Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman scored an emphatic knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal in their rematch at UFC 261 on Saturday.
Several fighters took to Twitter to react to the stunning finish:
Greatest Welterweight of ALL TIME!! Jesus!! That right hand was a missile!! #UFC261
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 25, 2021
Congratulations to the champion @USMAN84kg with no doubt one of if not the best pound for pound fighter in the world! Good job! 👏🏾👏🏾 #ufc261
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) April 25, 2021
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— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) April 25, 2021
Wow- that right hand came heavy ☠️#UFC261 #ESPNplus #mma #usmanmasvidal @espnmma @ufc
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) April 25, 2021
Usman is the TRUTH!!! 😳 #UFC261
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 25, 2021
No way! 🤯 The Nigerian Nightmare! #UFC261
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) April 25, 2021
Usman ain’t no joke ! #UFC261
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 25, 2021
Wow @USMAN84kg just keeps getting better and better! Scary stuff!!! #UFC261
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) April 25, 2021
The right hand was money all night @USMAN84kg 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 that boy different
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) April 25, 2021
Bringing all the titles back to Colorado!! @USMAN84kg @rosenamajunas #UFC261 @ufc
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) April 25, 2021
Those are going to be cool pics with all that sweat flying #UFC261
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) April 25, 2021
That doesn’t get any cleaner of a right hand
— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) April 25, 2021
Didn’t show usman the respect he deserved and paid the ultimate price.
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) April 25, 2021
Talk about a baptism #UFC261
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) April 25, 2021
So is that BMF belt up for grabs now? #ufc261 #bmf
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) April 25, 2021
