Sergei Pavlovich earned a career-altering victory over Derrick Lewis on Saturday in the UFC 277 featured bout.
Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) defeated UFC knockout record-holder Lewis (26-10 MMA, 17-8 UFC) by first-round TKO in the heavyweight bout, which took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Pavlovich’s victory over Lewis at UFC 277.
MMA Junkie
The KO king Derrick Lewis returns next at #UFC277 when he meets Sergei Pavlovich in a heavyweight bout.
Play-by-play: https://t.co/lvMFXSRyMK pic.twitter.com/uAtWiljYCK
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 31, 2022
Nick Kalikas
#UFC277 Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports
Sergei Pavlovich -160
Derrick Lewis +140@UFC 💰 | @ESPNPlus— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 31, 2022
UFC
This #UFC277 crowd loves @TheBeast_UFC ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tCbzYusmxI
— UFC (@ufc) July 31, 2022
Alan Jouban
Man hold on to your seat once these guys get going! #UFC277 #pleaseagewell
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 31, 2022
Daniel Cormier
Derrick Lewis is a star!!!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2022
Marc Raimondi
Pavlovich stops Lewis in the first, but Lewis is arguing the stoppage call by Dan Miragliotta. The crowd is booing heavily. #UFC277
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) July 31, 2022
Belal Muhammad
You don’t stop that in Texas
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 31, 2022
Brian Martin
Derrick Lewis now 0-3 in his home state of Texas. Pavlovich had him hurt, but maybe too early stoppage from Tan Dan? #UFC277
— Brian Martin (@TheBMartin) July 31, 2022
Mike Pierce
That was an early stoppage. #UFC277
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) July 31, 2022
Ryan Clark
That’s a bad stoppage man! @ufc
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) July 31, 2022
Jimi Manuwa
Hmmmm not sure about that stoppage #UFC277
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 31, 2022
Malki Kawa
Bad call
— malki kawa (@malkikawa) July 31, 2022
Casey O'Neill
Early stoppage ? #UFC277
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) July 31, 2022
Phil Murphy
Derrick Lewis has had back issues
He’s taken two mighty steps down the ladder in his last two fights…
Chin isn’t quite what it was…
It’s not over.
But it’s getting late.#UFC277— Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) July 31, 2022
Alan Jouban
The outcome wasn’t going to change but Derrick deserved a chance to finish. #UFC277
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 31, 2022
Michael Carroll
LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS – Heavyweight
6 – Francis Ngannou
5 – Alexandr Romanov
5 – Tai Tuivasa
4 – Andrei Arlovski
4 – Sergei Pavlovich#UFC277— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 31, 2022
Daniel Cormier
This was a bad stoppage!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2022
MMA Junkie
#UFC277 results: Sergei Pavlovich def. Derrick Lewis via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:55
Full results: https://t.co/lvMFXSRyMK pic.twitter.com/ghoMkpHiuB
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 31, 2022
UFC
Sergei Pavlovich gets his fourth straight KO in under a minute ⏱ #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/qLgV2iJq0y
— UFC (@ufc) July 31, 2022
Manny Gamburyan
Danny Segura
I don't get the outrage. It really wasn't a bad stoppage.
Lewis fell face first to the canvas. That's not a good sign. Also, we were just 55 seconds into the fight. Pavlovich was fresh and could've easily continued his attack. #UFC277
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) July 31, 2022
Ben Fowlkes
I mean, imagine you’re Big Dan seeing Lewis take all those shots, reeling backwards, then he drops on his face. Reasonable to jump in there. It’s only what happens next that makes us question it. https://t.co/PW1Bgse8UQ
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 31, 2022
Al Iaquinta
I’m sad?! The Beast coulda definitely gotten right up and landed a fight changing bomb. Early stoppage 😭 big dannnn miroglosbaba
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) July 31, 2022
Francis Ngannou
That's definitely an early stoppage
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) July 31, 2022
