This Is How The MMA World Reacted To UFC Vegas 3
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UFC Vegas 3 went down on Saturday night behind closed doors at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes took another step towards a title shot in the heavyweight division, after beating Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision. After dominating the first three rounds, the last two rounds were much closer, as both men looked physically exhausted.
The UFC Vegas 3 co-main saw a potential fight of the year, as Josh Emmett overcome badly hurting his left knee in the first minute, to earn a hard fought unanimous decision victory over Shane Burgos, who showed an unbelievable chin throughout the fight.
Elsewhere on the card, Raquel Pennington and Belal Muhammad earned unanimous decision wins over Marion Reneau and Lyman Good, respectively. And Jim Miller made his 35th walk to the Octagon and scored a first round armbar submission win over Roosevelt Roberts.
You can see the full results here and the Performance of the Night bonus winners here.
This is how the MMA world reacted to UFC Vegas 3:
Curtis Blaydes vs Alexander Volkov:
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My money is on Blaydes tonight in the main event. Who do you guys got? ? #UFCVegas3
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) June 21, 2020
Time for @RazorBlaydes265 to do work! #UFCVegas
— Justin Gaethje ?? (@Justin_Gaethje) June 21, 2020
Got to go with @RazorBlaydes265 stick to the game plan great takedown D from @AlexDragoVolkov #MainEvent #UFC
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
I think Blaydes gonna make it look easy idk just have this feeling #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
A there is still a main event?? #UFCVegas3
— tim means (@MeansTim) June 21, 2020
Let's go @RazorBlaydes265 #UFCVegas3
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) June 21, 2020
Let’s go @RazorBlaydes265 ?????? #UFCVegas3 #UFCFightNight
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Easy takedown wow
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
How Sharp is Blaydes wrestling offense ? That may be the difference in this Fight vs Drago #UFCVegas3
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 21, 2020
Blaydes would have way more ko’s if uFC had pride rules #UFCVegas3
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 21, 2020
Curtis knees of Blaydes ayeeeeee #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Easy work for Blaydes #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Takedown was faster than mine! Sheeesh! #UFCVegas3
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 21, 2020
Blaydes cookin this man
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) June 21, 2020
Blaydes looking great !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 21, 2020
Looks like it’s going to be a long night for Volkov #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Badass @RazorBlaydes265 they say 7 Takedowns I have seen 2 .
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
@RazorBlaydes265 said he would Ragdoll Volkov and he is delivering ?? #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Good ole @RazorBlaydes265 is doing work!!! LETS GOOOO BABY!! #UFCVegas3
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 21, 2020
They called it @ufc @RazorBlaydes265 heavy weight Khabib… scary
— Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) June 21, 2020
Blaydes crushing him through Rd 2!
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) June 21, 2020
Curtis Blaydes is like the Heavyweight @MerabDvalishvil! Non-stop takedowns! #UFCVegas3
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 21, 2020
Curtis out here with the total domination #UFCVegas3
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) June 21, 2020
@RazorBlaydes265 for president 2020!!! #UFCFightNight #UFCVegas3
— Macy Chiasson (@macy_chiasson) June 21, 2020
*correction Khabib is the lightweight version of @RazorBlaydes265 #UFCVegas3
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) June 21, 2020
Blaydes double after the jab is ?!! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Damn Blaydes is efficient!
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) June 21, 2020
Main event boring AF
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) June 21, 2020
Blaydes is breathing pretty hard and slowing down. We may have a upset people! #UFCVegas3
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 21, 2020
Blaydes is breathing pretty hard and slowing down. We may have a upset people! #UFCVegas3
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 21, 2020
Uh oh. Tides feel like they may be turning. Shou be interesting 5th round.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 21, 2020
It’s very rare for heavyweights go the distance. What a fight! #UFCVegas3
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 21, 2020
And the flyweight division is on the cutting board every event? Welcome to the Heavyweight division #ufcvegas3
— Eric Albarracin (@CPTdasAmericas) June 21, 2020
Blaydes definitely deserves a title shot. But I’m first in line ???? #UFCVegas3 #UNCROWNEDCHAMP
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) June 21, 2020
Please someone get that man a chair jeebus #UFCVegas3 #UFCFightNight
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Congrats @RazorBlaydes265 ?? #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Impressive performance by Blaydes and great resilience and cardio by Volkov. I was tired just watching. That looked beyond gruelling. Good fight. #UFCVegas3
— Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) June 21, 2020
Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos:
Hope you guys enjoyed the fight! Appreciate @danawhite for getting the @ufc up and running and allowing us to still make a living! ?? #UFCVegas3
— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) June 21, 2020
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View this post on InstagramEven COVID couldn’t keep them from coming to Vegas!
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Most people would of quit or looked for a way out! I will NEVER QUIT!
— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) June 23, 2020
1 Complete ACL tear
2 MCL Sprain with partial tearing
3 Bakers cyst rupture
4 Focal impact fracture of
femur on the lateral
5 Chondral defect (cartilage) on tibia laterally matching impact area #UFCVegas3
When I say I’m willing to go through HELL and suffer any amount of pain to get my hand raised, I mean it!!! #UFC #UFCVegas3 #CantStopWontStop @ Las Vegas, Nevada https://t.co/vMegPW3JJ4
— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) June 23, 2020
Burgos vs Emmett ?????? I’m so excited for this one. #UFCFightNight
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
I like both guys Emmett and Burgos the real main event #UFCVegas3 ????
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Pumped for this co main!!
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 21, 2020
Put dude in a body bag but he’s ranked before me? Lol damn I need to get back n scrap soon #UFCVegas3
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) June 21, 2020
Like just about everyone else on here…can’t wait for this one!
— Jeff Novitzky (@JeffNovitzkyUFC) June 21, 2020
Got my ? on all the contenders. This going to be a good one! #UFCVegas3
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 21, 2020
This is the fight @JoshEmmettUFC and @HurricaneShaneB
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 21, 2020
Someone’s going to sleep #UFCVegas3 #UFCFightNight
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) June 21, 2020
This is what all fight fans are waiting for .. let’s goooo @ufc #ufcapex
— Ashley Yoder (@AshleyYoderMMA) June 21, 2020
????
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 21, 2020
There’s a lot of danger in this fight!! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Great first round!! #UFCVegas3
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 21, 2020
Wow what a First round ?????? Belal vs Good was good but this one it’s a bang insane pressure from Burgos #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Emmet throwing absolute bombs but the chins holding up! #UFCFightNight #UFCVegas3
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) June 21, 2020
I would have risked it all to see this fight live ? #UFCVegas3 #UFCFightNight pic.twitter.com/NrhXP2Rrfx
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Serious power serious chins Emmit and Burgos sick Rd1 calf kicks . Knee?
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
Burgos rolls with the punches well. He’s taking a lot of power off of Emmetts powerful punches #UFCVegas3 #UFCFightNight
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Damnnnn this is a fire fight ????? #UFCVegas3
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) June 21, 2020
This fight is crazy!!! Burgos and Emmett!! No quit and constant action! Insanely good!! #UFCVegas3
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 21, 2020
Wow!!! What a great fight!!!
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 21, 2020
Wow what a fight amazing second round ?????????? #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Man ?????????? awesome fight
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 21, 2020
Rd 2 Was awesome fire . Burgos vs Emmett Fken on Fire !
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
This co main fight is insane ?#UFCVegas3
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) June 21, 2020
Finally this guys gets dropped! I was wondering what he was made of!! Tough as nails!!
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 21, 2020
Oooohhhhhh. #UFCVegas3
— tim means (@MeansTim) June 21, 2020
I nominate @HurricaneShaneB for chin of the year. @JoshEmmettUFC and him having hell of a fight @Ufc #UFCVegas3
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) June 21, 2020
Emmett throws heat seeking missile‘s!!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
First two RDs for Burgos?? 10-8 3rd RD for Emmett?? I can’t call it! 45 seconds left!! #UFCVegas3
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 21, 2020
Badass fite
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) June 21, 2020
Incredible fight! #UFCVegas3
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) June 21, 2020
What a fucking fight!! Well done boys #UFCVegas3
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 21, 2020
Ooohhhhhh sheeeeeesh these men are Zombies ??? #UFCVegas3
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) June 21, 2020
Holy shit ? WHAT A FIGHT #UFCVegas3
— Damien Brown ????????? (@beatdown155) June 21, 2020
Hats off to @JoshEmmettUFC & @HurricaneShaneB
Wow!!! @JoshEmmettUFC @HurricaneShaneB FOY ??
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 21, 2020
Man…did that fight deliver. Two alphas not giving a damn inch. Hats off to both @HurricaneShaneB and @JoshEmmettUFC
— Jeff Novitzky (@JeffNovitzkyUFC) June 21, 2020
Wow amazing fight! ???????? pay this guys @danawhite ? 50gs FOTN #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
What a freaking fight!! #UFCVegas3
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) June 21, 2020
Fight of the year candidate. Beautiful to see these two artists go to work in MY weight class #UFCVegas3
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 21, 2020
?????????????????? congrats to both.
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 21, 2020
Danger, violence and action! #FOTN #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Fight of the night! This Emmet is a Warrior .#UFCVegas3
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) June 21, 2020
Congrats @JoshEmmettUFC sick fight
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) June 21, 2020
Standing ovations ? incredible start to finish earned that bonus can’t beat that . Emmett-Burgos Fken war Judges got that right . Epic?
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
Burgos vs Emmett was beyond insane. Crazy performance by both guys. I have it a draw. #UFCVegas3
— Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) June 21, 2020
Great Fight Boys ?? #UFCVegas3 #145lbs
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) June 21, 2020
Anyways incredible fight #UFCVegas3 ??????????????
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Holy shit Emmett v Burgos was so sick ? #Ufcvegas3
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) June 21, 2020
What a fight! Crazy #UFCVegas3
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) June 21, 2020
No loser in that fight, fight fans! #UFCVegas3
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 21, 2020
Emmett and Burgos my new favorite fighters. One of the best fights of the year!
