Nate Diaz, Dana White and More React To Massive Upset [WATCH]

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Nate Diaz & Dana White

The featured prelim bout of UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns on Saturday was Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and a number of ADCC world champion Rodolfo Vieira locking horns with Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez in an essential middleweight matchup. Hernandez is the kind of strong-willed ruffian who expenses straight at his opponent till he will get the end, however Vieira was a large favourite within the struggle because of his unimaginable floor recreation and different elite-looking attributes.

In truth, it was thought heading into the struggle that the undefeated Vieira would possibly truly possess one of many strongest submission video games within the UFC, and that the fighter might be on his option to changing into one of many greatest names within the sport.

Whereas it appeared like issues could be headed that manner early in his struggle vs. Hernandez, Vieira finally obtained tagged by “Fluffy” with a tough strike and by no means actually recovered.

WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS 🤯 #UFC258 pic.twitter.com/bHs0Vh0AVL
— UFC (@ufc) February 14, 2021

That one large punch to Vieira’s face modified the struggle utterly, and the Brazilian by no means obtained his legs again below him.

As soon as Vieira was damage, “Fluffy” poured it on.

FLUFFY HAS BEEN UNLEASHED!
💥 @ILovebamf has the jiu-jitsu ace utterly baffled! #UFC258 pic.twitter.com/m36sUe8JpT
— UFC (@ufc) February 14, 2021

So Vieira’s huge credentials as one of many prime submission artists on the earth immediately turned fairly meaningless, and the 31-year-old couldn’t preserve from tapping out to his opponent within the beautiful upset.

It was one of the unimaginable sudden submissions in latest MMA historical past.

You possibly can watch the submission beneath.

After surviving the primary spherical, @Ilovebamf simply submitted multiple-time BJJ world champion Rodolfo Viera 🤯
Stream #UFC258 on ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/HFHv2Np6bq pic.twitter.com/9AK9l1T6xy
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 14, 2021

In keeping with Sebastian Vendel-Martinez, the percentages of “Fluffy” grabbing the submission win have been 30/1 (or -3000).

Anthony Hernandez with an enormous upset victory, changing into the primary to defeat Rodolfo Vieira, and through submission no much less over a BJJ specialist! Odds have been 30-1 for Hernandez to win through submission. #ufc258
— Sebastian Vendel-Martinez (@vendelmartinez) February 14, 2021

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UFC World Hyped About Large Upset

UFC famous person Nate Diaz was watching the motion. One of the crucial standard motion stars within the sport in the present day, Diaz favored what he noticed at UFC 258.