The moment came courtesy of a first-round knockout of Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Topuria beating Oliveira at UFC 317 to become the new 155-pound champion.

Paddy Pimblett has sent a brutal warning to UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria after the pair were involved in a heated confrontation following the Spaniard's title win at UFC 317

Pimblett is coming off a third-round TKO victory over Michael Chandler in his last outing at UFC 314 in April. “The Baddy” is 7-0 since he made his UFC debut, a first-round knockout against Luigi Vendramini in September 2021. Only two of his seven contests have gone to the judges’ scorecards since he joined the promotion.