Matt Schnell and Sumudaerji caught everyone’s attention with their unbelievable fight at UFC Long Island.
Although Schnell won the fight, the flyweights were praised by all the other fighters who saw their match, such as UFC lightweight champ Charles Oliveira and UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Also, former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier.
Schnell completed one of the year’s best comebacks to cap off what will surely be recognized as one of the year’s best fights at the end of 2022, turning Sumudaerji’s lights out with a triangle choke submission in the second round after absorbing a frightening amount of damage.
The bout was a huge success with the whole MMA community, including fighters and fans alike, who were quick to tweet their admiration. Paddy Pimblett, UFC fighter, and Saidyokub Kaakhramonov called the fight simply “the best flyweight fight” they had ever seen.
Check out these fighter reactions.
#UFCLongIsland That second stanza was absolutely INSANE
Congrats Matt Schnell
— Charles ‘DoBronxs’ Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) July 16, 2022
Bloodsport
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 16, 2022
Those put on a great show
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) July 16, 2022
Fuck me, that was some scrap! @ufc best FlyW fight I’ve ever watched! #UFCLongIsland
— Paddy The Baddy (@theufcbaddy) July 16, 2022
F**k it, give both of them 50 Gs. You can also scrap the flyweights! https://t.co/IHroAR47c1
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 16, 2022
Never think the fight is over until it’s really over! #UFCLongIsland
— Marina Rodriguez MMA (@wmmarz) July 16, 2022
Holy schnell this fight is amazing
— michael (@bisping) July 16, 2022
Great Odin’s Raven!!!!!! Wow, that was a great fight. @DANGER_Caged is that guy!!!! #UFCLongIsland #UFConABC3
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 16, 2022
There are so many amazing things about this fight!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 16, 2022
What a poetic ending to the fight! #UFCLongIsland
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 16, 2022
Schnell a dog was on straight demon time
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) July 16, 2022
That ref made that fight incredible. Some would have stepped in and schnell would have never got the chance to come back
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 16, 2022
Now that was a Fight!!! It was a Fight!!! #UFCLongIsland
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) July 16, 2022
Wow greatest flyweight fight ever @ufc Schnell
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) July 16, 2022
It was like a comeback come back!!! #UFCVegas59
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) July 16, 2022
Flyweights #UFCLongIsland
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) July 16, 2022
