Twitter reacts to Alex Pereira’s knockout of Sean Strickland at UFC 276

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Alex Pereira likely solidified his first title shot on Saturday when he derailed the streak of Sean Strickland in the UFC 276 featured bout.

Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a former GLORY kickboxing champ, validated himself as a legitimate title contender when he defeated Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) by first-round knockout in the high stakes middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Pereira’s victory over Strickland at UFC 276.

Cageside Press

R1 – Sean vs. Alex – Alex with the leg kick. Then high kick. Sean in all guard mode, but he’s trying to walk Alex down. Alex popping jabs out and leg kicks. Alex to the chest, Sean kicks back. Alex leg kick. Sean trying to get close to land the jab #UFC276

— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) July 3, 2022

Andreas Hale

And Alex Pereira just killed Sean Strickland. Good grief. #UFC276

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 3, 2022

Mike Bohn

Alex Pereira gets it done and TKOs Sean Strickland. There’s your new No. 1 contender at 185, folks. #UFC276

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) July 3, 2022

Derek Brunson

Damn that hook was vicious ! 🔥 #UFC276

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 3, 2022

Aljamain Sterling

This guy must have sledgehammers for fists! That was INSANE!! #UFC276

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 3, 2022

Erik Koch

Well god damn! Lol that was so nasty!

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) July 3, 2022

Ben Askren

Dang, Strickland was looking solid then 💥💥💥 ridiculous power from Periera

— Funky (@Benaskren) July 3, 2022

Ben Fowlkes

That was cleeeeaaaan.

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 3, 2022

Derek Brunson

Wrestling olympians ,Wrestling all Americans , Glory champs , bjj goats … the list goes on . No other division like so 💯 #UFC276

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 3, 2022

Teddy Atlas

Strickland- Pereira, that’s the results when you don’t see the punch. #UFC278

— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) July 3, 2022