When Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the cage fresh off an 8-fight win streak against an underdog Joshua Van , we already knew where the fight was headed. 26 seconds into the 1st round, the bout was stopped. But it wasn’t ‘The Cannibal’ who got his hand raised. Quite the contrary: after a poor head-kick attempt, Pantoja fell onto the mat, dislocating his elbow.

The unconventional victory has crowned the new flyweight champion, but more than that, it has sent a shockwave through the world of MMA. As the replay of the blitz round aired through the live streams, BMF champion Max Holloway took to X, as he wrote, “ Man stop the replay! #UFC323.”

Adrian Yanez shared the sentiment, “ Stop showing the damn replay 🤢🤮.” Further, he tweeted, “Unfortunate ending, but damn! Houston h

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