MMA fighters react to Tyson Fury’s TKO of Deontay Wilder in rematch

Although it was a busy weekend in MMA, the focus of the combat sports world Saturday night was on the anticipated heavyweight boxing title rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.

The contest ended up being one-sided, with Fury overwhelming Wilder en route to a seventh-round TKO to elevate his status as an all-time heavyweight champion. And many were very impressed by his performance.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions from MMA fighters to Fury’s dominant victory.

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Let's make it happen #NgannouFury ☝️.#WilderFury2 pic.twitter.com/p7x8zzhSmJ

— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) February 23, 2020

All hail the Gypsy King 👑#WilderFury2 #WildervsFury2 pic.twitter.com/IiUBo2JMnc

— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) February 23, 2020

Fury wins! Wilders team threw in the towel! Great corner protecting their fighter #wilder #WilderFury #WilderFury2

— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) February 23, 2020

tyson fury is the best heavyweight boxer in the world.

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) February 23, 2020

Gypsy king gets it done.

Is Fury the biggest heavyweight champ ever?

— Jon Fitch 🦍🐲🦏🍔 (@jonfitchdotnet) February 23, 2020

What a performance for @Tyson_Fury first ppv I bought in a while, well worth it

— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) February 23, 2020

Good stoppage. https://t.co/84rhn3FcYg

— Marion Reneau (@BelizeanBruiser) February 23, 2020

Fury beats AJ too don't @ me!#TysonFury

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 23, 2020

Wish I could invest in beer in Vegas and Manchester tonight 🍻
Congrats to @Tyson_Fury 🤜🏼🤛🏼

— Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) February 23, 2020

Hats off to @Tyson_Fury on a flawless performance. What a dominating fight! He fought perfectly and took away all of wilders power!

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) February 23, 2020

That was impressive. Fury journey back to this point has been an hell of a story

— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) February 23, 2020

Dammit! I wanted to see Wilder's head come off. Good job @Tyson_Fury. #WilderFury2

— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) February 23, 2020

My boy @LOCKloaded looks like a genius right now!! People talked all that shit say Fury came in fat and out of shape and shouldn't have gained all that weigh. Then he comes in looking like a super hero!

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 23, 2020

Excellent job by Wilders corner . He wasn’t on tonight ! #WilderFury

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 23, 2020

The Ref was watching Wilder, props to the ref for protecting the fighter!! #WilderFury2

— Cortney Casey (@CastIron_Casey) February 23, 2020

Great performance from start to finish @Tyson_Fury congrats #theresurrection

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) February 23, 2020

Stoked for @Tyson_Fury he got ripped off that first time around. Great to see him get it back here, and in the fashion that he did👊🏾

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 23, 2020

Wow. Fury won the first one. Now wins the second. What a fight. Boxing clinic he put on. The Gypsy King done it. Joshua awaits.#WildervsFury2

— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) February 23, 2020

Good on the coaches to throw in the towel. Shows how much they care for their fighter. #FuryWilder2

— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) February 23, 2020