Leon Edwards cannot catch a break. After being away from the Octagon for two years and having an excellent first round against Belal Muhammad, ‘Rocky’ poked his opponent in the eye in the second round and rendered ‘Remember the Name’ unable to continue, resulting in a no contest at UFC Vegas 21. On Twitter, professional fighters reacted to the frustrating ending.
Big CHUNE dat Leon!! Maad ting! Good luck to both these warriors! #UFCVegas21
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 14, 2021
Good skill to my brother @bullyb170! About to do his thing in just a minute #ufcvegas21
— Brendan Allen (@BrendanAllenMMA) March 14, 2021
Leon is keeping him back with extended fingers not the threat of strikes!!!
— Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (@JamahalH) March 14, 2021
@Leon_edwardsmma hasn’t skipped a beat! Looks right at home in there #UFCVegas21
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) March 14, 2021
Ohh no
— Bonecrusher ☠️ (@Marc_Diakiese) March 14, 2021
Nasty eye poke ♂️ ♂️
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) March 14, 2021
Bro come tf on he’s been doing that shit the whole fight!!!
— Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (@JamahalH) March 14, 2021
What terrible way for the fight to end #UFCVegas21
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) March 14, 2021
Eye pokes hurt like nobody understands. It should be an automatic DQ.
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) March 14, 2021
What in the hell is going on??? Unintentional but damn man. That’s so so shitty. So many fouls, so many fouls. #UFCVegas21
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 14, 2021
2021 smh #UFCVegas20
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) March 14, 2021
Maaaan, Leon was looking super slick. Fakes, stance changes, everything looking great. Shit to see it end like that. Hope belal is okay
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) March 14, 2021
Man… what bummer!
What a horrible way for this fight to end.
I feel bad for both guys!#UFCVegas21— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) March 14, 2021
This is heartbreaking. Love you @bullyb170 keep your head up. Recover and run it back. You’re a warrior. #rememberthename
— player/coach (@CMPunk) March 14, 2021
Hope his eye is ok. I was scared I was about to see an eye hanging. #UFC
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) March 14, 2021
Gutted for the Main Event,
Run it back ASAP!!!!— D (@darrentill2) March 14, 2021
Honestly all respect to Belal for taking short notice but Leon was dominating and it didn’t seem like he was about to slow down. Give the man his shot.
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) March 14, 2021
Bummer to see the fight end like that. Hope @bullyb170 eye is ok#UFCFightNight187
— Darren Elkins (@DarrenElkinsMMA) March 14, 2021
Gutted for both of them. #UFCVegas21
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 14, 2021
As someone who gets eye poked every single sparring session, it’s fucking horrible. And Belal’s looks worse than any I’ve ever experienced.
Hope you heal up quick @bullyb170 https://t.co/91rnr7JBYk— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) March 14, 2021
Super bummed for @Leon_edwardsmma too! Obviously not what he wanted. Hopefully they can run it back
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 14, 2021
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