Twitter Reacts To Marlon Moraes’ Massive Head Kick KO
The UFC was in Utica, New York last night (Fri. June 1, 2018) for UFC Fight Night 131 with some great fights for the mixed martial arts (MMA) community to enjoy.
In the co-main event of the evening, Gregor Gillespie solidified himself as a lightweight prospect to keep your eye on after a dominant performance over Vinc Pichel; which resulted in a second round submission win via arm triangle.
The main event saw Marlon Moraes make quick work of Jimmie Rivera in just 30 seconds with another nasty head kick. He definitely now has a claim to a shot at the 135-pound title.
Check out how the MMA community reacted to UFC Utica on Twitter here below:
Gillespie has an arm triangle. And Pichel taps! #UFCUtica
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June 2, 2018
JIU-JITSSSSUUUUUUUUUU #UFCUtica
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) June 2, 2018
Gregor Gillespie is legit, man. Add more one to the shark tank that is 155 pounds. Yeesh. #UFCUtica
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 2, 2018
FYI @gregor_the_gift is the real deal. #UFCUtica
— Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) June 2, 2018
That was a really impressive performance by Gregor Gillespie. Good win. Now let's not wait 20 minutes for the main event. Let's move this thing along and wrap it up. #UFCUtica
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) June 2, 2018
Gillespie set the pace, poured on the pressure & kept suffocating Pichel til he got the finish. What a performance.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) June 2, 2018
MARLON MORAES OH MY GOD!#UFCUtica
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) June 2, 2018
Marlon Moraes is a monster.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) June 2, 2018
MARLON MORAES!!!
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 2, 2018
Well here we go. Marlon Moraes vs. Jimmie Rivera. Winner should get a title shot. AAAAAAAAAAND MORAES WINS WITH A HEAD KICK WOW
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 2, 2018
Moraes by KO quickly! Whoa!!!! #UFCUtica
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChuckMindenhall/status/1002771454721777664
GOOD FUCKING NIGHT!!! #UFCUtica
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) June 2, 2018
Wow!!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 2, 2018
GIVE MARLON MORAES A TITLE SHOT RIGHT NOW.#UFCUtica
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) June 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/MichaelHenken/status/1002771522057068545
Whhhaaaattttt?!?!
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) June 2, 2018
Did you hear that?!?!?!?!? @MMARLONMORAES with the HUGE KO in round 1! WOW. #UFCUtica
— Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) June 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/ScottHarrisMMA/status/1002771561886179330
Okay yeah Moraes deserves that title shot. Just go ahead and pull Garbrandt, because he doesn't.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 2, 2018
Marlon Moraes is a gangster in the streets. Hide your kids. Hide your wife. Moraes is coming to collect the tithe.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) June 2, 2018
Can’t say shit about that KO. #UFCUtica.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 2, 2018
Rivera had not lost a fight since 2008. Moraes beat him in seconds. That is one bad dude. #UFCUtica
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June 2, 2018
Oh no, you’re getting fined by NYSAC for getting out of the cage. #UFCUtica
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) June 2, 2018
Good god that was nasty. #UFCUtica
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 2, 2018
Sweet Jesus. Marlon Moraes just murked Jimmie Rivera in under 30 seconds. Head kick with some follow up ground and pound. Wow. That's Rivera's first loss in almost 10 years. Moraes should now go on to fight the winner of Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt. #UFCUtica
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) June 2, 2018
Marlon Moraes…headkick…goodnight. Wow what a knockout #UFCUtica
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 2, 2018
😱😱😱😱 that headkick sounded like someone just hit a home run. #UFCUtica
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 2, 2018
