(This story original ran March 28, 2022.)
Check out how UFC, MMA fighters and personalities reacted to Will Smith’s controversial slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Dana White
FINALLY!!!!! there's an #Oscars show worth watching. AND @chrisrock has a chin https://t.co/SYahGonQTg
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 28, 2022
Jon Jones
Anyone watching the #Oscars? Will Smith is a gangster for that one, Chris rock was the ultimate professional for the way he continued
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 28, 2022
Michael Bisping
Will Smith is a fucking legend.
— michael (@bisping) March 28, 2022
Chat shit get banged.
— michael (@bisping) March 28, 2022
Daniel Cormier
Very hard to surprise me nowadays but watching Will Smith slap the shit out of Chris Rock is very surprising! I’m actually amazed that this happened. You could see the moment Will started to feel played
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 28, 2022
Mike Pierce
Who's sucker punch was better? #ufc #Oscars #Oscars2022 pic.twitter.com/YVcByU1QYm
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) March 28, 2022
Eryk Anders
Will has had it with the jokes lol
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) March 28, 2022
Randy Brown
There go words having consequences again.
— Randy Brown (@TouchNgo_) March 28, 2022
Julian Marquez
Next @ufc match up @willsmith vs @chrisrock
Book it asap #Oscars— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) March 28, 2022
Tim Kennedy
A staged punch by Will Smith on Chris Rock at the Oscars is a pathetic attempt to get some viewers to tune in.
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) March 28, 2022
Rener Gracie
Vinc Pichel
Just watched Will Smith smack the shit outta Chris Rock, I love him even more now 😂😂😂
— Vinc Pichel 🇺🇸 (@FromHellPichel) March 28, 2022
John Kavanagh
🥊🥊 @trainalta #Oscars pic.twitter.com/nKyMI2Ebmj
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) March 28, 2022
Billy Quarantillo
Am i the only one that didn’t get the GI Jane joke 🤷🏻♂️😂
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) March 28, 2022
Cody Brundage
This wins the internet tonight 😂 😂 https://t.co/gIgvKgF4ta
— Cody Brundage (@CodyBrundage185) March 28, 2022
Aiemann Zahabi
Violence is a real thing, and we don’t usually see it in a setting like this but was it real or fake??? https://t.co/0tEnIFK7Et
— Aiemann Zahabi (@Aiemannzahabi) March 28, 2022
Francis Ngannou
🤷🏿♂️ pic.twitter.com/DQ5EqYftcU
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 28, 2022
Walt Harris
I stand with @willsmith 😂😂😂 #TheSmackHeardAroundWorld @ UFC APEX https://t.co/gRvSTg97Vo
— Walt Harris (@thebigticket205) March 28, 2022
Sean Strickland
Lmao!!!!!!!!! If that was @ColbyCovMMA he would of been on the phone calling 911 while trying to give Trump a hand job. Well played @chrisrock. You took that shit like a man… You should catch him in the parking lot lol pic.twitter.com/4Cznq3il3l
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 28, 2022
Fuck Will smith, this mother fucker gets on stage after smacking a man in the face and starts crying while the crowd cheers… The fuck backwards world are we living in?!?! Liberal logic, next time I smack a mother fucker in anger I'm just gonna cry and talk about God.
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 28, 2022
Will Brooks
That was a clown move by Will Smith.
Rock is a comedian he's doing what comedians do… Make jokes.
Will Smith is whack for that weak move.
What you protecting your wife from? Words? He's protecting his wife from jokes… how stupid and weak.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) March 28, 2022
Jared Vanderaa
Colby and Masvidal take notes…
— Jared Vanderaa (@Jaredvanderaa) March 28, 2022
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Right hand connected by @RealWillSmithFP pic.twitter.com/4P2o60tyFv
— Jairzinho 'BIGI BOY' Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) March 28, 2022
Josh Thomson
If the Oscar’s are gonna start turning into this I may start watching them again. #AndStill #WillSmith #ChrisRock #PimpHandIsStrong pic.twitter.com/palVmZIqW2
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) March 28, 2022
Belal Muhammad
Colby and Chris rock crying with eachother “but It was just business” pic.twitter.com/RvlcO0rW1F
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 28, 2022
Megan Anderson
Woke up to Will Smith slapping the shit outta Chris Rock… pic.twitter.com/bm7GYbHugI
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) March 28, 2022
Aljamain Sterling
Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Two bosses in my book. Hold your head Will. We all have moments of being REAL people. Especially the ones pointing the finger. https://t.co/vn6ZMnZdZX
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 28, 2022
Deron Winn
Sucker punch? He looked boy in his eye and slapped him. Lol don’t tell me you getting soft on me now Dan! https://t.co/IucktixF04
— Deron Winn (@DeronWinn) March 28, 2022
Henry Cejudo
Hey @chrisrock I got your back and you @ColbyCovMMA not so much. pic.twitter.com/XHsfyAaRAV
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 28, 2022
Jake Paul
I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go
Let’s do it in August on my undercard https://t.co/jBYIpHOTk2
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock didn’t press charges but Colby Covington did lol.
Just shows how much of a pussy Colby is.
Make Fighters Not Soft Again.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Marlon Vera
209 in da house pic.twitter.com/FIzUSKSOBJ
— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) March 28, 2022
Montel Jackson
Be careful at your highest moment that's when the devil comes for you
-Denzel Washington— Montel Jackson (@Montello135) March 28, 2022
Dan Hardy
It blows my mind that people think that #WillSmith actually slapped #ChrisRock…
It was clearly a movie slap. 👋🏼😂
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 28, 2022
Corey Anderson
Will Smith at the Oscar's. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/6XXWUFls4i
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) March 28, 2022
Jared Gordon
You can sleep with Will Smiths wife, but you better keep her name out your mouth
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) March 28, 2022
Thiago Santos
Tenha cuidado ao falar sobre a família de um homem. Respeito é tudo.
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Be careful when you talk about the family of a man. Respect is everything. pic.twitter.com/SA4AbrUWro— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) March 28, 2022
Charles Jourdain
— CharlesAirJourdain (@JourdainAir) March 28, 2022
Benito Lopez
Man Chris Rock is a straight composed professional that’s why he gets the gigs he does and will continue to.
— Benito Lopez (@Savage_530) March 28, 2022
Cody Stamann
Kevin Holland
Everybody OK from last night? #Oscars #smackman pic.twitter.com/GXXVFnR2hD
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) March 28, 2022
Denis Kang
You’d think Will Smith would have learned to hit from the Ali movie…or Chris Rock has that rock chin 😂. Either way looked so fake for real. #fakeslap #willsmithchrisrock
— Denis Kang (@DenisKang) March 28, 2022
Kyle Daukaus
https://t.co/yLwH2SwCTq pic.twitter.com/1j893nBQZk
— Kyle Daukaus (@KyleDaukaus) March 28, 2022
Chris Camozzi
Colby could take notes from Chris Rock https://t.co/TLBMrYMald
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) March 28, 2022
Tyron Woodley
Cung Le
Paul Redmond
Chris Rock should have took Rouseys coach Edmond Tarverdyans head movement advice fasho!!didn't even try to weave SMH!!
— Paul Redmond (@RedserMma) March 28, 2022
