Jon Jones, Kamaru Usman, Dana White, and Others From the MMA World Reacts to Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars Incident

Minutes before winning the best actor award at the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith went up on stage uninvited and slapped the presenter Chris Rock due to the latter's comments on his wife. And here's how the MMA world reacted to it. 

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UFC president Dana White lauded the comedian Chris Rock for not reacting and keeping the show going. 

Dana White

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones posted the video on his Twitter and called Smith a 'Gangster' but also praised Rock for the way he continued. 

Jon Jones

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping tweeted about it. He wrote, "Will Smith is a fucking legend."

Michael Bisping

Daniel Cormier 

The UFC legend and former champion Daniel Cormier was amazed by what happened at the Oscars and took to his official Twitter account to express his thoughts. 

Francis Ngannou 

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shared a hilarious meme directed toward the critics of his wrestling ability.


Sean Strickland

UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland took a savage jibe at Colby Covington in the garb of the Oscars drama on Twitter. 

Aljamain Sterling

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling expressed his thoughts about the unusual event on his official Twitter account. 

Henry Cejudo

The former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo posted an urban survival training video for Rock whilst taking a dig at Colby Covington. 

George St-Pierre

Former UFC welterweight champion George St Pierre also reacted to the incident. He called it fake and asked White to “offer them a contract.”

Kamaru Usman

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman also reacted to the incident by commenting on White's post. He commented, "💯 💯 💯."

Julianna Pena

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena also took to her Instagram to react to the same. Pena shared a meme and suggested making Will Smith and Chris Rock new coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.

Arianny Celeste

Famous UFC ring girl Celeste reposted the video on her Instagram story and wrote, "I love Will Smith so much."

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