[autotag]Fabricio Werdum[/autotag] spoiled [autotag]Alexander Gustafsson[/autotag]’s heavyweight debut on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 14.
Former champ Werdum (24-9-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) got his first win since November 2017 when he rejected longtime light heavyweight contender Gustafsson (18-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) jump in division with a first-round submission victory in the featured matchup, which took place at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and aired on ESPN.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Werdum’s victory over Gustafsson at UFC on ESPN 14.
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The heavyweights on are on deck at #UFCFightIsland3 as @FabricioWerdum is set to welcome the returning Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) to the division.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/0kozQavZjw pic.twitter.com/SH5CrjFT7B
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 26, 2020
#UFCFightNight Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports
Fabrício Werdum +230
Alexander Gustafsson -270@UFC | #UFCFightIsland3— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 26, 2020
Werdum taps Gustafsson with an armbar in the first round. Wow.
If this is it for him, what a great way to cap off his UFC run.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) July 26, 2020
Put some respect ✊🏾 on @FabricioWerdum name! Bjj World Champ! ADCC world champ! UFC Champ! Beat Fedor, Velazquez! Had one bad last fight but come on! That’s a legend! Congrats dos nossos #UFCFightIsland3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 26, 2020
Uh oh 😧 #UFCFightIsland3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 26, 2020
Damn.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) July 26, 2020
Told youuu werdum is back!!
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 26, 2020
Nice finish by Fab. The whole sequence was nice, starting with the takedown. Only a small hiccup when one of Fab's legs was trapped, but he was patient and his brilliance on the ground was too much for Gusty. #UFCFightIsland4
— Gorgeous George (@MMAjunkieGeorge) July 26, 2020
Shit!!!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 26, 2020
Still got it! #UFCFightIsland3
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) July 26, 2020
Man Gustafson was like a gazelle trying to escape from a lion.
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 26, 2020
Vai Cavalo. 🐎
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) July 26, 2020
Don’t sleep on @FabricioWerdum one of the best jujitsu practitioners of all time 🥋
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) July 26, 2020
That was a totally different Werdum from the one that fought Oleinik.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 26, 2020
Great win for Werdum. His greatest win was still throwing a boomerang at Covington in Aus though 🤣#UFCFightIsland3
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 26, 2020
👀
— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 26, 2020
#UFCFightIsland3 results: @FabricioWerdum def. Alexander Gustafsson via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:30
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/0kozQavZjw pic.twitter.com/JaSYbPceQI
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 26, 2020