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Twitter reacts to Eddie Alvarez’s epic debut win at BKFC 41, Chad Mendes’ retirement

Eddie Alvarez added another layer to his decorated combat sports legacy on Saturday when he won his BKFC 41 debut against Chad Mendes.

The former UFC and Bellator champion Alvarez dove into the bare knuckle world and scored a split decision win over Mendes in the welterweight co-main event, which took place at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo.

After the fight, Mendes retired from combat sports officially.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Alvarez beating Mendes at BKFC 41.

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MMA Junkie

FiteTV

FiteTV

Dave Simon

Caposa

Ben Davis

BJ Penn

Brian Campbell

BJ Penn

Michael Chiesa

Dave Simon

Alan Jouban

Helen Yee

Caposa

Gilbert Burns

Aljamain Sterling

Demetrious Johnson

Alan Jouban

Jed I Goodman

Frankie Edgar

MMA Junkie

Nolan King

Derek Brunson

Aljamain Sterling

Nolan King

Caposa

Cris Cyborg

Niko Price

Frankie Edgar

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