Luke Rockhold: "That's a lot of hawk tuahs" - Internet taken aback after Craig Jones and Luke Rockhold share snap from multi-day "bender" with room full of women

Craig Jones and Luke Rockhold were not known to be friends before but have grown significantly closer after competing together at the Craig Jones Invitational. The two seemed to have formed a close bond that has carried over to social media.

After the inaugural CJI event concluded on Aug. 17 in Las Vegas, Jones and Rockhold traveled together to Columbia. The two appeared to enjoy each other's company with Jones posting several photos with Rockhold on Instagram.

Some fans were taken aback by the nature of the photos Jones posted with Rockhold but many others were unphased, given the personalities both men have. Jones' photo with Rockhold included several local women, causing many to give wild reactions.

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One fan joked that the photo had a "lot of Hawk Tuas," referencing the viral video of influencer Hailey Welch from earlier in the year. The comment read:

"That's a lot of Hawk Tuas"

Fan reacting to Craig Jones' Instagram post. [Image courtesy: @craigjonesbjj on Instagram]

Beyond his caption, Jones commented on the post, calling the post the fifth day of his "bender." Jones wrote:

"Day 5 of the bender. Someone send help"

Craig Jones commenting on his Instagram post. [Image courtesy: @craigjonesbjj on Instagram]

Other fans commented:

"CJI was more successful than ADCC by the looks of it"

"Average Saturday with the boys"

"Gordon could never"

View more fan reactions to Craig Jones' Instagram post below:

Fans reacting to Craig Jones' latest Instagram photo with Luke Rockhold. [Images courtesy: @craigjonesbjj on Instagram]

Craig Jones and Luke Rockhold's match results from the CJI

Both Craig Jones and Luke Rockhold were headlining athletes at the two-day Craig Jones Invitational tournament, hosted by the former earlier this month. Jones, as the founder and face of the event, competed in a super fight while Rockhold entered the $1 million tournament.

On the first day of the tournament, Rockhold lost to former wrestler Pat Downey in the opening round of the 80-kilogram bracket. While an entertaining match, the 39-year-old was dominated on the judges' scorecards.

Jones competed in a super fight on the second night against Gabi Garcia in the first cross-gender grappling match. Jones submitted Garcia in the second round with a rear-naked choke.

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