Twitter reacts to UFC 221: Yoel Romero knocks out Luke Rockhold

The Soldier of God put Rockhold to sleep!

Luke Rockhold was forced to eat his words up when former Olympian Yoel Romero notched up a brutal third round stoppage win against the former Middleweight Champion at UFC 221 earlier today. However, he did not win the interim middleweight title as he failed to make weight a night prior at the weigh-ins.

In the other big fight of the night, Curtis Blaydes extended his undefeated record by beating veteran Mark Hunt via unanimous decision. Here are the quick results in case you missed them:

Undercard

Dong Hyun Kim def. Damian Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Israel Adesanya def. Rob Wilkinson via second-round TKO (3:32)

Alexander Volkanovski def. Jeremy Kennedy via second-round TKO (4:57)

Jussier Formiga def. Ben Nguyen via submission (rear-naked choke) (R3, 1:43)

Ross Pearson def. Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Jose Quinonez def. Teruto Ishihara via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

Luke Jumeau def. Daichi Abe via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 28-27)

Main card

Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold via third-round KO (1:48)

Curtis Blaydes def. Mark Hunt via unanimous decision

Tai Tuivasa def. Cyril Asker via first-round TKO (2:18)

Jake Matthews def. Li Jingliang via unanimous decision

Tyson Pedro def. Saparbek Safarov via submission (Kimura) (R1, 3:54)

Twitterati was buzzing in the aftermath of the event and we put together the best reactions from the interwebs. Enjoy!

Yoel Romero is the most dangerous third-round fighter in UFC history. Six third-round finishes in his 9 UFC wins. #UFC221
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) February 11, 2018

Hang on...Am I the only one who is in the top 5 who hasn’t fought Whitaker, coming off a win, most title defenses, makes weight and doesn’t fail drug tests? 😎🇦🇺 #UFC221
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 11, 2018

HOLY S*** .@YoelRomeroMMA came with the uppercut that knocked him back to the 5th grade. #UFC221
— Andrew Holbrook (@AndrewHolbrook) February 11, 2018

💕💖 3 Days... #UFC221 #UFCPerth pic.twitter.com/FXeR4qwdU7
— McDuckMMA (@McDuckMMA) February 11, 2018

Ha, this is gold! #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/7dauSLXStf
— Luca Fury (@FurysFightPicks) February 11, 2018

UFC Middleweight division #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/YxTtDMJp4F
— MMA GIFS (@mma_gifs_) February 11, 2018

Ha, @YoelRomeroMMA kissing Luke Rockhold on the cheek right after brutally KO'ing him was the ultimate savage move. #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/DJHFy5eUcd
— Luca Fury (@FurysFightPicks) February 11, 2018

The ego of Rockhold just die #ufc221
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) February 11, 2018

FML!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) February 11, 2018

Tai Tuivasa made the news when he incredibly chugged a beer off the shows of a fan in attendance:

Tai Tuivasa just chugged beer out of a shoe. #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/6aLsbYHmFb
— Kyle Johnson (@KidNobuhiko) February 11, 2018

Here’s the instant replay of Tai “BAM BAM” Tuivasa’s win! #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/lohVcCFxcL
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 11, 2018

I’m convinced these tattoos are available in the Ufc fight kit #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/1e5b8zzob5
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 11, 2018

Tuivasa on chugging beer out of the sneaker: i should have gotten 50 grand just for the shooey! #UFC221
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 11, 2018

Cutis Blaydes, despite grounding and pounding his way to a big win against Hunt, was subjected to harsh criticism from the fights, who were put off by his boring style of fighting:

Man, Curtis Blaydes has an unbelievable chin to have survived that Mark Hunt salvo. Thought this one was over. #UFC221
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) February 11, 2018

Curtis Blaydes was badly hurt, but was able to get the takedown that he needed. For some reason Urijah Faber was laughing in the crowd when it happened.
— MMA mania (@mmamania) February 11, 2018

Curtis Blaydes wrestled his way to a decision over Mark Hunt and then looked at the crowd like... pic.twitter.com/Lkhe8n5mBp
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) February 11, 2018

#ufc221 Curtis Blaydes is trash. That was so ridiculous. Take downs don't make you a good fighter. You gotta do some work on the ground!
— Karri Hutchings (@karrihutchings) February 11, 2018

This crowd is booing the hell out of Curtis Blaydes, but I can't bring myself to do that. Blaydes had a game plan, and he implemented it perfectly. He overcame adversity in the first round. On top of all that, he's genuinely a great guy. I can't hate him. #UFC221
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) February 11, 2018

Did you like the event? Which was your favorite moment of the night? Sound off in the comments section.