De vechtsportwereld reageert op Saki vs. Da Silva

Zojuist vond in de Saitama Super Arena te Saitama, Japan het evenement UFC Fight Night 117 plaats. Tijdens het Main Event nam Ovince St.Preux het op tegen late replacement Yushin Okami. Eveneens stond in de Women’s Flyweight divisie een belangrijke partij op het programma tussen Claudia Gadelha en Jessica Andrade. Ook maakte Gökhan Saki zijn debuut voor de UFC, hij nam het op tegen de Braziliaan Luis Henrique ”Frankenstein” Da Silva. Na dit gevecht lieten veel mensen zich horen via social media:

What am I watching right now? This ain't even right. And Da Silvia has had 30x the amount of MMA fights than Saki has had. #UFCJapan

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) September 23, 2017

Shoot, for the love of God, Da Silva, shoot!!! #UFCJapan

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) September 23, 2017

Wow what a striking clinic Saki putting on. Da Silva tough dude tho. Surprising impressed with Saki wrestling #UFCFightNight117 #UFCJapan

— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) September 23, 2017

Wowzer#UFCJapan

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 23, 2017

That was awesome! #UFCJapan

— Shannon Knapp (@shanknapp) September 23, 2017

bad stoppage??? that's looked like it was going to be a CRAZY upset, then nope. #saki

— E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) September 23, 2017

SAKI!!!

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 23, 2017

Amazing debut for @gokhantherebel

— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) September 23, 2017

What a fight. Da Silva earned a lot of respect there. Love this sport Period. #UFCJapan

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) September 23, 2017

Imagine getting your first MMA win in the UFC. Crazy fun fight. Fl #UFCJapan

— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) September 23, 2017

#SakiBomb dropped in @UFC just now!! #ManDown #UFCJapan

— Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) September 23, 2017

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Horrible stoppage. He just got dropped… congrats to Saki none the less. #UFCJapan

— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) September 23, 2017

Common that was de first round. (protect the athlete's physical integrity) #areukiddingme
Let the fighters fight they're there for it

— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) September 23, 2017

Wow. That was a crazy one. Great ko @gokhantherebel

— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 23, 2017

WOW @gokhantherebel pic.twitter.com/rpS3OTt6zR

— Dana White (@danawhite) September 23, 2017

BOP!@GokhanTheRebel drops Da Silva early! #UFCJapan pic.twitter.com/StEh88aGel

— UFC (@ufc) September 23, 2017

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