Twitter reacts to Francis Ngannou’s 71-second TKO of Junior Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3

Francis Ngannou may have taken the final step toward another UFC title shot on Saturday when he defeated former champion Junior Dos Santos in the UFC on ESPN 3 main event.

Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) picked up his third consecutive victory when he scored a first-round TKO of Dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in the ESPN-televised heavyweight headliner, which took place at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Ngannou’s victory over Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3.

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It's time for the #UFCMinneapolis main event! Who ya got between @Francis_Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos (@Junior_Cigano)? https://t.co/cptdgpCXAk pic.twitter.com/SWg4ac9ok6

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 30, 2019

Junior Dos Santos comes out to Bill Conti | “Gonna Fly Now” https://t.co/V6qPnHMNch #UFCMinneapolis

— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) June 30, 2019

And lastly, Francis Ngannou walks out to Drake | “God’s Plan” https://t.co/uSIa54ax7l #UFCMinneapolis

— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) June 30, 2019

#UFConESPN 3 Main Event Closing Betting Odds:

Francis Ngannou (-210) vs. Junior Dos Santos (+175)#UFCMinneapolis 💵 @ESPN @Jon_Anik @bisping @felderpaul @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/S2FFvOMLs4

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) June 30, 2019

IT'S OVER! #UFCMinneapolis

— UFC (@ufc) June 30, 2019

Props to Francis Ngannou for picking himself up and turning things around. That ain’t easy to do in a tough UFC HW division. #UFCMinneaopolis

— Goze (@thegoze) June 30, 2019

Damn

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) June 30, 2019

Took me a moment to tweet about that fight because I basically just said "oh my god" about 18 times in a row.

— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) June 30, 2019

Francis Ngannou has sledgehammers for hands. This one is over. What a monster. #UFCMinneapolis

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) June 30, 2019

OH. MY. WORD!!!!

It should be illegal for someone to have that much power!! 😳😳 #UFCMinneaopolis

— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) June 30, 2019

I had a feeling that the changing-of-the-guard-like scenario we would see could resemble JDS-Cro Cop in reverse and… my god. It certainly was its own iteration. Lions in this game.

— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) June 30, 2019

Francis Ngannou's hits hard af! #UFCMinneapolis

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 30, 2019

Have you ever watched a Francis Ngannou fight, looked at that man and said "he's about to lose this fight".

Ngannou is just such a force. Another incredible highlight reel victory.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 30, 2019

Very High Risk, High Reward in the heavyweight division..@francis_ngannou beyond nasty

— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) June 30, 2019

@francis_ngannou Bulldozer 😎

— Alexey Oleynik (@oleynikufc) June 30, 2019

I’m definitely trying to punch everyone like @francis_ngannou

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) June 30, 2019

Wow!! @francis_ngannou is freaking scary!! Fighting at heavyweight is like playing Russian roulette #damn #knockout

— BrutalJohnnyBedford (@BrutalBedford) June 30, 2019

I knew I should brush my teeth ultra fast #ufcMinneapolis

— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) June 30, 2019

Another round 1st Round KO for @francis_ngannou Opened up with leg kicks and finished off with hooks. His reaction time and speed is impressive.

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 30, 2019

MOST UFC FINISHES – 2015 to present
10 – Thiago Santos
09 – Francis Ngannou
09 – Vicente Luque#UFCMinneapolis

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 30, 2019

#UFCMinneapolis results: @Francis_Ngannou def. Junior Dos Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:11 https://t.co/cptdgpCXAk pic.twitter.com/hfGKA0N7Vx

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 30, 2019

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