The year of the great heavyweight revival just keeps on giving and giving. At the age of 36, former UFC champion Frank Mir scored one of his most destructive wins yet, starching Todd Duffee with an absolutely brutal left hand just 73 seconds into UFC Fight Night 71’s main event. Check out reaction from the wicked slugfest below, along with reaction from the rest of Wednesday’s main card.
90 seconds… You taking the over or the under? Go! @ufc
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 16, 2015
Oooooooooooooooooo
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 16, 2015
MIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRR YESSSSSSSSSSSSS #UFCSanDiego
— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) July 16, 2015
MUUUUUUUR, FRANK.
— Coach (@CMPunk) July 16, 2015
What the fuck wow @ufc
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) July 16, 2015
Fedor-shape Mir cannot be stopped! #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
BOOOOOOOMMMMMMM
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) July 16, 2015
All hail Frank Mir! #Damn #KO #UFCFightNight71
— Saul Almeida (@SaulAlmeida) July 16, 2015
OMG! Frank Mir! Wow
— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) July 16, 2015
Omg are you kidding me!!! Frank Mir isn’t quite the old man we thought he was @ufc #ufc #UFCSanDiego
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 16, 2015
WOWWW! #UFCSanDiego
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 16, 2015
That’s a heavyweight fight…both got hurt, both swinging for the fences, Mir won and Duffee is flat out on his face!
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 16, 2015
Damn son the one hitter quiter!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 16, 2015
HEAVYWEIGHTS
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) July 16, 2015
Got to say pretty pumped for @FrankMillerInk awesome job great ko
— Tim Sylvia (@timsylviamma) July 16, 2015
FRANK MUTHAFUCKIN MIR!!!! @thefrankmir
— Travis Browne (@travisbrowneMMA) July 16, 2015
HO…LY…… S%&$!!!! Erin Frank Mir!! Nasty fade away and return! #UFCSanDiego
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
MirNeverDie #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
Love the older guys showing the youngins how it’s done!
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 16, 2015
Gotta love when @ufc heavyweights throw down and exchange right away until a big man goes down! Wow! Great way to end #UFCSanDiego!
— Myles Jury (@FuryJury) July 16, 2015
How many concussions can you count in 30 seconds?
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) July 16, 2015
That 1st round tho!!!! #UFCSanDiego
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) July 16, 2015
Really thought Duffee was about to shine tonight. This is why this sport is the best. Número uno! #UFCSanDiego
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
WOW! Didn’t think that would go 5. But did think it would go past 1 min. Wrong. Lol good show @ufc #UFCSanDiego
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) July 16, 2015
@thefrankmir still got
— derrick lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) July 16, 2015
Pumped for @thefrankmir! #UFCSanDiego
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 16, 2015
Frank the TANK! #UFCSanDiego pic.twitter.com/N9DYYW3LwH
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
Fighting heavyweight will take minutes off your life expectancy. Frank Mir the mad brain surgeon. #UFCFightNight71
— Patrick Williams (@IAMTHEANIMAL) July 16, 2015
New 5 year plan: Be a heavyweight and have a career resurgence
— Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) July 16, 2015
First time I said “BRUH” without making fun of people who say bruh. Fucking hell Frank Mir! #UFCSanDiego
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 16, 2015
TONY FERGUSON DEF. JOSH THOMSON
Josh just tried to quit! If he comes back and wins that’s crazy
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) July 16, 2015
Tony “the tumbleweed” Furguson has done at least 6 forward & backward rolls and it’s only the 2nd round
— Patrick Cummins (@OfficialDurkin) July 16, 2015
Look at the heart of That “Punk”! #UFCSanDiego
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
Warriors!
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) July 16, 2015
Best fight so far!!! thompson is one thought son of a gun #UFCSanDiego
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) July 16, 2015
Holy crap! What a round. Ferguson did everything to finish that fight but JT is tough as nails #UFCSanDiego
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) July 16, 2015
What an amazing fight by two straight warriors #UFCSanDiego #respect
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) July 16, 2015
Cowboy Cerrone offered to fight the third round for the Punk. #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
Those elbows doe…….
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) July 16, 2015
Man @THEREALPUNK is such a warrior!
— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) July 16, 2015
Josh dug deep to continue after that elbow! #madrespect
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) July 16, 2015
What a tough, tough SOB @THEREALPUNK is. #ufc
— Coach (@CMPunk) July 16, 2015
Great display of toughness and experience from the Punk. Tony looked as sharp as those elbows. Really confusing and awkward movement
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
Ferguson loose and opened up so many cuts with elbows. Clear win, but I’m always a josh Thompson fan!!
