Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and Justin Gaethje lived up to the hype that they put together a classic slugfest. Poirier defeated Justin Gaethje via fourth-round TKO after an absolute war to close out the contest at UFC on Fox 29 in Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Check out the twitter madness below:
Watching #PoiriervsGaethje is like watching Cops 👮♀️ I’m sweatin!!! #UFCArizona
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 15, 2018
Justin Gaethje action figure #UFCarizona 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xUHt5vf2wH
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 15, 2018
These are the kinda fights that make me rethink my career choice #UFCGlendale
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) April 15, 2018
Took awhile but Gaethje is trademarked rocked, and now he's done. Holy violence!!! #UFCGlendale pic.twitter.com/SBqWsW0LEa
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) April 15, 2018
Holy shit what a fight. Serious heart by Porier. He's not going to be walking well for a month but it will hurt a little less now #ufc
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) April 15, 2018
☹️ #UFCGlendale
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 15, 2018
Fuck. Yes! Way to go @DustinPoirier!
— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) April 15, 2018
Fuck Awesome @DustinPoirier congrats
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) April 15, 2018
Yes!!!!!!!!!!! @DustinPoirier with the comeback!!!!! #boygotheart
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 15, 2018
What a fight!! Dustin Poirier was getting behind on the momentum and he finds a home for a left hand that starts the beginning of the end for Gaethje. Two warriors!! 155 is stacked!! #UFCGlendale
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 15, 2018
What a fight ! #UFCGledale great finish !!!
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) April 15, 2018
The body can only take so much
— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) April 15, 2018
What a fight!! Bombs the whole time! Congrats!!! @DustinPoirier
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) April 15, 2018
Both men laid it all on the line. What a war that was. #UFCGledale #warriors
— Kyle Bochniak (@KyleBochniak) April 15, 2018