Early Saturday morning, the UFC returned with an action packed fight card for UFC Fight Night 122 from Shanghai, China.
In the day’s main event, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping suffered a first round K.O. loss to the rising Kelvin Gastelum. The main event was originally scheduled to meet Anderson Silva but when Silva was pulled for a failed USADA drug test, it left the main event slot wide open.
To his credit, Bisping took the fight on two-weeks notice, and just three-weeks after his title loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217. The former middleweight champion was hoping to get back on the horse and get back in the win column, but Gastelum had other plans.
In typical fashion, the UFC fighters and mixed martial arts pros took to Twitter with their reactions.
Check it out:
Derek Brunson vs Kelvin Gastelum, book it!
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 25, 2017
Daaaaaymn! Kudos to Bisping, safe to say that man isn’t afraid of anyone #UFCShanghai
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 25, 2017
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— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) November 25, 2017
Fuckkkkkk!!! Gutted for @bisping !!!!
— scott askham (@scottaskham1) November 25, 2017
Fuck!!!! #UFCShangai
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) November 25, 2017
I mean Wooooooooow. Damn congrats @KelvinGastelum ????
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) November 25, 2017
As we all know , this is the fight business and we warriors step in the cage for your entertainment, big respect to @bisping #UFCShangai
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) November 25, 2017
Bobby Knuckles watching @ufc like @robwhittakermma ? #champ pic.twitter.com/TVt7U0htm2
— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) November 25, 2017
Gastelum is a beast ! But Bisping still the man ! All respect for th count !! #UFCShangai @ufc @bisping
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) November 25, 2017
Congratulations to brother @KelvinGastelum for his fantastic victory. Osu?#UFCXangaiNoCombate #UFCXangai
— Erick Silva (@ErickSilvaMMA) November 25, 2017
That welter-weight has hands like a heavy-weight… which will probably be his weight tomorrow. #happyweight #UFCShanghai
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 25, 2017
We may be Count'ing the final few fights in Bispang's career and he has nothing to be ashamed about. A true legend in the sport, former champ and still going. (At least until Liverpool's event and or results.) #respect #warrior #UFCShanghai
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 25, 2017
