A new interim UFC lightweight champion was crowned in Saturday’s UFC 216 headliner when Tony Ferguson defeated Kevin Lee in the pay-per-view main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ferguson (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) pushed his winning streak to 10 fights and was crowned interim 155-pound champ with a third-round submission victory over Lee (16-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC), likely setting up a future showdown with reigning divisional titleholder Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Ferguson’s victory over Lee at UFC 216. * * * * The #UFC216 main event is moments away: Will Kevin @MoTownPhenom Lee or @TonyFergusonXT leave with interim gold? https://t.co/nOMKxxsaH6 pic.twitter.com/zy7t6k89VX — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) October 8, 2017 Kevin Lee out to “First Day Out” by Tee Grizzley #UFC216 — Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 8, 2017 Tony Ferguson out to “The Party's Just Begun” by Freestyle #UFC216 — Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 8, 2017 #UFC216 Interim Lightweight Closing Odds: Tony Ferguson (-275) vs Kevin Lee (+235) – @UFCFightPass @FXNetworks @ufc @Jon_Anik @MMAOddsBreaker — Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) October 8, 2017 What is Khabib even doing right now? Anyone know — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) October 8, 2017 Lee chases but gets dropped with a counter left
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Twitter reacts to Tony Ferguson’s UFC 216 interim title-winning submission of Kevin Lee – MMA Junkie