Dan Ige gave Edson Barboza a rude welcome to the featherweight division on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 8.
Ige (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) extended his winning streak to six fights when he pulled off a split decision victory over Barboza (20-9 MMA, 14-9 UFC), who was coming down from lightweight, in the featured matchup, which took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and aired on ESPN.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Ige’s victory over Barboza at UFC on ESPN 8.
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Next on the #UFCFL main card: Dan Ige (@DynamiteDan808) welcomes longtime lightweight contender @EdsonBarbozaJR to the featherweight division.
Play-by-play: https://t.co/UwvyS03Dlo pic.twitter.com/tMEPhU4qh9
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 17, 2020
#UFCFightNight Closing Betting Odds:
Dan Ige +115
Edson Barboza -135@SuperBookUSA #UFCFL 💵 Live Now -> @ESPN+ @BrendanFitzTV @bisping @felderpaul @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/tof2w6pOoz— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 17, 2020
Oh, Barboza was taking a lot of shots and Barboza then drops Ige! #UFCJAX
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) May 17, 2020
Rocket right hand from @EdsonBarbozaJR puts Ige down early 🚀 #UFCFL pic.twitter.com/4nB1RJT4TA
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 17, 2020
Barboza delivers some nasty sounding hammerfists but Ige survives the onslaught. #UFCFL
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) May 17, 2020
Edison’s gassing
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 17, 2020
Significant power advantage for Barboza, as expected. Ige is a tough tough dude.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 17, 2020
Great first round. Close but Edson 1
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) May 17, 2020
Live betting market after rd 1 Barboza -300 ish vs Ige #UFCFL
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/SixGunGibson/status/1261847330803707904
Both men dealing with damage issues on their face, but you gotta give that round to Barboza. Fight living up to the hype thus far… #UFCFL
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) May 17, 2020
Damn that face is swollen
— Randa Markos (@randamma) May 17, 2020
He had some good shots from the bottom!! 👀 #UFCFL
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) May 17, 2020
Back and forth nice fight #UFCFL
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 17, 2020
Came from that knee!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 17, 2020
There's a giant hematoma under the left eye of Barboza. #UFCFL
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) May 17, 2020
These guys are both looking for a finish #Ufc
— Randa Markos (@randamma) May 17, 2020
This is a terrific fight so far. Dan Ige is game. Barboza looking good at the weight.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) May 17, 2020
What a scrap #UFCFL @Dynamitedan808
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) May 17, 2020
I’m pretty sure a switch kick from Edson is the last thing you see before you die.
— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) May 17, 2020
Ige just gave up that round I think
— Mike "Biggie" Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) May 17, 2020
Barboza could’ve easily stolen that late but be careful when it comes to trusting MMA judges with body damage… 1-1 is probably the safer bet but 2-0 Edson would not surprise me.
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) May 17, 2020
I think 1-1
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/SixGunGibson/status/1261849014497972224
Live betting market after rd 2
Barboza down to -200 ish vs. Ige
Ige started strong but ended rd terrible… #UFCFL
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 17, 2020
Don’t think it’s a good idea for Ige to take the fight to the ground
— Randa Markos (@randamma) May 17, 2020
Let's go ige #UFCFL
— kendallgrovemma (@kendallgrovemma) May 17, 2020
#UFCFL pic.twitter.com/C6zAHym0ZJ
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) May 17, 2020
Boom that was a slam!!
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) May 17, 2020
I got Ige taking the last two rounds. 29-28
— E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) May 17, 2020
Great fight I have no idea who won
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) May 17, 2020
Featherweight @EdsonBarbozaJR ain’t bad, but I’d rather see him back at 155.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) May 17, 2020
Man awesome fight!!! Respect to @Dynamitedan808 tough as nails
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 17, 2020
Fuck that was sick fight
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) May 17, 2020
Man, that fight lived up to the talk #UFCFL
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) May 17, 2020
By split decision! @DynamiteDan808 #UFCFL pic.twitter.com/xVwngPdfAe
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) May 17, 2020
Great fight! Guess I’m not a very good judge! 🤣🤣
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) May 17, 2020
Edson can’t catch a break ! #UFCFL
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 17, 2020
Saying “don’t let it go to the judges” is like telling a westler to pin all his opponents, basketball team to win by 20, or a baseball team to not give up any runs. I don’t agree with the decision, but that’s the risk we take with this sport. We also need MMA judges.
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) May 17, 2020
This just keeps on happening. There were bs dec all night. Barboza x Ige is bs bs bs
— Alex Davis (@Alexdavismma) May 17, 2020
LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS – Featherweight
7 – Arnold Allen
6 – Alex Volkanovski
6 – Dan Ige
6 – Zabit Magomedsharipov#UFCFL— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 17, 2020
#UFCFL results: Dan Ige (@DynamiteDan808) def. Edson Barboza via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) https://t.co/UwvyRZM2tQ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 17, 2020
