UFC 302 ended with great finesse as Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier with a D’arce choke in the fifth round of their bout. Without a doubt, it was a matchup that had the entire arena at maximum excitement. However, the same cannot be said for some of the other fights.
One such fight that had the fight fans booing was the co-main event, featuring Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa. The two mixed martial artists kept on exchanging blows, but the fight lacked the all-out action that most were expecting. It wasn’t until the final few seconds that Strickland landed a barrage of strikes on his opponent, with Costa simply backing up. In the post-fight press conference, ‘Tarzan’ admitted that it wasn’t indeed an exciting match. He apologized to the fans for it. But there was one fight that turned many heads at the Prudential Center, and it happened outside the cage!
As the events proceeded at UFC 302, two men in the audience had a scuffle that soon progressed to an all-out brawl. Therein, one guy sent the other toppling down five rows and sent a barrage of strikes his way. The altercation was recorded by the onlookers and shared on X.
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Sh*t talking MMA fan got tossed 5 rows down in a brawl at UFC 302 last night 💀 pic.twitter.com/vmYWYt1BYw
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) June 3, 2024
The caption to the video read, “Sh*t talking MMA fan got tossed 5 rows down in a brawl at UFC 302 last night.” Without a doubt, the fighting community took over the comments section as soon as the video crossed the thresholds of the social media platform. Let’s see what the fans had to say.
Fans react to an altercation at UFC 302
The fans took to the comments section and shared their thoughts. One of the fans hilariously opined that the UFC CEO, Dana White, would rush down to hire the two men caught in the fight, for Power Slap.
Dana White signing that dude up for power slap as we speak. pic.twitter.com/sHXKkv51Ls
— Brax Moore (@brax_moore_more) June 3, 2024
The fans did not back down from calling UFC 302 a boring event. They claimed that the brawl between the fans was actually more entertaining than the fights in the event. “This was more exciting than the fights last night lol,” wrote one fan. Meanwhile, another fan wrote, “This was more entertaining than half the card ngl.”
More entertaining than most fights in the card💀
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) June 3, 2024
The fans also pointed out that the fight between Strickland and Costa was not so interesting. One fan commented, “more entertaining than the costa vs strickland fight,” while another wrote, “This was better than the Strickland vs Costa fight.”
More exciting than Costa – Strickland
— Kelise (@Kelise_sgn) June 3, 2024
Another fan claimed that it would have been better if the authorities put the brawl on the live feed.
They should've put this on the live feed.
— Stephen Ai Smith ᶠᵃⁿ (@stephenaismth) June 3, 2024
Some of the fans even asked the UFC head honcho to give this scuffle between the fans the fight of the night bonus. “This was the best fight that night,” wrote one fan. Another fan quoted, “Fight of the night bonus.”
This was the best fight that night
— WINTER (@itsWinterWrites) June 3, 2024
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But the fans didn’t back down from making some hilarious comments. “He didn’t get tossed he got knocked tf out and fell that far,” one fight fan commented. One of the comments read, “This is like when you were a kid and just finished watching a fighting movie and thought you could fight.” While another fan claimed that it was the first time he saw such a downhill knockout.
Well that’s a first. Never before in my life have I seen a downhill KO 😂
— Grant Mehl (@gmehl) June 3, 2024
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What was your experience with the UFC 302 like? And what do you think of the brawl between the fans? Let us know in the comments down below.