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This is UFC 247 in a few short tweets.
The UFC 247 main event ended in controversy, as Jon Jones was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes. The challenger did well the first three rounds up to the start of the fourth, while Jones picked things up in the championship rounds.
All three judges scored it for Jones, with one scorecard somehow even having him winning four rounds to one.
In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko dominated once again to defend her flyweight crown.
Here’s a quick twitter thread with a brief recap and analysis of the event, that’s fitting for people’s social media era attention spans:
LEWIS DECISIONS LATIFI
PROS: Latifi had nice body lock takedowns, but this ended up with a trademark big third round from Lewis that gave him another comeback win.
CONS: There were some slow moments, but it generally ended up as fun as expected.
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
IGE EDGES BEKTIC
PROS: Good back and forth fight. Ige and Bektic took one round a piece, and battled it out in a close third.
CONS: Quick resets from the ref, but nothing too big a deal. How many split decisions did this card have?
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
TAFA KOs ADAMS
PROS: Wow. Tafa kept patient, and landed those short and perfectly placed shots to end it early. The guy has a lot of speed for heavyweight.
CONS: Unless you’re Adams, none!
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
SHEVCHENKO TKOs CHOOKAGIAN
PROS: Spinning kick, perfectly timed counters, takedowns, and a finish from crucifix position. Shevchenko put it all together perfectly on yet another dominant performance.
CONS: None. That was soooo clean.
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
JUDGES MESS UP MAIN EVENT
PROS: So impressed with Reyes. Good movement, hurt Jones multiple times in the first 4 rounds. Jones was tough and came back, but I thought Reyes won the first 3
CONS: In no way did Jones win four rounds. Unjustifiable. Criminal https://t.co/b4uAMDYvdj
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
UFC 247 OVERALL:
PROS: Reyes showing up big, Jones’ “championship rounds,” Valentina’s crucifix, Krause’s late notice. Lots of good things, but
CONS: Judges ruined this night. Apparently it’s the same judge that gave weird cards on multiple fights. Also,https://t.co/l2tiCR8yU3
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 9, 2020
And that’s about it. For more social media musings, follow me on twitter over at @antontabuena, and of course you should do that for Bloody Elbow’s official twitter account as well.
Check out fighters’ twitter reactions along with more of our UFC 247 coverage below:
- Pros react to Jon Jones’ controversial win over Dominick Reyes at UFC 247
- Pros react to Shevchenko’s TKO win over Chookagian at UFC 247
- UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes results and post-fight analysis