UFC Fight Island 2 in tweets: Pros react to Deiveson Figueiredo flyweight title win, Jack Hermansson’s heel hook
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The UFC’s third card on Yas Island is officially a wrap.
With the men’s 125-pound division still without a champion, fans were hoping to finally see a belt wrapped around a flyweight fighter by the end of the night as Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez made the walk to the octagon.
Right out of the gate, Figueiredo blitzed Benavidez with a barrage of strikes before finally ending it with a bloody rear-naked choke.
Below is how fighters reacted to the entire night of action on Yas Island.
Deiveson Figueiredo submits Joseph Benavidez
Deiveson Figueiredo is the man!!!! Holy cow. Dude is the real deal! @daico_desdaguerra
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 19, 2020
Congrats to the second interim UFC champ this week @deivesonfigueiredo #UFCFightIsland2
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 19, 2020
— @CrisCyborg on Youtube (@criscyborg) July 19, 2020
#AndNew @Daico_Deiveson wow what a performance #UFCFightIsland2
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 19, 2020
Wow Figiueredo crushed him!!! Damn
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 19, 2020
Man, feel terrible for Joe B
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 19, 2020
Congrats @Daico_Deiveson great job #UFCFightIsland @ufc @UFCBrasil
— Augusto Sakai (@AugustoSakai) July 19, 2020
Pure savagery from Figueiredo from start to finish! We officially have a new Flyweight Champ
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 19, 2020
Hard to see Joe B go down like that #UFCFightIsland2
Fuck. #UFCFightIsland2
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 19, 2020
Ahh man. Gutted Joey B. Ref gave him his chances to stay in the fight as well. #UFCFightIsland2 #TheWeeklyScraps
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 19, 2020
Brutal finish by Figueiredo #UFCFightIsland
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 19, 2020
Damn gutted for joe, really would have like to see him do it. @ufc
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 19, 2020
Omg!!!!! Holy $h$$ ! Man, Joe just wouldn’t give up. Joe #UFCFightIsland2
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 19, 2020
Give him @theassassinbaby #UFCFightIsland2
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 19, 2020
That’s a vicious flyweight if I’ve ever seen one ! DAMN #UFCFightIsland2
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 19, 2020
Ugh
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 19, 2020
I love Joe man but holy smokes Figuredo is a straight problem
— Deron Winn (@DeronWinn) July 19, 2020
Fegueiredo is the real deal! #UFCFightIsland2
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 19, 2020
Wow! @Daico_Deiveson with the hot hands to the choke out. So intent on the finish. Well done. #UFCFightIsland2
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 19, 2020
Jesus, what a tough bastard Benividez is, Figueiredo is a monster. #UFCFightIsland2
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 19, 2020
Daveison Figuereido is a savage!!!! What a performance!!! Benavidez was completely manhandled.
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) July 19, 2020
I feel like the super villain just beat the super hero. My heart is crushed, but I love joe and I’m always proud of him! #UFCFightIsland
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 19, 2020
Jack Hermansson submits Kelvin Gastelum with heel hook
Ain’t no joke!! #UFCFightIsland2 https://t.co/1MZb2QroW2
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 19, 2020
Keep your head up! @KelvinGastelum #ufcfightisland2
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 19, 2020
Wow #UFCFightIsland2
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 19, 2020
Congrats to the joker, Gastelum is a beast!! Keep your head up man #UFCFightIsland2
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) July 19, 2020
Wow got it to work and then Gastelum gets heel hooked.. great win for Jack. Surprised he couldn’t get out of that.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) July 19, 2020
Omg a heel hookie!!!!! #UFCFightIsland2
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 19, 2020
Damn that was terrible defense by Gastelum!
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 19, 2020
Hermanson needs one more win for title shot!
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 19, 2020
I knew it!! Good job Jack. He’s hyped #UFCFightIsland2
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) July 19, 2020
Ommggg I called the sub !!! #UFCFightIsland2
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 19, 2020
Wait, did jack just hit a heel hook? Woah!! #ufc
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 19, 2020
The commentators saying Gastelum should have push with his other leg on his butt or roll makes me think they weren’t watching the same fight as I did. His other leg was being controlled by Hermanson. He couldn’t do a thing. ♂️
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) July 19, 2020
Big kudos to Hermansson, that was SIKKK but I’m still surprised Kelvin got caught with that. I feel like he could have gotten out. Keep your head up KG. #UFCFightIsland2
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 19, 2020
Omg!!! Hermansson with the nasty heel hook....
