
The Chirp: Rousey vs. Correia
Live from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, UFC 190 featured a huge main event — pitting Ronda Rousey against Bethe Correia in a fight for Rousey’s bantamweight title. From the pre-fight hype to the aftermath of Rousey’s first-round knockout win, athletes from across the sports world took to Twitter to react:
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and more on getting hyped for the fight:
Ready for this one #UFC190 #RondaRousey #andSTILL
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 2, 2015
Can't wait to watch @RondaRousey dominate tonight! Great end to a long day of camp#UFC190
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) August 2, 2015
Good luck @RondaRousey !! Getting ready to watch the fight in front of my tv!??
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 2, 2015
Good luck to @RondaRousey!! Getting ready to watch you kick a** #ShesABeast #StriveForGreatness
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 2, 2015
?? Always got my girl RR's back. Both undefeated. Huge fight! #ItsShowtime #AndSTILL #UFC190 https://t.co/Fn4qgM7Z8T
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 2, 2015
The Pride of the IE (Riverside) is on display tonight @RondaRousey, don't blink cuz it will be over quick!! #RiversideOwn #AndStill
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) August 2, 2015
Last moments w my posse @M_Irvin17 @chrisirvin1188 &@elijah_irvin8 b4 I go back to work (NFL).
— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) August 2, 2015
They r My #WORLD @ufc pic.twitter.com/oCd5p27rLT
Excited to watch #FighterOfTheYear @RondaRousey demonstrate her skills against Correia tonight! #UFC190
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) August 2, 2015
#RouseyvsCorreia ????
— Jason Thompson (@jtthekid) August 2, 2015
— Cody Decker (@Decker6) August 2, 2015
More excited to watch @RondaRousey dominate this girl then any other before! This will be another first round finish for Ronda! #UFC190
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) August 2, 2015
Cannnnnot wait for this fight ✊? #RouseyCorreia
— John Henson (@Johnhenson31) August 2, 2015
Tuned in @ufc!! ??? #UFC190 #RowdyRondaRousey pic.twitter.com/1rCJZkH4Ns
— Mark Ingram II (@markingram21) August 2, 2015
Can you say ALL OUT??? #UFC190
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) August 2, 2015
Excited about @ufc fights tonight, Let's go @RondaRousey #usa #UFC190
— Will Smith (@iWillSmith) August 2, 2015
Just in time for ROWDY. RONDA. ROUSEY. https://t.co/XUmAsnONo3 pic.twitter.com/AgKKyOc97E
— Kristie Mewis (@KristieMewie) August 2, 2015
It's that time once again, let's work @RondaRousey!!!!! @ufc
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) August 1, 2015
HERE WE GO!!!!! LIVE on PPV!!! #UFC190 Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Corriea pic.twitter.com/PH2ndDyGKh
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 2, 2015
Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and more on missing the fight:
Wish I could see the fight tonight going to get my rest week 2 training camp ; can someone please DVR Ronda Fight #fb
— AB (@AB84) August 2, 2015
Pretty mad that I won't be able to watch the @RondaRousey fight tonight? she about to put in work!
— Sage Karam (@SageKaram) August 2, 2015
…maybe:
How long before @RondaRousey wins tonight? Not even sure I can make it to a spot to watch before it's over. #TKO
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) August 2, 2015
I'm about to order the fight. Has it started yet? #rouseyvscorreia
— Takeo Spikes, M.B.A (@TakeoSpikes51) August 2, 2015
NFLers Mark Ingram and Kenny Stills talk it out:
Man I'm ready to watch this @RondaRousey @bethecorreia fight tonight! After meetings I'm headed straight to the room! #UFC190 #SaintsCamp
— Mark Ingram II (@markingram21) August 1, 2015
@MarkIngram22 what time?
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) August 1, 2015
@KSTiLLS start at 10 bro
— Mark Ingram II (@markingram21) August 2, 2015
@MarkIngram22 yall got it? FaceTime me so I can watch lol
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) August 2, 2015
The Champ is here:
The champ @RondaRousey is in the building! Follow @ UFCGLOBAL on snapchat to see our #UFC190 story! pic.twitter.com/4XJEDCfuUH
— UFC (@ufc) August 2, 2015
Bucks center John Henson and Magic forward Tobias Harris on not loving the undercard:
This first undercard is brutal ?
— John Henson (@Johnhenson31) August 2, 2015
Watching these @ufc fights like ...... pic.twitter.com/JmOV4HKezr
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) August 2, 2015
Former NFL running back Ryan Grant and more on the waiting game:
Too many fights on this card. Wayyyy too late to have main fight.
— Ryan Grant (@RyanGrant25) August 2, 2015
I'm not sure if I can take another match! Please, someone tell me @RondaRousey is up next....
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) August 2, 2015
@RondaRousey WHERE YOU AT? WE'RE WAITING TO SEE U!!!
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) August 2, 2015
Really UFC?!?!
— Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh) August 2, 2015
Am I missing something I've been waiting on this fight all night is she fighting? Has she fought? Who fights at 2am
— Tommie Harris (@Tommieharris90) August 2, 2015
Rhonda come on Sista ,brother got church in morning!!!!!!!
