After a two-year hiatus, the MMA leader returned to action in New York with a stacked card at UFC 268. An epic lightweight clash between Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje was the opening fight on the night.
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The fight between the two was rescheduled as the opening bout of the night in order to allow Trevor Wittman enough time to attend to all of his fighters who were initially set to fight consecutively.
In the build-up to the fight, both men promised fans and pundits alike that it would be fireworks from the get-go. Chandler went one step ahead and made a bold prediction that Gaethje would be done in one.
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The bout lived up to all the hype it had garnered over the last few weeks. ‘Iron’ and ‘Chandler’ swung leather from the very first minute of the fight. Both men had the other hurt badly at various points in time.
However, both fighters somehow persevered and put on an epic three-round bloody fight that had the fans on their feet the entire time. Needless to say, Twitter was flooded with praise for both ‘Iron’ and ‘The Highlight’. Here are some of the best reactions to the fight.
Twitter reacts as Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler deliver on all the hype at UFC 268
Steve-O was hyped for the first fight on the main card.
Let’s GO!!! #UFC268 kicking off with the ultimate banger…@Justin_Gaethje vs. @MikeChandlerMMA is gonna be insane!!!
John Hyon Ko had an apt comparison for Gaethje vs Chandler.
Robbie Glover was team Gaethje tonight.
Ben Kiely shared his thoughts.
Violence is golden. #UFC268
Marc Raimondi could not have been more spot on with his assessment.
Gaethje vs. Chandler is about as close to a can’t-miss action fight as you’re going to get. Let’s go. #UFC268
Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya shared an epic tweet.
Who gets to do their back flip off the cage?! #UFC268 #Violence #JustBleed
Chris Pratt was not wrong when he said the main card will be insane.
AND HERE WE GO!!! Huge night of fights! This main card is gonna be insane. #UFC268
Sean Sheehan had an interesting take after round one.
Let's trust the judges on round 1. Everyone watching is too excited to score it properly 🤣 #UFC268
Safe to say the fight lived up to all the expectations Brett Okamoto had.
How is this somehow even better than we imagined?
Chandler vs Gaethje got a stamp of approval from Ben Askren.
Well this fight is EXACTLY as advertised!
Ryan Frederick had Gaethje ahead going into round three.
10-8 Gaethje in the second, 19-18 Gaethje going into the third. #UFC268
Tony Ferguson commented on an epic display by both men.
Jon Jones echoed the sentiments of fight fans all around the world.
I’m gonna need to see Michael and Justin fight for five rounds
Daniel Cormier heaped praise on Gaethje and Chandler.
That was one of the craziest fights I’ve seen in a long time. Someone asked if this had potential to be fight of the year. I say it’s on a very short list. Great job men @Justin_Gaethje and @MikeChandlerMMA
Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was impressed, to say the least.
What a crazy fight !!! 😳 #ufc268
The UFC Twitter page shared an insane clip from the fight.
This fight is absolutely BANANAS 😳 [ #UFC268 | The Main Card is LIVE on ESPN+ PPV: ufc.ac/3pxVxYV ]
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