They said what?! Pros react to Conor McGregor's thrilling win over Nate Diaz

In a Fight of the Year contender, Conor McGregor managed to defeat Nate Diaz by majority decision in their rematch at UFC 202. Although not all fighters agreed with the outcome, everybody was thoroughly entertained on Twitter.

Here we go, this fight is gonna be a game changer! #UFC202

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 21, 2016

Stockton slap incoming #NateDiaz

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) August 21, 2016

Diaz via numerous Stockton slaps #UFC202

— Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) August 21, 2016

ITS ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!! #UFC202

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 21, 2016

This fight doesn't matter. Nothing on the line. But EVERYONE is interested & watching #UFC202 #prowrestling

— Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) August 21, 2016

Killed or to be killed tonite @NateDiaz209 Do your thing #bigballs

— Cheick Kongo (@kongo4real) August 21, 2016

Who ya got? My money's on Diaz but I kinda wanna see Conor for the hype #UFC202

— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) August 21, 2016

The walk!!!! #UFC202

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 21, 2016

Nate has 10 losses. Most by the same method. The blueprint is there. You just have to be smart enough to follow it. Elite fighters are

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

I don't think they have enough security in there. #ufc202

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 21, 2016

Ahhhh my stomach is getting the heeby jeebies right now #UFC202 #ufc @ufc

— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) August 21, 2016

First time I've seen that many guards in the octagon! #UFC202

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 21, 2016

Conner walks out to Biggie and Nate walks out to Tupac I like it already!! @ufc

— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) August 21, 2016

BIG VS PAC #UFC202

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 21, 2016

Tonight, I'm from Stockton @NateDiaz209 @ufc

— BANGMuayThaicom (@DUANEBANGCOM) August 21, 2016

It would only be fitting if they started off the fight throwing water bottles, then go at it! #UFC202

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 21, 2016

#TeamDiaz Let's go!!! #UFC202 #209 #StocktonSlap @UFC on our 3year anniversary!… https://t.co/kVMqoNKtFk

— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) August 21, 2016

#mainevent here we go !!! Stockton !!!! Diaz baby !!!!!! @NateDiaz209 #UFC202 @ufc @UFC_AUSNZ #itstime

— Robert Whittaker (@RJWhittaker1990) August 21, 2016

This is it! #UFC202 can't wait to watch this! @UFC

— Anthony Birchak (@abirchakMMA) August 21, 2016

Why The @ufc show @TheNotoriousMMA with his belt before a 170 fight Vs @NateDiaz209 #ufc202 #bringthesecurity #McGregorDiaz2 #ufcbrasilia

— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) August 21, 2016

Just made a beat with @One_Punch if Diaz wins he owes me 100 anytime pushups and if Conor win I owe him 100 anytime pushups. #UFC202

— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 21, 2016

Welp...the talk stops here. #UFC202

— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) August 21, 2016

Taking a page from RDA

— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) August 21, 2016

USA

— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) August 21, 2016

Two leg kicks early! Good tactics for Conor #UFC202

— scott askham (@scottaskham1) August 21, 2016

None of the usual body language techniques from Conor this time though

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

Not only did i bet that @NateDiaz209 would win.I doubled down that hed give Connors lifeless body a double middle finger afterwards #UFC202

— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) August 21, 2016

"So you're a leg kicker now?" #ufc202

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 21, 2016

Super calm round for CMac landing big heavy shots#UFC202 @ufc

— Anthony Birchak (@abirchakMMA) August 21, 2016

Conor just fought the perfect round 1. #UFC202

— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) August 21, 2016

Heart is racing. #UFC202

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) August 21, 2016

Great 1 round. let's go Diaz

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) August 21, 2016

Conor fighting just how he should. Pace for a 5 rounder

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

Great strategy by Conor he clearly watched the RDA vs Diaz

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 21, 2016

Conor finally fighting like an elite fighter. You're taking on a journeyman, it should've been like that from the start

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

This fight! What the hell!!!! #ufc202

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 21, 2016

Conor's gassed diaz got this. Diaz broke him in round and a half

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) August 21, 2016

You can't teach Heart... #UFC202 #TonyFergusonMMA Great Fghts So Far @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) August 21, 2016

Connor looks so good but why the heck is he so tired. #UFC202

— Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) August 21, 2016

Wow Connor is gassing and the pace of the fight wasn't even high.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 21, 2016

Crazy shit #UFC202

— Joe Duffy (@Duffy_MMA) August 21, 2016

This is so insanely fun to watch. #UFC202

— Coach (@CMPunk) August 21, 2016

The takeover now

— Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) August 21, 2016

Damn...that canvas is slippery #UFC202

— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) August 21, 2016

How is CMa gassing out again, around the same exact time of the 1st fight?! Mind blowing #UFC202

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 21, 2016

I thought that Connor was controlling the pace enough with leg kicks to not get tired

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 21, 2016

When a bully gets bullied he quits on himself #UFC202

— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) August 21, 2016

Conor has all the skills but no gas tank #UFC202

— GILBERT BURNS (@GilbertDurinho) August 21, 2016

Bitch slap from Nate and mcgregor showing fatigue. Clinching on the cage #UFC202

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) August 21, 2016

Am I'm gonna bite on my own words!!!!!!!!
This is amazing!!!!! @TheNotoriousMMA @NateDiaz209 @UFC_CA

— Shane Campbell (@shaolinstylemma) August 21, 2016

What a fight. I could watch there two fight a hundred more times. #UFC202 #NateDiaz #McGregor

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) August 21, 2016

Imagine if RDA never got hurt? #ufc202

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 21, 2016

Here it is @NateDiaz209 on that grind!

