Twitter exploded after Nate Diaz's astonishing win over Conor McGregor
Less than two weeks after he was chosen to be Conor McGregor's replacement opponent, Nate Diaz shocked the new face of the UFC with a second round submission.
Now THATS how you get a crowd on its feet!!!! Wow @NateDiaz209!! #UFC196 pic.twitter.com/cUqSd2B2k8
— #UFC196 (@ufc) March 6, 2016
Although McGregor was moving up considerably in weight to 170, he was still a heavy favorite in Las Vegas - and on the same night Miesha Tate took Holly Holm's belt, Diaz delivered a result no one saw coming.
Wow. #UFC196
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 6, 2016
Looks like @NateDiaz209 can take the left. #UFC196
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) March 6, 2016
2 incredible fights tonight! Great night @danawhite, cannot wait for the next ppv #UFC196
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) March 6, 2016
Nate muthaf***n Diaz!!!??????#UFC196
— OMAR EPPS (@omarepps) March 6, 2016
I really need to learn how to bet on fights. #UFC196
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) March 6, 2016
Nate be like... Opps sorry Vegas. #UFC196 pic.twitter.com/HbbTxUfN3x
— James Storm (@JamesStormBrand) March 6, 2016
Every world-class MMA fighter is a defacto 1-punch/move KO artist; get caught out of position, fight over. #McGregorDiaz #HolmVsTate #UFC196
— Max Kellerman (@Max_Kellerman) March 6, 2016
It took a matter of seconds for the first McGregor-themed Crying Jordan memes to begin popping up. McGregor's loss comes at a pretty bad time for EA Sports, which is releasing UFC 2 later this month featuring McGregor and Ronda Rousey as cover stars.
The EA Sports UFC 2 cover curse pic.twitter.com/vAuYbBOPqA
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) March 6, 2016
They are already coming LOL#UFC196 #ConnorMcGregor pic.twitter.com/fnpYaDjSfe
— DavKind (@DavKind76) March 6, 2016
McGregor was also roasted by many boxing fans over his recent claim that he "holds the key" to a megafight with Floyd Mayweather.
*monitors Floyd Mayweather's twitter timeline*#UFC196
— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) March 6, 2016
