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Twitter Reacts To Fedor-Mitrione Double Knockdown And Fedor’s Loss

Carlos ToroJune 25, 2017, 5:38 am

Everybody loves a good KO, but what’s even better than that? A near-double KO.

Bellator 180 was full of memorable moments, whether good or bad, but one moment that fans and fighters alike will remember is the double knockdown Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione had about a minute into their fight in the co-main event of the pay-per-view.

Twitter exploded with tons of reactions to the moment. From UFC fighters to Bellator's own fighters, there wasn't a shortage of reactions to the 74-second fight. Below are just a few of the MMA community's reactions to the crazy double knockdown and Emelianenko's loss.

Sad to see a legend like that. Even Gods bleed in this sport… https://t.co/bB493NepXZ

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) June 25, 2017

Sad to see a great fighter lose like this. But Fedor is still the greatest. @BellatorMMA #BellatorNYC

— Patricky Freire (@PatrickyPitbull) June 25, 2017

Whoa! Double ko would've made more sense with the vibe of tonight but I'll take it. #Bellator180 #MattMitrone

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 25, 2017

That's one of the craziest things I've ever seen

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 25, 2017

NOOOOO!!! #Fedor !!

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 25, 2017

Wtf is going on in NYC? #BellatorNYC

— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) June 25, 2017

Hate this sport. —

— Al Iaquinta– (@ALIAQUINTA) June 25, 2017

Almost a double-KO! WOW! https://t.co/1jqLMhTmfv

— Brandon Vera (@Verafied) June 25, 2017

What did I just witness! Lol omg!!!! That was awesome!

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) June 25, 2017

I called it! #BellatorNYC (the almost double KO, I couldn't call though, that was fun!)

— Vinny Magalhães (@VinnyMMA) June 25, 2017

Well that was short but fun.

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) June 25, 2017

The two men knocked each other down with right jabs, but Mitrione was able to get back up quickly and finish the job early in the fight with several strikes while Emelianenko was unable to defend himself on the ground. It was Emelianenko’s first MMA fight in the United States since 2011, but the fight was supposed to have happened earlier this year, but Mitrione fell too ill to fight, postponing “The Last Emperor’s” return for a few months.

Even though Emelianenko lost, there aren’t fighters still wanting to fight the heavyweight legend. Chael Sonnen, who headlined the Bellator card with a unanimous decision victory over Wanderlei Silva, said he wants to fight Emelianenko.