— Tommie Harris (@Tommieharris90) August 2, 2015
by my math it's 1:25 AM on the east coast. I'll bet that's a good time for an event to start when you're looking to grow your audience
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) August 2, 2015
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones and more pledge their allegiance:
Ready to watch my love @RondaRousey get after it tonight
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) August 1, 2015
Already got my flight to Brazil booked to bail my boo @RondaRousey out after this crime she's about to commit in the octagon #UFC190
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) August 2, 2015
#UFC190 it's about to go down, the countdown is on, let's go boo @RondaRousey ? good luck
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) August 2, 2015
#UFC190 it's about to go down, the countdown is on, let's go boo @RondaRousey ? good luck
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) August 2, 2015
#andSTILL #Reppin4Ronda #UFC190 @DeFrancosGym @TripleH @RondaRousey pic.twitter.com/qKP3z1BWtj
— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) August 1, 2015
Looking forward to watching @RondaRousey tonight...#UFC190!!! pic.twitter.com/qWIkTkcJ0V
— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) August 1, 2015
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin on the only question left to answer:
Who wins the main event here @ufc @RondaRousey or Correia?
— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) August 2, 2015
The challenger enters:
The challenger @BetheCorreia on her way to battle #UFC190 http://t.co/LT7Z1IhTEE
— UFC (@ufc) August 2, 2015
Bethe Correia definitely seems like she's about that action. She better be because Ronda plays no games! Look at her face! IT'S TIME! @ufc
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) August 2, 2015
Ronda is about to destroy her
— Nick Johnson (@iamnjohn13) August 2, 2015
…and then the champ:
The champ looking focused.#UFC190 live on Pay-Per-View http://t.co/QqUbIw28jP
— UFC (@ufc) August 2, 2015
Wooooooo!!! Look at @RondaRousey's eyes, man!! She ain't fucking around!
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) August 2, 2015
Ronda looking like she's about to go to the Hunger Games!!
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) August 2, 2015
USWNT forwardAlex Morganand more onRonda Rousey’s first-round knockout win:
Ronda. Rousey. You are bad.
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) August 2, 2015
Nskksndhaffeodplxngshkcpdjshsyvdkdoh!!!!!!!!!!
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) August 2, 2015
DON'T PISS OF RONDA!!!!!! Wow!!
— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) August 2, 2015
Omg!!!!
— Nick Johnson (@iamnjohn13) August 2, 2015
She is the realist!!
— Nick Johnson (@iamnjohn13) August 2, 2015
.@RondaRousey The strut at the end tho ??? #SexyBeast #UFC190
— Lawyer Milloy (@LawyerMilloy) August 2, 2015
35 seconds?..... @RondaRousey must be slipping....#TeamRousey
— Cody Decker (@Decker6) August 2, 2015
I had to stay up late tonight ! Ronda knocked her out !!!@ufc pic.twitter.com/hYI5mwcEU1
— AB (@AB84) August 2, 2015
Already over in first round crazy @RondaRousey is amazing #Beastie #Special #KO
— AB (@AB84) August 2, 2015
KO!
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) August 2, 2015
Wow.. 34 seconds! #respect #RondaRousey
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 2, 2015
What else can you spend $60 on so quickly? Worth every second, @RondaRousey. #ChampIsHere @HeymanHustle #PaulHeymanGirl
— Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) August 2, 2015
Unfuckingreal!!!!! #RondaRousey #UFC190
— Kristen Mann (@dreamingtree44) August 2, 2015
35 seconds DAMNNNN
— Michael Carter-Willi (@mcarterwilliams) August 2, 2015
I feel like everyone should just give up and name @RondaRousey as the champ for life
— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) August 2, 2015
Omg #UFC190 @RondaRousey
— Roy Hibbert (@Roy_Meets_World) August 2, 2015
AND STILL!!!! You go girl, @RondaRousey!!!! #RiversideFinest
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) August 2, 2015
I stayed up to see this, she's amazing #RondaRousey
— Cris Carter (@criscarter80) August 2, 2015
#Rousey!!!
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) August 2, 2015
Oh dear lord. Sit the fuck down.
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) August 2, 2015
Ohhh MY GOD
— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) August 2, 2015
Rhonda rousey is a beast Daaaaaaaaaam
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) August 2, 2015
Shades of a Mike Tyson
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) August 2, 2015
That's how you #shhhhhh #UFC190 #nomercy
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) August 2, 2015
It is REALLY fun watching someone who is THAT dominant. Definitely worth staying up for. @RondaRousey #UFC190
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) August 2, 2015
@RondaRousey just showed you "rah rah" vs Get it done
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) August 2, 2015
Out there looking like a focused mike Tyson ... And she did it for the fam. #respect
Congrats @RondaRousey! #amazing #undefeated #girlpower
— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) August 2, 2015
After 34sec are we actually gonna push for the Rousey/Mayweather fight?
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) August 2, 2015
And finally, Pistons center Andre Drummond calls it:
Rowdy @RondaRousey the best ever #UFC190
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) August 2, 2015