[autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] continued to make his case for a light heavyweight title shot on Saturday when he defeated [autotag]Corey Anderson[/autotag] in the UFC on ESPN+ 25 main event. And [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] was right there for it.
With the UFC champ cageside, Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) extended his winning streak to three and avenged a September 2015 loss to Anderson (13-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) with a first-round knockout victory in the headlining bout, which took place at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., and streamed on ESPN+.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Anderson’s victory over Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 25.
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#UFConESPN+ 25 Main Event Closing Betting Odds:
Jan Blachowicz +200
Corey Anderson -235#UFCRioRancho đź’µ Live Now -> @ESPN+ @BrendanFitzTV @dc_mma @ufc #OnTheLine @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/lkhLXvBBc5— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) February 16, 2020
Anderson and Blachowicz do not touch gloves and the light heavyweight king is keeping a close eye đź‘€ #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/2tKJgktu6s
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 16, 2020
Blachowicz catches Anderson with a big shot and drops him to score the finish in the first.
He immediately goes over to Jon Jones to stare him down.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 16, 2020
Boom đź’Ą I called that one #UFCRioRancho
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) February 16, 2020
JAN BLACHOWICZ TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF IN NEW MEXICO!!! WOW!! KNOCKS OUT COREY ANDERSON IN THE FIRST. His boxing is legit. I know there's no heat for a Jon Jones title fight, but I'd be interested. Jan's hands are real.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 16, 2020
WO WO WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! #UFCRioRancho
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 16, 2020
There’s that Polish Power early!
Jan Blachowicz moves to 3-0 in career rematches, avenging losses in all of them. #UFCRioRancho
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) February 16, 2020
Damn Mma is wild
— Mike "Biggie" Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) February 16, 2020
The most dangerous threat to Jon Jones IMO just got upset. Is it March madness yet . Excellent fight Jan B #UFCRioRancho
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 16, 2020
Got to feel for Corey Anderson. He had some nice momentum going, but Jan Blachowicz just put an end to that with a powerful right hand. #UFCRioRancho
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) February 16, 2020
Bardzo Ĺ‚adne @JanBlachowicz!
Time for a tittle fight @JonnyBones— Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) February 16, 2020
Lesson of the Night from the words of @henrihooft K.I.S.S keep it simple stupid simple wins 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ #UFCRioRancho
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) February 16, 2020
Don’t throw leg kicks in the pocket against a power puncher. #UFCRioRancho
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) February 16, 2020
Supremely fortuitous for Blachowicz to have Jones cageside. Speaks it into existence.
Jones is standing on his chair and seems to be loving this.
All of a sudden, Jones has multiple solid options at 205 when it seemed not that long ago that he didn’t.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 16, 2020
LHW contender @JanBlachowicz wants next! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/lkfm5uL4uF
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
#UFCRioRancho results: @JanBlachowicz def. Corey Anderson via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:08 https://t.co/mAQ2VuSRor pic.twitter.com/xoOFRC2Vbh
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 16, 2020