Pros react after Nikita Krylov submits Ryan Spann at UFC Las Vegas

Tonight’s UFC Las Vegas main card featured a key light heavyweight matchup featuring Nikita Krylov taking on Ryan Spann.

Krylov (30-9 MMA) had entered tonight’s bout with hopes of earning his third victory in a row. ‘The Miner’ was coming off back-to-back victories over former division title challengers Volkan Oezdemir and Alexander Gustaffson in his previous efforts, the latter of which was a TKO finish (see that here).

Meanwhile, Ryan Spann had also entered tonight’s contest sporting a two-fight winning streak. ‘Superman’ was most previously seen in action at UFC 281 this past November, where he scored a spectacular first-round knockout victory over Dominick Reyes (see that here).

Tonight’s ‘Krylov vs. Spann’ bout resulted in a wild fight for as long as it lasted. Both men landed big shots early and then proceeded to engage in some entertaining scrambles / submission attempts on the ground. Eventually, ‘The Miner’ was able to lock-in a triangle choke which forced Superman to tapout.

Official UFC Las Vegas Result: Nikita Krylov def. Ryan Spann via submission (triangle choke) in Round 1

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Krylov vs. Spann’ below:

https://twitter.com/IKEVF/status/1634715241618755584

Excited for this one 🔥 #UFCLasVegas

— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) March 12, 2023

Post-fight reactions to Nikita Krylov defeating Ryan Spann in tonight’s UFC Vegas 70 main event:

A lot of high level work from 2 big boys, what a fight while it lasted

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 12, 2023

Another great fight! Impressive fight by Krylov!

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 12, 2023

Great fight while it lasted 👊🏼

— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) March 12, 2023

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