Twitter Reaction: UFC 229 ends with chaotic brawl in crowd

Khabib Nurmagomedov is held back outside of the cage after fighting Conor McGregor in a lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 229. (John Locher/AP)

Sportsnet Staff October 7, 2018, 1:33 AM

Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor to retain his UFC lightweight championship at UFC 229, but all anyone will remember from this fight is the chaos that happened after.

Shortly after the final bell rang, Nurmagomedov jumped into the crowd and began fighting with spectators, while members of his team appeared to attack McGregor. The final result was read after both fighters had been escorted out of the ring.

Naturally, UFC fans lost their mind on Twitter while watching the insanity unfold. Here are some of the best reactions.

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#UFC229 pic.twitter.com/hBMezRpMrf

— Brendan Dunlop (@Brendan_Dunlop) October 7, 2018

This is all Drake's fault. #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/nxuF64WIr8

— Junior Coimbra (@JuniorCoimbra77) October 7, 2018

Sounds like UFC jumped the shark tonight.

— Terry Jones (@byterryjones) October 7, 2018

NONONO this is NOT what the sport is about. This is an art…skill, professionalism. Not savagery. #BeBetter #UFC229

— nikki reyes (@Nikki_Reyes) October 7, 2018

This is going to make for one hell of a promo for UFC 240.

— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) October 7, 2018

What's the point of a rematch? Khabib will just maul Conor again.

— Alex Seixeiro (@AlexSeixeiro) October 7, 2018

It’s about to be a long night in Vegas. That was insane.

— Steve “Dangle” Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) October 7, 2018

Live look at the end of #UFC229… pic.twitter.com/qs8cjULrHL

— Randy Cruz (@randyjcruz) October 7, 2018

That was crazy….Khabib is a nutjob and Conor looks to have lost his nutjob. Looked totally lost out there.

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If you didn’t know who Khabib Nurmagomedov is before, you do now.

— James Cybulski (@JamesCybulski) October 7, 2018

https://twitter.com/dylangalloway_/status/1048802544296898561

McGregor leaves the cage and gets a huge ovation. This is unreal. Also, McGregor's stock hasn't been hurt that much because now he leaves as the hero.

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) October 7, 2018