Anthony Pettis made a splash in his welterweight debut on Saturday when he upset former title challenger Stephen Thompson in the UFC on ESPN+ 6 headliner. Former UFC lightweight titleholder Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) made a successful jump to the new division when he earned a second-round knockout victory over Thompson (14-4-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) in the main event bout, which took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Conn., and streamed on ESPN+. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Pettis’ victory over Thompson at UFC on ESPN+ 6. * * * * For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 6 , check out the UFC Events section of the site
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