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Charles Oliveira capped off the UFC’s last pay-per-view of 2021 with an epic victory.
In his first defence of the lightweight championship, Oliveira showed off his elite grappling and submitted Dustin Poirier in the third round of the UFC 269 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was the 10th straight win for Oliveira, with nine of those wins coming by way of knockout or submission.
The triumph left no doubt as to who the top dog is at 155 pounds, arguably the most loaded division in all of MMA. And Oliveira wasn’t the only one making a statement on Saturday night.
Julianna Pena scored one of the greatest upsets in combat sports history in the co-main event, submitting two-division champion Amanda Nunes to become the UFC bantamweight champion.
Also on the main card, Kai Kara France spoiled former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt’s flyweight debut with a stunning knockout, Sean O’Malley added to his highlight reel, and Geoff Neal picked up a much-needed decision win.
See what the MMA world had to say about a highly memorable UFC 269 event.
How Conor let Dp fuck him up hella times he sucks ♂️
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 12, 2021
My congratulations Champ, you deserve this
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) December 12, 2021
I would never ever quit…I went out on my shield after being separated from consciousness, congrats to Oliveira… #ufc269
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) December 12, 2021
Love Poirier but sometimes, styles make fights! Wow! Incredible performance of some back and forth action! #UFC269
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 12, 2021
Can we please stop talking about @CharlesDoBronxs being a quitter now? He has proven he won’t bail anymore. Congratulations champion
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 12, 2021
Wow what a comeback. Rd 1 was brutal, Oliveira is nasty on the back.
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 12, 2021
Wow… I knew Charles was the man after we fought but damn
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) December 12, 2021
Congrats my blonde brother , Blonde Oliveira you did the culture proud ! #UFC269 ♂️
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 12, 2021
Tough pick but I’m going Poirier 4th round TKO
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 12, 2021
The longer this goes favors Dustin Poirier, but Charles Oliveira is one of the most technical fighters in UFC. This is gonna be a WAR! #UFC269
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 12, 2021
That first round was beautiful. I love this sport. 10-9 Poitier
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) December 12, 2021
Man what a fight, both these boys gonna be so sore tomorrow
— BONY (@JonnyBones) December 12, 2021
Totally had the fingers in the gloves there
— Randa Markos (@randamma) December 12, 2021
I remember riding bus back 2my hotel after winning TUF! A girl ran up 2me,congratulated me and said 1 day im going to win that show.
I thanked her and didn’t think much of it. Ppl always say that kinda stuff. So I thought.
Congrats @VenezuelanVixen on making ur dreams come true.— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) December 12, 2021
Nunes didn’t use her power correctly. Got to emotional, taped due to exhaustion.(no legs in choke) Peña was right Will won this fight. Congrats Juliana Pena #ufc269
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 12, 2021
Nothing is guaranteed to nobody. Noting
— C H T O V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) December 12, 2021
I wanna say it’s easier to be the underdog than the favorite, but at the moment I’m not inclined to believe anyone truly knows how this sport works #ufc269
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) December 12, 2021
Great fight both men. I personally thought Santiago did enough to win but Neal is a dawg #UFC269
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) December 12, 2021
Not sure how they scored 1 and 2 but 3 was definitely Neal’s strongest round! #UFC269
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 12, 2021
It was definitely close so good call by the judges! #UfC269
— Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) December 12, 2021
As many fights as we’ve seen won by calf kicks we’ve seen people get eat some bad crosses when throwing them.
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 12, 2021
Next up…”Don’t Blink” Kai Kara France!!
You may not understand it, but you will respect it!! The mana of this man was lazer focused this camp. UFC Flyweight Champ 2022, Shot Kai!! @kaikarafrance
✨ ✨ pic.twitter.com/nZ3AvfNkdv— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) December 12, 2021
Kai Kara France vs Manel Kape! Would be madness !!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 12, 2021
lets see who have the heavier hand in flyweight #ufc269
— マネル・ケイプ Manel Kape (@ManelKape) December 12, 2021
Wow! Kai Kara France looked phenomenal! Patience & precision balanced with killer instinct.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 12, 2021
Apparently anyone who eats an overhand bomb from a professionally trained fighter and drops has “no-chin”. ♂️ People act like taking punches to the jaw is a normal thing humans should be able to do without repercussions. Lol
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 12, 2021
Kai has that face of a kid whos mom just took his Xbox away
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 12, 2021
Is this guy gonna be a better punching bag than the dude with green hair?
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 12, 2021
Last time I bet against O’Malley I had 5 houses , I now have 4 . I’ve learned my lesson #UFC269
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 12, 2021
Well another easy one for Suga Sean. Move him up.
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 12, 2021
At what point to people stop denying Sean OMalley!? Let’s go!! Beautifully done #ufc269
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) December 12, 2021
“One of the biggest test of his career ” is hilarious
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 12, 2021
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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