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Two contenders made championship statements on Saturday.
Brian Ortega—fighting for the first time since a championship fight loss to Max Holloway in December 2018—looked reborn in the UFC Fight Island 6 main event as he outworked “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung en route to a lopsided unanimous decision win.
The co-main event saw former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade make history by becoming the first woman to record a win in three divisions in the UFC. Andrade picked up a late first-round TKO against No. 1-ranked flyweight contender Katlyn Chookagian to not only achieve the milestone, but potentially mark herself as the next title challenger at 125 pounds.
These performances had fighters buzzing on social media and you can check out the best reactions to Saturday’s card below.
Brian Ortega wins dominant decision over “The Korean Zombie”
Finally we have some direction in this division, get in there and take that #1 spot….that’s all I wanted!! #ufcfightisland6
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) October 18, 2020
Always happy to see a fighter bounce back!!! @BrianTcity with a title shot worthy performance
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) October 18, 2020
Ortega changed his stance to southpaw and fought a perfect impressive technical performance against a top guy in zombie
— Baldy Ed (@brianboom135) October 18, 2020
Ortega defeats Korean Zombie in dominant fashion. This is a much improved Ortega that showed discipline, skill and exposed Korean Zombie’s lack of footwork and variety.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 18, 2020
T city earned his title shot with that performance
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 18, 2020
Jessica Andrade defeats Katlyn Chookagian by first-round TKO
Jessica vs Valentina make it happen
— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) October 18, 2020
That liver shot looked like it caught KC on the full exhale.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 18, 2020
That ref saved him. He got a 3 flash KOs in a 3 second span. Made a bad read and paid for it.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 18, 2020
Looks like a clear win for Krause if you ask me.
— michael (@bisping) October 18, 2020
Nice fight by Krause and Silva . I see most media had it 20-18 Krause after 2 rounds . I had it 1-1 . MMA needs a legit scoring system . The current scoring system is too subjective . Every sports has a definitive scoring system . We need to update ours #UFCFightIsland6
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 18, 2020
From what I learned in the fighter meetings and saw in the octagon tonight, Jonathan Martinez is a baddddd dude. #UFCFightIsland6
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) October 17, 2020
There was a lot of emotion involved in this fight, so maybe I looked at it more with my heart, but for sure it was a great fight.
Congrats @guram_dze on your win and @gamer_mma don’t worry. It’s just a beginning. #UFCFightIsland6— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) October 17, 2020
That interview was sad. @guram_dze claims he didn’t win the fight but I definitely had him winning. Either way it was a great fight.
— Amanda Bobby Brundage (@ABCnation115) October 17, 2020
Honest guy but it was a great fight could’ve went either way
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 17, 2020
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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