Jorge Masvidal earned one of the biggest victories of his career on Saturday when he defeated Ben Askren at UFC 239. Masvidal (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC) handed Askren (19-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) his first career loss when he picked up a knockout victory in just five seconds to move near the top of the heap in the welterweight division in the featured bout, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Masvidal’s triumph over Askren at UFC 239. * * * * Perhaps the most anticipated fight on tonight's #UFC239 card is next with Jorge Masvidal ( @GamebredFighter ) set to take on the undefeated @BenAskren . Full play-by-play: https://t.co/ozyCH1MUwZ pic.twitter.com/EIwJ3tyNDB — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 7, 2019 #UFC239 Closing Betting Odds: Ben Askren (-202) vs. Jorge Masvidal (+178) Live Now -> @espn + #ppv @Jon_Anik @joerogan @felderpaul @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/pgt06lZO1n — Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 7, 2019 http://twitter.com/ufc/status/1147706288890978305 Oh my god!!!! Masvidal runs at Askren full speed and knocks him out with a knee in seconds!!!!! #UFC239 — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) July 7, 2019 Whaaaattttttttttttt!!! — Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) July 7, 2019 Holy shit!!!! Slept him with one shot!! — Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 7, 2019 OMG @GamebredFighter WOW — Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) July 7, 2019 Jorge Masvidal = Legend — Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 7, 2019 Holy shit!!!! Must be faster Ko.
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Twitter reacts to Jorge Masvidal’s record-setting KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239 – MMA Junkie