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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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