Twitter reacts to Francis Ngannou’s 26-second KO of Cain Velasquez at UFC on ESPN 1

Francis Ngannou gave Cain Velasquez a rude welcome back to the octagon on Sunday with a quick knockout victory in the UFC on ESPN 1 main event.

Ngannou (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) delivered a quick knockout of the former UFC heavyweight champ Velasquez (14-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) just 26 seconds into the headlining bout, which took place at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Ngannou’s victory over Velasquez at UFC on ESPN 1.

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After a busy weekend of fights, we've at long last arrived at the #UFCPhoenix main event! @Francis_Ngannou welcomes former UFC champ @CainMMA Velasquez back to the octagon in a key heavyweight bout.

Play-by-play: https://t.co/4HUVNpxD0C pic.twitter.com/WjBoWZA86e

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) February 18, 2019

#UFConESPN 1 Main Event Closing Betting Odds: @Cainmma Velasquez (-200) vs. @Francis_Ngannou (+170) #UFCPhoenix 💵 @espn @espnmma @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) February 18, 2019

GET TO ESPN NOW! #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/GSmbd6HyC4

— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019

Well, that was anticlimatic. It is over. Cain threw a kick, went for a takedown and Francis nailed him and it was stopped.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 18, 2019

Oh. My. Goodness.

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) February 18, 2019

WOWZERS!!! #UFCPhoenix

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 18, 2019

Wow. UFC on ESPN 1 ends exactly like UFC on Fox 1 for Cain Velasquez.

— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) February 18, 2019

Wow #UFCPheonix

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 18, 2019

Short right uppercut dropped Cain Velasquez, and he landed awkwardly. Grimaced as his left knee twisted. Last thing in the world you want to see. Damn it.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 18, 2019

Fox debut deja vu. 😦 #ufcphoenix

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) February 18, 2019

I said we’d know the outcome of this fight in under one minute of the first round. Sucks to see it end like that for Cain…

— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) February 18, 2019

Holy smokes!! He is cursed ! First fox card now first Espn card !! Ngannou is a monster !!

— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 18, 2019

Velasquez not a fan of Big Time network debuts.

— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) February 18, 2019

That knee
That’s not good
Hats of to Francis #UFCPhoenix

— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) February 18, 2019

That knee gave out. Didnt see a punch land. #UFCPhoenix

— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) February 18, 2019

Oh no. That was a fast heavyweight fight. Cain is upset…knee just gave out. That’s frustrating. #UFCphoenix

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 18, 2019

I wanted moreeee #UFCPheonix

— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) February 18, 2019

Really like Ngannou and Cain. Sad to see Cain go out like that. The new network curse has got him!

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 18, 2019

Wow. Unforgiving sport. I hope cain is ok. Great work to the predator!!!@francis_ngannou !!! So happy for him 👊🏾👊🏾

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) February 18, 2019

I think that might be the last we see of Cain… 😕 #UFConESPN #UFCPhoenix

— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) February 18, 2019

#UFCPhoenix results: @Francis_Ngannou stuns Cain Velasquez in just 26 seconds https://t.co/ihlHY4ObPS

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) February 18, 2019

#UFCPhoenix results: @Francis_Ngannou def. Cain Velasquez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:26

Play-by-play: https://t.co/4HUVNpxD0C pic.twitter.com/cS4Lic06CB

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) February 18, 2019

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