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) August 21, 2016

This sh!t is crazy #UFC202

— Danny Roberts #HC (@DanHotChocolate) August 21, 2016

OOOOH SHIT I will buy every McGregor/Diaz fight from here on out

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

a ahhrhsnhdjsbjd windjammer

— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) August 21, 2016

I love the Diaz brothers.... wowwww

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) August 21, 2016

Oh shit not again #UFC202 #McGregorDiaz

— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) August 21, 2016

Hold up you spent six figures on a training camp and you're gassed after 2 rounds? Wtf! #UFC202

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) August 21, 2016

This is a fight. WOW Diaz winning rounds at the end. Love this grind!!! #ufc202

— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) August 21, 2016

No way this makes it out of Round 4. Connor about to get desperate.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 21, 2016

Gas out already ?

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) August 21, 2016

That's the best @NateDiaz209 round ever!!

— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) August 21, 2016

#broken #WARDIAZ

— Yancy Medeiros (@ymedeiros) August 21, 2016

He looks Mctired #UF202

— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) August 21, 2016

Conor is a 2 rd fighter

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 21, 2016

Cardio motherfuckers!

— michael (@bisping) August 21, 2016

Solid Fights so far. My Prediction for @TheNotoriousMMA in the late Rounds was Right. #GetThatCardioRight @NateDiaz209

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) August 21, 2016

Damn @natediaz209 making Conner look like I have great cardio #damn https://t.co/YkMqsVHnCS

— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 21, 2016

Diaz is on another level @ufc

— FranCisco Rivera (@CiscoRiveraUFC) August 21, 2016

He's a broken man #diazshow

— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) August 21, 2016

This is the best fight I've ever seen #UFC202

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 21, 2016

Yes!! @NateDiaz209 taking over 2-1. Connor open season for knees from Thai clinch

— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) August 21, 2016

They're going to be best friends after this. #UFC202

— Coach (@CMPunk) August 21, 2016

Connor been saving his gas tank for this 5th round. Good plan

— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) August 21, 2016

I feel like I'm watching a rocky movie. Awesome fight so far 1 round to go

— Joby Sanchez (@JobySanchez) August 21, 2016

This fight is the shit

— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) August 21, 2016

McGregor got a second wind lol

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 21, 2016

Well I was wrong, McGregor dug deep and found some more heart.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 21, 2016

Holy shit @ufc ... Thank baby Jesus for such glorious violence

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) August 21, 2016

McGregor/Diaz2 will be the Forrest/Bonnar of the new ownership. #WeOnANewLevel

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

#ConorMcGregor is up 3-1 don't get it twisted folks #UFC202

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) August 21, 2016

Great fight @TheNotoriousMMA @NateDiaz209 @ufc #ufc202

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) August 21, 2016

No matter who wins this fight, it's a lot closer than a lot of people thought it would be!! #UFC202 #McGregorDiaz2

— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) August 21, 2016

In a fight... You never look at the clock. Shows you don't want to be in the Fight. #UFC202

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) August 21, 2016

The early knockdowns in Ronda 1-2 will make a huge difference in this final decision.

— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) August 21, 2016

That was the fight of all fights Diaz/McGregor #ufc202 @ufc

— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) August 21, 2016

Conor gave it up the last 10 seconds!!! Nate won that round and won the fight imo

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

That was worth staying up for. Best fight ever #UFC202

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 21, 2016

If you don't wanna see a trilogy fight between Conor & Nate then like, what are you doing? One of the best fights I've seen! #UFC202

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) August 21, 2016

.@NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA

— Coach (@CMPunk) August 21, 2016

#UFC202 #mainevent well them boyz earned their money!!!! #Respect

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) August 21, 2016

Holy shit. That might be the best fight I've ever seen. #UFC202

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) August 21, 2016

They came for a war !!!! Props to both @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA @ufc #UFC202

— Robert Whittaker (@RJWhittaker1990) August 21, 2016

Round 6 please!!! #fightoftheyear #UFC202 #NateDiaz #connormcgregor

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) August 21, 2016

That's was a fight. @NateDiaz209 ❤️

— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) August 21, 2016

Yes!!!!!!!!!

— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) August 21, 2016

BULLSHIT #UFC202

— 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) August 21, 2016

Fuck that!!!! #diaz won that shit!

— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) August 21, 2016

That's Bullshit. @TheNotoriousMMA Got Picked Apart. Come To MyWeight Class MF. #TheRealChamp #ElCucuy #TonyFergusonMMA #UFCMexicoCity

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) August 21, 2016

#trilogy

— Brandon Thatch (@RUKUSMMA303) August 21, 2016

Those scores: discuss. #ufc202

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 21, 2016

No words McGregor lost that shit

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) August 21, 2016

Fight of the year? https://t.co/zkBeilzMXq

— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) August 21, 2016

Bullshit!!!

— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) August 21, 2016

What a war! Wasn't scoring it that way but congrats @TheNotoriousMMA . Great Fight @NateDiaz209 ! #UFC202

— Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) August 21, 2016

I'm sorry but Diaz won that fight #UFC202

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) August 21, 2016

Respect for Conor but don't think you can hang at 155. He beat a journeyman let's not overhype it

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 21, 2016

I definitely don't think Conor wants to do that again.

— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 21, 2016

Diaz vs MC 3

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) August 21, 2016