The rise of Zabit Magomedsharipov continued on Saturday when he defeated longtime octagon veteran Jeremy Stephens at UFC 235.
Magomedsharipov (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) remained unbeaten inside the octagon when he scored a clear victory over Stephens (28-16 MMA, 15-15 UFC) by unanimous decision in the matchup of featherweight contenders, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Magomedsharipov’s victory over Stephens at UFC 235.
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We've arrived at the featured #UFC235 prelim on ESPN and it sees Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) competing in UFC fight No. 30 vs. top prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov (@zabeast_mma).
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/VhubKoMI4t pic.twitter.com/dCiZqTCMwd
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 Closing Betting Odds: Zabit Magomedsharipov (-315) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+255) 💵 Live on –> @ESPN @ufc @Jon_Anik @joerogan @DominickCruz @espnmma @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 3, 2019
Stephens on the front foot pumping the jab early looking to set up the right hand. #UFC235
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) March 3, 2019
Vicious calf kicks from Zabit! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/xFTpvxrmis
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Zabit kicks Stephens where he shouldn't … brief timeout #UFC235
— Brian Martin (@TheBMartin) March 3, 2019
Spinning switch kick into the Showtimesharipov kick. Amazing. #UFC235
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 3, 2019
We're throwing spinny stuff now #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/hWMKkuyexV
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Zabit's kicks win him the first…
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) March 3, 2019
Everyone is freaking out but don't be fooled jumping off the fence isn't scored. #UFC235
— Justin Buchholz (@JustinBuchholz) March 3, 2019
Magomedshapriov warned for another low kick #UFC235
— Brian Martin (@TheBMartin) March 3, 2019
Stephens is loading up on every strike. He’s going to get exhausted soon.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) March 3, 2019
Zabit with a good body shot, ducks in on a single leg, chains to a double leg body lock and gets Stephens down. Stephens up quick but Zabit drags him down again. #UFC235
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) March 3, 2019
Z!!!!!!!
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) March 3, 2019
Takedown by Zabit with 2:40 left in second and he maintained control…should be up 20-18…
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) March 3, 2019
Zabit and Jeremy just shoved each other after the horn. Love the bad blood. #UFC235
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) March 3, 2019
Another elbow to the back of the head for good measure. 🐀
— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) March 3, 2019
Am I the only one getting excited for Jeremy and Zabits 3rd round? #ufc235
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) March 3, 2019
Cruz: "Jeremy is fighting a great fight."
He is?
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) March 3, 2019
Whobyall got in this fight so far? I would say zabit! #UFC235
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) March 3, 2019
Zabit fighting like Miesha Tate was in his corner. #UFC235
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 3, 2019
Zabit and Stevens was as good a fight as I thought it would be. Zabit definitely is creative and the movement/ feints were awesome! #ufc235
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) March 3, 2019
Honest Zabe! #ufc235
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) March 3, 2019
I’d like to see @alexvolkanovski sleep Zabit 🤜🏻 😴
— Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) March 3, 2019
Zabit Magomedsharipov joins Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor and Yair Rodriguez as the only featherweights to start their UFC career 5-0. #UFC235 https://t.co/vFn0ZWxQor
— Andrew Davis (@AndrewRDavis85) March 3, 2019
Jeremy Stephens becomes the first fighter in UFC history to suffer 15 octagon losses. #UFC235
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) March 3, 2019
LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS – Featherweight
12 – Max Holloway
05 – Zabit Magomedsharipov
04 – Arnold Allen
04 – Enrique Barzola
04 – Alex Volkanovski #UFC235— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov (@zabeast_mma) def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/VhubKoMI4t pic.twitter.com/1N5tkdw03g
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
#UFC235 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov (@zabeast_mma) survives late charge, outpoints Jeremy Stephens https://t.co/EeUR2UX1L0
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) March 3, 2019
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