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Twitter reacts to Leon Edwards’ bloody win over late-charging Nate Diaz at UFC 263

Leon Edwards earned one of the most notable wins of his career on Saturday when he defeated Nate Diaz in the UFC 263 featured bout.

Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) extended his unbeaten streak to 10 consecutive fights when he beat Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) by unanimous decision in the welterweight matchup at the Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

With the victory, Edwards likely finds himself near the top of the queue for a shot at 170-pound kingpin Kamaru Usman.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Edwards’ victory over Diaz at UFC 263.

MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1403910904568156164

Nick Kalikas

https://twitter.com/FightOdds/status/1403913026722430976

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1403912019384885250

UFC

https://twitter.com/UFC_AUSNZ/status/1403912486156447744

ESPN MMA

https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1403913695160320001

John Dodson

https://twitter.com/JohnDodsonMMA/status/1403912901191258115

Nolan King

https://twitter.com/mma_kings/status/1403913036243648518

Aaron Bronsteter

https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1403913226774007811

Mike Jackson

https://twitter.com/TheTruthJackson/status/1403913385775882243

Alan Jouban

https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1403913459289497601

Fight Ghost

https://twitter.com/Fight_Ghost/status/1403913567674400770

Randa Markos

https://twitter.com/randamma/status/1403913684704018433

UFC

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1403913692136284162

Derek Brunson

https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1403913820385517573

Caposa

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1403914228562604034

Luke Thomas

https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1403914243158777869

John Gooden

https://twitter.com/JohnGoodenUK/status/1403914372666347521

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1403914394791071744

Yves Edwards

https://twitter.com/thugjitsumaster/status/1403914456866988032

Dominick Cruz

https://twitter.com/DominickCruz/status/1403914494598778884

Rafael dos Anjos

https://twitter.com/RdosAnjosMMA/status/1403914524244254722

Mookie Alexander

https://twitter.com/mookiealexander/status/1403915118157590532

Dan Ige

https://twitter.com/Dynamitedan808/status/1403915276274454528

ESPN MMA

https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1403915310751797248

Simon Samano

https://twitter.com/SJSamano/status/1403915704336740355

Phil Murphy

https://twitter.com/Phil_Sports/status/1403915915025133568

Charles Rosa

https://twitter.com/CharlesRosaMMA/status/1403916034889949188

David Michaud

https://twitter.com/bulldawg_170/status/1403916209205121026

Alan Jouban

https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1403916257032912899

Tito Ortiz

https://twitter.com/titoortiz/status/1403916267891806210

Kevin Iole

https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1403916853978689537

Matthew Wells

https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1403917012187893760

Luke Thomas

https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/1403917329621266434

Jessica Eye

https://twitter.com/jessicaevileye/status/1403917935488356352

Teddy Atlas

https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1403918025221279748

Aljamain Sterling

https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1403918045878255623

theScore

https://twitter.com/theScore/status/1403918246689054722

Aaron Bronsteter

https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1403918956256235522

Ben Fowlkes

https://twitter.com/benfowlkesMMA/status/1403919074124439556

ESPN MMA

https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1403919210015756288

Fight Ghost

https://twitter.com/Fight_Ghost/status/1403919310091739139

Randa Markos

https://twitter.com/randamma/status/1403919399585726465

Derek Brunson

https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1403919674761437184

Greg Rosenstien

https://twitter.com/grosenstein/status/1403920228908605440

Kevin Iole

https://twitter.com/grosenstein/status/1403920228908605440

Cody Garbrandt

https://twitter.com/Cody_Nolove/status/1403920556601221123

Jeremy Stephens

https://twitter.com/LiLHeathenMMA/status/1403920604839833603

Matthews Wells

https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1403920642320314369

Stephen Thompson

https://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA/status/1403920687501303809

Niko Price

https://twitter.com/Nikohybridprice/status/1403920776126877696

Bryce Mitchell

https://twitter.com/ThugnastyMMA/status/1403920856477282305

John Kavanagh

https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/1403920897010925574

Deron Winn

https://twitter.com/DeronWinn/status/1403920935124615174

MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1403920940862349314

Tatiana Suarez

https://twitter.com/tatianaufc/status/1403920995832926211

Gilbert Burns

https://twitter.com/GilbertDurinho/status/1403921093774221314

Megan Anderson

https://twitter.com/MeganA_mma/status/1403921210740678657

Michael Carroll

https://twitter.com/MJCflipdascript/status/1403921476135313409

Teddy Atlas

https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal/status/1403921512592150528

Shane Burgos

https://twitter.com/HurricaneShaneB/status/1403921742431719427

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