$245 Million Russell Wilson Perfectly Sums Up Jon Jones’ Show in One Word as OBJ and Kyler Murray Cheer Like Fanboys

Russell Wilson saw last night’s UFC 285 action and it can be safely said that the Denver Broncos quarterback liked what he saw. Especially the comeback win of the Mexican fighter Alexa Grasso. And Wilson wasn’t the only one to enjoy the showcase of sweat and blood in the octagon on Saturday night.

Jon Jones’ return to UFC marked a highly anticipated main event bout. And fans got a taste of what they wanted from the experience, with Jones entering the history books. Wilson’s praise, however, came for the women’s flyweight division bout.

Russell Wilson riding high for Grasso

The UFC world saw a new women’s flyweight champion last night. Alexa Grasso, after trailing 29-28,29-28,29-28 till the third round, submitted former champion Valentina Shevchenko seconds before the end of the fourth round to become the new queen of the division. Russell Wilson couldn’t stay seated after the epic turnaround win.

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“Wow, what a fight Alexa Grasso,” Wilson tweeted to congratulate UFC’s first Mexican-born women’s champion. And fans seemed to agree that UFC 285 was an unforgettable night for the Ultimate Fighting world.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is still recovering from his ACL surgery. And he had a lot of time on his hands to watch the full show. And Murray was all about Jonny ‘Bones’ Jones’ historic performance. Odell Beckham Jr. also tweeted after Jones’ first-round finish.

Jon Jones joins Connor and the elites

Jones joined an elite list of MMA fighters to have won titles in two different weight categories, having won the light heavyweight championship before and claiming the heavyweight title last night. Jon beat French fighter and former interim heavyweight champion Cyril Gane and it didn’t take too long.

Jones had Cyril tap out in the first round only 2 minutes into the fight, establishing his supremacy as the widely considered G.O.A.T of the sport, despite all the controversies he has been involved in. Jon definitely admitted his GOAT status after the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

Kyler Murray has no doubt about Bones Jones. “Levels to this sh*t! Jonny Bones,” he tweeted after the fight and also put a goat emoji at the end. OBJ wrote “Sheeeesh. Like that??” in awe.

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Murray also gave a shout-out for the American fighter and wrestler Bo Nickal, who beat Jamie Pickett in the middleweight division by submission, also in the first round. Mateusz Gamrot beat Jalin Turner in the lightweight category and Geoff Neal lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov in the welterweight bout to close the night.