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 16, 2015
#UFCSanDiego Ferguson be like: https://t.co/TA1bw5kfA2
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 16, 2015
That’s was hard to watch, @JoshThomson you’re a fucking warrior.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 16, 2015
HOLLY HOLM DEF. MARION RENEAU
Hey, bro. I heard you like kicks, so we got you some kicks with your kicks. #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
Marion needs to go for a flying scissor attempt or something. Giving Holm too much space isn’t working too well. #GetTheTD! #UFCSanDiego
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
YISH!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
YAH!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
CHIA!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
HISH!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
I think holly wins off of making the loudest noises
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) July 16, 2015
Move of the Fight: devastating push kicks #UFCSanDiego
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 16, 2015
I think she gives RR a tough fight ONLY Bc Holm doesnt engage in getting wreck-less and uses her length really well. Controls the tempo well
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
Sweet backflip @_HOLLYHOLM @mmacoachwink ! You are awesome
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 16, 2015
Fans and some media blow my mind… Holly said it herself she’s going to take her time. She’s not worried about RR right now
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 16, 2015
She’s doing exactly what you should do when you’re fresh into MMA take your time, learn, and evolve each fight
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 16, 2015
Way to go @_HOLLYHOLM #beastmode !!! @ufc @FOXSports1 @JacksonWinkMMA @IzzyStyle pic.twitter.com/D47zFHOLy7
— Emily Peters Kagan (@EmilyPKagan) July 16, 2015
Congrats @_HOLLYHOLM !!!!!!
— heatherjoclark (@heatherjoclark) July 16, 2015
Holm 29-28!? What idiot scored that!? You have to be kidding me. That judge should be forced to defend their score. @UFC #UFCFightNight
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) July 16, 2015
MANNY GAMBURYAN DEF. SCOTT JORGENSEN
I like Scottys movement but hes not stringin any multi punch combos together when he’s in range Gambu just muscling him around! #UFCSanDiego
— Anthony Birchak (@abirchakMMA) July 16, 2015
You can tell Manvil’s fave striker is Pride-era Wand. #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
That was a fun fight.
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) July 16, 2015
My boy slapped him in the head not once, but twice! Nah, your hand wudda got the wax off REAL QUICK! #UFCSanDiego #DontRubMyHead #NotYourSon
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
Good fight don’t know about 30/27 Dow
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) July 16, 2015
Congrats ape @MannyGamburyan
— Georgi Karakhanyan (@georgimma) July 16, 2015
Love you all! Thank you.
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) July 16, 2015
KEVIN LEE DEF. JAMES MOONTASRI
They just assumed the Kevin Lee was the Asian. That’s messed up…
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) July 16, 2015
That is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
@ALIAQUINTA pic.twitter.com/bz7RjD1nYc
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 16, 2015
Def didn’t catch that! that’s a big “My bad son” lol https://t.co/qftdyMyOLj
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
“Suplex city, bitch.” #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
Atta boy @MoTownPhenom beautiful RNC
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 16, 2015
Kevin Lee is a beast especially at only 22. All that work with jacked Rick James seems to be paying off pic.twitter.com/BQcMu0dpF1
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) July 16, 2015
Really nice back-take transition and RNC by Lee on Moontarsi. The crazy part is he’s only 22YO! #UFCSanDiego
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
I’m sorry everyone. I’m really disappointed in my performance. I had a great training camp, and a great group of… http://t.co/lVe4dhV9zQ
— James Moontasri (@jmoontasri) July 16, 2015
Maybe now people will stop doubting me. I told anybody who would listen I’m the future of this division. #JustWaitOnIt
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 16, 2015
ALAN JOUBAN DEF. MATT DWYER
Well I’m glad the judges gave him the first. I had the 1st for @MattDwyerMMA making it a draw, but I’m not complaining.
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 16, 2015
Haha, told yall! #Saenchai #MuayThai4Life #UFCSanDiego
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 16, 2015
No he didn’t yes he did great job Mr. @alanjouban https://t.co/f8iHrQUGcT
— Chris beal (@RealDealCbeal) July 16, 2015
Cartwheel Kick
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) July 16, 2015
Dwyer is Bonnar-esque in his hands on hips exhaustion. #UFCSanDiego
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 16, 2015
#Cartwheelkick #ftw !!!
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) July 16, 2015
Man. I’m just thinking how brutal those body punches and kicks were that Jouban landed over and over again. Won’t feel too good tmw morning
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 16, 2015
Thank you for all the support! If you thought that was a BONUS winning fight, please let @ufc @danawhite know!! pic.twitter.com/fRjPLSluRf
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 16, 2015