MMA stars react to Super Bowl 2019

By Tom Taylor - February 4, 2019

Last night, the New England Patriots defeated the LA Rams 13-3 to win the 2019 Super Bowl. While the game was an undeniably slow one, fans all over the world made sure to watch— and that includes some of the biggest names in MMA.

Conor McGregor, Super Bowl

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, as a matter of fact, was actually in attendance for the Super Bowl, taking in the action with his young son Conor Jr.

See a video of his time at the game below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcbyOTIUCn/

Former UFC bantamweight Holly Holm was also in attendance — apparently rubbing shoulders with rapper Ludacris. See some snaps of Holm at the Super Bowl below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Btb6O38FHLx/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btb-d0aDncr/

Former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans was also in the building for the Super Bowl.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Btb9_9pHwNO/

Other MMA stars who weren’t lucky enough to attend the big game in person at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium tuned in on screens like the rest of us. Some of them threw their support behind the Pats.

https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1091919715063128065

Others sided with the Rams— including former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington who predicted they would win in a very NSFW post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtbYh7hl5Fo/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtbsmWRHRu6/

Here’s how some other members of the MMA community reacted to the 2019 Super Bowl.

https://twitter.com/stipemiocic/status/1092228005936607232
https://twitter.com/dillondanis/status/1092249628232347648

What was your reaction to the 2019 Super Bowl?

This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 2/4/2019. 

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM

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