UFC Vegas 25: Pros react to Giga Chikadze’s body kick TKO of Cub Swanson

Giga Chikadze finished Cub Swanson in the first round at UFC Vegas 25. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Giga Chikadze TKO’d Cub Swanson with a body kick at UFC Vegas 25. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the finish.

Giga Chikadze’s kicks once again got the job done. Early into his co-main event bout at UFC VEGAS 25: ‘REYES VS PROCHAZKA’, the Georgian caught veteran Cub Swanson with a powerful kick to the body and picked up a TKO victory just 63 seconds into the fight. On Twitter, pro fighters praised his performance.

Now this next fight should be fun. Happy for giga to get this opportunity! Cub is a beast #UFCVegas25

— Andre Ewell (@daii24_dre) May 2, 2021

Damn!! The Liver don’t lie! #UFCVegas25

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 2, 2021

Ouch!! #gigakick

— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) May 2, 2021

Damn! Liver kick!! Those never feel good! Georgia on fire tonight! #UFCVegas25

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 2, 2021

— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) May 2, 2021

Wow. That guys sharp!! I’m a fan #UFCVegas25

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) May 2, 2021

It went calf kicks to limited kicks after the Weidman incident next everyone is going to be doing the Giga kick ! #UFCVegas25

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 2, 2021

Giga goes so hard

— Kyle Crutchmer (@KyleCrutchmer) May 2, 2021

Anyone else see this? #UFCVegas25 pic.twitter.com/Kvz1Ra4V47

— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) May 2, 2021

Great job @giga_chikadze #UFCVegas25

— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) May 2, 2021

him vs yair would be

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 2, 2021