Twitter reacts to Eddie Alvarez's win in brutal war with Justin Gaethje at UFC 218

#UFC218 about to get nuts: "TUF 26" coaches Eddie @EAlvarezfight and @Justin_Gaethje are about to throw down. https://t.co/hjO3DUcpFO pic.twitter.com/dwUETrJsQg

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) December 3, 2017

#UFC218 Closing Odds: Justin Gaethje (-170) vs. Eddie Alvarez (+150) – @FS1 @ufc @Jon_Anik @joerogan @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) December 3, 2017

Those leg kicks gonna get Alvarez killed. He never checks a kick. Just eats them. #UFC218

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) December 3, 2017

Seeing Eddie eating the overhand right too many times and absorbing kicks to the lead leg already. #ufc218

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) December 3, 2017

Both guys with names tattooed on their backs so the bodies can be recognized? #UFC218

— Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) December 3, 2017

Every. Kick. #UFC218 pic.twitter.com/8H92MnDCkK

— Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) December 3, 2017

Body shots from Eddie and leg kicks from Gathje… oh my #ufc218

— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) December 3, 2017

Brutal body shots by @Ealvarezfight #UFC218 #UFCDetroit

— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) December 3, 2017

Good round, of course, 10-9 for Alvarez on my card, but Gaethje's kicks were brutal. #UFC218 #AlvarezGaethje

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 3, 2017

Eddie’s body work is paying off

— Brandon Gibson (@SixGunGibson) December 3, 2017

WHAT JUST HAPPENED OMG #UFC218

— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) December 3, 2017

Gaethje vs Alvarez….. WOW. Great battle as expected #UFC218

— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) December 3, 2017

Eddie Alvare rocking that Scottie Pippen horn on his cheek. #UFC218

— Zach Candito (@ZachCandito) December 3, 2017

Can they make this fight a 5 round plz? @ufc @danawhite

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) December 3, 2017

This Needs to happen tonight! #UFC218 ???? pic.twitter.com/LNEyCalStZ

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 3, 2017

Uh oh. Eddie's lead leg is mashed. He just tried to pull guard. Switches stance now.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 3, 2017

This fight is INSANE!! #UFC218

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) December 3, 2017

Woaaaaah! Eddie Alvarez stops Justin Gaethje with strikes. That's absolutely incredible. #UFC218

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) December 3, 2017

OMGGGGG #UFC218

— Rex Highwalker (@HighwalkerMMA) December 3, 2017

What a Fucking fight!! #ufc218

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) December 3, 2017

2 f-ing nuts. Nut job 3 …. damn #ufc218

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 3, 2017

THE UNGERGROUND KING!!! How crazy was that?!?! #UFC218

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) December 3, 2017

Noooo wayyyy #ufc218

— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) December 3, 2017

What a fight. #ufc218

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) December 3, 2017

Edddddddddie???????????????? @Ealvarezfight

— Henri Hooft (@henrihooft) December 3, 2017

GEEZ! INSANE. ALVAREZ TAKES EVERYTHING GAETHE HAS THEN HIGE KNEE. #ufc218

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) December 3, 2017

Absolutely incredible fight @ufc !!!!!!!!!

— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) December 3, 2017

O my god!! The underground king!!! @Ealvarezfight and @Justin_Gaethje hats off to you boys!!!!!

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 3, 2017

Amazing fight, but Yancy/Cowboy is still FOTN so far, IMHO. #ufc218

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) December 3, 2017

Crazy !!!! Fight!!! So much heart in there by both.!!

— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) December 3, 2017

Wow! ????????

— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) December 3, 2017

Whip out that Check book @danawhite Pay both @ymedeiros and Alex Olivera and @Ealvarezfight and @Justin_Gaethje. 50k to all 4 of ya!!!!!

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 3, 2017