Pros React To Johnson’s Win Over Gustafsson

Yesterday the MMA world watched on as Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson stepped into the Octagon to face Alexander Gustafsson in Sweden.

Johnson did what many didn’t think he would, knocking out Gustafsson in the 1st round, marking the first time ‘The Mauler’ was stopped with strikes in his MMA career.

Below is a compilation of fighter reactions to the bout.

Wow

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) January 25, 2015

Woooooww that was nasty

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 25, 2015

#RumbleJohnson YESSSSSS!!!!! #UFCStockholm @ufc

— Dylan Andrews (@dylanthevillian) January 25, 2015

Rumble young man rumble! #UFConFox

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 25, 2015

Anthony rumble Johnson omg …. Beast #UFCStockholm

— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) January 25, 2015

RUMBLE young man RUMBLE! #UFCStockholm

— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) January 25, 2015

Wowwwwwwwww

— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) January 25, 2015

That's how I thought the fight would go. Anthony Johnson hits too hard

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) January 25, 2015

HOLY SHIT!!!!

— Dana White (@danawhite) January 25, 2015

Wow @Anthony_Rumble is a beast!!! @ufc

— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) January 25, 2015

Wow are u kidding me i'm shocked congrats. #Rumble @ufc

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) January 25, 2015

That MONSTER fought CHARLIE BRENNEMAN! #JeSuisCharlie #UFCStockholm

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 25, 2015

WOW. @Anthony_Rumble is a beast!!! #UFCStockholm

— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) January 25, 2015

Holy fuck!

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) January 25, 2015

Holy fuck! Rumble is completely berserk I now 100% believe in him. He is ferocious. @ufc #UFCStockholm

— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) January 25, 2015

When @Anthony_Rumble tells you to sit down, you sit down.

— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) January 25, 2015

Fuck!!!!!

— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) January 25, 2015

But they stopped @danhendo ? Well lesson 2self. Focus the guy n front of y! Congrats @Anthony_Rumble @ufc #UFCStockholm #ufc #UFCFightNight

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) January 25, 2015

Wow! Wanted to see the rematch but rumble vs bones is interesting too! #UFCStockholm

— Louis Gaudinot (@LouGaudinotUFC) January 25, 2015

Wow @Anthony_Rumble #heavyhands man is #dangerous hope you bring the same to jones!!

— Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) January 25, 2015

I told y'all last week he was Ko Gus!! @Anthony_Rumble is the truth!!

— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) January 25, 2015

Wow!!!!!!!

— chad mendes (@chadmendes) January 25, 2015

@Anthony_Rumble great win at enemy territory!! Congrats!

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) January 25, 2015

So proud of the big hommie! @Anthony_Rumble is the new Deebo #NextChamp

— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) January 25, 2015

Rumble young man rumble! @Anthony_Rumble

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) January 25, 2015

WOW! @Anthony_Rumble just killed it! You have found ur home at 205 my man. #holycrap #killer #brutal #titleshot #ufc

— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) January 25, 2015

Damn @Anthony_Rumble is a straight Beast!!! @UFC

— FranCisco Rivera (@CiscoRiveraUFC) January 25, 2015

Man that was hard to watch. Didn't like seeing his head flop like that. He'll be back though. That's the way the sport goes.

— michael (@bisping) January 25, 2015

Holly #rumblejohnson is a powerful powerful force in the light heavyweight class @ufc #UFCStockholm

— Justin Edwards (@FastEddyMma) January 25, 2015

That was EXPLOSIVE!! Anthony "TNT" Johnson! If anyone can get at Jones for a competitive fight, it's the AJ that faught tn! #UFCStockholm

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) January 25, 2015

@Anthony_Rumble is a monster!

— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) January 25, 2015

This just in: after watching @Anthony_Rumble demolish Gus, @JonnyBones just checked back into rehab @ufc @henrihooft

— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) January 25, 2015

Better believe the hype is real @Anthony_Rumble #UFConFox14

— Ryan LaFlare (@RLaFlare) January 25, 2015

2 Titles this year @blackzilians

— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) January 25, 2015

Anthony Johnson has looked nothing but awesome at 205 #UFCStockholm @ufc

— Darren Elkins (@Darren_Elkins) January 25, 2015

That's how my boy @Anthony_Rumble gets down. Go in there taking it

— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) January 25, 2015

Walk into a hostile arena with 30000 fans. Face top contender who's unbroken. Take the fight to him and break him That takes swagger

— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) January 25, 2015

I wish I had that kind of power!!

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) January 25, 2015

My heart goes out to @AlexTheMauler, he's a great fighter and I would have loved the rematch with Jon Jones

— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) January 25, 2015

My heart hurts watching @AlexTheMauler lose in his home land. Tough to watch @joerogan interview him #UFCFightNight

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) January 25, 2015

Jon might wanna go back into rehab after seeing the destruction path @Anthony_Rumble is on

— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) January 25, 2015

Sick win tonight by Anthony Johnson #Rumble…earning every single step forward.

— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) January 25, 2015

Man this fights going to be awesome “@iGrowBeard: Rumble is for real… Can't wait to see him fighting against @JonnyBones”

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) January 25, 2015