UFC 261 had all the makings of being a great night of fights and then it delivered – and maybe over delivered – with an absolutely electric event in front of a full crowd in Jacksonville, Fla.
The last two fights of the nights had some insane knockouts. First, Rose Namajunas caught Weili Zhang with a head kick in the first round to win the strawweight belt.
Then in the main event Kamaru Usman defended his welterweight belt with a beautiful knockout of Jorge Masvidal with an overhand right that should be replayed for years to come.
Those knockouts led to some great reactions from Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Anik who called the fights.
Check out this one from the Namajunas KO:
WHAT A FIGHT. JOE ROGAN IS ALL OF US DURING THIS ENTIRE CARD SO FAR. 🔥 #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/jTGliSI7dK
— Roxanne (@RoxanneRobles) April 25, 2021
Joe Rogan during the Rose KO: pic.twitter.com/PS19laAAXV
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) April 25, 2021
And this one from Usman’s KO:
Joe Rogan reaction to Usman KO over Masvidal is pretty funny #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/paeiT5JhGV
— Body Politic Sports (@__BodyPolSports) April 25, 2021
Too good.
Man, what a night of fights.
Twitter loved those reactions:
Absolutely love their reactions https://t.co/08Vuyh3azo
— Antonio Mango (@AntonioMango4) April 25, 2021
This was me at some point during every fight on the main card! Unreal card! Hope Crute & Weidman both recover from their leg injuries, particuarly Weidman, man that sucked to watch. #ufc261 https://t.co/33yUysWZiQ
— Joe Glendon (@Jglendon87) April 25, 2021
I’m crying https://t.co/0kppx1X1My
— a sister from the chi (@sister_chi) April 25, 2021
How I’m gonna look if I actually pass all of my classes this semester https://t.co/101SsmmiKv
— Dweeb (@FlyingSocks) April 25, 2021
I’ll gladly pay extra for a @joerogan @dc_mma camera view with each fight. Cc: @danawhite @espnmma https://t.co/LkLvioayfG
— Thomas Gutches (@ThomasGutches) April 25, 2021
Me and the boys when Bitcoin hits $100k https://t.co/pIx9GbLxcx
— Zaaxi (@Zaaaxii) April 25, 2021
rogan is the exact face i make whenever i cook something for myself https://t.co/3oaUEvq3dG
— Christian D'Eletto (@cdeletto) April 25, 2021