On Saturday, Bellator MMA hosted one of the most exciting MMA events in recent history.
Among all of the excitement was a heavyweight matchup between MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and heavyweight contender Matt Mitrione.
The fight only lasted about a minute, but it was one of the most exciting Bellator fights in history.
Both Emelianenko and Mitrione hit each other with a devastating punch that knocked their opponent down at the same time.
However, Mitrione was the first to recover and he immediately swarmed Emelianenko on the ground. After landing a couple more punches, Mitrione knocked out the MMA icon.
The entire MMA world had their eyes on Bellator: NYC at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City. Fighters watching the event were not shy about sharing their thoughts on Twitter.
NOOOOO!!! #Fedor !!
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 25, 2017
Wtf is going on in NYC? #BellatorNYC
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) June 25, 2017
Hate this sport. ?
— Al Iaquinta? (@ALIAQUINTA) June 25, 2017
What??? What was that?
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) June 25, 2017
What did I just witness! Lol omg!!!! That was awesome!
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) June 25, 2017
We're all upset now! #BellatorNYC ?
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) June 25, 2017
I called it! #BellatorNYC (the almost double KO, I couldn't call though, that was fun!)
— Vinny Magalhães (@VinnyMMA) June 25, 2017
Whoa! Double ko would've made more sense with the vibe of tonight but I'll take it. #Bellator180 #MattMitrone
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 25, 2017
Sad to see a great fighter lose like this. But Fedor is still the greatest. @BellatorMMA #BellatorNYC
— Patricky Freire (@PatrickyPitbull) June 25, 2017
Well that was short but fun.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) June 25, 2017
