MMA fighter, Ro Malabanan, has gone viral for his recent deed on the streets of New York City. The combat sports athlete reportedly took down an assault suspect. The online MMA community reacted to this news.

New York Post reported it on Twitter. Their social media handle wrote, “MMA fighter detains NYC assault suspect in Soho.”

Therefore, several comments poured in.

Per DailyMail, the incident took place when the athlete was roaming the streets of New York City. He saw a ‘crazy’ homeless man punching a construction worker. Hence, the 44-year-old reacted immediately. In a fraction of a second, he grappled the man to the ground.

Additionally, the MMA fighter revealed later that, before engaging in the altercation, he thought about his mother.

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Twitter users reacted to the news and had several things to say.

One fan wrote quite a lot about safety in New York City. They thanked the MMA fighter for intervening.

Many other social media users tweeted to support Malabanan’s action.

Along with praises, a person also had some advice.

A social media user had some suggestions for parents. He was of the opinion every child should know how to protect themselves.

Further, a fan had a hilarious comment.

Thus, the online community had a variety of reactions to the incident. However, this is not the first time a situation like this has occurred. In the past, a particular UFC fighter has been in a comparable position a couple of times.

MMA: UFC’s Kevin Holland was in a similar situation

RO Malabanan seems to have impressed many people. But UFC fighter Kevin Holland too has been in such a plight previously. He once took down an armed man in a restaurant in Houston.

After that, he also saved a man on a freeway. He saved a man from a crashed and upturned 18-wheeler vehicle. In an interview with ‘MMA Fighting’, the welterweight fighter shared the entire incident and his thoughts.

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