UFC President Dana White and MMA pros grimace at the nasty eye-poke that put a quick end to Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21.
Take a look below for Twitter reactions from White, Darren Till, Aljamain Sterling, C.M. Punk, Jessica-Rose Clark and many more.
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— danawhite (@danawhite) March 14, 2021
What in the hell is going on??? Unintentional but damn man. That’s so so shitty. So many fouls, so many fouls. #UFCVegas21
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 14, 2021
Gutted for the Main Event,
— D (@darrentill2) March 14, 2021
Run it back ASAP!!!!
Gutted for both of them. #UFCVegas21
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 14, 2021
Nasty eye poke --------
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) March 14, 2021
As someone who gets eye poked every single sparring session, it’s fucking horrible. And Belal’s looks worse than any I’ve ever experienced.
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) March 14, 2021
Hope you heal up quick @bullyb170 https://t.co/91rnr7JBYk
This is heartbreaking. Love you @bullyb170 keep your head up. Recover and run it back. You’re a warrior. #rememberthename
— player/coach (@CMPunk) March 14, 2021
2021 smh #UFCVegas20
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) March 14, 2021
Hope his eye is ok. I was scared I was about to see an eye hanging. ---- #UFC
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) March 14, 2021
What terrible way for the fight to end -- #UFCVegas21
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) March 14, 2021
Eye pokes hurt like nobody understands. It should be an automatic DQ.
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) March 14, 2021
Leon is still a beast but fuck bro
— Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (@JamahalH) March 14, 2021
Super bummed for @Leon_edwardsmma too! Obviously not what he wanted. Hopefully they can run it back
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 14, 2021
Maaaan, Leon was looking super slick. Fakes, stance changes, everything looking great. Shit to see it end like that. Hope belal is okay ----
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) March 14, 2021
Bummer to see the fight end like that. Hope @bullyb170 eye is ok#UFCFightNight187
— Darren Elkins (@DarrenElkinsMMA) March 14, 2021
Ohh no --
— Bonecrusher -------- (@Marc_Diakiese) March 14, 2021
Man... what bummer!
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) March 14, 2021
What a horrible way for this fight to end.
I feel bad for both guys!#UFCVegas21
Honestly all respect to Belal for taking short notice but Leon was dominating and it didn’t seem like he was about to slow down. Give the man his shot.
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) March 14, 2021
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