‘MMA will only break your heart’ - Twitter reacts to Fedor retiring on TKO loss to Bader at Bellator 290

Fedor (Wanderlei Silva) was the fighter that got me hooked to the sport. Undersized hwt. Technical in every way. Killer. Humble. Ruthless. End of an Era for sure. Don't want to see him get hurt tonight #Respect #GOAT

— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) February 5, 2023

Damn…

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 5, 2023

MMA Twitter saying goodbye to the legend Fedor pic.twitter.com/uYpeHHtXz8

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) February 5, 2023

Welp. Ryan Bader ground-and-pounds Fedor Emelianenko into retirement to defend the belt. #Bellator290

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 5, 2023

Ryan Bader is a bad mfkr

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 5, 2023

Bader like, naw. #Bellator290

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 5, 2023

There were parts to Fedor's game that put him ahead of his time, but a good portion of what made his style work was also athleticism and explosive ability. So much of that is gone and has been for some time. The ride needed to come to a close.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) February 5, 2023

Sad way to go #Bellator290

— RobFont (@RobSFont) February 5, 2023

Damn that was sad but cool to see all the legends get in there and support Fedor

— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) February 5, 2023

Well, that could've been worse I suppose. MMA will only break your heart. #Bellator290

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) February 5, 2023

Instead of retirement fights, we should just take all of our favorite fighters to like Six Flags or something and have a chill time instead.

— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) February 5, 2023

Dam this scene at bellator for fedor is awesome to see all these legends

— Sean BRADY (@seanbradymma) February 5, 2023