Saturday’s UFC 177 fight card was rocked on Friday afternoon when news broke that former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was out of his main event rematch against current titleholder T.J. Dillashaw (32-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC). In a stunning turn of events, Joe Soto (15-2 MMA 0-0 UFC), who was scheduled to meet Anthony Birchak on the FOX Sports 1 portion of the preliminary card, was announced as the replacement opponent for Barao in the main event. The outbreak of reaction that poured in on social media as the entire situation was entertaining to follow. Check out the top Twitter reactions from Friday’s UFC 177 main event switch.
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Twitter reacts to Renan Barao’s UFC 177 withdrawal, Joe Soto replacement – MMA Junkie