheNotoriousMMA , hold your head up @DustinPoirier! Both really good fighters. McGregor is the truth!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 28, 2014
.@TheNotoriousMMA You’ve ducked me for 2 years. Time to step up & get an All-American ass whoppin! @ufc @danawhite @seanshelby @arielhelwani
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) September 28, 2014
These ref and the back of the head, congrats to @thenotoriousmma the belt is next http://t.co/qcpCacmz9z
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) September 28, 2014
@TheNotoriousMMA is for real
— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) September 28, 2014
Wow @TheNotoriousMMA u are the truth at 145!! Great work
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) September 28, 2014
How likeable is that guy!!! #UFC178
— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) September 28, 2014
Conor Has a lot of buzz. So does a bee until a flip flip slaps it! Doesn’t make u a star! @DustinPoirier make an example of this idiot! @ufc
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) September 28, 2014
F! Like it or not he just beat the #5 guy hold your head @DustinPoirier @ufc
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) September 28, 2014
That was pretty much what I expected. Connor is real deal.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) September 28, 2014
Um Back of the head
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) September 28, 2014
Nice punch to the back of the head
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) September 28, 2014
Wow officially changing my opinion thus kid is legit
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) September 28, 2014
I’d be surprised if McGregor beats Poirer #UFC178
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 28, 2014
I apologize, McGregor is gangsta AF #UFC178
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 28, 2014
McGregor plays with fighters like kids play with toys at Toys R Us #UFC178
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 28, 2014
The McGregor hype is def real!!! #UFC178
— Mark Bocek (@MarkBocek) September 28, 2014
I guess McGregor deserves all this hype. Well deserved #UFC178
— Alptekin Ozkilic (@alpozkilicmma) September 28, 2014
Dude doesnt just talk. He fights ladies and gents. All the irish must he very proud #UFC178
— Alptekin Ozkilic (@alpozkilicmma) September 28, 2014
Easy for mcgregor!!!
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) September 28, 2014
With that performance Connor McGregor just won the lead role in the new remake of Snatch! # gypsyboxer @MMARoasted
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 28, 2014
“Conor McGregor is the real deal, there’s no doubt about it.” – @joerogan October, 2014.
— Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) September 28, 2014
@TheNotoriousMMA congrats to this man !!! Can talk the talk and walk the walk. #realdeal
— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) September 28, 2014
Wow….I don’t believe what I just watched…This man is FORREAL!!! McGregor, hats off to you lad! #UFC178 @UFC
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) September 28, 2014
Wow mcgregor @ufc @TheNotoriousMMA Real deal
— roland delorme UFC (@rolanddelorme1) September 28, 2014
WOW. He’s the real damn deal, folks. #McGregor
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) September 28, 2014
Dammmmn he got stung #connormcgregor #UFC178
— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) September 28, 2014
He said he would do it and it is done! 😀 #TheNotorious
— Aisling Daly (@aisydaly) September 28, 2014