Twitter reacts to Justin Gaethje’s sick KO of Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2

Justin Gaethje delivered again on Saturday when he defeated Edson Barboza in the highly anticipated lightweight headliner at UFC on ESPN 2.

Gaethje (20-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) strung together octagon wins for the first time when he defeated Barboza (20-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) by METHOD in the ESPN-televised main event, which took place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Gaethje’s victory over Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2.

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Prepare yourself because it's finally time for @EdsonBarbozaJR vs. @Justin_Gaethje! The #UFCPhiladelphia main event is just moments away.

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/jOVtpWVvU9 pic.twitter.com/gQq1ikkjLT

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 31, 2019

#UFConESPN 2 Main Event Closing Betting Odds:

Edson Barboza (-120) vs. Justin Gaethje (+100) #UFCPhiladelphia 💵 @ESPN @espnmma @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @dc_mma @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 31, 2019

Just Gaethje KOs Edson Barboza stiff in the first round.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 31, 2019

Was it everything you hoped for? Yeah, yeah it was. #UFCPhiladelphia

— Trent Reinsmith (@TrentReinsmith) March 31, 2019

Omg … this fight is fire !!!

— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) March 31, 2019

wowwww @Justin_Gaethje !!! what a fight!! #UFCPhiladelhpia

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 31, 2019

👀👀👀 what a main event!!! #UFCPhiladelphia

— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 31, 2019

Wittman, again, is unmoved.

— Derek Suboticki (@InsiderSubo) March 31, 2019

Fuckkkkkkkk! Who all do I owe the 5hundo to? 🤣 @ufc

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) March 31, 2019

Holy shit! Justin is a beast! #UFCPhilly

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 31, 2019

Justin Gaethje is the kind of guy who thinks the best way to put out a fire is by swallowing it. What a barbarian. He is everything they tell you not to do in risk management and he beats most of the best fighters on Earth doing it. El rey.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) March 31, 2019

@Showtimepettis vs gaethje has to be next

— Ibrahim Kawa (@Abraham_kawa) March 31, 2019

Aaaaaammmmaaaaazzzzing!!! @Justin_Gaethje that was wild! Congrats 👏🏽 #UFCPhiladelphia

— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) March 31, 2019

Ain’t no one like Gaethje. What a fuckin savage.

— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) March 31, 2019

Barboza doesn't like that forward pressure… and what a right hand by Gaethje…

— Elvis Sinosic (@ElvisSinosic) March 31, 2019

Gaethje is a total badass! Fucking highlight! #UFCPhiladelpha

— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) March 31, 2019

Justin Gaethje just gave the literal definition of what a psychopath is and I'm here for it.

— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) March 31, 2019

I started a trend

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) March 31, 2019

Man Justin and showtime would be 🔥🔥🔥

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 31, 2019

That was well done all the way through.
Congratulations Justin.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 31, 2019

#UFCPhiladelphia: Justin Gaethje lays out Edson Barboza with one punch https://t.co/Uc5egzxEm4

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 31, 2019

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