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Jorge Masvidal laid out Ben Askren with a flying-knee knockout in a UFC-record five seconds Saturday at UFC 239, and the rest of the MMA world was just as stunned by the welterweight's amazing performance:
Wow! Just wow! I was really hoping to see more. Damn, that was scary, brutal, and a #1 contender worthy of a performance for Mr. 3Piece-N-Soda.#UFC239
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 7, 2019
Fastest KO in @ufc history! Amazing job by @GamebredFighter , like I said before, you are a real fighter and as tough as anyone in this game. Winning consistently in the Octagon is much harder than people think,& it’s great to see a proven veteran being rewarded.Congrats! #UFC239
— Demian Maia (@demianmaia) July 7, 2019
That was the best Ko of all time @GamebredFighter
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 7, 2019
Masvidal!!!!!!!! #ufc239 !!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 7, 2019
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 7, 2019
O.M.F.G! #FastestKO #UFC239
— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) July 7, 2019
Bro it’s got to be fastest knockout ever had. Masvidal with the win😳😳
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 7, 2019
OMG!!! One shot one kill. Wow. #MasvidalvsAskren@MMAjunkie @MMAFighting
— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) July 7, 2019
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier, however, was one of the few who knew Masvidal's plan:
Mike brown and masvidal told me last night at dinner he was gonna Start this fight with a flying knee and showed me video on Mike's phone of him practicing
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 7, 2019
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 7, 2019
