Twitter Reacts To Action-Packed UFC Japan
UFC Fight Night 117 went down tonight (Friday, September 22, 2017) from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The slap-dash main event saw light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux welcome former middleweight title contender but recent welterweight Yushin Okami back to the Octagon. It would prove to be a rude welcome.
OSP stuffed Okami’s first takedown attempt, set up shop in top position, and gradually set up his patented Von Flue shoulder choke. Somehow, Okami fell victim to his foe’s signature and easily avoided move. OSP now has three Von Flue choke submissions in the UFC, three times the number of Jason Von Flue.
The co-main event was far and away the most relevant bout on the slate, as former beastly strawweight title challengers Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade locked horns.
Andrade weathered an early storm from Gadelha that saw her sustain a cut to her forehead. But over the final 12 minutes of the fight, “Bate Estaca” (“pile driver”) lived up to her moniker. She smashed a gradually fading Gadelha with power punches in close quarters, picked her up and slammed her to the canvas on multiple occasions, and abused her with devastating ground and pound. Andrade would spring the upset with a unanimous decision and multiple 10-8 rounds scored in her favor.
See how Twitter reacted to below:
Big opportunity here for Okami to disrupt the already badly dicked-up UFC LHW rankings
— smoogy (@smoogymma) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/DownedOpponent/status/911449084782944257
HERE WE GOOOOO#UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/wD51CT8xvo
— UFC (@ufc) September 23, 2017
I feel like I'm watching a postlim fight
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 23, 2017
You have to be kidding me?! #UFCJapan
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/911449528120815617
Damn. If only there were weight divisions in place to keep these types of things from happening.
— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) September 23, 2017
HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. #UFCJapan
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/DownedOpponent/status/911449672769789952
Ovince Saint Preux has three times as many Von Flue chokes in the UFC as Jason fucking Von Flue.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/LegKickTKO/status/911449758379708421
I don't care what anyone says, let that submission be henceforth known as the Von Preux choke.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/superCalo/status/911449443492233216
https://twitter.com/FancyCombat/status/911449847110291456
Okami you had one submission to defend and you gave it to him 😂
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/NickBaldwinMMA/status/911451843842183169
Ovince Von Flue.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) September 23, 2017
Von Preux Choke #ufctokyo
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) September 23, 2017
Excuse me Mr. Von Flue, OSP is replacing your choke with his name now. #UFCJapan.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 23, 2017
Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Andrade, the best match-up of this card, is up next.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) September 23, 2017
Strawweights up next, don't ask me who I got, I hate them all. #UFCJapan
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 23, 2017
It's fun to stay at the U-F-C#UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/cQPojn89ug
— Katrina Green (@katrinajgreen_) September 23, 2017
Can't wait for this one #Strawweights #UFCTokyo
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) September 23, 2017
What a fucking war. The real main event
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 23, 2017
This is war.
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) September 23, 2017
OH MAN @ClaudiaGadelha_ going for the guillotine at the end of the round! Look at the exertion!! WHAT A FIGHT!!#UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/UuI90Ny6VH
— UFC (@ufc) September 23, 2017
These two are badasses.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/LegKickTKO/status/911443789557968901
Jessica like, "I pick things up and put them down biihhh" #UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/0VWexA9hIX
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 23, 2017
Wow what a fight #UFCTokyo
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) September 23, 2017
Well, I'm officially surprised. I thought Gadelha would run over Andrade. But once Andrade weathered that early storm, she took over.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/123midnite/status/911444940676202498
Y'all. This shot is ridiculous: Jeff Bottari via Getty Images #UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/WAvRdDm2Vg
— Mike Fridley (@mikefridley) September 23, 2017
That was nice fight, but I'm too sleepy due to less sleep.
— shiroobi (@shiroobi) September 23, 2017
Jessica Andrade ties Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Amanda Nunes for most wins by any female in UFC history with eight. #UFCJapan
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) September 23, 2017
Where the fuck was THIS Andrade when she fought JJ? #UFCJapan
— Cowboy🤠Cerroliveira (@CerroliveiraMMA) September 23, 2017
Running into a wood chipper https://t.co/qMrg27tiuP
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 23, 2017
USADA watching Andrade lift Gadelha up like a 10lb dumbbell like 🌱👀🌱🏡 #UFCJapan
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 23, 2017
Who do YOU want to see @JessicaMMAPro fight next after her huge win at #UFCJapan? pic.twitter.com/Mj6YUrWpXS
— UFC (@ufc) September 23, 2017
