The MMA community reacts to Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi’s Fight of the Year contender

Last night, the UFC touched down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time since September of 2013. The organization did so with UFC 206, a card that, despite being criticized for its lack of big names, produced some of the most memorable moments of the year.

Some of the highlights of the card included Lando Vannata’s highlight reel, wheel kick knockout of John Makdessi, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s third-round head-kick destruction of Matt Brown, and Max Holloway’s interim featherweight title winning TKO of former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. As exciting as all of these moments were, however, they all paled in comparison to Cub Swanson’s and Doo Ho Choi’s main card featherweight war.

For three, frenzied rounds, the crafty veteran and torpedo-fisted South Korean prospect pelted each other with a ridiculous array of strikes, each staggering the other on more than one occasion. By the time the third round ended, it had been a fired up Swanson who had landed the fight’s more meaningful offense, which earned him a unanimous decision win. That said, the heart and technique displayed by both men assured that the fight had no real loser.

Given the thrilling nature of this fight, which is considered a strong contender for Fight of the Year honors, it should come as no surprise that it generated awesome reactions from many of the games top fighters and personalities.

Here are our favorite reactions to Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi’s unforgettable featherweight war, including those of five current UFC champions.

What good fight #ufc206

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) December 11, 2016

I'm such a big @CubSwanson fan. So happy to see him win that fight.

— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) December 11, 2016

Amazing performance from @CubSwanson

— michael (@bisping) December 11, 2016

Oh My God!!!!! @CubSwanson @KoreanSuperBoy7 @ufc #ufc !!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/dHDdgPt8If

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) December 11, 2016

Wow!!! @CubSwanson and @KoreanSuperBoy7 !!!!#fightoftheyear

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 11, 2016

THAT WAS THE FUCKING MAIN EVENT FOR ME… excuse my language. #ufc206

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) December 11, 2016

I'm happy for Cub. He was being used as a stepping stone to me and he came back and said fuck that.

— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) December 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/MeansTim/status/807805537018642432

I'm pretty sure we know who got "FIGHT OF THE NIGHT" So far #ufc206

— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) December 11, 2016

Hats off to the veteran @cubswanson

— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) December 11, 2016

The @Cubs Win again! #UFC206 All hail the #Bambino

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) December 11, 2016

So I think we got ourselves another #FOTY candidate! SwansonVSChoi #UFC206

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 11, 2016

Fuck FIGHT OF THE NIGHT this is FIGHT OF THE YEAR

— danawhite (@danawhite) December 11, 2016

This hard-fought decision win pushed Swanson onto a solid three-fight win-streak. He’s now 24-7 overall. Choi, meanwhile, had a three-fight streak derailed by the loss. The 25-year-old now sits at 14-2 overall, though he assured he’d never lose again in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

What did you think of this hellacious featherweight battle? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!