They said what?! Pros react to Edson Barboza's exciting win over Gilbert Melendez

The powerful leg kicks of Edson Barboza guaranteed him a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Melendez, after an exciting back and forth match at UFC on Fox 20, in Chicago. Pro fighters enjoyed the bout, on Twitter.

I'm so excited for this fight. #UFCChicago

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 24, 2016

Let's go GIBLERT! @Reebok #UFCChicago

— Vinny Magalhães (@VinnyMMA) July 24, 2016

Let's go @GilbertMelendez ! #norcal #bay #scrappack

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 24, 2016

Let's go @GilbertMelendez !!!!!

— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) July 24, 2016

Lets go @GilbertMelendez

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) July 24, 2016

Gilbert intelligently moving his feet a lot, Pettis did that a lot and reduced the leg kicks of Barboza. Moving target

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 24, 2016

Barboza already throwing those brutal leg kicks. #UFCChicago

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 24, 2016

This fights getting goooood #UFCChicago

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 24, 2016

If Gil can time it, Barboza's chin is there to be hit. #UFCChicago

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 24, 2016

Gilbert also changed his stance a little too, not leaving lead leg out as far, a bit more upright #UFConFOX

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 24, 2016

Round 1 @EdsonBarbozaJR but def a good ass fight

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) July 24, 2016

I expect more kicks from barboza in rd2

— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 24, 2016

Looking like a good start with this fight

— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) July 24, 2016

That was a beautiful first round. #UFCChicago

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 24, 2016

I would hate to be Gil's leg right now. #UFCChicago

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 24, 2016

LEG KICKS!!!! @UFC @EdsonBarbozaJR #UFCChicago

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) July 24, 2016

Barboza chin man scary #UFCChicago

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 24, 2016

Great fight Being here live is insane @ufc

— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) July 24, 2016

Anybody else would have quit. There's only one @GilbertMelendez

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) July 24, 2016

Barbosa I'm a fan

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) July 24, 2016

Favorite part about fight is sportsmanship at the end of 2nd round... So far! #helpedhimup @ufc #UFC #fightofthenight

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) July 24, 2016

I shriek every time Barbiza lands a leg kick

— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) July 24, 2016

What a fucking war!! @GilbertMelendez @EdsonBarbozaJR who wins this fight? THE FANS! #UFCChicago

— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) July 24, 2016

This looks a bit like Nate Diaz v RDA #UFCChicago

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 24, 2016

Fuck man. These are the toughest men in the WORLD

— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) July 24, 2016

Talk about tough? @GilbertMelendez is fucking tough #LegKicks @ufc

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) July 24, 2016

This why I called barboza decision. More skills but bit hesitant to finish in case he gets tagged.

— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 24, 2016

It's a shame Barboza ran for the last two minutes, otherwise it was a great fight. #UFCChicago #UFConFOX

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 24, 2016

All you turds are like "why doesn't @GilbertMelendez check the kicks" ha I would love to kick you in the leg #everydudethathasntfought

— Damon Jackson (@DamonTheLeech) July 24, 2016

Fun fight to watch. Congrats @EdsonBarbozaJR @ufc

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) July 24, 2016

End of the 3rd it looked like @EdsonBarbozaJR backed off on the leg kicks because he knew he'd won & @GilbertMelendez will never quit.

— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 24, 2016