'OMG OMG OMG!!!!' Celebs go tweet-happy over UFC 168 madness
Dozens of celebrities sounded off on Twitter following UFC 168's gruesome ending Saturday night.
Anderson Silva'€™s visible broken leg caused plenty of emotion in Hollywood and beyond.
That slow-mo replay though... I have no words. #UFC168
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) December 29, 2013
Fellow pop star Demi Lovato couldn't believe it, either . . .
Well..... That was crazy. @ufc I still have so much respect for Silva.. Congrats @chrisweidman. #UFC168
— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) December 29, 2013
— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) December 29, 2013
Actress Mandy Moore and the people she watched the fights with were stunned.
The collective scream in the room during that instant replay..... I mean!! Poor Spider! #UFC168
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) December 29, 2013
Rapper Ludacris was more concerned with his wallet.
Devastated. Lucky I didn't bet on this one. #silva
— Ludacris (@Ludacris) December 29, 2013
Actress/model Olivia Munn had one of the best seats in the house and captured an incredibly candid pic of Silva being carted off.
Ohhhhh!! Incredible night of fights tonight @danawhite !! #GetWellSilva pic.twitter.com/nFNaOgBB7C
— oliviamunn (@oliviamunn) December 29, 2013
Silva'€™s injury definitely hit home in the sports world, too. Tim Tebow issued prayers for the former UFC middleweight champion and congratulated Weidman.
Congratulations to @ChrisWeidmanUFC on defending your title! Well done! Prayers go out to Anderson Silva!
— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) December 29, 2013
Former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller took it arguably the worst, tweeting "€œOMG" multiple times and also sending out prayers for Silva. Michael Strahan also weighed in.
TV personality and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain saw —€“ and heard -€— the whole horrible scene in person.
That was an awful thing to see. And worse to hear . #Silva
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 29, 2013
Ronda Rousey'€™s women's bantamweight title defense against Miesha Tate also got some love from the celebrity set. Comedian David Spade has a lot of respect for Tate'€™s resilience.
@RondaRousey and meisha tate was great fight. Tate is so tough my god. #ufc
— David Spade (@DavidSpade) December 29, 2013
MLB stud Bryce Harper might have a little bit of a crush.
Love @RondaRousey! She is such a beast..#UFC168
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) December 29, 2013
Rousey'€™s girl power was big with actress Rosie Perez.
"@joeydim @rosieperezbklyn rousey is unreal ..." Awesome @RondaRousey @ufc #UFC168
— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) December 29, 2013
And then there was The Rock, who called Rousey his "€œpartner in crime."€ She also happens to be his "Fast & Furious 7" co-star.
Congrats to my partner in crime @UFC Champ @RondaRousey for the tap out win. @MieshaTate an incredible warrior. Amazing fight! #UFC168
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 29, 2013