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 19, 2020
Did not see that coming and that quickly!!! #UFCFightIsland2
Wow! I was not expecting that!
— Randa Markos (@randamma) July 19, 2020
That was not in the cards #UFCFightIsland2
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 19, 2020
No shit! Footsies night tonight in the octagon #UFCFightIsland2
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 19, 2020
Wow! Hermansson is a dangerous man! #UFCFightIsland2
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 19, 2020
Fight Island?! ..You mean Sub Island. Am I right #UFCFightIsland2
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) July 19, 2020
YEEEEESSSS!!!!! JACK ⚔️ ⚔️ #FightIsland2
— Emil Valhalla Meek (@emilvalhalla) July 19, 2020
— Thiago Moisés (@ThiagoMoisesMMA) July 19, 2020
Performance of the night that what a win for @jackthejokermma dark horse of the mw division #UFCFightIsland2
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 19, 2020
Marc Diakiese defeats Rafael Fiziev
Sick fight! Fiziev is legit! Diakiese battled through an early busted nose in RD 1 and didn’t back down. Very competive fight. I thought Diakiese calf kicks were going to dictate the fight, but Fiziev shut that down early.#UFCFightIsland2 #TheWeeklyScraps
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 19, 2020
Whata fight congrats @Marc_Diakiese and @RafaelFiziev #UFCFightIsland
— Amanda Ribas (@amandaribasufc) July 19, 2020
Great fight!! #UFCFightIsland2
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) July 19, 2020
@Marc_Diakiese is a savage win or lose ?? What a fight !! #UFCFightIsland2
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 19, 2020
This kid has such a bright future. One of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. 4-0 in the UFC is a very impressive start. #ufc #ufcfightisland #gloryunited #weareglory @ Yas Island https://t.co/IjtYrbvirY
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) July 19, 2020
Fiziev is winning some fans for sure with this performance. This dude is nasty. #UFCFightIsland2
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) July 19, 2020
I like this Fiziev cat. Buddy is SCARY!!! #UFCFightIsland2 #MuayThai
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 19, 2020
What a match up, fight, and performance by both of these guys. POTN #UFC
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 19, 2020
Ariane Lipski submits Luana Carolina with knee bar
Damn...Great submission!! #UFCFightIsland2
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 19, 2020
I didnt think knees could bend like that #UFCFightIsland2
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 19, 2020
Give @Ariane_lipski 50k @danawhite #fightbonus
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 19, 2020
I love you @Ariane_lipski #UFCFightIsland2
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) July 19, 2020
You gotta be fucking kidding me?!?! A knee bar from there?? Really Sway?! #UFCFightIsland2 #TheWeeklyScraps
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 19, 2020
Ouch!!!! #UFCFightIsland2
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 19, 2020
That was a different type of “entangledment!” #UFCFightNight
— Walt Harris (@thebigticket205) July 19, 2020
That was impressive! @ufc
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 19, 2020
Went from pretzels to a knee bar #UFCFightIsland2
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) July 19, 2020
Wooow @Ariane_lipski Savage!!!!
— Emil Valhalla Meek (@emilvalhalla) July 19, 2020
Wow!!! that sub!! Lipski! #UFCFightIsland2
— Danny Roberts #HC (@DanHotChocolate) July 19, 2020
Wow. She just ripped her leg off !! #UFCFightIsland2
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 19, 2020
Holy crap!!! That was crazy!! Carolina was stuck in a calf slicer but needed to hip into her opponent more. Ends up getting caught in a knee bar! Never seen those two transitions together before. #UFCFightIsland2
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 19, 2020
EEEYYYAHHHHGHGHGAHAHAHAH!
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) July 19, 2020
Nasty kneebar!
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) July 19, 2020
Alexandre Pantoja edges Askar Askarov by decision
@Pantojamma is a warrior! #UFCFightIsland2
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) July 19, 2020
Pantoja won for sure #UFCFightIsland2
— Thiago Moisés (@ThiagoMoisesMMA) July 19, 2020
Pantoja is an absolutely beast!!! #UFCFightIsland2
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) July 19, 2020
Maybe I wasn’t watching that fight closely enough
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) July 19, 2020
Pantoja's jits is amazing but his striking is ass ♂️ #UFCFightIsland2
— Jordan Espinosa (@statechamp103) July 19, 2020
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