The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put on another stunning night of fights on Friday, June 1. Now fighters are coming forward with their thoughts on the night’s stunning main event performance.
The highly anticipated fight card of UFC Fight Night 131 went down on Friday. From inside the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion hosted a series of exhilarating match ups.
Headlining the event, bantamweights Marlon Moraes and Jimmie Rivera went toe-to-toe in a battle for division dominance. Of course, the fight did not last long.
Moraes managed to put Rivera away within the first round of their fight, bringing an end to Rivera’s massive 20 fight winning streak. Check out what many fighters had to say about the performance within the social media posts provided below:
Jimmy Rivera is a beast, but who else feel like he came outta no where? #respect
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) June 2, 2018
Wow! @MMARLONMORAES
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) June 2, 2018
Same switch kick. Fast man
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) June 2, 2018
Hype train ? ?
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 2, 2018
This kid is for real ? @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) June 2, 2018
Moraes look like one punch man.. and fights like him to.. shit #ufcUtica
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) June 2, 2018
???? that headkick sounded like someone just hit a home run. #UFCUtica
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 2, 2018
Fuuuuuccccckkkkkkkk @MMARLONMORAES is out of this world #titleshot
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) June 2, 2018
Good lord ???
Moraes is a Savage. No 1 contender no doubt about that after tonight. #UFCUtica pic.twitter.com/yPHaAmikQv
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) June 2, 2018
???????#UFCUtica
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) June 2, 2018
Can’t say shit about that KO. #UFCUtica.
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 2, 2018
Whhhaaaattttt?!?!
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) June 2, 2018
Daaaaaaaaaaamn son!!!!!!! I’m an 85er and don’t want to get kicked by that man @MMARLONMORAES ???
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) June 2, 2018
Wow!!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 2, 2018
@MMARLONMORAES is a beast let's go
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) June 2, 2018
Yessssss my Brother !!!! @MMARLONMORAES ?????? 135ers be Afraid be very Afraid @ufc give him his shot
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) June 2, 2018
Hate watching 2 friends fight but we all know business is business.. respect to both CONGRATS @MMARLONMORAES #UFCUtica
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) June 2, 2018
That’s what they call, “looking down, kicking high”
— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) June 2, 2018
