Fighters reagerar på Muhammad Alis död

En av sportvärldens största någonsin gick bort idag och en hel del MMA-fightets hade såklart starka reaktioner på Muhammad Alis död. Se vad Jon Jones, Dana White, Jose Aldo och Joe Rogan med flera hade att säga om bortgången timmar efter Alis död. 

Muhammad Alis bortgång orsakade starka reaktioner runt om hela världen men inom fighting i synnerhet. En som visade att han är ett riktigt fan var Jon Jones (21-1) som sörjde med några av sina värdefullaste ägodelar:

Rest in peace to my biggest inspiration pic.twitter.com/gqIuuxSpC1

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) 4 juni 2016

UFC:s VD Dana White och expertkommentatorn Joe Rogan hade detta att säga:

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— Dana White (@danawhite) 4 juni 2016

A man who shook up the world has passed on to the next stage of existence. Muhammad Ali was one of the most unique and original forces in culture and one of the most spectacularly talented boxers that ever laced up the gloves. Every now and then as a fight fan I like to cue up his 1966 KO victory over Cleveland Big Cat Williams and become reminded of how special he truly was. As powerful a force as he was in the boxing ring he was arguably even more powerful and influential to his generation outside of it, stripped of his Heavyweight title during his prime and robbed of three years of his career because he refused to fight in the Vietnam war. All of that was taking place during the civil rights movement just a hundred years removed from slavery being legal. He was a real one of a kind, and we are all insanely lucky that we got a chance to watch him shine.

Ett foto publicerat av Joe Rogan (@joerogan) Jun 3, 2016 kl. 10:12 PDT

Ali var den före detta fjäderviktsmästaren Jose Aldos (25-2) idol:

One of my idols has passed away tonight. Never had the honor to be in the arenas in one his fights. #RIPMuhammadAlipic.twitter.com/3zLNwZ8UK7

— Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) 4 juni 2016

Andra UFC-fighters som John Dodson (18-7), Anthony Johnson (21-5) och Tyron Woodley (15-3) reagerade också på den tråkiga nyheten:

#RIP to an awesome fighter who was inspiration to many and to me. Thanx for sharing your gift with the world. pic.twitter.com/LTxNrs8GkG

— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) 4 juni 2016

# 1 athlete I looked up to was Muhammad Ali…
This is crazy that he’s gone! Doesn’t seem real at all.

— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) 4 juni 2016

I’m fighting tears as I make this video. Ali gave me hope to believe in myself when no one else did. He taught us how to be confident, charismatic, and compassionate. He was the Greatest because of how he fought, the adversity he overcame, his believe in self, and what he stood for. You were, you are and forever will be THE GREATEST. Love you and will miss you!

Ett filmklipp publicerat av Tyron Woodley (@twooodley) Jun 3, 2016 kl. 10:38 PDT

Mike Tyson kände boxaren Ali bättre än de flesta och var kortfattade i sin reaktion: 

God came for his champion. So long great one. @MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/jhXyqOuabi

— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) 4 juni 2016

Hector Lombard (34-5) tog paus från förberedelserna inför helgens UFC 199 för att hylla Muhammad Ali: 

@HectorLombard estoy contigo una leyenda y un maestro del noble arte como el.jamas será olvidado

— jorjitojlr (@JlrRodrique) 4 juni 2016

Andra som Paige VanZant (6-2) och Gina Carano (7-1) skickade kärlek till Alis familj: 

RIP Muhammad Ali. You were an inspiration.

— Paige VanZant (@PaigeVanzantUFC) 4 juni 2016

And he really did.. Rest in beautiful peace #MuhammadAli ?? peace and love to the family. #legendforever pic.twitter.com/BmKYVlpiYe

— Gina Carano (@ginacarano) 4 juni 2016