MMA community reacts to Amanda Nunes defeating Ronda Rousey

In the main event of UFC 207, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes stepped into the Octagon against former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey in a highly anticipated matchup.

Nunes put on a spectacular performance as she finished Rousey in the very first round, just 48 seconds into the bout, leaving the MMA community stunned as she defended her title for the very first time since winning the belt back in July.

Below is a compilation of Tweets from the MMA community reacting to the fight:

Time for the Main Event!!! #UFC205 pic.twitter.com/TCQkDddmYL

— UFC Aus/New Zealand (@UFC_AUSNZ) December 31, 2016

Well then, I'm all done for tonight people

— Randa Markos (@randamma) December 31, 2016

Welp lol I told you nunes no joke.

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) December 31, 2016

And then Amanda Nunes absolutely destroyed Ronda Rousey in less than a minute. De. Stroyed.

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) December 31, 2016

Holy shittytttt!!!!!!!! #UFC207

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 31, 2016

Fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes….. I'm not surprised. #AndStill #UFC207

— Will Brooks (@ILLBoogieBrooks) December 31, 2016

It's what everybody said. She just didn't react well to the punches AT ALL. She should've won that fight smh

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) December 31, 2016

Wowww nunez demolished rousey.

— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) December 31, 2016

Called it

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) December 31, 2016

Damn. Smh. That was tough to watch. @ufc

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 31, 2016

Holy 😵 ok so now can we start a flyweight division so I can drop @ufc !!!!! @seanshelby @danawhite

— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) December 31, 2016

You go @Amanda_Leoa. Karalho @Amanda_Leoa!

— Thiago Alves. (@ThiagoAlvesATT) December 31, 2016

Wowzers! 😳

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) December 31, 2016

Fuck again…@RondaRousey vs @Amanda_Leoa #andstill @ufc

— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) December 31, 2016

My turn #ufc207

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) December 31, 2016

It's gonna be difficult to take the belt from Nunes. And with the addition of women's featherweight we could see another two-weight champ.

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) December 31, 2016