Twitter reacts to Ronda Rousey’s UFC 170 title win over Sara McMann

Ronda Rousey (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) kept her flawless record in tact on Saturday when she successfully defended her UFC women’s bantamweight title in UFC 170’s main event.

Rousey scored the first knockout victory of her career when she stopped Sara McMann (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in the first round inside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. It marked her third title defense since joining the UFC.

Despite making an unprecedented 56-day turnaround, Rousey wasn’t phased by the busy schedule as she shut down the Olympic-level wrestling skills of McMann to finish the fight on her feet. However, was it an early stoppage?

To see what fighters in the MMA community thought about Rousey’s win, check out these Twitter reactions:

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Pumped to see this next fight! History in the making here for @ufc and the sport of MMA!

— Cung Le (@CungLe185) February 23, 2014

Let’s go @RondaRousey it’s timeeeeee..

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) February 23, 2014

Go @RondaRousey !!

— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) February 23, 2014

Rhonda = Pissed off & focused

— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) February 23, 2014

Main event time, who does everyone have in this fight? I think I got RR #UFC170

— Kyle Noke (@KyleNoke) February 23, 2014

.@RondaRousey looks pissed

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) February 23, 2014

This is gonna be sick @ufc #UFC170

— Brittney Palmer (@BrittneyPalmer) February 23, 2014

Wowza!!!!

— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) February 23, 2014

Herb I love you but go home. #UFC170

— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) February 23, 2014

DAMN !

— RYRON GRACIE (@RyronGracie) February 23, 2014

Like a bad joke , too soon #UFC170

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) February 23, 2014

Herb can’t catch a break

— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) February 23, 2014

Your kidding me herb :( #UFC170

— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) February 23, 2014

Unpopular call but that was a good call by Herb Dean. #ufc170

— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) February 23, 2014

Bad stoppage ??

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 23, 2014

Clearly….she’s hurt. But we don’t stop fights for hurt fighters standing up. Herb made a mistake. #UFC170

— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) February 23, 2014

Dam, bad stoppage, such a tough line to toe being a ref but that was too quick

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) February 23, 2014

Early stoppage??

— Kyle Noke (@KyleNoke) February 23, 2014

Weak!!!!!!

— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) February 23, 2014

:)

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) February 23, 2014

Everyone wants to watch an amazing battle, the fighters want to finish the fight as fast as possible! #TeamRousey

— RYRON GRACIE (@RyronGracie) February 23, 2014

:) love u @RondaRousey

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) February 23, 2014

MAAAAAAAAN let the ladies fight #UFC170

— Mackens Semerzier (@MackDaMenaceMMA) February 23, 2014

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. No way. Shittttttttt! I wanted to see more of that

— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) February 23, 2014

Herb normally does a great job, but that stoppage was really bad. McMann was coming back up.

— Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) February 23, 2014

Ronda comes out and both throw some strikes. Mcmann drops from a knee to the body but herb steps in way too soon #ufc170

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 23, 2014

A little premature but a wins a win… Wrestling is still a lot cooler then judo ; )

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) February 23, 2014

Early stoppage….

— Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) February 23, 2014

I wasn’t a fan of that stoppage but Ronda was putting on Sarah for sure

— Ike Vallie-Flagg (@IKEVF) February 23, 2014

Who want 2 tell me Ronda wasnt dropping people w/body shots?? #4Horsewomen #UFC170

— Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) February 23, 2014

Seemed a bit like a fast stoppage to me. Is this Herb compensating for almost letting the other match go to long.

— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) February 23, 2014

Damn. All hail Ronda rousey. Best wmma artist hands down. Congrats girl

— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) February 23, 2014

Maybe stopped a little bit early would have like to see it go a bit longer! #UFC170

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) February 23, 2014

I’m ready sad that didn’t go longer #UFC170

— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) February 23, 2014

No comment #MainEvent #UFC170

— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) February 23, 2014

Man there’s no stopping @RondaRousey

— Cung Le (@CungLe185) February 23, 2014

Great job to the fighters! I called the last one all wrong! I thought she had her! @RondaRousey is a beast! I have to give her her credit!

— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) February 23, 2014

UFC 170 results: Champ Ronda Rousey def. Sara McMann via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:06

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) February 23, 2014

Rousey’s finish at 1:06 is the fastest KO/TKO in the women’s bantamweight division. #UFC170

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) February 23, 2014

Ronda Rousey also records the first knockdown in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. #UFC170

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) February 23, 2014

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