While they executed their goals in dramatically different fashions, both Chris Weidman and Ronda Rousey left the Mandalay Bay Events Center with their heads held high and those gleaming golden belts wrapped around their waists on Saturday night, victorious once more as the featured attractions of UFC 175.

Weidman was forcibly dragged into deep waters for the first time of his young career, as former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida danced and feinted, dipped and swarmed, but ultimately fell short on the scorecards to the American after an electric 25-minute battle of attrition.

Rousey though, well... she did what Ronda Rousey tends to do. One good shot, one judo throw. 16 seconds gone and another title defense in the books. Just ridiculous. And of course, the pros were loving every bit of it.

This is why Chris is the champ. What a great fight!!! #UFC175 — Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) July 6, 2014

PHENOMENAL!! Weidman is a beast. Lyoto is a warrior. And Rousey can throw you so hard your bones escape your body. I need sleep #UFC175 — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 6, 2014

Que luta maravilhosa de se assistir. @lyotomachidafw vc é um guerreiro e um orgulho para nosso Brasil. "Mito".. #Respect #lyotomachida — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 6, 2014

#chrisweidman has shown he can handle the top strikers in division... He looks pretty hard to beat. #UFC175 #MiddleWeight #Champion — Michael Guymon (@JokerGuymon) July 6, 2014

God damn I love this sport ... Well done boys! — Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 6, 2014

Both men represent their countries and gym like good, solid men! Those are role models! #UFC175 — Samuel Sicilia (@SamSiciliaMMA) July 6, 2014

Man somebody tag me in!!!! I wanna play too — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 6, 2014

Very good fight...two very high level guys that actually brought it & went after it! you don't see many guys in their shoes really bring it! — Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) July 6, 2014

What a fight! Congrats to both! I think Weidman got the edge. — Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) July 6, 2014

Lyoto lands his best punch of the fight and Weidman says "Bring It". That's the definition of a gangster, folks. #UFC175 — James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) July 6, 2014

What a fight!!!! Weidman is really the champion. He deserve . Lyoto is a monster . Oss — THALES LEITES (@thalesleites) July 6, 2014

Weidman sponsored by Monster milk is quite fitting. He is an absolute monster! What a fighter @ufc — Thomas E Watson (@TomKongWatson) July 6, 2014

Now I want what I deserve, MY TITIE SHOT!!! Don't run away!! No excuses!! Agora eu quero o q eu… http://t.co/wZYj8OBVAT — Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) July 6, 2014

Leave @vitorbelfort out of title contender discussions. He hasn't fought clean in a decade or in the US in 3 years. #PED #TRT #UFC175 — Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) July 6, 2014

NOT EVEN CLOSE

Damn that looks waaaay easier than going 5 rounds! #TakingNotes — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 6, 2014

Holy shit @RondaRousey !!! They showed ur fight 5 times because it was so fast — Louis Gaudinot (@LouGaudinotUFC) July 6, 2014

And Ronda is a boss ass... — Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 6, 2014

That right hand, and headlock really did the most damage. Tough to recover when all of someones weight drops on your head, sucks man #UFC175 — Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) July 6, 2014

Wow what a beast @RondaRousey is! What's next a spin kick KO for her! — Cung Le (@CungLe185) July 6, 2014

I'm not a big Rhonda Rousey fan, but that was about as impressive as it gets...#UFC175 — Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) July 6, 2014

Threw her through the floor. #UFC175 — James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) July 6, 2014

Damn!!!!!!! Ronda is a beast!!!!!! — Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) July 6, 2014

Rhonda needs to start fighting guys...... This just doesn't seem fair — Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) July 6, 2014

I think Davis was out before she got thrown. That was a huge right hand. — Josh Rettinghouse ♓ (@JRettinghouse) July 6, 2014

Is it me or Does anyone else think UFC is gonna get a girl killed by letting ronda throw girls. Hahaha #omg — Eric Del Fierro (@EricDelFierro) July 6, 2014

Davis went out and then woke back up... — Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) July 6, 2014

@RondaRousey is a beast... Wowwwwwwwwwww.... — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 6, 2014

So…. Any women 135lbs wanna fight in 4 wks? Against someone pretty good lol…. — Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 6, 2014

Theres a @ufc production job open if anyone wants to apply. — Charlie Brenneman (@SpaniardMMA) July 6, 2014

Wait....does this mean me and @RondaRousey r fighting aug 2!?? — chad mendes (@chadmendes) July 6, 2014

Hahaha ur prob right RT @TrillSouth: @chadmendes you don't want that fight lol — chad mendes (@chadmendes) July 6, 2014

TOES? WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE DON'T NEED TOES

Toe or no toe - @UriahHallMMA showed a confidence that was unJAMable! #UFC175 — The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 6, 2014

Uriah has too tough of a name to give up on a broken toe! @UriahHallMMA @ufc — Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) July 6, 2014

If u having toe problems I feel bad for u son, I got 99 problems and a toe is one - Jay T — Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) July 6, 2014

Hall is a warrior. Awesome fight, plus one win, minus one toe. Hehe heal quick bud. — Amir Sadollah (@amirMMA) July 6, 2014

FABER STAYS PERFECT IN NON-TITLES

Congrats to the man @UrijahFaber tonight! Sick RNC in the 3rd #UFC175 — Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) July 6, 2014

Yet again a Stella Performance by the one & only @urijahfaber congratz #CaliforniaKid — Bigslow (@LukeBarnatt) July 6, 2014

Bruce Leeroy always makes fights interesting. Making Faber earn this win for sure. #UFC175 — James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) July 6, 2014

Faber earns the win by Rnc in rd 3 after a tougher fight than I expected #ufc175 — Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 6, 2014

Still proud of my boy @BruceLeeroyGlow only part of the #evolution #UFC175 — Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) July 6, 2014

Wooooooooo!!!!@UrijahFaber — Paige Vanzant (@PAIGEVANZANT) July 6, 2014