In Saturday’s UFC 224 co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum continued his middleweight ass kicking tour with a split-decision victory of Brazilian legend Jacare Souza.
The bout was close, many even think Jacare did enough to earn the decision. But, in the end it was Kelvin who got his hand raised.
Here’s the fighter reactions:
Good Job Kid #UFC224 ?? ????? @KelvinGastelum
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) May 13, 2018
Let’s Gooooooo @KelvinGastelum
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) May 13, 2018
Let's go @KelvinGastelum #UFC224
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) May 13, 2018
I feel like round 2 is going to be very different. #GastelumVsJacare #ufc224
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 13, 2018
When in doubt, say fuck it and jump for the heel hook! Somewhere Jason Rau is proud of that attempt. #SerraBJJBlackBelt #UFC224
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 13, 2018
Jacare is tired ?
— Terrion Flash Ware (@flash_mma_ufc) May 13, 2018
This is exactly why I've been going back to jiu jitsu!! ?? @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) May 13, 2018
I’m watching this fight Middleweight action! @ufc ??
— David Branch (@DavidcBranchMMA) May 13, 2018
Wow!! What a fight! Let go #UFC224
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) May 13, 2018
Lucky for Kelvin, he has a horse neck. What a chin! Jacare has some serious work to do in round 3. Momentum clearly in Kelvin’s favor. Jacare getting emotional and making poor decisions. #UFCRio
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) May 13, 2018
Wow what a heart from both guys ????? @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) May 13, 2018
I’m down with Kelvin #UFC224
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) May 13, 2018
What a fight @KelvinGastelum vs @JacareMMA #AMERCIA
— Justin Gaethje ?? (@Justin_Gaethje) May 13, 2018
Gastelum is gonna get him in the 3rd! He wears you down.
— Frankie Saenz (@FrankieSaenz) May 13, 2018
What a fight!!! #ufc224 @KelvinGastelum is a beast
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) May 13, 2018
Jacare rd 1. Kelvin rd 2. Jacare barely made it back to his corner he's so tired. As the corner you could almost call it based on that except jacare still throwing big power #ufc224
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 13, 2018
Not much defence standing but a hell of a fight. Kelvin solely relies on his chin for defence: hands down, no head movement, chin up. But he can take it, for now. #ufc224
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) May 13, 2018
I hope the judges aren’t Brazilian, for Gastelum’s sake! #ufc224
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) May 13, 2018
KG wins, pending how they scored the 1st two RDs.
10-8 RD 1 Souza and maybe a 10-8 for KG RD 2?
This will be interesting. #UFC224 expect scores to be all over the place folks!— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 13, 2018
What a fight. @JacareMMA and @KelvinGastelum definitely is was split for either side.
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) May 13, 2018
Freshness and fatigue are not supposed to be factors in judging, but they are. #ufc224
— Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) May 13, 2018
How does Kelvin not even look like he’s been hit? I get jabbed once and I’m bleeding everywhere. Great fight. #UFC225
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) May 13, 2018
