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Recently a video of a Michael Jackson impersonator putting an impressive mixed martial art choke to his opponent in a street fight went viral on the internet.

The video is from the streets of Las Vegas. A Twitter user named Marcus Deegan shared the clip on his account. In the minute-long video, we can see a man in a green t-shirt messing around with the Michael Jackson impersonator in the streets. However, it is still not clear what started the scuffle in the first place.

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The guy in green landed a few strikes at the Michael Jackson impersonator. However, after a few exchanges, the latter took him to the ground with amateur technique.

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However, after a few seconds, the Michael Jackson impersonator had full control over the green t-shirt guy. And he quickly caught him in a vicious bulldog choke.

We can see the man quickly regretting his decision to get into a scuffle with the Michael Jackson impersonator. Later, someone from the crowd shouted for help and the bystanders separated both the men after a few minutes.

However, the man in the green didn’t seem to have had enough. He got up and took a fighting stance as if he was ready for a second round with the ‘King of Pop’ impersonator.

The video went viral and garnered over a million views on social media.

Twitter Reacts to the MMA Street Fight

The Michael Jackson impersonator surely gave a hard fight to the other man. However, Twitter users had a great time and enjoyed the scuffle between the two men. Here’s how users reacted to the fight.

One user pointed out the quote written on the man’s t-shirt and, while agreeing to the quote, he wrote, “No, you cannot..”

Meanwhile, other users mistook the Michael Jackson impersonator as the wrestler Santana Jackson, who mimics the ‘King of Pop’ in his wrestling matches. Brandi Harlow wrote, “Santana Jackson is the name of the MJ Tribute Artist. He actually is part of the MJ Live Show.”

“He is also a professional wrestler. He was doing his thing on Fremont when the green shirt guy came up and started throwing punches. So he shut that down!” Check the video of Santana Jackson down below. 

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The American professional basketball player, Rex Chapman, was one of the users who chimed in their thoughts on the MMA street fight. In his tweet, Chapman referred to Jackson’s famous song.

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He wrote, “You’ve been hit by – you’ve been struck by – a smooth criminal
” What are your thoughts on the MMA street fight? Tell us in the comments below.