Twitter reacts to Rachael Ostovich’s upset of Paige VanZant at BKFC 19

Mike

July 23, 2021 at 11:48 PM·2 min read

Rachael Ostovich’s foray into the world of bare knuckle boxing was a success on Friday as she earned a redemptive victory over Paige VanZant in the BKFC 19 headliner.

The rematch of the UFC fight from January 2019 that VanZant won by submission was limited exclusively to fisticuffs, and in that element Ostovich got her revenge with a unanimous decision win.

e fight took place at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., and saw VanZant fell to 0-2 with BKFC after dropping her debut to Britain Hart in March.

Check below for the top Twitter reacts to Ostovich’s win over VanZant in the BKFC 19 headliner.

MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1418771431408775174

Danny Segura

https://twitter.com/dannyseguratv/status/1418773657816637443

Damon Martin

https://twitter.com/DamonMartin/status/1418773147885744130

Caposa

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1418774419363831810

Mike Jackson

https://twitter.com/TheTruthJackson/status/1418774540088487936

Matthew Wells

https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1418774754752974848

Angela Hill

https://twitter.com/AngieOverkill/status/1418775267779088387

MacMally

https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/1418775784752238596

Caposa

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1418775502966378507

Sodiq Yusuff

https://twitter.com/Super_Sodiq/status/1418775834941431819

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

https://twitter.com/ilimanator/status/1418776007385915395

Isaac Vallie-Flagg

https://twitter.com/IKEVF/status/1418776245882392578

Mike Jackson

https://twitter.com/TheTruthJackson/status/1418776247593807873

Marc Raimondi

https://twitter.com/marc_raimondi/status/1418776548149063682

Mike Pierce

https://twitter.com/MikePierce170/status/1418776590658404354

Brent Brookhouse

https://twitter.com/brentbrookhouse/status/1418776595498782724

Matthew Wells

https://twitter.com/MrMWells/status/1418776871039275013

Daniel Cormier

https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/1418777686038642690

MMA Mania

https://twitter.com/mmamania/status/1418777787398303746

John Fullher

https://twitter.com/fullerjoh/status/1418777903660093443

Sodiq Yusuff

https://twitter.com/Super_Sodiq/status/1418778082299809795

Daneil Rubenstein

https://twitter.com/dannyrube/status/1418778243960692737

MMA Junkie

https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1418778371476107265

Caposa

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1418778817754243078

Daniel Cormier

https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/1418779008909512706

Cris Cyborg

https://twitter.com/criscyborg/status/1418779247972208644

Eryk Anders

https://twitter.com/erykanders/status/1418779287256190977

Heather Hardy

https://twitter.com/HeatherHardyBox/status/1418779375810531333

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