Twitter reacts to Israel Adesanya’s epic interim title win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236

Just 14 months after making his UFC debut, Israel Adesanya is a champion in the promotion. He defeated Kelvin Gastelum to claim the interim middleweight belt on Saturday in the UFC 236 co-headliner.

Adesanya (17-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) became the 10th fighter in UFC history to win a title with an undefeated record when he beat Gastelum (15-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by unanimous decision (https://mmajunkie.com/2019/04/ufc-236-results-israel-adesanya-tops-kelvin-gastelum-in-thrilling-classic-to-claim-interim-title) in the co-main event matchup, which took place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. With the win, “Stylebender” is headed to a unification matchup with Robert Whittaker.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Adesanya’s interim title victory over Gastelum at UFC 236.

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We've arrived at the #UFC236 co-headliner with @KelvinGastelum and Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) set to meet for the interim middleweight title.

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/ESsAQvagTT pic.twitter.com/D3reONzsGC

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 14, 2019

#UFC236 Interim Middleweight Title Closing Betting Odds:

Israel Adesanya (-180) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (+160) #UFCAtlanta 💵 @ufc @espn+ @Jon_Anik @joerogan @dc_mma @espnmma @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) April 14, 2019

Gastelum out and pressuring right away. Adesanya circling and looking for the counter. #UFC236

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) April 14, 2019

Nice left hand by gastelum!! Good fight so far baby!! #UFC226

— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) April 14, 2019

Gastelum's hand speed is a problem for everyone.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) April 14, 2019

Kelvin wobbles Ade with a strong left. #UFC236 pic.twitter.com/BzoGIijhPa

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) April 14, 2019

Kelvin is putting EVERYTHING into these shots… #UFC236

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) April 14, 2019

DAMN put it on him! Loving the tension in this fight. Holy shit. #UFC236

— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) April 14, 2019

Great Round 1 for Gastelum. He takes it 10-9 on my card.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) April 14, 2019

On the plus side, Kelvin is wide open for counters. He's doing a great job of not getting hit in neutral space though.

— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) April 14, 2019

Kelvin needs (IMHO) to at least put the thought of a TD/grapple exchange or kick in Israel's head; it'll make his striking even more effective. #UFC236

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) April 14, 2019

Massive right hand from Adesanya drops Gastelum! #UFC236

— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) April 14, 2019

Adesanya drops Gastelum in round 2! #UFC236 pic.twitter.com/dfkOdR5bDm

— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2019

Holy shit what a round!! #ufc236

— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) April 14, 2019

Great fight !

— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 14, 2019

electric fight

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 14, 2019

Oh boy, we got a fight now. Two knockdowns for Adesanya in R2. When Adesanya uses his hands to block, or steps inside to counter, he's landing clean and hard. When he tries to just use Pernell Whitaker head movement, that's when Gastelum is putting heaters on him.

— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) April 14, 2019

Adesanya finding his rhythms and flaming the fires here in the second. Loved that reverse elbow he hit and to be the first (I believe?) to drop Gastelum in the UFC? wow.

— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) April 14, 2019

29-28 Adesanya after three. #UFC236

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) April 14, 2019

Gastelum strikes me as the type of fighter whose power fades after round one. Only KO he has after R1 was against a mega-exhausted Tim Kennedy.

— Anfernee Simons Fan Account (@mookiealexander) April 14, 2019

What a fight

— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) April 14, 2019

Gastelum has a CONCRETE HEAD

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) April 14, 2019

Gastelum lands a left hand. Adesanya fires back with a pair of right hands. Both are landing. War of attrition starting to take place.

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) April 14, 2019

Pretty clear 38-38 going into the fifth.

This is magical.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 14, 2019

Gastellum had Izzy hurt and inexplicably went in for a takedown. I have no words. #UFC236

— Michael Stets (@Michael_Stets) April 14, 2019

Amazing fight so far!!! #ufc236

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 14, 2019

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 14, 2019

Tied up. This shit is fucking crazy. Amazing fight

— David Michaud (@bulldawg_170) April 14, 2019

2-2 going into the 5th. Fights like this remind us WHY WE FUCKING LOVE MMA SO MUCH!!!!! #ufc236

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) April 14, 2019

What a co-main ✊🏽 #ufc246

— Tyson Pedro (@tyson_pedro_) April 14, 2019

Omg he got a ground game!!!

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 14, 2019

Who gives a fuck who wins. Be a legend.

— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) April 14, 2019

Jebus what a sick fight! @stylebender @KelvinGastelum

— Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) April 14, 2019

This fight is just too much 😳 #UFC236

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 14, 2019

How is Gastelum still alive?

— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) April 14, 2019

Holy shit this is a scrap 😱😱

— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) April 14, 2019

Mind is blown !!!!!

— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 14, 2019

Credit to Israel, after losing the fourth, he came back and took total control of the fifth to, IMHO, win it. #UFC236 pic.twitter.com/RWeernqIoZ

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) April 14, 2019

What a fight

— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) April 14, 2019

Holy shit what a fight!!!! Both guys going for it. Great fight @ufc#236

— kurt holobaugh (@KurtHolobaugh) April 14, 2019

What a fight @stylebender and @KelvinGastelum thank you both for that!!!

— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) April 14, 2019

@stylebender Great fight mate see you soon.

— Robert Whittaker (@robwhittakermma) April 14, 2019

#UFC236 results: Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) tops Kelvin Gastelum in thrilling classic to claim interim title https://t.co/C6LfeEmMK9

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 14, 2019

For complete coverage of UFC 236, check out the UFC Events section of the site.