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Matthew Wells

Twitter reacts to Rinat Fakhretdinov choking out Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN 47

Rinat Fakhretdinov spoiled former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee’s return to the promotion.

In the feature prelim of UFC on ESPN 47 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Fakhretdinov rocked, dropped, and then choked Lee unconscious in the first round. It was a flawless performance for Fakhretdinov, who made a massive statement against a well-known fighter in Lee.

Unfortunately for Lee, his return to the UFC could not have gone worse after a one-fight stint outside of the promotion.

Check out the reaction on social media to the fight and the finish below:

Jake Hadley

Al Iaquinta

Belal Muhammad

Alan Jouban

Belal Muhammad

Jake Hadley

Terrance McKinney

Chris Curtis

The finish

Cody Durden

Aljamain Sterling

Luke Thomas

John Hyon Ko

Nolan King

Official result

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