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Social media reacts to Robert Whittaker’s win over Paulo Costa after surviving big kick at UFC 298

Robert Whittaker Paulo Costa Rob UFC UFC 298 (Event) Alan Jouban Eric Nicksick Chris Curtis Terrance McKinney MMA Junkie

Robert Whittaker inserted himself back into the middleweight title picture Saturday when he defeated Paulo Costa in the UFC 298 co-main event.

Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC), a former UFC champion, bounced back from a July loss to Dricus Du Plessis with a unanimous decision victory over Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in their key 185-pound matchup, which took place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Whittaker’s win over Costa at UFC 298.

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Brian Kelleher

Dustin Jacoby

Alan Jouban

Luke Thomas

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Israel Adesanya

Kevin Iole

Marlon Vera

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Brad Tavares

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