The highly anticipated rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua has just wrapped up at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian boxer defeated ‘AJ’ to retain his heavyweight championship. Although Joshua managed to have a better performance tonight, compared to when the pair first met in September of last year, he still came up short as Usyk secured the win via a split decision. The MMA community reacted to Usyk’s upset over Anthony Joshua  and retaining the Heavyweight title.

UFC star Conor McGregor was quick to respond on Twitter to Joshua’s loss as he tweeted, “Usyk is some boxer. And froch is some wanker hahahaha”. 

UFC reporter Ariel Helwani also tweeted after the fight, stating that he would like to see Anthony Joshua fight UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The Nigerian star has spoken about his interest in boxing before, and Helwani believes that Anthony Joshua might be the perfect fight for Ngannou.

MMA community reacts to Usyk’s win over Joshua

MMA fans certainly enjoyed watching the Ukrainian fighter take on Joshua. The MMA community took to Twitter to express their thoughts regarding Usyk’s second win over the British Heavyweight Boxer. MMA fans were not impressed with Anthony Joshua’s performance.

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It is still unclear as to what would be next for Anthony Joshua after his successive losses to Usyk. The British Heavyweight may have to look out for a non-title fight, as Usyk would be unlikely to offer him another rematch. The Ukrainian fighter would be eyeing a fight with Boxer Tyson Fury, and look to unify the titles.

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