“The Notorious” Conor McGregor was crowned the interim UFC featherweight champion on Saturday following his TKO win over Chad Mendes in the UFC 189 main event. Following the event, fighters took to Twitter to react to the Irishman’s performance.
#AndNew UFC interim featherweight champion of the world @TheNotoriousMMA! #UFC189 pic.twitter.com/tTP2rhl3bM
— #UFC189 (@ufc) July 12, 2015
Job done ☺ pic.twitter.com/8sd3SwXOGt — Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 12, 2015
Now Ireland, how the hell are we supposed to sleep after that?! 😀 #UFC189 #SBG
— Aisling Daly (@aisydaly) July 12, 2015
Beautiful display of respect between two athletes. So many reasons why I love this sport!! 🙂 @ufc #UFC189 pic.twitter.com/pWbpckC8SL — Aisling Daly (@aisydaly) July 12, 2015
Crazy event !! Congrats to @TheNotoriousMMA
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) July 12, 2015
Congrats @TheNotoriousMMA , fashion icon, talker, son , boyfriend………..CHAMPION! Congrats buddy! — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 12, 2015
Congrats to @TheNotoriousMMA & @chadmendes amazing fights. #UFC189
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) July 12, 2015
Ok I’m a believer and a fan now… @TheNotoriousMMA you are legit, you proved a lot of us wrong! — Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) July 12, 2015
@TheNotoriousMMA is the real deal come on @josealdojunior heal up and show him who the real champ is.
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 12, 2015
Congrats @thenotoriousmma hope U made that bet, Great patience, Go IRISH http://t.co/K80F4TrS3v — Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) July 12, 2015
Congratulations to the first Irish @ufc champion @TheNotoriousMMA #ufc189
— Joseph duffy (@Duffy_MMA) July 12, 2015
Great class by @TheNotoriousMMA @chadmendes and even @FrankieEdgar @ufc #UFC189 #ufc #UFCFightWeek — Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) July 12, 2015
Looks like the hype is real, @TheNotoriousMMA is legit. Ireland has your back, very noble. Well done. #UFC189
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) July 12, 2015
Congratulations to @TheNotoriousMMA impressive win. — Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) July 12, 2015
@chadmendes showed some serious holes in the game of Mcgregor! #UFC189
— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) July 12, 2015
What I like about Connor is he may trash talk, but after its all said and done, he always gives respect to his opponents — Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 12, 2015
@TheNotoriousMMA has a chin and is durable as hell . His hands are very very impressive man! #ufc189 #fireworks #ConorMcGregor
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) July 12, 2015
Well done @TheNotoriousMMA mendes is a killer! enjoy it my man! — Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) July 12, 2015
Best @ufc ever! @TheNotoriousMMA is the biggest star we’ve ever seen. Amazing night of fights! Thanks for tuning in #fightcompanion #UFC189
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) July 12, 2015
What a show! Conor Mcgregor unbelievable what he’s done. — STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) July 12, 2015
Well I’m convinced, Conner earned his shot!
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) July 12, 2015
I told everyone at the #UFCFanExpo that conner was gonna win the 2nd round and I was right #UFC189 — John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) July 12, 2015
McGregor showed his weakness. But his striking is insane. His pressure is suffocating. He will beat Aldo IMO #UFC189
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) July 12, 2015
ufc + McGregor = gold mine !!!! #UFC189 — patrick cote (@patrick_cote) July 12, 2015
TKO! totally thought McGregor was gonna get grinded out! Sucks Mendez wasn’t at %100 cardio wise but this fights made him legit #UFC189
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 12, 2015
@chadmendes is a true martial artist and fighter in every sense #respect — Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) July 12, 2015
Congratulations to @TheNotoriousMMA backed up everything. #UFC189
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) July 12, 2015
I don’t get how herb stops it with 7 seconds to go after Mendes beat conor down for 4 minutes plus. That’s wmma for Ya — Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) July 12, 2015
That stoppage was straight out of the referees handbook for early wmma stoppages. #UFC189
— Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) July 12, 2015
A fully trained Chad Mendes beats Conor McGregor imo. #ufc189 — Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) July 12, 2015
Unbelievable night of fights! Congrats to the Irish #ufc189
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) July 12, 2015
That is probably the best UFC card ever as a whole. Amazing night. How do you choose the bonus winners?!? #ufc189 — Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 12, 2015
Truly tremendous stuff, I think we just got a lot more UFC fans on board. My turn tomorrow, assuming the Irish don’t burn this place down.
— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) July 12, 2015
