UFC world reacts to Vicente Luque brutally knocking out opponent

By Vincent Frank

·Updated: May 9, 2020

UFC 249 got off to a rip-roaring start in the early prelims between Vicente Luque and Niko Price Saturday night in Tampa.

Check out Luque knockout Price with a brutal left hook in Round 3. It was something to behold.

THIS LEFT HOOK 🔉🆙😳 @espnmma

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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 10, 2020

This represented the seventh knockout of Luque’s ascending UFC career. And it left Price looking a bit different.

Vicente Luque changes the way you look. pic.twitter.com/Z593WMYVIY
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) May 10, 2020

Needless to say, the UFC world had its reactions to this brutal knockout.

Luque and Price delivered on all the violence I was hoping for and then some! Yowie wowie! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/DtyUkpYi1K
— Straw Hat Smashley (@SmashleySuplex) May 10, 2020

vicente luque is becoming the new tony ferguson pic.twitter.com/WqU9GE49cQ
— Apollo (@apolloufc) May 10, 2020

Vicente Luque and Niko Price combined to land 259 of 528 significant strikes attempted. That's 19.0 landed and 38.8 attempted per minute #ufc249
— MMA By The Numbers (@NumbersMMA) May 10, 2020

Here is the kill shot landed by Luque to put Price out of commission…The Price is wrong bitch!!!..#ufc249 pic.twitter.com/0DUJdWurjT
— Cover City Sports (@CoverCitySports) May 10, 2020

Wow, waved off in the third round due to a cut near Niko Price's right eye. That Vicente Luque left hook is a weaponnnnnnnn. Man, what an incredible fight.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 10, 2020

Sound on for this one 😳

Vicente Luque with a devastating left hook that closed Niko Price's eye up…#UFC249 | BT Sport 1 HD pic.twitter.com/nzt6wIpK9L
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) May 10, 2020