The middleweight war between Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero lived up to the hype as both men swung for the fences for 15-minutes. Despite both men scoring knockdowns in the first round and the power strikes being thrown, the fight went to a decision with Costa being named the victor via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3). The crowd and a portion of the UFC roster were not too pleased with the decision.
Here's how UFC fighters reacted to the back-and-forth battle between Romero and Costa.
Fucking Nice boys
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) August 18, 2019
What a effin fight!!! #UFC241!
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 18, 2019
That was amazing!! #SoldierofGod
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 18, 2019
Agreed https://t.co/MoswOh4mXB
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 18, 2019
I KNEW THEY WERE GONNA GIVE HIM THAT FIGHT (should’ve been a draw tho)
— Rampage Jackson (@Rampage4real) August 18, 2019
Definitely a good fight, I don’t see how that was a unanimous decision Costa
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 18, 2019
Completely insane fight !! But I think @YoelRomeroMMA won. Very close fight tho. Hats off to both gentlemen ! #ufc241
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) August 18, 2019
Great fight !!!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) August 18, 2019
Fight of the NIGHT!!! #UFC241 @YoelRomeroMMA & @BorrachinhaMMA deserves a 5rounder but mad respect for putting on the line!!!
— Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) August 18, 2019
Draw
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 18, 2019
Both guys did awesome, what a fight! Fight of the night so far
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 18, 2019
What a fight!!!------------#UFC241
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) August 18, 2019
Omg!!!!! Give these guys 50gs @ufc #UFC241
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) August 18, 2019
Yoel won that fight!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 18, 2019
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