Twitter reacts to Islam Makhachev’s exciting win over Arman Tsarukyan at UFC St. Petersburg

Islam Makhachev pushed his winning streak to five fights on Saturday when he defeated octagon newcomer Arman Tsarukyan in a grappling-heavy affair at UFC on ESPN+ 7.

Makhachev (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was one step ahead in a competitive fight with Tsarukyan (13-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), which co-headlined the card from Yubileyniy Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia. His effort resulted in a unanimous decision win and another victory to his streak.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Makhachev’s victory over Tsarukyan at UFC on ESPN+ 7.

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#UFCStPetersburg co-main is underway 🙌
NOW LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/9sFxPgQC5a pic.twitter.com/sehNhozszp

— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019

#UFConESPN+ 7 Closing Betting Odds: Islam Makhachev (-350) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (+280) #UFCFightNight149 #UFCStPetersburg 💵 @espn+ @ufc @JohnGoodenUK @danhardymma @felderpaul @espnmma @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) April 20, 2019

Tasukyan shoots in for a takedown, but he can’t get it yet. He has Makhachev up against he cage #UFCStPetersburg

— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) April 20, 2019

That trip into mount was unreal. Wow. #UFCStPetersburg

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) April 20, 2019

Beautiful takedown by @MAKHACHEVMMA#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/b8LEwc0drt

— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019

Nice joooooob! Getting back to the feet with the butterfly hook.

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 20, 2019

LOL. Felder with the "if you can avoid Nik Lentz's guillotine, you can avoid anyone's." Lentz holds the record for submission attempts without a completion before catching Will Brooks. #UFCStPetersburg

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) April 20, 2019

The wrestling 😍 #UFCStPetersburg

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) April 20, 2019

Makhachev-Tasrukyan is an amazing fight.

— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) April 20, 2019

http://twitter.com/Siyarized/status/1119675988894289921

Win or lose I feel like Tsarukyan has a bright future.

— caposa (@GrabakaHitman_) April 20, 2019

BIG takedown by @MAKHACHEVMMA#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/0h4hXuSDtY

— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019

Islam’s footsweeps are so well timed. Man this is a good fight. #UFCStPetersburg

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) April 20, 2019

The wrestling in this fight has been a lot of fun. Both offensive and defensive. #UFCStPetersburg

— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) April 20, 2019

Sick fight. Great fight. Insane pace!

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 20, 2019

Respect to ARMAN TSARUKYAN fellow Armenian warrior!

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) April 20, 2019

Makhachev-Tsarukyan was a solid scrap.

— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) April 20, 2019

Man that fight was goood #UFCSaintPetersburg

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 20, 2019

Those guys are no joke!! #UFCStPetersburg

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) April 20, 2019

29-28 Islam, but an excellent fight and debut for Tsarukyan nonetheless. First couple rounds were hard to score tho, could be 30-27.

— caposa (@GrabakaHitman_) April 20, 2019

What a chess match between Islam and Arman. Enjoyed the exchanges and Arman has all the potential in the world, however he lacked experience in this fight. #UFCSaintPetersburg

— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) April 20, 2019

#UFCStPetersburg results: Islam @MakhachevMMA def. Arman Tsarukyan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Live results: https://t.co/0wUe4sEpNa

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 20, 2019

It didn’t come easy, but Islam @MakhachevMMA kept his winning streak alive in a gutsy effort at #UFCStPetersburg.

Live results: https://t.co/0wUe4sEpNa pic.twitter.com/dcJVt5yclV

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 20, 2019

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