Twitter reacts to Ben Rothwell's submission of Josh Barnett at UFC on FOX 18

Co-main time!! @JoshLBarnett vs @RothwellFighter! Let's do this ?? pic.twitter.com/W3ImpZEdcD

— #UFCNewJersey (@ufc) January 31, 2016

Ben Rothwell makes the walk to "Vampire Hunters" from the soundtrack to "Bram Stoker's Dracula."

— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) January 31, 2016

Josh Barnett is out to "The IVth Crusade" by Bolt Thrower.

— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) January 31, 2016

#UFConFOX18 Closing Odds: Josh Barnett -135 vs. Ben Rothwell +125 – @FOXTV @UFCONFOX @ufc @joerogan @MMAOddsBreaker #UFCNewJersey

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) January 31, 2016

Barnett landed a nice straight right. He got the first good shot in. #UFCNewJersey

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) January 31, 2016

Ben Rothwell looks like he's playing the maracas #UFCNewJersey

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) January 31, 2016

Even if you win, having to fight Ben Rothwell is just so awful. Look at this dude. My goodness.

— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) January 31, 2016

Decent jabs Josh. Lets follow 'em up! #UFConFOX18

— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) January 31, 2016

Two big pasty white guys, surprisingly good athletes and still shockingly relevant as they approach 40 years old. This is heavyweight MMA.

— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 31, 2016

C'mon, Josh. I want a suplex!!! #UFCNewJersey

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 31, 2016

Tit-for-tat R1. Rothwell is pressing but Barnett has blooded his face up with repeated clean, stinging punches. 10-9 Barnett. #UFCNewJersey

— Sherdog.com (@sherdogdotcom) January 31, 2016

Let's go War Master!!!

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) January 31, 2016

Rothwell is surprisingly fast.

— michael (@bisping) January 31, 2016

BEN ROTHWELL JUST SUBMITTED JOSH BARNETT.

— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) January 31, 2016

HOLY JESUS

— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) January 31, 2016

Fuck me. How did that just happen? No one taps Barnett!!!! #UFCNewJersey

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 31, 2016

Wow didn't think he would win by tap out! ?? #UFCNewJersey #UFConFOX18

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) January 31, 2016

Wowsa

— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) January 31, 2016

Rothwell tapping Barnett had to be the single least likely outcome for that fight. Unbelievable. #UFCNewJersey

— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) January 31, 2016

Holy shit! Rothwell subs Barnett! Wow! @UFC

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) January 31, 2016

WOW. Ben Rothwell choked Josh Barnett. The Rothwell Guillotine. Amazing. Never thought I'd see Barnett tap like that.

— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) January 31, 2016

WOW!! That was a crazy sub against a submission master!

— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) January 31, 2016

Wow kreepiest entrance ever but dam nice choke @RothwellFighter we must be dancing again soon congrats on the win

— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) January 31, 2016

Rothwell is a fucking beast bro!!!!!!!!!

— Lorenz Larkin (@da_MONSOON) January 31, 2016

I didn't expect THAT! #UFConFOX18

— Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) January 31, 2016

Wow! Well done @benrothwell

— michael (@bisping) January 31, 2016

To Rogan's point about Barnett tapping, Mark Kerr tapped him at ADCC back in the day, but that 10-finger guillotine by Rothwell is some shit

— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) January 31, 2016

Josh Barnett taps out for the first time due to a submission hold in his MMA career. Prev. two subs were 1. by strikes and 2. injury.

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) January 31, 2016

Good job heavy weights … But my teammate @stipemiocicufc is still going to be next champ.

— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) January 31, 2016

Big ben submitting barnett is a statement!

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) January 31, 2016

@RothwellFighter is the real deal! We knew it 10 years ago in the #IFL and he keeps getting better. Glad to see his success. Great guy!

— Mike DOLCE (@TheDolceDiet) January 31, 2016

That's 4 in a row for Rothwell. If you told me he should be next for a title shot I would have a hard time disagreeing at this point.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 31, 2016

Waiting for this Rothwell interview ?? #Cringefactor #UFCNewJersey

— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) January 31, 2016

Rothwell wins by submission+1300

— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) January 31, 2016

Wow congrats to @RothwellFighter great choke. https://t.co/BVo4SNJHpi

— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) January 31, 2016

Wow submission of the night for #Rothwell and making this #Barnetts 1st #tapout #UFCNewJersey

— Jessica Jag Aguilar (@jagatt) January 31, 2016

Ben looks through the cage at me and says we have the same espresso machine ???? hahaha

— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) January 31, 2016

LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS, HW DIVISION
1. Werdum, 6
2. Rothwell, 4
3. Overeem, 3
3. Rosholt, 3
3. Magomedov, 3

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) January 31, 2016