Twitter reacts to Benson beating Khabilov
The fight started with questions about Greg Jackson’s new Russian accent, and ended with enthusiasm for Benson Henderson’s first finish in the Octagon.
Benson Henderson earned his first submission win in the Octagon, via rear naked choke over Rustam Khabilov, at 1:17 of the fourth round, at UFC Fight Night 42 on Saturday night.
(21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) held on to his position as one of the UFC’s top lightweights with a fourth-round submission victory over Rustam Khabilov (17-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 42 main event at Albuquerque, N.M.’s Tingley Coliseum.
Ben Fowlkes @benfowlkesMMA
Wait…is Greg Jackson speaking English to Khabilov in a Russian accent? Huh. Okay.
Ramsey Nijem @RamseyNijem
When did Greg Jackson get the worse Russian accent ever?
Sarah Kaufman @mmasarah
I just learned that Greg jackson has an accent…who knew he spoke Russian-English!
Derek Brunson @DerekBrunsonMMA
What the hell Ben Henderson never gets tired, this dude is not human !!!
Vinny Magalhaes @VinnyMMA
JIU-JITSU!!!JIU-JITSU!!!JIU-JITSU!!!JIU-JITSU!!! Congrats
Sarah Kaufman @mmasarah
Henderson lands an inverted jab then cross that stuns khabilov. jumps on his back and gets the Rnc
Mike Chiappetta MMA @MikeChiappetta
At time of stoppage, scores were 29-28, 29-28 for Khabilov (Levi Martinez & Marcos Rosales) and 28-29 for Henderson (Sal D’Amato).
MiddleEasy @MiddleEasy
Just posted: “Jesus Christ Chokes Out a Dagestani-Russian (Through Bendo’s Hands)
Brian Stann @BrianStann
Wow. Excellent performance by Bendo, needed that finish to stay in title convo
Luke Thomas @SBNLukeThomas
A little too much, too soon for Khabilov, but I’m still impressed with his skill development.
Rustam Khabilov @RustamTheTiger
Thanks for all the great fan I’ll be back strong
Eduardo Toledo @Dudu_Toledo
Hey @danawhite What about Bendo x @RdosAnjosMMA ?!?! @kings_mma
Damon Martin @DamonMartin
Fights I’d like to see after tonight – Bendo vs. Nurmagomedov – Sanchez/Pearson 2, Dodson vs. the winner of Johnson/Bagautinov
Josh Gross @yay_yee
So @BensonHenderson vs. @TeamKhabib make sense? Henderson just beat Nurmagomedov’s old friend in Rustam. Like that as a title eliminator.
roland delorme UFC @rolanddelorme1
Beautiful finish now I can finally go to bed
UFCONFOX @UFCONFOX
HIGHLIGHTS: Benson Henderson finishes Rustam Khabilov via rear-naked choke
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