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Michael Chiesa remained unbeaten since moving to welterweight when he defeated Diego Sanchez on Saturday at UFC 239.
Chiesa (16-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), the Season 15 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter,” took out “TUF 1” winner Sanchez (29-12 MMA, 18-12 UFC) by lopsided unanimous decision in the main card bout, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Chiesa’s victory over Sanchez at UFC 239.
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#UFC239 main card is LIVE! Tonight’s five pack of fights opens with “TUF 1” winner @DiegoSanchezUFC against “TUF 15” winner Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22).
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/ozyCH1MUwZ pic.twitter.com/knANHy5h1e
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 7, 2019
#UFC239 Closing Betting Odds:
Michael Chiesa (-410) vs. Diego Sanchez (+310)
Live Now -> @espn+ #ppv @Jon_Anik @joerogan @felderpaul @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/pgt06lZO1n
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 7, 2019
Chiesa is DUMB strong at 170. Good lord.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 7, 2019
Chiesa has him in a body lock and is working for the choke.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 7, 2019
Even for a guy who is generally reckless, these takedown attempts by Diego are exceptionally wild
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 7, 2019
Diego’s cornerman just keeps screaming “move”.
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) July 7, 2019
Diego is a wildman! I love it!#UFC239
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 7, 2019
Welterweight looks like a brilliant move for Michael Chiesa. He’s still big even for this division, and seemingly strong as hell. #UFC239
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 7, 2019
Dominant round of grappling by Chiesa, who takes the opening round. It took Sanchez’s coach about 15 seconds to actually get into the cage with a stool. #UFC239
— Simon Head (@simonhead) July 7, 2019
Jesus, Diego looks like a 60 year old man in here. Someone just make this stop. No one cares about the first season of the Ultimate Fighter any more. Sanchez has never been a draw. Just make this all end or let him go die in One Championship or something.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) July 7, 2019
Beautiful Grappling displayed by @MikeMav22 @DiegoSanchezUFC #ufc239
— Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) July 7, 2019
Chiesa lands a couple of hard punches and a knee and Diego is on his back
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 7, 2019
Sanchez’s cornerman has all the verbal urgency of someone reading bingo card numbers at an old folks home.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 7, 2019
I’ve always loved Chiesa approach to ground fighting. Looking excellent so far. Anyone see him rolling with Rockhold???
— John Gooden (@JohnGoodenUK) July 7, 2019
A “Diego!” chant starts in the arena. That man is relentless. #UFC239
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) July 7, 2019
Totally one-sided for Chiesa through two rounds. He should be up 20-17. #UFC239
— Case Keefer (@casekeefer) July 7, 2019
“That’s what you call non-advice.” – Joe Rogan on Sanchez’s corner #UFC239
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) July 7, 2019
Now it’s time? #UFC239
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 7, 2019
“Diego, come on. Move. Keep moving.” – Amazing corner advice from the ninja guru.
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) July 7, 2019
Well that looked like a mauling featuring fighters in different weight classes. Chiesa was just too big and too good on the ground.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 7, 2019
Good fight guys @DiegoSanchezUFC & @MikeMav22
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 7, 2019
@MikeMav22 with a dominant performance to start of the main card at #UFC239
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 7, 2019
#UFC239 results: Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) def. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/n7Klc7wsww pic.twitter.com/ctv40Mu14N
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 7, 2019
For complete coverage of UFC 239, check out the UFC Results.
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