If Demetrious Johnson at all needed to make a statement, he did so on Saturday night. Headlining his second straight UFC on FOX show, the reigning UFC flyweight champion dismantled John Moraga over the course of 24 minutes, completing 12-of-12 takedowns and landing 71-percent of his significant strikes, before beautifully transitioning from a kimura into a textbook armbar to cement the first finish of his UFC career.

From Johnson's dramatic title defense and Robbie Lawler's ruthless return, to the co-main event that left UFC President Dana White shaking his head, there was plenty to discuss at UFC on FOX 8, and as usual, a slew of pros couldn't help but join in on the conversation.

Mighty Mouse is awesome!!! — michael (@bisping) July 28, 2013

Mighty Mouse is so talented its insane — Dana White (@danawhite) July 28, 2013

DJ has so many tools at his disposal. Gonna be pretty damn hard to beat #MightMouse but Moraga will be back. Tough kid, lots of potential. — Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 28, 2013

Big ups to my lil homie @chicanojohn, tough as heck fight, way to battle to the end brotha...congrats to epitome of champ @MightyMouseUFC — Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) July 28, 2013

Big @MightyMouseUFC fan and his coach Matt Hume!! Smooth, precise and efficient. UN-ARMED COMBAT at its finest!! — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 28, 2013

Let me get that strap — Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) July 28, 2013

Nearly a flawless victory, the champ keeps getting better, great guy too and deserves every but if his success! — Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 28, 2013

Mighty Mouse is electrifying the crowd. Fun to watch. #UFConFOX8 — Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) July 28, 2013

That's a champ there still trying to finish the fight right to the end awesome fight by Johnson! #UFConFOX8 — John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) July 28, 2013

Sweet armbar by Mighty Mouse — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 28, 2013

Moraga is getting out classes but showing a lot of heart #UFConFOX8 — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 28, 2013

I lied. It went about 23 min and ended with a kimura transition into an armbar for Johnson. Great performance Mighty Mouse! #ufconfox8 — Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 28, 2013

Wish I was a female Demetrius Johnson my god he is fast — Michelle Ould (@MichelleOuldMMA) July 28, 2013

Demetrius Johnson had crazy speed. So much scarier than power to me. Nothing worse than a strike you didn't see — Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 28, 2013

Herb Dean is such a fantastic referee. He and Big John are the best in the business. #UFConFOX8 — Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) July 28, 2013

Watching mighty mouse fight is like watching ice hockey...u have to get used to the speed to follow the action @ufconfox — Pascal Krauss (@pascalkrauss) July 28, 2013

Really impressed with Mighty Mouse always looks good but extra dominant tonight. Amazing armbar #ufc #UFConFOX8 — Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) July 28, 2013

MACDONALD AND ELLENBERGER COAX OUT THE BOOBIRDS

Alrighty..... well that wasn't the fight I thought it was gonna be!! — Dana White (@danawhite) July 28, 2013

Lol I love how all the jackasses start talking about what a horrible match this was to make! EVERYONE was pumped for it, even me.#suckedtho — Dana White (@danawhite) July 28, 2013

Don't know how to score that one. #UFConFOX8 — Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) July 28, 2013

I think that fight was won by one takedown :/ — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 28, 2013

A jab isn't a real problem. A jab WITH perfect range IS a MAJOR problem. @Firas_Zahabi is a master trainer. Best in the game, period! #ufc — Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 28, 2013

Well that wasn't the fight I thought it would be! That was worse then my last ufc fight! — John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) July 28, 2013

Kick Rory a few times in his left shoulder and see if he still can throw jabs! — Siyar The Great (@SiyarTheGreat) July 28, 2013

That was like watching paint dry. That takedown would have been nice early in the first round. #FOXUFCSaturday — Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 28, 2013

A lil head movement could help with closingg the diatance n avoidig the jab — Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) July 28, 2013

I wanna see Rory vs GSP. With No Jab rule enforced. @ufc — Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) July 28, 2013

I hate when the crowd boos. These guys are talented athletes performing at their best. No respect. #UFConFOX — Phillipe Nover (@PhillipeNover) July 28, 2013

Smart gameplan by McDonald not entertaining but safe w against a dangerous guy like Ellenberger.Great footwork always out of E range — Pascal Krauss (@pascalkrauss) July 28, 2013

That's a lot of Boo's there! — John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) July 28, 2013

THE RUTHLESS ONE

Why haven't fighters learned that trading with Robbie Lawler is a bad idea. #UFConFOX8 — Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) July 28, 2013

Robbie Lawler is a menace! #UFConFox8 — Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) July 28, 2013

Great performance from Robbie Lawler ! — TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) July 28, 2013

GIRL-RILLA SMASH

Terrible stoppage.......she was not hurt at all. #UFConFOX8 — Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) July 28, 2013

"YOU HIT LIKE A GIRL..." Oh wait... — Siyar The Great (@SiyarTheGreat) July 28, 2013

MMA é isto "esporte de contato" @HerbDeanMMA melhor arbitro de MMA dos ultimos tempos.Parabens Jessica pela raca. Brasileiro nunca desiste — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 28, 2013

POWERFUL MELVIN GUILLARD

WOW. Talk about Hammer fist. Congrats @Young__Assassin — Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) July 27, 2013

I think he broke is face. Wow what a ko for Melvin! — TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) July 27, 2013

That a boy @Young__Assassin — Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 27, 2013

Wow no need for a judge — Jordan Mein (@fightingmeins) July 27, 2013

Wowwwwwwwwwww beatiful Ko @Young__Assassin better than ever...congrats — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 27, 2013

The judges rules the Melvin Guillard vs Mac Danzig fight a split dec — Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2013

Yes that was a joke — Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2013

Thank you, everybody who's sent me encouraging words and good vibes all this week and now, after the fight. I'm fine. Life goes on! :-) — Mac Danzig (@macdanzigmma) July 28, 2013

SHORT FUSE, HOT SAUCE, OPPOSING 30-27'S, AND AN ABSOLUTE WAR

Wow... Hell of a fight. Those guys took a few quality years off their lives. — Carlos Condit (@CarlosCondit) July 27, 2013

This looks like plenty of Bar Brawls I have seen! — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 27, 2013

Two 30-27 for 2 different people , is that even possible !? #UFConFOX8 — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) July 27, 2013

How the fuck is it a 30-27 split wow. Judges are dumb as fuck that proves it. Atleast call a split 29-28. #mmajudgesaresus — Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) July 27, 2013

WTF is wrong with these judges!!!!!????!!!! How do the scorecards vary SOOOO badly? @danawhite @ufc somethings gotta change — Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) July 27, 2013

One of the best "Split decisions" ever! Obviously one of the judges was not watching the fight. Or maybe two of them... If any of them... — Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) July 27, 2013

Judges are all over the map tonight. — Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) July 27, 2013

What a SICK fight much respect to Herman and Smith!!!!!! Tough one to judge. — Dana White (@danawhite) July 27, 2013