UFC Twitter Goes Berserk as Chidi Njokuani Scripts History on His Much-Anticipated Debut

The fourth fight of UFC Vegas 47 saw the second-fastest finish for a debutant at the UFC as Chidi ‘Bang Bang’ Njokuani knocked out his opponent in 16 seconds.

The middleweight bout had Njokuani face his Canadian opponent Marc-André Barriault for the fifth fight of the prelims at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland.

Chidi with the Bang Bang #UFCVegas47 pic.twitter.com/3sJJPX8kFW

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 5, 2022

Fans reacted to the stupendous KO on Twitter:

Bang bang! #UFCVegas47

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) February 5, 2022

“Bang bang! #UFCVegas47,” Marc Raimondi wrote in amazement.

Hit him with that bang bang #UFCVegas47 https://t.co/9zINzpJAPw

— Em Elizzy (@emilyeliz65) February 5, 2022

“Hit him with that bang bang  #UFCVegas47,” a fan exclaimed.

Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-Andre Barriault by TKO at 0:16 of Round 1.

This was the perfect way for Njokuani to make his promotional debut, and he is riding his longest win streak since losing to Koreshkov at Bellator 182. #UFCVegas47

— Eric Marcotte (@ericmarcotte705) February 5, 2022

“Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-Andre Barriault by TKO at 0:16 of Round 1. This was the perfect way for Njokuani to make his promotional debut, and he is riding his longest win streak since losing to Koreshkov at Bellator 182. #UFCVegas47,” a fan mentioned Njokuani’s achievements.

Chidi Njokuani vs. Alex Pereira has to happen at some point.#UFCVegas47

— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) February 5, 2022

“Chidi Njokuani vs. Alex Pereira has to happen at some point,” a fan had an interesting matchup in mind.

Banger after banger at #UFCVegas47

— McgM (@McgregorWM) February 5, 2022

“Banger after banger at #UFCVegas47,” fans praised the fight card.

Njokuani went into the match after landing a UFC contract in week 2 of the latest season of Dana White’s contender series. Njokuani, a veteran of Mixed Martial Arts, had been on a blast on the regional circuits.

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‘Bang Bang’ finished his opponent in just 16 seconds, which is one of the fastest finishes in the history of the UFC. Second only to Makwan Amirkhani’s 8 second KO of Andy Ogle at UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson back in 2015 at middleweight.

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The fight card has seen multiple finishes leading up to the conclusion of the 5th fight. The fight card saw Malcolm Gordon take a submission victory over Denys Bondar. Accompanying the opening winner was Philip Rowe, who stopped Jason Witt in the second round.

Jailton Almeida also emerged as a winner in the first round of his Brazilian clash with Danilo Marques. Alexis Davis took the decision win over Julija Stoliarenko.

Now, it is to be seen who wins the main event banger between Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson.

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Who do you think will win the main event? Let us know in the comments below.

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