Fighters React To TJ Dillashaw Taking Out Renan Barao at UFC 173 Via Twitter

May 25, 2014

Following the UFC 173 pay-per-view event on Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, fighters took to Twitter to react to T.J. Dillashaw winning the bantamweight title in one-sided fashion.

#AndNew UFC bantamweight champion of the world @TJDillashaw! #UFC173 https://t.co/1rkw5DRHn6

— UFC (@ufc) May 25, 2014

What a fight!!!!!!!!!!! Barao vs Dillashaw

— Dana White (@danawhite) May 25, 2014

How AWESOME was that!!!!!!!!!

— Dana White (@danawhite) May 25, 2014

Oh what a day @ufc

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 25, 2014

Sacramento-California-USA We have a world champion!! @TJDillashaw #newchamp reppin! Can we get some love!! @ufc @TeamAlphaMale #anglescamp

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) May 25, 2014

Yesssss !!!!!! @TJDillashaw is the champion of the fucking world. !!!!!! I love you

— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) May 25, 2014

TEAM ALPHA MALE BABY!!!!!! @TJDillashaw just put on a clinic in that cage!! That was textbook!!!!

— chad mendes (@chadmendes) May 25, 2014

SO FUCKING SICK!!!! @TJDillashaw @TeamAlphaMale

— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) May 25, 2014

Just seeing the results now my phone died. Big congrats @TJDillashaw on getting that belt.Can’t wait to see the fight heard it was Awesome!

— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) May 25, 2014

Wow @tjdillashaw made me a fan tonight @UFC @Lunarpages @alienwaremma @fearthefighter @dynamicfastener http://t.co/y23c1v2VsZ

— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 25, 2014

How can I not give it up to @TJDillashaw That was a bad a$$ performance. #Respect

— Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) May 25, 2014

Holy shit! Eating my words about @TJDillashaw … Well done sir. Alpha male finally has a bride! Fucking amazing domination

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) May 25, 2014

Holy cow holy cow ” And New Champion of the World”!!!! Congrats to my boy @TJDillashaw. I’m so happy for him.

— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) May 25, 2014

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S @TJDillashaw @TeamAlphaMale @UrijahFaber @holdsworth135 @JoeJitsu @jbmma155 @chadmendes #alphamale #newchamp

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) May 25, 2014

Amazing performance from TJ!!! but just to be fair I believe that Barao had an off night

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 25, 2014

Woooooooooow! Best performance I’ve ever seen. I agree with Joe

— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) May 25, 2014

Dominating performance by @TJ Dillashaw! Winning in all areas of the fight! @ufc #UFC173

— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) May 25, 2014

Holy Fuck!!!! Wow!!!!!! Way to go @TJDillashaw I’ll never count you out again. Holy shit that was amazing. @ufc #UFC173

— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 25, 2014

Wow what a crazy upset win from TJ he had the best night of his life

— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) May 25, 2014

That was the performance of a lifetime. Dillishaw’s striking was on another level Gutted for barao. Such a great champion.

— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 25, 2014

Holy fuck deserved that shit ! Looked amazing congrats to team alpha male and @TJDillashaw new champ ! #UFC173

— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) May 25, 2014

Congrats to @TJDillashaw so awesome! #earnedthatshit

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) May 25, 2014

Angles, footwork, feints, level changes, threats of tkdwns, so unpredictable, new champ…..#UFC173

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 25, 2014

Nothin short of an amazing performance by @TJDillashaw outstanding class act and effort!

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) May 25, 2014

This looks like an episode of bully beatdown. Dilashaw is putting in work! #UFC173

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) May 25, 2014

Wow @TJDillashaw amazing fight! Congrats :)) #BELIEVE #SmileandBelieve

— Jessica Aguilar (@jagatt) May 25, 2014

Wow I didn’t expect Tj to beat barao, none the less dominate him, and in the striking department. Very impressive. Congrats Tj

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) May 25, 2014

I’ve always been a fan, @dc_mma @TJDillashaw congrats

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 25, 2014

And the new! Wow just wow! #UFC173

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) May 25, 2014

Lol I will root for my friends bc I believe in them. They may not be the favorite but It’s ok to be the underdog . Congrats @TJDillashaw

— Nam Phan (@NamPhanMMA) May 25, 2014

One of the best cards I’ve ever seen. #UFC173

— Jared Rosholt (@JaredRosholt) May 25, 2014

Congrats @TJDillashaw great performance!

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) May 25, 2014

Performance of the year @TJDillashaw #UFC173

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) May 25, 2014

Wow TJ looked unbelievable #UFC173

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) May 25, 2014

Damn! awesome fight. @TJDillashaw #UFC173

— Chris Cariaso (@chriscariasomma) May 25, 2014

All you gotta Do is Believe in Yourself.. @TJDillashaw @ufc Champion Motivated

— Dustin Ortiz (@DustinOrtizMMA) May 25, 2014

He did it! #ufc #champion #teamalphamale #tam pic.twitter.com/kPklsCIOWo

— Justin Buchholz (@jbmma155) May 25, 2014

I was too impressed to even tweet thru that whole main event dillashaw looked incredible from beginning to end tho

— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) May 25, 2014

Wow I wasn’t expecting this!!!

— Daniel Pineda (@DanielPitPineda) May 25, 2014

Phenomenal performance!! Congratulations T.J. Dillashaw @DUANEBANGCOM ! New UFC Bantamweight World Champion!! @ufc

— Kelvin Gastelum (@KelvinGastelum) May 25, 2014

What a glorious moment, hands down the greatest I’ve ever seen in ALL sports. Congrats champ @TJDillashaw

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 25, 2014

Dillashaw was a perfect example of @DUANEBANGCOM striking. left hand immediate left headkick. What a performance @ufc

— Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) May 25, 2014

What an amazing performance by @TJDillashaw @ufc #BaraoVsDillashaw

— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) May 25, 2014

Dwane Ludwig. That is all.

— Conor Heun (@ConorHeun) May 25, 2014

Saw this happening back on TUF live unbelievable performance @TJDillashaw hard work pays off brother #newchamp #killashaw @TeamAlphaMale

— Joe Proctor (@JoeProctor) May 25, 2014