Twitter reacts to Nate Diaz’s TUF 18 Finale knockout of Gray Maynard

After a fairly dull night of action at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale, Nate Diaz stole the show with a spectacular first-round knockout of Gray Maynard in Saturday’s FOX Sports 1 main event.

Diaz (17-9 MMA, 12-7 UFC) overwhelmed Maynard (11-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) from the second he had him hurt, and though the fight ended with a rare standing stoppage from strikes, it was clear “The Bully” was in no condition to continue.

The win at the 2:28 mark of the opening round was the quickest of Diaz’s UFC career, and his performance proved that his recent two-fight losing streak was nothing but a mere bump in the road.

To see what fightesr in the MMA community thought of Diaz’s nearly flawless effort, check out these Twitter reactions:

WOW!!! @natediaz209 with the HUGE TKO victory!!! https://t.co/q6a9x39WRg

— UFC (@ufc) December 1, 2013

Wtf

— rafael natal (@rafaelsaponatal) December 1, 2013

WOOW!!!! Congrats Nate phenomenal

— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) December 1, 2013

Damnnnnnn Diaz looked tough ! #TUF18Finale

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) December 1, 2013

Whhooooooo hoooooo!!! @natediaz209

— Javier Vazquez (@javiershowtime) December 1, 2013

Daaaamn son. Nate Diaz with the violence. #TheUltimateFighter #

— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) December 1, 2013

Yeeeeeeah baby! @NateDiaz209

— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) December 1, 2013

@ufc that’s what I’m talkin about!!!

— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) December 1, 2013

Wow! Could have been stopped a bit earlier maybe.

— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) December 1, 2013

Wow nice finish!!

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) December 1, 2013

Daaaaaamn! @NateDiaz209 put it down! Good shit homie!!!!

— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) December 1, 2013

@NateDiaz209 sweet lord son, that was incredible.

— Jens Pulver (@Jens_Pulver) December 1, 2013

There were far too many unnecessary punches then.

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) December 1, 2013

WOW @NateDiaz209 What a finish…impressive fo sho!

— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) December 1, 2013

Damn homie!! @ufc

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) December 1, 2013

That’s my fuckin boy @NateDiaz209 @DiazBrothers209 @GilbertMelendez @nickdiaz209 looking serious. Congrats homies!!!

— Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) December 1, 2013

Love me some @NateDiaz209! Damn homie, good shit! @ufc

— Dustin Jacoby (@dustinjacobyDJ) December 1, 2013

Whoaaaa and Diaz w/ the finish nice!

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) December 1, 2013

@NateDiaz209 is the only dude that speaks English that needs a translator lol

— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) December 1, 2013

You gotta love Diaz interviews!

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 1, 2013

all the #haters @NateDiaz209 never went anywhere, and is here stay on that top shelf!!! Proud of #myninja!!!

— Yancy Medeiros (@ymedeiros) December 1, 2013

Everybody saying that it was a late stoppage remember that it was 2 1/2 minutes into the first round. #TUF18Finale

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) December 1, 2013

Hope nate makes his reunion now

— isaac vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) December 1, 2013

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