Professional fighters reacted to the exciting scrap and the fight-ending illegal knee in the Dustin Poirier vs. Eddie Alvarez fight at UFC 211.
A thrilling scrap between Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez had to be ended prematurely in the second round after Alvarez landed an illegal knee to a downed Poirier, which made referee Herb Dean to rule the fight as a No Contest. On Twitter, fighters had mixed opinions about the call.
"Kevin Lee ✔ @MoTownPhenom
The fight I wanna see. I see Eddie being smart and getting a few takedowns to win a UD
9:31 AM - 14 May 2017"
"Will Brooks @ILLxWillBrooks
Sending all my positive energy to my good friend and teammate @DustinPoirier
9:37 AM - 14 May 2017"
"Felice Herrig ✔ @feliceherrig
I can't choose. I like them both #UFC211
9:38 AM - 14 May 2017"
"Tony Ferguson ✔ @TonyFergusonXT
@DustinPoirier Pushing The Pace #UFC211 • @Ealvarezfight Trying To Time The Right Hand #UFC211
9:41 AM - 14 May 2017"
"The Spartan ✔ @EliasTheodorou
I love eddie, but he should be DQ'd... #UFC211 But all that is on Herb for not jumping in after the first knee.
9:49 AM - 14 May 2017"
"Conor McGregor ✔ @TheNotoriousMMA
Raise both their and hands and fuck it. Good fight.
9:50 AM - 14 May 2017"
