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Entering Saturday night’s main card at UFC 245 in Las Veghas, fight expected nothing but fireworks as bore witness three championship bouts on top of a pair of highly anticipated matchups to determine the fate of their division.
Kicking off the three title fights, reigning UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes dominated contender Germaine de Randamie retain her 135-pound crown. Not one to be outdone, Alexander Volkanvoski dethroned longtime featherweight champion Max Holloway with a thrilling devision in the night’s co-main event.
To put violent bow on the entire card, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman shattered Colby Covington’s jaw, culminating in a skulling rattling fifth-round TKO.
Below is how the pros reacted to the three title fights and the rest of the wild action from UFC 245.
Kamaru Usman finishes Colby Covington in Round 5
I can’t decide whether to be pumped or sad
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 15, 2019
This is so bad I’d rather have Jorge be champ.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 15, 2019
What a performance by @USMAN84kg !! Stayed composed and stuck to the game plan! Congrats my friend! @ColbyCovMMA is one tough dude!!!! Great night of fights #ufc245
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) December 15, 2019
Colby/Kanye team up, remix ‘Through the Wire’ with maga shit. Don’t @ me
— CM Pumpkinpie (@CMPunk) December 15, 2019
Congratulations to the champion @USMAN84kg for the win, you’re the champion for a reason. Tough, hard fought fight by both. Colby is super tough and showed it again. @ufc #UFC245
— Demian Maia (@demianmaia) December 15, 2019
All this fight is showing me is that 2020 I become a world champion
— Leon 'Rocky' Edwards (@Leon_edwardsmma) December 15, 2019
✊ #UFC245
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) December 15, 2019
LET'S GO KING! @USMAN84kg #UFC245 #AndStill
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) December 15, 2019
Terrible stoppage!! #UFC245 That sucks! Colby was going to lose that 5th RD bad, and lose the fight, BUT that stoppage was not right. He was still “intelligently defending” himself, as per the rule book.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 15, 2019
@USMAN84kg droppppppssssss himmmm rocksss himmm #ufc245 #UsmanvsCovington well done my mannn
— Gökhan Saki (@gokhantherebel) December 15, 2019
Fffffff yeah @USMAN84kg @henrihooft @CoachGJones #HooftKickboxing #UFC245
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 15, 2019
Colby Covington is a tough gamed opponent . No need to be such a douche . Talking about dead people . Get your shit together young man ! Great fight #UFC245
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 15, 2019
Colby Covington is gonna be hurting bad tomorrow
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) December 15, 2019
Yessssss you snowflake
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 15, 2019
I meannnnnn. What a brawl! Thoughts? #UFC245
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) December 15, 2019
Whew. Another great fight, it might have been made for casuals but this card brought it. #UFC245
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 15, 2019
Usman put him away. Omg! Amazing fight by both fighters. What a killer, in the 5th round. Incredible! #UFC245
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) December 15, 2019
Kamaru wit that Champ shit!! Hell yeah #UFC245
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) December 15, 2019
Wow I can definitely admit when I was wrong what great fight fellas, and while I’m sure it probably would’ve got finished within time I kinda feel like that was a bad stoppage ♂️
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) December 15, 2019
Let's goooooooo @USMAN84kg https://t.co/op3CSJJjjJ
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 15, 2019
Congrats brotha! @USMAN84kg great performance and made WW division great again! #UFC245
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) December 15, 2019
This might be unpopular opinion but i truly believe that Usman and Covington are the best welterweights we have seen till this date
— Deron Winn (@DeronWinn) December 15, 2019
Congratulations @USMAN84kg you are a real champ #UFC245
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) December 15, 2019
Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway by decision
.Words cannot express how happy I am for fellow Aussie @alexvolkanovski
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) December 15, 2019
This is fucking huge for Australia and I'm so proud to rep our amazing country alongside such an amazing person #UFC245 https://t.co/4ARALwfTsb
Holloway you are a stud. Always a Champ @BlessedMMA @ufc #ufc245
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) December 15, 2019
Wow man hate seeing max lose but beautiful performance by alex. Great leg kicks great game plan #UFC245
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 15, 2019
wow! #UFC245
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) December 15, 2019
Keep your head up champ @BlessedMMA Hawaii we’re gonna get this one back I promise
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) December 15, 2019
Amazing @alexvolkanovski congrats champ #AndNew #UFC245
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) December 15, 2019
Good job @alexvolkanovski #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/2BCIxtXqVq
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) December 15, 2019
Legkick destruction. Great fight. #UFC245
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 15, 2019
And new!!! @ufc featherweight world champion!!!! @alexvolkanovski pic.twitter.com/guj816JATA
— Kai Kara France (@kaikarafrance) December 15, 2019
Amanda Nunes def. Germaine de Randamie by decision
Congrats champ!
