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Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Curtis stole the show at UFC 287 and electrified the crowd present at the Miami-Dade Arena on April 9.
The two middleweights squared off in a three-round contest in the prelims of the fight card. The fight was a thrilling back-and-forth affair where both fighters had good moments. The contest lasted the allotted 15-minute duration and ended with Gastelum getting his hand raised via unanimous decision. The three judges scored the contest 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 in favor of the 31-year-old.
Everyone on the internet showered praise on the two fighters and lauded their efforts on Twitter.
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Current lightweight king Islam Makhachev chimed in and shared his thoughts on the middleweight banger.
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Former multi-division champion Henry Cejudo uploaded a video congratulating Gastelum for his impressive victory.
MMA journalist Damon Martin said that no matter what follows the middleweight scrap, Gastelum and Curtis should be awarded $50,000 each for their efforts.
Belal Muhammad, Tanner Boser, and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou spoke about the possibility of the bout being declared the 'Fight of the Night'.
UFC featherweight Dan Ige went a step further and hailed the fight as a 'Fight of the Year' contender.
A few more tweets on the fight can be seen below:
What did Kelvin Gastelum say in his post-fight interview at UFC 287?
Prior to his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 287, Kelvin Gastelum was going through a rough patch in the UFC. The 31-year-old has managed to secure only one win in his last six outings.
Apart from that, Gastelum was on a long hiatus as his last fight took place in August 2021. However, the San Jose native's performance against Curtis proved that Gastelum still had a lot left in the tank and could turn things around with a few more wins.
After scoring his first victory in over two years, Gastelum was understandably emotional and it showed in his post-fight octagon interview with Joe Rogan:
"Man, I had to make a radical change in me, in my soul, in my psychological... I had to go tthrough the valley of the shadow of death to be here tonight. I didn't just spend a year-and-a-half away vacationing. I struggled to be here every day and I earned this."
Watch the full post-fight octagon interview below:
