{"id":579,"date":"2020-07-12T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T07:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=29431"},"modified":"2020-07-12T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T07:36:02","slug":"fight-island-ufc-251","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/fight-island-ufc-251\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Twitter&#8217;s Response To The First Day Of UFC Fight Island In Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the HUGELY anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?s=ufc+251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a>\u00a0Fight Island kicked off on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Davey Grant was the performance of the night in a nail-biting win versus\u00a0<span class=\"tsp-dib tsp-npp tsp-el tsp-ffnp\">Martin\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tsp-dib tsp-npp tsp-el tsp-ffnp\">Day in the Bantamweight division<\/span>, but it was the main event that has taken over Twitter threads.<\/p>\n<p>The big draw of the morning, which took place in front of empty stands, saw defending champ\u00a0Kamaru Usman take on\u00a0Jorge Masvidal (who only joined the scorecard SIX days ago) and the fight people have been waiting months has certainly left an impression. Here are the highlights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>Usman defended his belt and continues his reign as undisputed welterweight champ<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Twitter reactions suggest Usman&#8217;s defence of his title was limited to stomping rather than strikes<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Usman\u2019s coach preparing him for the fight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC251?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC251<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZvXof8PwW\">pic.twitter.com\/0ZvXof8PwW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCG00NER (@AFCUMD1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCUMD1\/status\/1282191475007258625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>In a controversial fight, this moment of respect is getting a lot of applause<\/h2>\n<p>A classy finish, when both fighters say they&#8217;ll fight again in future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC251?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC251<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jo6mhXWpQ0\">pic.twitter.com\/Jo6mhXWpQ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1282189637654581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Some netizens were not impressed with the highly publicised clash<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That&#39;s embarrassing for a big guy like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMAN84kg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMAN84kg<\/a> to do nothing but foot-stomping against the man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamebredFighter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GamebredFighter<\/a> who took the fight in 6 days notice, I mean the cuts jorge got is from Usman head, not a single good punch<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; R\u00ebto Rallen (@RetoRallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RetoRallen\/status\/1282196693375647744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>People all over the world stayed up late to catch the fight, and not everyone was impressed with the result<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me the whole time during that fight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC251?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC251<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6gBMZhDRca\">pic.twitter.com\/6gBMZhDRca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; braylen (@braylen19746623) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/braylen19746623\/status\/1282190997175390211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>When people compare Usman to Khabib&#8230; not up in here!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People comparing Usman to Khabib in terms of style, Khabib actually goes for the finish and mauls people.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC251?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC251<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YEDzUU0wkQ\">pic.twitter.com\/YEDzUU0wkQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bilal (@Bilal_BK8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bilal_BK8\/status\/1282192296474288128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Kamaru Usman hung on to his title by scoring a split-decision victory &#8211; three more Fight Nights to go people!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most boring fight I&#39;ve ever seen in my life.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; b00gyman (@RohanKhadka39) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RohanKhadka39\/status\/1282198334376206336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, the HUGELY anticipated UFC\u00a0Fight Island kicked off on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. 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