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) June 21, 2020
Holy moly. That was a fight. @JoshEmmettUFC @HurricaneShaneB
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) June 21, 2020
Warriors. So amazing! #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
That was insane! Crazy! ?#UFCVegas3
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) June 21, 2020
Josh Emmett is not the gatekeeper. Chase that belt bro ! ????????
— Mark Coleman (@Markcolemanmma) June 21, 2020
Raquel Pennington vs Marion Reneau:
Super excited for this one
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 21, 2020
That how you find your distance you get in there and give them one. That’s what a jabs for Mike ?????? #UFCVegas3 #UFCVegas
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Leg weave and push off the cage with the other leg would have been nice counter to Raquels defense. #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
That was my first time ever seeing a girl react to a low blow….YIKES!! #UFCVegas3
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) June 21, 2020
Pennington seems to much stronger then Reneau
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 21, 2020
That’s my girl ???? #Rocknado Let’s go!! @ufc @espnmma @RockyPMMA Let them hands fly
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) June 21, 2020
Soul snatching knees #UFCFightNight
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
#ufcvegas3 @TeciaTorres and @RockyPMMA looked fucking amazing tonight!!!
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) June 21, 2020
Pennington looks like she is back to her badass self
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 21, 2020
Lyman Good vs Belal Muhammad:
I'm sorry I couldn't get the win tonight. Tried to honor my father but my heart wasn't in the cage with me. Congratulations to @bullyb170 for his win and sharing the cage with me tonight. Good luck to my brother @HurricaneShaneB tonight!!! pic.twitter.com/7jFwJCgnVM
— Lyman Good (@lymangoodmma) June 21, 2020
Adversity introduces a man to himself. Hats off to Belal for his win. Thank you everyone for your support! Thank you @danawhite @ufc for the opportunity to fight and grow inside the cage from the adversity that comes with this beautiful sport! Looking forward to the comeback! pic.twitter.com/rtWXXKEWTX
— Lyman Good (@lymangoodmma) June 22, 2020
Exited for this welterweight scrap!!! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Muhammad vs Good is ?Fight I think FON #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Belal showing some great footwork and mixture of strikes round 1! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Belals footwork and feints when Goodman comes in. That left kick ?? @bullyb170 looks great. One more round. #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Hell yeah @bullyb170 ???????? #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Wow that a nice fight FON I got @bullyb170 for the W #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
My brother @bullyb170
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) June 21, 2020
Loved the lateral movement and powerful takedowns from @bullyb170 Stayed calm when Good landed some heavy shots then finished the fight searching for a sub
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 21, 2020
Great job digging deep by both men! Congrats @bullyb170! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Congrats @bullyb170 amazing performance buddy ?? #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
@bullyb170 amazing fight my man!
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) June 21, 2020
Jim Miller vs Roosevelt Roberts:
I can’t wait for Roosevelt and Miller ?? #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 21, 2020
Told ya! #UFCVegas3 https://t.co/WNKxdn4siO
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) June 21, 2020
@JimMiller_155 monster on the ground !
— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) June 21, 2020
Congrats @JimMiller_155 on your 35th @ufc fight, I’ll be your 36th. @danawhite
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) June 21, 2020
@JimMiller_155 always dangerous. Wow
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) June 21, 2020
Wow!! You could see the full hyper extension on that one as he stood up! #UFCVegas3
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 21, 2020
Wow @JimMiller_155 with a beautiful submission armbar #UFCVegas3
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 21, 2020
Congratulations @JimMiller_155 !!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) June 21, 2020
@JimMiller_155 congrats
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 21, 2020
Bobby Green vs Clay Guida:
Needless to say I’m pumped for this one!!!! @BobbyKGreen @clayguida #UFCFightNight #ESPN
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 20, 2020
Let’s go @clayguida
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 20, 2020
If my brother slapped the shit out of me like that, we are flat out fighting before I get into the octagon ???
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) June 20, 2020
Clay is my kind of crazy #UFCVegas3
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) June 20, 2020
Guida is rocked and the fight hasn’t even started yet…. #UFCVegas3 #ThoseSlapsThough
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 20, 2020
Guida always been one of my favs to watch
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 20, 2020
I've been a fan of Guida's hair for a long time #UFCVegas3
— Felicia The FeeNom Spencer (@FeeNom479) June 20, 2020
Damn Clay looks good!
— Ricky Simón (@RickySimonUFC) June 20, 2020
WTH Clay you took his back like nothing. More of that!! #UFCVegas3
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 20, 2020
?? gotta love the belching from Guida
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 20, 2020
Congrats to both clay and Bobby. Great fight.
— michael (@bisping) June 20, 2020
I think Guida got that win
— Randa Markos (@randamma) June 20, 2020
I remember when I was winning fights Bobby Green was ranked significantly below me and on a losing streak but kept calling me out like I was scared of him lol of course then the fight didn't make sense then but I bet now that I'm on a losing streak his ass wouldn't dare fight me.
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 21, 2020
We will add more social media posts in the upcoming days, as more fighters react to all the action.
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