Khabib Nurmagomedov beat down Michael Johnson and finished him with a kimura in the third round, while Frankie Edgar wheatered Jeremy Stephens’ storm to eek out a decision win in the preliminary portion of UFC 205. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed the bouts.
Edgar x Stephens
Here we go…get emm Lil Heathen!! #515
— Myles Jury (@FuryJury) November 13, 2016
Excited for this one #UFC205
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) November 13, 2016
Time for @LiLHeathenMMA to do work get iiiit!!! #UFC205 #UFCNYC
— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) November 13, 2016
These new walk out shirts only look good on the New Jersey fighters #UFC205
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) November 13, 2016
Wait, “who da fook” is Frankie fighting? #answermethat #ufc205
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 13, 2016
This referee is Cody No Love 10 years after he retires #UFC205
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) November 13, 2016
Holy hell @LiLHeathenMMA looks two weight classes bigger than @FrankieEdgar #UFC205
— Coach (@CMPunk) November 13, 2016
Irish crowd was just chanting “who dafuk is that guy!” #ufc205
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 13, 2016
Ummm Frankie and Stephens look like they fight in two different weight classes.
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) November 13, 2016
Frankie Edgar looks like he could make 135 easily
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 13, 2016
Messing with Frankie’s game plan. Wants to put the pace on him. #ufc205
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 13, 2016
Stephens is like 3x the size of Edgar
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) November 13, 2016
What happened to Frankie’s Cub Swanson muscles? #UFCNYC #ufc205
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) November 13, 2016
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) November 13, 2016
Eye poke low kick and Frankie missed weight by 6 lbs nonsense I tell you
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
Oh shit
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
Illegal knee!!!! #ufc205
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 13, 2016
Loving the action in the second round right now! This is going to be a fun 3rd round !!! @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) November 13, 2016
Gotta love @FrankieEdgar ..and I thought I had a good chin @ufc #UFC205
— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) November 13, 2016
Dang. That was some round !
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) November 13, 2016
Wow! Edgar v Stephens is everything it looked like on paper!! #UFC205
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) November 13, 2016
Much respect to Frankie. So much heart. #UFC205
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) November 13, 2016
Que luta é essa rapaz?!?!?!?
What a fight man, amazing performances
— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) November 13, 2016
Gotta be kidding me
— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) November 13, 2016
Wow that was an amazing round for The Answer!
— Cung Le (@CungLe185) November 13, 2016
Edgar/ Stephens has been a war. This the fight I was most excited for on the card.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) November 13, 2016
Wow @FrankieEdgar and @LiLHeathenMMA Good Job boys !
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 13, 2016
That’s was an amazing fight. Well done to both @FrankieEdgar and @LiLHeathenMMA
— michael (@bisping) November 13, 2016
That’s what I’m talking about!! These are the kind of fights I love!! Good dam fight between Edgar and Stephens. @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) November 13, 2016
Amazing fight
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) November 13, 2016
Great fight!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 13, 2016
Nurmagomedov x Johnson
Can’t wait to watch Khabib
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) November 13, 2016
Let’s go @teamkhabib !!! Show me the$$$$$!!! #UFC205 @ufc. Daddy needs a new pair of #Jordans
— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) November 13, 2016
Hoping Johnson wins this but don’t think he will! #ufc205 #UFCNYC
— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) November 13, 2016
Good fight coming up right now 155lbs #ufc205 #MSG
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) November 13, 2016
Wow a headliner fight on the prelims!!! Unreal card #UFC205
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 13, 2016
Nurmagomedov looks big for this weight. #UFC205
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) November 13, 2016
This is Nurmie’s world now. #ufc205
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 13, 2016
Wow! @TeamKhabib ground and pound is nasty!!
— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) November 13, 2016
Freakin love Khabib’s top game
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 13, 2016
Holy shit! Thought there was a glitch in the matrix the way Khabib kept breaking him down the same exact way over and over #UFC205
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 13, 2016
@TeamKhabib is a monster #UFC205
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) November 13, 2016
MJ started off great! But Khabib is unbelievable soon has he gets hold of you! @KamAtakuru coached that cross wrist control recently!#ufc205
— scott askham (@scottaskham1) November 13, 2016
Hahaha….
— Thiago Tavares UFC (@TavaresMMA) November 13, 2016
@FollowTheMenace & @TeamKhabib basically have completely different skill sets in this one. The wrestling is one sided but so is the striking
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) November 13, 2016
Amazing how heavy Johnsons arms got. Go @TeamKhabib !!. Same thing gonna happen to @NotoriousMMA with @Ealvarezfight #UFC205 @ufc
— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) November 13, 2016
The champ… Khabib ….
— Thiago Tavares UFC (@TavaresMMA) November 13, 2016
Who decides fighting kabib is a good plan
— Jake Heun (@JakeHeun) November 13, 2016
#nurmagomedov is the real deal on the ground #ufc205
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) November 13, 2016
Talk about them survival skills from Johnson!!! @ufc
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) November 13, 2016
Tony gets title shot
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
If MJ gets taken down early in this 3rd I think his corner should stop the fight #UFC205
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) November 13, 2016
No quit in Michael Johnson! #UFC205
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 13, 2016
This is why no body wants to fight @TeamKhabib he is a monster McGregor might not even want to win tonight @ufc #ufc205
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) November 13, 2016
Damn Michael johnson can take a punch #ufc205
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) November 13, 2016
Man!! @TeamKhabib needs that title shot! Congratulations Khabib #UFC205
— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) November 13, 2016
Beautiful sub for Khabib 24-0
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) November 13, 2016
Khabibi vs Connor
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
Wowwww that Russian is a MONSTER #ufc205
— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) November 13, 2016
Wow I’m not sure @TheNotoriousMMA lasts a round against @TeamKhabib !!! That was freakin amazing
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 13, 2016
Mashallah @TeamKhabib great fight!
— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) November 13, 2016
Pressure pressure pressure #ufc205
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) November 13, 2016
Or Alvarez but probably Connor
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
@TeamKhabib what a performance
— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) November 13, 2016
Little know secret @TeamKhabib copied my top game and uses a wig to emulate my hair.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 13, 2016
Khabib is insane! Outdid Johnson in every way. He needs a title! #UFC205
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) November 13, 2016
No disrespect to #TonyFerguson but I think @TeamKhabib deserves the next title shot. #ufc205
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) November 13, 2016
Fuck that was hard to watch #ufc205
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) November 13, 2016
Number one humble kill the chicken
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) November 13, 2016
Give Khabib a title shot already
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) November 13, 2016
Promo work strong as grapple. @TeamKhabib #ufc205
— Coach (@CMPunk) November 13, 2016
Nurmagomedov looked like the scariest lightweight in the world tonight. Does he get a shot over Ferguson? #UFC205
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) November 13, 2016
“Ireland! Give me your chicken!! “
I think he said something like that lol. Great speech Eagle! #UFC205— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 13, 2016
….. @TeamKhabib is his own translator….. Thats gangster !!! lol #UFC #UFC205 #UFCNYC
— Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) November 13, 2016
Man honestly @TeamKhabib smashes all the dudes in this division.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 13, 2016
doesn’t play. Great fight. Both great fighters. #UFC205
— Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) November 13, 2016
After watching that , maybe I changed my mind and I’m just gonna do that to rumble. Holy hell why not!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 13, 2016
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