Francis Ngannou avenged his defeat to Stipe Miocic and unseated the Ohio native to become the UFC heavyweight champion of the world at UFC 260.
The Cameroonian scored yet another highlight reel knockout victory to lift UFC gold for the first time.
This spectacular finish was one of many eye-catching moments on an entertaining UFC 260 main card.
You can read our detailed recap on the main event and the rest of the card here.
Here’s how their fellow fighters reacted to the action of UFC 260 on social media.
Francis Ngannou def. Stipe Miocic by KO
I never believed the whole baddest man on the planet thing until now Francis earned that name
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 28, 2021
Go to 185? I didn’t gain all this weight for no reason 😂
— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 28, 2021
We’re taking gold back to Africa!!
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) March 28, 2021
Congratulations Africa . Now you have 3 @ufc champions
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) March 28, 2021
That was scary! A fight where I didn’t want either guy to lose. They’re both just great ppl. #UFC260
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 28, 2021
Im in for Jones vs Francis ASAP.
— Funky (@Benaskren) March 28, 2021
Vicente Luque def. Tyron Woodley by submission
Luque stays so composed in the fire
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 28, 2021
Before y’all start y’all troll . Respect to Tyron Woodley he came to fight tonight . He’s 39 & not competing well against the top . It’s time to step down in comp and rebuild . That’s martial arts! Much love to the OG @TWooodley ! #UFC260
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 28, 2021
Respect to 🏆⚡️ Came out swinging!
He’s going to Valhalla 🙏🏻 #ufc260— Emil Valhalla Meek (@emilvalhalla) March 28, 2021
Damn lol when I root for someone it is like bad luck.
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) March 28, 2021
Sean O’Malley def. Thomas Almeida by KO
Almeida hasn’t been the same since that Garbrandt fight in 2016 ! #UFC260
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 28, 2021
O’Malley X Garbrandt would be good fight
— D (@darrentill2) March 28, 2021
O’Malley, O’Malley, O’Malley, O’Malley!!!#UFC260
— Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (@JamahalH) March 28, 2021
Maybe he really is undefeated
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 28, 2021
Miranda Maverick def. Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision
Hell of a god fight there impressive work by maverick!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 28, 2021
Jamie Mullarkey def. Khama Worthy by KO
Worthy contender for KO of night nice KO… but we still got The Heavyweight main event 🏆 #UFC260
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) March 28, 2021
That was worthy of a bonus
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 28, 2021
Jake Hughes is an MMA writer who has covered the sport since 2013 for publications such as Vice Sports, Fightland, Sherdog and now Fighters Only, where he serves as freelance digital editor.