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Justin Gaethje delivered again on Saturday when he defeated Edson Barboza in the highly anticipated lightweight headliner at UFC on ESPN 2.
Gaethje (20-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) strung together octagon wins for the first time when he defeated Barboza (20-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) by first-round knockout in the ESPN-televised main event, which took place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Gaethje’s victory over Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2.
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Prepare yourself because it’s finally time for @EdsonBarbozaJR vs. @Justin_Gaethje! The #UFCPhiladelphia main event is just moments away.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/jOVtpWVvU9 pic.twitter.com/gQq1ikkjLT
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 31, 2019
#UFConESPN 2 Main Event Closing Betting Odds:
Edson Barboza (-120) vs. Justin Gaethje (+100) #UFCPhiladelphia @ESPN @espnmma @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @dc_mma @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 31, 2019
Just Gaethje KOs Edson Barboza stiff in the first round.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 31, 2019
Was it everything you hoped for? Yeah, yeah it was. #UFCPhiladelphia
— Trent Reinsmith (@TrentReinsmith) March 31, 2019
Omg … this fight is fire !!!
— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) March 31, 2019
wowwww @Justin_Gaethje !!! what a fight!! #UFCPhiladelhpia
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 31, 2019
what a main event!!! #UFCPhiladelphia
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 31, 2019
Wittman, again, is unmoved.
— Derek Suboticki (@InsiderSubo) March 31, 2019
Fuckkkkkkkk! Who all do I owe the 5hundo to? @ufc
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) March 31, 2019
Holy shit! Justin is a beast! #UFCPhilly
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 31, 2019
Justin Gaethje is the kind of guy who thinks the best way to put out a fire is by swallowing it. What a barbarian. He is everything they tell you not to do in risk management and he beats most of the best fighters on Earth doing it. El rey.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) March 31, 2019
@Showtimepettis vs gaethje has to be next
— Ibrahim Kawa (@Abraham_kawa) March 31, 2019
Aaaaaammmmaaaaazzzzing!!! @Justin_Gaethje that was wild! Congrats #UFCPhiladelphia
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) March 31, 2019
Ain’t no one like Gaethje. What a fuckin savage.
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) March 31, 2019
Barboza doesn’t like that forward pressure… and what a right hand by Gaethje…
— Elvis Sinosic (@ElvisSinosic) March 31, 2019
Gaethje is a total badass! Fucking highlight! #UFCPhiladelpha
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) March 31, 2019
Justin Gaethje just gave the literal definition of what a psychopath is and I’m here for it.
— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) March 31, 2019
Gaethje is a fighter that is all for the fans. If you dislike him or badmouth him, you’re truly not a fan of the sport. #UFCPhiladelhpia
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 31, 2019
I started a trend
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) March 31, 2019
Man Justin and showtime would be
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 31, 2019
Trevor Wittman no-selling Gaethje’s feats of ultraviolence never ceases to amaze me. #UFCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/spPIn1at30
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) March 31, 2019
That was well done all the way through.
Congratulations Justin.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 31, 2019
#UFCPhiladelphia: Justin Gaethje lays out Edson Barboza with one punch https://t.co/Uc5egzxEm4
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 31, 2019
For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN 2, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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