MMA Twitter reacts to all the ups and downs of UFC 235

UFC 235 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a stacked undercard and a terrific main event. The main event was headlined by UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones as he was defending it against Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith. Jones comfortably won the fight via unanimous decision as all the three judges had it 48-44 in the favour of Jones. In the last fourth round, two-points were deducted off Jones but illegal knee, but Smith refused to take a DQ win.

In the Co-main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley took on the Nigerian nightmare Kamaru Usman. This fight was complete one-sided domination by Usman. He won the fight 50-44, 50-44, and 50-45 on the judges’ scorecard. With this win, Usman is now the new UFC welterweight champion and is on a 14-fight winning streak. He is 10-0 in the UFC.

Further down on the card, Ben Askren made his UFC debut against Robbie Lawler. The fight started off wild in the opening round as Lawler picked Askren up in a clinch and slammed him down on the canvas and then he went on to pound on him with his elbows which cut opened Askren’s face. However, Askren was able to survive the initial assault by Lawler and caught him in a clinch and moved to the bulldog choke position. Referee Herb Dean getting no response from Lawler and seeing his left arm appear to go limp, he stopped the fight. But Lawler then immediately got up to protest the decision.

Then former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt took on Pedro Munhoz on the opening Pay-per-view card. Both fighters engaged in a wild slugfest throwing hard shots back and forth. Then out of nowhere, Munhoz landed a huge counter right to the jaw of Cody and knocked him out. This is the third straight knockout loss for Cody Garbrandt.

Here are the best Twitter reaction to the UFC 235 card:

Some dude on Twitter told Cody Garbrandt 'I bet you're not man enough to drop your lead hand and rotate full-force into your opponent's power hook', and Cody Garbrandt has been trying to prove him wrong for three consecutive fights now.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) March 3, 2019

Cody Garbrandt is the Amir Khan of MMA. #UFC235
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 3, 2019

Cody Garbrandt should have walked out to Oops I Did It Again by Brittany Spears. #UFC235
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) March 3, 2019

Pedro Munhoz just KO’d Cody Garbrandt in the first.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 3, 2019

Man, whatever Cody Garbrandt has inside him that makes him a talented fighter, it's not just a gift, it's a curse. He just completely changed the direction of his career by going Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots with Munhoz and getting torched.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) March 3, 2019

Well how much fun was that!
— Funky (@Benaskren) March 3, 2019

Robbie Lawler took Ben Askren for a ride #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/ldmQpcwZse
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 3, 2019

Ben Askren has won me over. the balls on that guy. to walk up to Robbie fucking Lawler wearing flip flops and look him in the eyes and tell him "ready to sprawl?" then get near murdered in 20 sec but comeback and win with the choke i use to put my little brother in. #UFC235
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) March 3, 2019

Either way, @BenAskren remains undefeated. Funky improves to 19-0 at #UFC235! pic.twitter.com/zG7jBuqkyp
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019

Controversy aside, Ben Askren is 34 years old and just made his UFC debut. This win over Robbie Lawler takes him to 19-0 in MMA. Let's not waste time. I'd book him on the Las Vegas PPV in July against the winner of Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal. That's the play. #UFC235
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 3, 2019

Ben Askren: "Hey, Dana: is that the best you got? Bring it on." #UFC235
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 3, 2019

Boys, he went LIMP. Welcome to Funkytown bitch#BenAskren #HeWentLimp pic.twitter.com/PTQvUVcOLz
— GinjaNinja™️ (@DaGinjaNinjaa) March 3, 2019

Herb Dean is very lucky that Robbie Lawler is that much of a class act, because his incompetence just robbed this man of a paycheck and a hell of an opportunity. That’s an inexcusable mistake by Herb Dean. Mistakes like these are becoming far too frequent from him. #UFC235
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) March 3, 2019

Robbie Lawler be like… #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/4Mt004g9D3
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) March 3, 2019

Going to the scorecards.
Kamaru Usman is about to become the first African-born champion in UFC history.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 3, 2019

"I want you to remember this day forever. Daddy did it."
Beautiful moment for Kamaru Usman and his daughter.#UFC235 pic.twitter.com/ZRsBtqPWgW
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 3, 2019

It turns out Kamaru Usman is a bad matchup for Tyron Woodley. I bet he's a bad matchup for many welterweights.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) March 3, 2019

You wouldn’t believe it, as Kamaru Usman was giving his passionate speech and dedicating it to his daughter, somebody snuck up on me with a bag of half cut onions and threw them in my eyes. Crazy. 😭 #UFC235 https://t.co/ftERWjuoZC
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) March 3, 2019

Kamaru Usman is beating the shit out of Tyron Woodley. Unbelievable. #UFC235
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) March 3, 2019

Tyron Woodley: "It felt like a bad dream" – on his loss to the "Nigerian Nightmare" Kamaru Usman. #UFC235
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 3, 2019

Tyron Woodley says he wants an immediate rematch with Kamaru Usman. Given his relationship with UFC over the years, gonna be an interesting story to follow. #UFC235
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) March 3, 2019

That was Spectacular, @JonnyBones! #UFC235
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 3, 2019

GOAT!!! Huge congrats @JonnyBones What a masterclass that was #ufc235
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) March 3, 2019

Violent takedown from @JonnyBones! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/UGE28GYsGB
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/SportsTalkBarry/status/1102088122836373504

Jon Jones ties Anderson Silva for most consecutive fights in UFC history without a loss (16). #UFC235
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) March 3, 2019

went to the @ufc fight tonight. congrats again @jonjones, you’re forever a champion @TWooodley, and @BenAskren holy shit you animal 👊🏼
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) March 3, 2019