Twitter reacts to Ben Rothwell victory
When Ben Rothwell the purple belt, blue collar hero of mixed martial arts tapped Catch wrestling master Josh Barnett, twitter reacted.
Ben Rothwell, the blue collar hero of the UFC, beat Josh Barnett via submission on Saturday night. Most fans would have guessed that a guy landing in the Octagon in a fan-driven parachute would be more likely that the BJJ purple belt tapping the Catch master Barnett for the first time in his career.
But it happened. And as always, Twitter reacted.
Nick Kalikas @FightOdds
Closing Odds: Josh Barnett -135 vs. Ben Rothwell +125
Daniel Cormier @dc_mma
The slow walk to the octagon, the evil music. @RothwellFighter is pure evil. Skeletor, Joker, Darth Vader all in 1. I love his Character
Luke Thomas @SBNLukeThomas
Even if you win, having to fight Ben Rothwell is just so awful. Look at this dude. My goodness.
Jordan Breen @jordanbreen
Two big pasty white guys, surprisingly good athletes and still shockingly relevant as they approach 40 years old. This is heavyweight MMA.
Sherdog.com @sherdogdotcom
Tit-for-tat R1. Rothwell is pressing but Barnett has blooded his face up with repeated clean, stinging punches. 10-9 Barnett.
michael @bisping
Rothwell is surprisingly fast.
Luke Thomas @SBNLukeThomas
HOLY JESUS
mark richard hunt @markhunt1974
Wow kreepiest entrance ever but dam nice choke @RothwellFighter we must be dancing again soon congrats on the win
The Spartan @EliasTheodorou
F— me. How did that just happen? No one taps Barnett!!!!
Lorenz Larkin @da_MONSOON
Rothwell is a f—ing beast bro!!!!!!!!!
Brian Stann @BrianStann
You call that choke whatever you want @RothwellFighter just don’t slap it on me
Ariel Helwani@arielhelwani
Rothwell’sBJJ coach Luiz Claudio just demonstrated the GOGO (which is a nickname for Adan’s apple in Portuguese) choke on me. Horrible
Patrick Wyman @Patrick_Wyman
Rothwell tapping Barnett had to be the single least likely outcome for that fight. Unbelievable
Mike DOLCE @TheDolceDiet
@RothwellFighter is the real deal! We knew it 10 years ago in the #IFL and he keeps getting better. Glad to see his success. Great guy!
Michael Carroll @MJCflipdascript
Josh Barnett taps out for the first time due to a submission hold in his MMA career. Prev. two subs were 1. by strikes and 2. injury.
Jordan Breen @jordanbreen
To Rogan’s point about Barnett tapping, Mark Kerr tapped him at ADCC back in the day, but that 10-finger guillotine by Rothwell is some shit
Michael Carroll @MJCflipdascript
LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS, HW DIVISION
1. Werdum, 6
2. Rothwell, 4
3. Overeem, 3
3. Rosholt, 3
3. Magomedov, 3
Jessica Eye @jessicaevileye
Good job heavy weights … But my teammate @stipemiocicufc is still going to be next champ.
Josh Barnett @JoshLBarnett
•Fighting win or lose is always a cause for celebration. Come drink some oat sodas with me at @TXAZHoboken tonight!
•Big ups to @RothwellFighter tonight. Great fighter and a good man. Proud to fight him.
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani
That’s 4 in a row for Rothwell. If you told me he should be next for a title shot I would have a hard time disagreeing at this point.
Big Ben Rothwell @RothwellFighter
Victory!!!!
Thank you for all the support !
Headed for the @ufc title! @UFCONFOX