Sean O’Malley and Irene Aldana picked up TKO finishes at UFC 264. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the wins.
The UFC 264 main card opened with a couple of TKO wins. First, it was Sean O’Malley who put on a beating on short-notice replacement Kris Moutinho, who showed a lot of heart in the fight, but lost to TKO in the third round in a merciful stoppage by Herb Dean. Afterwards, Irene Aldana made quick work of Yana Kunitskaya, finishing her opponent off with ground and pound still in the first round. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to both bouts.
Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya
ALDANA!!!! LETS GO!!!!
#UFC264— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) July 11, 2021
Impressive by Aldana!!!
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021
I freaking love Irene Aldana!! Been a huge fan since the Invicta days #UFC264
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 11, 2021
That was beautiful by Aldana! Do that one more time to another high level woman and I am interested to see her and Amanda.
— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) July 11, 2021
Wow no one has been able to do that to her.
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 11, 2021
That girl has power! #UFC264
— Mallory Martin (@MalloryyMartin) July 11, 2021
She looks nice an all but Aldana is meeeean #UFC264
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 11, 2021
Flawless victory. #UFC264
— John Wayne Makdessi (@JohnMakdessi) July 11, 2021
Beautiful hook!!! Her boxing is beautiful Congrats @IreneAldana_ #UFC264
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 11, 2021
Sean O’Malley vs. Kris Moutinho
Letsss gooooo!! #Bantamweights #UFC264
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 11, 2021
Isn’t @SugaSeanMMA the guy that keeps ducking @RickySimonUFC? #UFC264
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) July 11, 2021
This is like watching a fight that broke out at an ICP concert. #UFC264
— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) July 11, 2021
TBH I was not expecting this fight to go to the 2nd round!#UFC264
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) July 11, 2021
This guy is a dog! @ufc #UFC264
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 11, 2021
Damn Moutinho can take a punch! But this fight isn’t close to competitive.
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021
this kid fighting o mally is one tough mofo
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 11, 2021
Whoever put this fight together should be arrested LETS GO KRIS!!!!!!
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) July 11, 2021
That was a lot of damage coming from omaley. Kris put on a high pace but so much damage
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) July 11, 2021
Tough RD but There needs to be more feints and cutting off the cage to get O’Malley out of there! #UFC264
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 11, 2021
This kid is a zombie. I like it
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 11, 2021
I must say Moutinho came to fight ! #UFC264
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 11, 2021
The suga show is cancelled. Couldn’t even sit down a 125 lb guy. Come up to varsity . #UFC264
— Cody Stamann (@CodyStamann) July 11, 2021
Moutinho deserves all the praise in the world right now!! Talk about never giving up!! Wow!! #UFC264
— Dwight Grant (@DwightGrant) July 11, 2021
I’d have loved to see him finish! One of the worst beatings I’ve ever seen but man kid fought with so much heart. He deserved to finish!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 11, 2021
Nah I don’t agree with Joe that should have been stopped a long time ago. He could die and it’s shortening his career. For what probably 12k?! No disrespect but that was a mismatch in skill. #UFC264
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 11, 2021
What a heart and durability by Moutinho! #UFC264
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) July 11, 2021
I love this referee(#HerbDean) but this one was bad.
— Dudu Dantas (@DuduDantasMMA) July 11, 2021
Herb Dean said he’s had enough of this heavy bag session ! #UFC264
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 11, 2021
Should’ve let him finish. #ufc264
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 11, 2021