The moment came courtesy of a first-round knockout of Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Topuria beating Oliveira at UFC 317 to become the new 155-pound champion.

The tension between Paddy Pimblett and newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria appears to ignite more with each encounter.

Paddy Pimblett has sent a brutal warning to UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria after the pair were involved in a heated confrontation following the Spaniard's title win at UFC 317