Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena delivered an absolute barnburner during their welterweight encounter at UFC Columbus. While Barberena walked away with the split decision victory, the bout was electrifying from start to finish. The MMA community immediately took to Twitter, lauding the fighters for their excellent performance.UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling compared the performance to the legendary slugfest between Stephan Bonnar and Forest Griffin. 'Funkmaster' wrote on Twitter:"I feel like I’m watching Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin all over again!! #UFCColumbus #Sinister!"Aljamain Sterling@funkmasterMMAI feel like I’m watching Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin all over again!! #UFCColumbus #Sinister!6:40 AM · Mar 27, 202222913I feel like I’m watching Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin all over again!! #UFCColumbus #Sinister!Sterling also opined that the fighters were deserving of a $200k 'Fight of the Night' bonus.Aljamain Sterling@funkmasterMMA200k bonus! FOTN! twitter.com/felderpaul/sta…Paul Felder@felderpaulAbsolute classic!6:41 AM · Mar 27, 2022703Absolute classic!200k bonus! FOTN! twitter.com/felderpaul/sta…UFC heavyweight king Francis Ngannou praised Matt Brown for such a showing at the age of 41. 'The Predator' wrote:"Hats off for @IamTheImmortal for delivering such a great performance at 41. #UFCColumbus #Legend"Francis Ngannou@francis_ngannouHats off for @IamTheImmortal for delivering such a great performance at 41.#UFCColumbus #Legend6:47 AM · Mar 27, 202240024Hats off for @IamTheImmortal for delivering such a great performance at 41.#UFCColumbus #LegendFrancis Ngannou@francis_ngannouWow!!! incredible fight from both fighters #UFCColombus6:43 AM · Mar 27, 202264219Wow!!! incredible fight from both fighters 🔥🔥🔥#UFCColombusOther UFC fighters also lauded Brown's efforts despite his age.Belal Muhammad@bullyb170What a war !!6:34 AM · Mar 27, 2022915What a war !!Belal Muhammad@bullyb170Brown still got it give him that 8 fight contract6:38 AM · Mar 27, 2022654Brown still got it give him that 8 fight contractDerek Brunson@DerekBrunsonMatt Brown is like 80 & still beating guys up ! #UFCColumbus6:29 AM · Mar 27, 20222098Matt Brown is like 80 & still beating guys up ! #UFCColumbusReacting to the war, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski wrote:"The lads are working and the lads are scrapping!! #UFCColombus"Alex Volkanovski@alexvolkanovskiThe lads are working and the lads are scrapping!! #UFCColombus6:35 AM · Mar 27, 202226219The lads are working and the lads are scrapping!! #UFCColombusAlex Volkanovski@alexvolkanovskiAbsolute animals!! That was incredible #UFCColombus6:40 AM · Mar 27, 202284963Absolute animals!! That was incredible #UFCColombusXtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick felt the fighters would share a case of beer and a pack of cigarettes after the war. Nicksick wrote:"I feel like these two are going to share a case of Budweiser and pack of Marlboro reds after this scrap. #UFCColombus"Eric Nicksick@Eric_XCMMAI feel like these two are going to share a case of Budweiser and pack of Marlboro reds after this scrap. #UFCColombus6:39 AM · Mar 27, 2022762I feel like these two are going to share a case of Budweiser and pack of Marlboro reds after this scrap. #UFCColombusTake a look at more reactions from UFC fighters below:Jeremy Stephens@LiLHeathenMMAOMG @ufc these dudes went all out 🏽🏽6:41 AM · Mar 27, 20221304OMG @ufc these dudes went all out 👊🏽👊🏽Dan “50k” Ige@Dynamitedan808Scrappp!!!! #UFCColumbus6:40 AM · Mar 27, 2022301Scrappp!!!! #UFCColumbusJamahal Hill@JamahalHFOTY!!!#UFCColumbus6:40 AM · Mar 27, 202220919FOTY!!!#UFCColumbusJustin Gaethje 🇺🇸@Justin_GaethjeDamn I may have spoke too soon. That was a scrap. Two fight of the night bonuses? @danawhite 6:44 AM · Mar 27, 2022168665Damn I may have spoke too soon. That was a scrap. Two fight of the night bonuses? @danawhite 🙏Brian BOOM Kelleher@brianboom135War #UFCColumbus6:41 AM · Mar 27, 2022273War #UFCColumbusTanner Boser@BulldozerBoserWhat a fucking insane fight!!! GIVE THOSE MEN A BONUS!!! Matt Brown is a legend of the sport but congrats to my welterweight doppelgänger @bryan_barberena #UFCColombus6:46 AM · Mar 27, 2022684What a fucking insane fight!!! GIVE THOSE MEN A BONUS!!! Matt Brown is a legend of the sport but congrats to my welterweight doppelgänger @bryan_barberena #UFCColombusBryan Barberena was booed by the crowd after his win over Matt BrownBryan Barberena spoiled Matt Brown's homecoming fight in Ohio by reeling in a closely contested split decision. Disappointed with the loss of their hometown hero, the Ohio crowd booed Barbarena as he conducted his post-fight interview.However, 'Bam Bam' did not bear any grudges and said in his post-fight octagon interview:“This is absolutely everything I dreamed of fighting Matt Brown. That’s everything I wanted. I knew I had to put on a performance... You can boo me, but I love you guys."Watch Barberena's interview with Daniel Cormier below:Barberena has now won two in a row and is 3-1 in his last four UFC outings. Meanwhile, Brown has descended to 1-3 in his previous four fights, which raises questions about his future even as he continues to put on stellar performances.