Twitter reacts to Jorge Masvidal’s record-setting KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239

Jorge Masvidal earned one of the biggest victories of his career on Saturday when he defeated Ben Askren at UFC 239.

Masvidal (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC) handed Askren (19-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) his first career loss when he picked up a knockout victory in just five seconds to move near the top of the heap in the welterweight division in the featured bout, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Masvidal’s triumph over Askren at UFC 239.

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Perhaps the most anticipated fight on tonight's #UFC239 card is next with Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) set to take on the undefeated @BenAskren.

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/ozyCH1MUwZ pic.twitter.com/EIwJ3tyNDB

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 7, 2019

#UFC239 Closing Betting Odds:

Ben Askren (-202) vs. Jorge Masvidal (+178)

💵 Live Now -> @espn+ #ppv @Jon_Anik @joerogan @felderpaul @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/pgt06lZO1n

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 7, 2019

http://twitter.com/ufc/status/1147706288890978305

Oh my god!!!! Masvidal runs at Askren full speed and knocks him out with a knee in seconds!!!!! #UFC239

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) July 7, 2019

Whaaaattttttttttttt!!!

— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) July 7, 2019

Holy shit!!!! Slept him with one shot!!

— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 7, 2019

OMG @GamebredFighter WOW

— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) July 7, 2019

Jorge Masvidal = Legend

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 7, 2019

Holy shit!!!! Must be faster Ko. Wow #ufc239

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 7, 2019

Bro it’s got to be fastest knockout ever had. Masvidal with the win😳😳

— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 7, 2019

Mike brown and masvidal told me last night at dinner he was gonna Start this fight with a flying knee and showed me video on Mike's phone of him practicing

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 7, 2019

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 @GamebredFighter

— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 7, 2019

Wow #ufc239 omg

— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) July 7, 2019

OMG!!! One shot one kill. Wow. #MasvidalvsAskren@MMAjunkie @MMAFighting

— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) July 7, 2019

DOUBLE KNEE > DOUBLE LEG #UFC238

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 7, 2019

Masvidal now has a full year to work on his KO of the Year acceptance speech at the World MMA Awards.

— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) July 7, 2019

And now we should all hope Askren is ok here. 😱 #UFC238

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 7, 2019

Holy shit 😳😳, Pretty sure that’s a record @ufc 239 wowww!!

— kurt holobaugh (@KurtHolobaugh) July 7, 2019

http://twitter.com/ThugnastyMMA/status/1147706871865888768

OMG!!!! I hope @Benaskren is ok. @danawhite if you don’t give that title shot to @GamebredFighter you should be Druge tested. #ufc238

— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) July 7, 2019

Wow! Just wow! I was really hoping to see more. Damn, that was scary, brutal, and a #1 contender worthy of a performance for Mr. 3Piece-N-Soda.#UFC239

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 7, 2019

OMG @GamebredFighter
Fastest knockout in the @ufc history.
And the only man to defeat @Benaskren WOW!! #ufc239

— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 7, 2019

Dana smiling and laughing about it before Askren even up and off canvas. Cold blooded. He thrilled beyond.

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) July 7, 2019

Jorge Masvidal is having himself a time. #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/zP8smWHhf6

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 7, 2019

FASTEST KNOCKOUTS – UFC History
0:05 – Jorge Masvidal
0:06 – Duane Ludwig
0:06.2 – Chan Sung Jung (as timed by UFC)
0:07 – Todd Duffee
0:07 – Ryan Jimmo #UFC239

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 7, 2019

Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) wasn't about to just bury the hatchet with #UFC239 foe Ben Askren and had harsh words for him on the way out of the cage after scoring the fastest knockout in UFC history.

Twitter reaction: https://t.co/fWAdAAYFrg pic.twitter.com/DS5PywfbG6

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 7, 2019

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