UFC Vegas 24 in Tweets: Fighters react to Robert Whittaker’s dominant victory
Heading into the UFC Vegas 24 main event, fans were ready for some serious middleweight action and they were not disappointed.
Robert Whittaker put on an absolutely stellar performance leading to a unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum that he has to hope cemented his case for a rematch against the champion Israel Adesanya.
Here’s what fighters had to say about UFC Vegas 24:
Robert Whittaker is the #1 contender and the rightful challenger for the middleweight belt #UFCVegas24
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) April 18, 2021
What a banger of a fight
— Chase Hooper (@chase_hooper) April 18, 2021
Congrats to Whitaker on amazing performance. Gastelum as tough as they come !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 18, 2021
Whittaker Adesanya 2 is gonna be such a solid fight
— Chase Hooper (@chase_hooper) April 18, 2021
Kelvin so tough took this fight short notice and still not backing down in the 5th
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 18, 2021
Whittaker just sniping Gastelum every time he steps forward in his range. Gotta break the rhythm. Can’t just walk right in without the feints and stance switches against this type of high level footwork. #UFCVegas24
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 18, 2021
Gotta be happy for Arlovski. Great win !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 18, 2021
Tracy Cortez def. Justine Kish
Canvas is slippery! Thank you! It’s not easy fighting without your footing underneath you. #UFCVegas24
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 18, 2021
Luis Pena vs. Alex Munoz
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