Mighty Mouse, JDS, Gustafsson, Rory MacDonald & Others Fighters React To McGregor-Alvarez

As soon as Eddie Alvarez’s back hit the mat for the final time this past Saturday night in the UFC 205 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Conor McGregor began taking in a moment he had been envisioning for years. At the same time, the social media world was blowing up.

Featured below are a collection of tweets that shows the reaction that McGregor’s peers had to his “Notorious Knockout” of the now former UFC Lightweight Champion Alvarez, which added the 155 pound title to the 145 pound title that he also owns, making him UFC’s first-ever simultaneous two-division world champion.

The reactions from other fighters in the MMA community such as UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos, Alexander Gustafsson, Rory MacDonald and others ranged from “all hail the king” to “f*ck that is infuriating!”

For those interested, MMANews.com has an assortment of video highlights of the Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez “Champion vs. Champion” from Saturday night’s historic UFC 205 pay-per-view event. Check out full fight highlights of the bout by clicking here. You can also watch some select video highlights from the fight by clicking here.

For complete UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor results from this past weekend, click here.

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