In Las Vegas, Tate and Nate rocked the UFC fans who stayed up late. Humbling defeats for Conor McGregor and Holly Holm made UFC 196 one of the most memorable cards in some time.

We reacted to McGregor's shock defeat on our daily sports podcast, The Racket:



Behold some of the hysterical fan reactions to some major upsets:

When Defeat Comes At A Price

McGregor's defeat became the fatal flaw in these lads' philosophy.


Coral UFC CamFour lads sat down to watch the McGregor fight after placing a few bets with Coral, take a look at how they like a lot of fans up early this morning dealt with the two intense rounds.. Posted by UFC Vines on Sunday, 6 March 2016

Fickleness, Thy Name Is, Er, This Unidentified Fan With A Flag

This is glorious. Keep an eye on the fan draped in the tricolour. So patriotic, so exuberant, so enthusia- ah screw that, McGregor has lost.

Tricolour drop here:


Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Watch the girl in the centre foreground and her wide-eyed disbelief. While watching her, rehearse Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence in your head.

The Art Of Dignity


'I don't want to say I told you so... but sometimes circumstances compel me beyond my better nature':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugMVUL0Wmvc

Catch-22

'I know I am in disbelief at an extraordinary event, but I'm still just too aware of the camera':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPxrL4q5wm8

Schadenfreude


This video is entitled 'Conor McGregor loses, Brad loses his mind'.

We don't usually read BTL comments in the interests of sanity, but this caught our eye:

An Entirely Rational, Adult Response


Perhaps if McGregor had been as dynamic on the floor as this chastened fan, he would never have lost.

Youtube user 'The Best Snapchats' has compiled some of the best reactions. Here is the entire video, with highlights including:

The man ripping his top off at 2.21

The bemused dog saying 'are these brawling maniacs meant to be intellectually superior to me? And I still have to be their best friend' at 3.37


And the disbelieving man who has no idea what to do at 6.08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLDhYGog1w#=2m21s