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) December 15, 2019
See ya around at 145 hopefully #UFC245
That was painful all around
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 15, 2019
@IronLadyMMA great effort
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 15, 2019
The Lioness is a Goat. Amanda Nunes has earned everything she has. Respect to you Champ Champ #andstill #ufc245 @ufc @Amanda_Leoa
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) December 15, 2019
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) December 15, 2019
49? Did i miss a deduction somewhere?
— Juan Adams UFC (@chosenjuan285) December 15, 2019
@Amanda_Leoa for hall of fame @ufc
— Mirsad Bektic (@MirsadBekticMMA) December 15, 2019
She’s so sweet for that Good heart. #UFC245
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) December 15, 2019
How can you not love @Amanda_Leoa #TheGOAT #UFC245 #ChampChamp
— Cortney Casey (@CastIron_Casey) December 15, 2019
Man if only Germaine could wrestle a little better with defense and working back up to her feet #UFC245
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 15, 2019
All class by the Lioness showing love to gym owner Dan Lambert and offering her condolences to the Harris family
— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) December 15, 2019
❤
Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo by split decision
Aldo looked really good. I thought he won that fight #UFC245
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 15, 2019
So fucked up. Feel for you @josealdojunior Same judges as Wichita apparently. Judges need to be held accountable when they ruin the sport like this ... JMHO
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) December 15, 2019
I think 29-28 Moraes. Very close.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 15, 2019
Wow! What a fight! I had no idea which way it was gonna go! Congrats to both men! #UFC245
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 15, 2019
Jose Aldo is still one of my favorite fighters of all time ! #UFC245
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 15, 2019
Bullshit.
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) December 15, 2019
I honestly thought Aldo had that #UFC245
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 15, 2019
Aldo got screwed so bad. I don’t even want to watch the rest of the card
— Austin Arnett (@AustinArnettMMA) December 15, 2019
I had Aldo in that one but fun fight #UFC245
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) December 15, 2019
Aldo won that fight.
— Cody Stamann (@CodyStamann) December 15, 2019
Aldo won that fight !
— Nathaniel wood (@TheProspectMMA) December 15, 2019
Close fight but I though @josealdojunior won that fight #ufc245
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) December 15, 2019
Hell yeah! @MMARLONMORAES great fucking job!
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) December 15, 2019
Petr Yan knocks out Urijah Faber
Triple clown already looking for the way to avoid me ♂️ https://t.co/hyzpXsmsJB
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) December 15, 2019
Congrats @PetrYanUFC! You looked like an animal! Can’t wait to lock it up with you! #UFC245
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 15, 2019
But he did beat a senior citizen Let’s see how he does with a young bull in the division! Where you at?! #UFC245
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 15, 2019
No freakin way! Omg. Like shit. Yan is a Gawwwddd damn animal. I’ve been waiting for him to fight for the title. #UFC245
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) December 15, 2019
We all get old . Respect to the OG Uriah Faber! #UFC245
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 15, 2019
(Evil Russian voice) Your fans are mine Uriah Faber.. all mine! #UFC245
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 15, 2019
Yan is a powerful dude #UfC245
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) December 15, 2019
Love Urijah but Yan is a bad dude. #UFC245
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) December 15, 2019
Man Yan was patient and sharp! Hats off to Faber for hanging tough for as long as he could. Legend. #UFC245
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) December 15, 2019
That boy is a problem Urijah might be on the older end of the spectrum but that’s still a quality win bantamweight is arguably the most interesting weight class right now just wait till my boy cort is in the mix this is the year for him we bout to show you
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) December 15, 2019
You still the Man @UrijahFaber
— Dustin Ortiz (@DustinOrtizMMA) December 15, 2019
Respect to @UrijahFaber for taking this fight. Didn’t like how disrespectful his opponent behaved. This is a ruthless sport. What goes around, comes around. #UFC245
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) December 15, 2019
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