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.

Topuria, 28, came head-to-head with Pimblett, 30, following his first-round knockout victory over Charles Oliveira. The pair’s feud is linked to a social media exchange several years ago, which resulted in the duo almost coming to blows at the fighter hotel ahead of UFC London in March 2022.

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