Twitter reacts to Brandon Moreno’s title-winning tap of Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263
There was no draw this time: Brandon Moreno emerged the winner to claim the flyweight title from Deiveson Figueiredo in their UFC 263 rematch.
After no winner was decided in their initial meeting in December, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) made good on his second chance at the belt on Saturday when he be defeated Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) by third-round submission at the Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz.
Moreno enters the record books with the win, becoming the first Mexican-born champion in UFC history.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Moreno’s title win over Figueiredo at UFC 263.
MMA Junkie
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1403922784846155777
Nick Kalikas
https://twitter.com/FightOdds/status/1403925402871992325
Alexander Volkanovski
https://twitter.com/alexvolkanovski/status/1403925132062597122
Gilbert Melendez
https://twitter.com/GilbertMelendez/status/1403925526574632964
Phil Murphy
https://twitter.com/Phil_Sports/status/1403926559195549697
Caposa
https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1403926682294263810
Sodiq Yusuff
https://twitter.com/Super_Sodiq/status/1403926729090080772
UFC
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1403926882643496963
Brett Okamoto
https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1403926781116096517
Luke Thomas
https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1403927829826387968
Michael Bisping
https://twitter.com/bisping/status/1403928107581546505
Sam Alvey
https://twitter.com/smilensam/status/1403928301916155906
Derek Brunson
https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1403928619416797184
Brad Tavares
https://twitter.com/BradTavares/status/1403928753483304963
Rob Tatum
https://twitter.com/RobTatum303/status/1403929061840211968
Marc Raimondi
https://twitter.com/marc_raimondi/status/1403929235979333636
Matthew Wells
https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1403929342829383680
Michael Bisping
https://twitter.com/bisping/status/1403929390665277446
James Vick
https://twitter.com/JamesVickMMA/status/1403929411670396932
Niko Price
https://twitter.com/Nikohybridprice/status/1403929436848807936
Farah Hannoun
https://twitter.com/Farah_Hannoun/status/1403929456889188353
Aljamain Sterling
https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1403929464652800000
Jared Gordon
https://twitter.com/JFlashGordonMMA/status/1403929543509954564
Tatiana Suarez
https://twitter.com/tatianaufc/status/1403929627232407553
Derek Brunson
https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1403929783784837125
Raphael Assuncao
https://twitter.com/RaphaAssuncao/status/1403929825077772291
Daniel Cormier
https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/1403929825979494408
MMA Junkie
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1403929901934157825
Frank Mir
https://twitter.com/thefrankmir/status/1403929967440764934
Michael Carroll
https://twitter.com/MJCflipdascript/status/1403930045828247554
Teddy Atlas
https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1403930216615931908
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