Earlier tonight (Sat. July 6, 2019) at UFC 239 on pay-per-view (PPV), welterweights Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal met in a highly-anticipated bout.
It only took Masvidal five seconds to end Askren’s undefeated record. “Gamebred” came out knowing Askren would shoot in on him immediately, and threw up a flying knee that connected on the top of Askren’s head, rendering him unconscious for one of the scariest knockouts you’ll ever see in mixed martial arts (MMA).
The knockout was the fastest in UFC history. Check out how the MMA community reacted to the KO here:
JORGE MASVIDAL
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 7, 2019
THAT WAS EARTH SHAKING.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) July 7, 2019
That might be the craziest KO I've ever seen. It's bedlam in here.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) July 7, 2019
OH. MY. GOSH. Is Ben Askren okay?!! #UFC239
— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) July 7, 2019
OMG. FASTEST KNOCKOUT IN UFC HISTORY. @GamebredFighter #UFC239
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 7, 2019
A JOSE ALDO, CUB SWANSON FLYING KNEE KNOCKOUT. WHAT!!!!!!!!! WHAT! WHAAAAAAAAT?~?`?`?`?~
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 7, 2019
Holy shit!!!! Slept him with one shot!!
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 7, 2019
Well that's gotta be the fastest knockout in UFC history. #UFC239
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 7, 2019
JORGE MASVIDAL JUST KNOCKED OUT BEN ASKREN WITH A FLYING KNEE AT THE START OF THE FIGHT.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) July 7, 2019
OH MY GOD#UFC239
Holy shit!!!! Gamebred don't play!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 7, 2019
305 Dade country . Sheeshhh #UFC239
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 7, 2019
JORGE MASVIDAL JUST KO’d Ben ASKREN WITH A FLYING KNEE IN 4 SECONDS!!!
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 7, 2019
MassssssssVIDAL!!!!! #ufc238
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 7, 2019
Damn @GamebredFighter is currently the goat
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 7, 2019
Bro it’s got to be fastest knockout ever had. Masvidal with the win????????
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 7, 2019
Mike brown and masvidal told me last night at dinner he was gonna Start this fight with a flying knee and showed me video on Mike's phone of him practicing
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 7, 2019
???????????????????????????????????????????????????? @GamebredFighter
— Yves (@thugjitsumaster) July 7, 2019
Wow #ufc239 omg
— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) July 7, 2019
Damn!! I’ve seen less vicious car crashes
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) July 7, 2019
DOUBLE KNEE > DOUBLE LEG #UFC238
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 7, 2019
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 7, 2019
Jesus, he made the shark go doo-doo…dead. ???????? #theresurrection #ufc239 #endangered
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 7, 2019
Wow. @GamebredFighter is a bad man
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 7, 2019
Straight up speechless. Jesus. Christ. @GamebredFighter #UFC239
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) July 7, 2019
5 seconds.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) July 7, 2019
Jorge Masvidal now owns the fastest knockout in UFC history #UFC239
Holy shit
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 7, 2019
???????????????????????????????????? #ufc239
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 7, 2019
Wow! Just wow! I was really hoping to see more. Damn, that was scary, brutal, and a #1 contender worthy of a performance for Mr. 3Piece-N-Soda.#UFC239
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 7, 2019
Masvidal!!!!!!!! #ufc239 !!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 7, 2019
Scientific fact….can’t wrestle if your unconscious. ???? @ufc
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) July 7, 2019
Just WOW ???? @GamebredFighter ????????#UF239
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) July 7, 2019
welp ????????♂️ not everyone can be undefeated undisputed
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 7, 2019
welp ????????♂️ not everyone can be undefeated undisputed
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 7, 2019
Hey @Benaskren…. told you dumbass. Listen to me next time. #ufc239
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) July 7, 2019
Sometimes that shit work huh @GamebredFighter ?!? @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 7, 2019
Mannnn????????????!! @gamebredfighter so proud of you! #americantopteam
— Valerie Letourneau (@ValTroubleMMA) July 7, 2019
No one can hate on that, give that man his title shot! ???????????? #ufc239
— Neil Magny (@NeilMagny) July 7, 2019
