In a high-paced striking bout, Edson Barboza managed to get the job done in rather odd fashion at UFC 262. After two rounds of wild exchanges, the Brazilian caught his opponent early into the third with a shot that took a few seconds for Burgos to process before collapsing to the ground. On Twitter, professional fighters reacted to the unusual finish.
Fight of the night coming right here! Don’t blink when Hurricane is in the octagon! #UFC262
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 16, 2021
Immediate leg ☠️ #UFC262
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) May 16, 2021
Shane’s leg hurts already. I just know it . Ouch #ufc262
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) May 16, 2021
Every leg kick thrown my leg starts throbbing . Just me? #UFC262
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) May 16, 2021
Barboza is so crisp with his spinning attacks! #UFC262
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) May 16, 2021
Loving everything about this fight!!! #UFC262
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 16, 2021
This fight is everything I expected so far
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) May 16, 2021
Wild fight. So wild I have to tweet in between rounds . #UFC262
— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) May 16, 2021
Burgos leg is getting chopped
— Randa Markos (@randamma) May 16, 2021
Hard round to judge but I got a give it to Burgos on his pressure and aggression.
— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) May 16, 2021
Edson just did my flying knee!
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) May 16, 2021
Wow! Burgos is tough AF he reacted to a KO to the head like it was a body shot. That fight was beautiful violence! #Savagery #UFC262Live
— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) May 16, 2021
That’s the craziest delayed ko reaction I’ve ever seen!!!#UFC262
— Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (@JamahalH) May 16, 2021
What just happened? A delayed KO from a right cross? First time I’ve ever seen that #UFC262
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 16, 2021
Insane fight, crazier stoppage. Well done to @EdsonBarbozaJR Never count that man out, @HurricaneShaneB I love your style man. Can’t wait for the comeback.
— michael (@bisping) May 16, 2021
That was crazy the delayed reaction. Close to Robbie vs Rory delayed reaction. #UFC262
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 16, 2021
That’s the swordsman turning around and putting his sword back in the holder kinda finish #UFC262
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) May 16, 2021
His brain and body were in serious conflict!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) May 16, 2021
God is involved bro!
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) May 16, 2021
Delayed KO the new thing
— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) May 16, 2021
That had me worried for a minute…glad @HurricaneShaneB is all good. #UFC262
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) May 16, 2021
The body wants to but the brain says “NO”. What a fight between Barboza/Burgos.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) May 16, 2021
Delayed reactions. Crazy! You never know how some shots affect your opponents! Big respect to both men, and Burgos just being a tough SOB! #FOTN #UFC262
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 16, 2021
