WATCH: “Dollar store Joe Rogan” – Kamaru Usman’s SHOCKING reaction to Ilia Topuria’s UFC 298 knockout turned into meme by fight fans

Kamaru Usman reacts to the shocking knockout of Alexander Volkanovksi at UFC 298.

WATCH: “Dollar store Joe Rogan” – Kamaru Usman’s SHOCKING reaction to Ilia Topuria’s UFC 298 knockout turned into meme by fight fans

Kamaru Usman reacts to Alexander Volkanovski getting knockout out by Ilia Topuria in UFC 298 (via X/Imago)

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria went down at UFC 298 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. To top the action of the night, ‘El Matador’ landed a picturesque right hand on Volkanovski to put him out cold. This stunned the whole MMA community. The former champion Kamaru Usman wasn’t an exclusion.

Kamaru Usman, on his YouTube channel recently released his reaction to the fights of UFC 298. As such, he was dumbfounded by Ilia Topuria’s knockout in the main event. Also, moments before, he predicted Topuria to win the fight despite saying it was hard to bet against Alexander Volkanovski. As such, Topuria knocking out ‘The Great’ left Usman astonished.

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Ilia Topuria’s combination to close out the fight impressed Kamaru Usman. As such, he praised the newly crowned featherweight champion and acknowledged him as the ‘Real deal’. ‘El Matador’ had been voicing out his prediction for months and he called this knockout. Just like he envisioned, he made it into a reality at UFC 298. As such, the MMA community including Kamaru Usman was left in perpetual shock.

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Nonetheless, Alexander Volkanovski soon called for a rematch with the Spaniard. However, Ilia Topuria looked out for new contenders and new faces. As such, how their careers progress from the aftermath of UFC 298 is to be seen.

Fans react to Kamaru Usman’s reaction to Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria

Alexander Volkanovski entered UFC 298 with the possibility of solidifying his status as the featherweight ‘GOAT’. But, unfortunately, he fell into the young man’s game and lost his title to Ilia Topuria.
Especially, The way ‘El Matador’ ended the fight shocked everyone, including Kamaru Usman who reacted to the fight on YouTube. The Spaniard landed a thunderous right hand to lay Volkanovski unconscious on the UFC canvas.

Fans react to Kamaru Usman's reaction to finish of UFC 298 main event
Fans react to Kamaru Usman’s reaction to the finish of the UFC 298 main event (via X/Yahoo Sports)

Reacting to the knockout, Kamaru Usman let out a hilarious face in shock. This soon went viral on social media. As such, fans hurled to the comment section to react to it. Here are some interesting fan reactions:

https://twitter.com/nico85lai/status/1759690819508813963
https://twitter.com/LeonScott86/status/1759734571917086856

Fight fans trolled Kamaru Usman for the facial expression he made to Ilia Topuria’s knockout. Further, some noticed Usman’s striking resemblance to Joe Rogan’s reaction to knockouts. Moreover, fans took this opportunity to mock the former champion on his knockout loss to Leon Edwards.

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