It only took one well placed counter punch for Stipe Miocic to become the new UFC heavyweight champion when he faced Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198. Professional fighters were very impressed with the new champion’s performance on Twitter.
I think Ohio takes it. Please don’t hate me. But I’m rooting for Werdum.
— Vinny Magalhães (@VinnyMMA) May 15, 2016
Stipe is a G always walks out to this song #UFC198
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) May 15, 2016
Let’s go @stipemiocicufc walking out to @machinegunkelly #OhioBoyz
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) May 15, 2016
Damn, not a good night for me. I’m going with the champ with my last pick
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 15, 2016
BIG viewing party at the @gpvillante Penthouse suite. Everyone is here to watch @stipemiocicufc bring home a @UFC… pic.twitter.com/B0kY8NnXyx
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 15, 2016
Man USADA really did a number on some of these guys
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 15, 2016
Upset alert!!!!
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) May 15, 2016
Fuckkkkkk!!!!
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) May 15, 2016
I fucking told you !!!!
— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) May 15, 2016
Damn!! That what happens when you get reckless! Heavy hands by the new HW champ congrats! Stipe #ufc198
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) May 15, 2016
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 15, 2016
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) May 15, 2016
OUTTA NO WHERE!!! @stipemiocicufc “I’mma World Champ!!!” Good Job both Fighters @FabricioWerdum @ufc #Right Cross KO #AndNew
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) May 15, 2016
@stipemiocicufc what a KO. The was beautiful!
— Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) May 15, 2016
And just like that the whole crowd went silent! @ufc
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) May 15, 2016
Wow that was sick. We have a new #heavyweight champion guys @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) May 15, 2016
Congrats to my @AmericanEthanol teammate @stipemiocicufc on a devastating knockout to claim the @ufc heavyweight world title #andnew
— CB Dollaway (@cbdollaway) May 15, 2016
Ouch new champ congrats stipe must be a rematch
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) May 15, 2016
Congratulations to the new @ufc heavyweight champ @stipemiocicufc and one of the nicest guys ever! #andnew pic.twitter.com/ki7es39oNM
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) May 15, 2016
Cleveland deserves this. They have to deal with the Browns after all.
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) May 15, 2016
Man you just don’t chase like that took the first right hand no idea why he kept reaching like that
— Mitch Gagnon (@MitchGagnonUFC) May 15, 2016
MMA Is fucking INSANE!
— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) May 15, 2016
Werdum all class. No surprise. What a night #UFC198
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 15, 2016
Wow!! Hwy Fights! Congrats @stipemiocicufc New @ufc CHAMP! @FabricioWerdum keep your head up! https://t.co/yEyyw6cPFz
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 15, 2016
All it takes is 1
This shit is not a joke#ufc198
— Pat Barry (@HypeOrDie) May 15, 2016
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