Twitter reacts to Rafael dos Anjos’ UFN 49 upset of Benson Henderson

At Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 49 event, Rafael dos Anjos finally got his first UFC headliner. And in the biggest bout of his pro career, the Brazilian emerged victorious in a stunning upset.

Dos Anjos (22-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) defeated former lightweight champion Benson Henderson (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) by first-round TKO at Tulsa’s BOK Center. The FOX Sports 1-televised headliner catapults him to title contention.

The 29-year-old has now won six of his past seven fights, and with the lone defeat in that stretch coming to contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, he’s very close to a championship fight.

To see what fans, media and fighters in the MMA community thought about dos Anjos’ upset victory, read the Twitter reactions below:

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HERE WE GO! #UFCTulsa main event:
@BensonHenderson vs @RdosAnjosMMA

Who you with? #TeamHenderson or #TeamdosAnjos? http://t.co/lyeoz6XEjA—
UFC (@ufc) August 24, 2014

It's go time! #UFCTulsa vine.co/v/ML2p7TTWw1Z—
UFC (@ufc) August 24, 2014

@BensonHenderson bout to put some work in! Coming up next on Fox Sports 1—
John Moraga (@chicanojohn) August 24, 2014

Feeling a Benson Henderson dec. Rafael dos Anjos is a fine lightweight. He can surely muster an upset. But Bendo is too smart. Few mistakes.—
Josh Gross (@yay_yee) August 24, 2014

I'm taking benson tonight. I've always been a fan. Thinking it will be a decision. #UFCFightNight—
Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) August 24, 2014

Here comes Rafael dos Anjos for the main event. Looks pumped up. Jogging toward the arena. He walks to something vaguely Brazilian.—
Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) August 24, 2014

It's GO TIME! #Smooth—
WEC (@WECNeverForget) August 24, 2014

Every single person has pronounced Rafael Dos Anjos name differently. #UFN49—
Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) August 24, 2014

Benson Henderson out to 'Awesome God' by R-Swift – I couldn't even begin to tell you what dos Anjos walked out to #UFC—
Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) August 24, 2014

I dig Amish Bendo #UFCFightNight—
Carlin Bardsley (@CarlinBardsley) August 24, 2014

That's as intense as I've ever seen @BensonHenderson. This is gonna be a SICK FIGHT. TURN ON @FOXSports1 IMMEDIATELY!—
Prescott Miller (@PrescottUFC) August 24, 2014

If this thing goes the distance, Bendo's gonna have to go straight from the cage to church.—
Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) August 24, 2014

If Benson Henderson can pull off a victory here, he'll be within eight or nine wins of a shot at the champ.—
Jeff Wagenheim SI (@jeffwagenheim) August 24, 2014

Benson, I beg you: aim for the head.—
Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) August 24, 2014

HOLY SHIT! THAT WAS AWESOME!—
Tim B (@TB_Money) August 24, 2014

Oh my God.—
Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) August 24, 2014

Oh wow—
Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) August 24, 2014

OH MY—
Erik Fontanez (@Erik_Fontanez) August 24, 2014

Oh my god—
David St. Martin (@SaintMMA) August 24, 2014

Wow!!!!!!—
E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) August 24, 2014

HOLY SHIT!!!! Rafael dos Anjos knockes Benson Henderson out. #UFCTulsa—
Steven Grossi (@SteveOGrossi) August 24, 2014

Ha…—
Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) August 24, 2014

What the hell was with that stoppage? Brutal.—
Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) August 24, 2014

Where is Joe Rogan?? Ohhhh. My. Goodness. Rafael dos Anjos floors Ben Henderson with a left hand in the first!!—
Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) August 24, 2014

Early stoppage wtf—
John Moraga (@chicanojohn) August 24, 2014

Holyshit noooo :( #UFCFightNight #UFCTulsa—
John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) August 24, 2014

RDA finally gets that elusive big win. Wow. A few of the most exciting minutes of MMA I've seen in a while.—
Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) August 24, 2014

OMG!!—
UFC (@ufc) August 24, 2014

?????????? That’s what I’m talking about @RdosAnjosMMA #ufc—
Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) August 24, 2014

I'd say a pretty fast stoppage but dos Anjos looked great and earned the Tko stoppage in rd 1! #UFCFightNight—
Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) August 24, 2014

Second fight I called told my boy benson was going to get startched—
Michael (@TeamRocBiggie) August 24, 2014

I did not see that coming!! Congrats to Dos Añjos—
Kyle Kingsbury (@Kingsbu) August 24, 2014

Wow! DosAnjos hands looked fast. I'm just as surprised as everyone else. Great night of fights. #UFCFightNight49 #UFCTulsa—
Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) August 24, 2014

and now you understand who is who @ufc—
khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) August 24, 2014

Rafael dos Anjos earns his 11th UFC win, tying Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard for 3rd most wins in lightweight history.—
Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) August 24, 2014

UFC Fight Night 49 results: Rafael dos Anjos def. Benson Henderson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:31 wp.me/p3WzJ0-wl7—
  (@MMAjunkie) August 24, 2014

For more on UFC Fight Night 49, check out the UFC Events section of the site.