“This was suppose to be the future Jon Jones?” Fans let out their true feelings about Sean Sharaf's stunning win at UFC 331

Sean Sharaf needed just 12 seconds to flip UFC 331 on its head. One left hook from the former Marine dropped Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson at Crypto.com Arena, and the referee stopped the fight before the crowd had time to settle.Nobody expected this script. Steveson arrived as a heavy favorite with an unbeaten record, wrestling prowess, and Jon Jones in his corner. Sharaf had other plans, and the fallout hit social media within minutes. Fans were loud, blunt, and often very funny.Sean Sharaf defeats Gable Steveson at UFC 331 in just 12 secondsSean Sharaf beat Gable Steveson by first-round knockout on Saturday night in Los Angeles, and the whole thing took 12 seconds. The heavyweight bout sat on the UFC 331 main card, and few people saw a finish that quick coming.It came down to one exchange. Sharaf pushed forward from the opening bell and forced Steveson to give ground. Steveson dodged a right hand, but the miss left him open. Sharaf answered with a left hook that landed flush at the 10-second mark and dropped him. A few ground shots followed, and the referee stopped it at 12 seconds.Steveson entered as a -2400 favorite, backed by his Olympic gold medal in wrestling and a 4-0 record. Sharaf, a former United States Marine, was a +1500 underdog. He is now 5-2-0. Steveson drops to 4-1-0, and this is his first loss as an MMA fighter.Sharaf brought up Steveson's past at the pre-fight press conference, and the two went back and forth. The crowd booed Steveson loudly that day, which made it clear who fans were backing. He had Jones and coach Greg Jackson in his corner, yet neither could change what happened. Steveson did get up and talk with his corner and the officials who checked on him. He left the octagon before Bruce Buffer could read the official result.Sean Sharaf quotes Nate Diaz following his victory"The Smoke" broke down in tears inside the octagon once the result sank in. Then the mood flipped. During his octagon interview with Joe Rogan, Sharaf opened by borrowing Nate Diaz's famous line about not being surprised, expletive and all. Diaz first used it after handing Conor McGregor his first UFC defeat. The Crypto.com Arena crowd went wild.Sharaf then turned to the people who doubted him. "I believed in myself when nobody believed in me," he said. He also thanked the fans for their support and energy, and said he had worked hard and prayed hard for this night.The win also put his name in the record books. His 12-second finish is the third-quickest knockout in the heavyweight division. Between that result and the Diaz moment, Sharaf has gained plenty of new eyes. If the wins keep coming, his dream of ruling the division someday looks a little closer.UFC fans react to Sean Sharaf's win as Jon Jones looks speechlessJon Jones spent the night in Steveson's corner, and the cameras found him right after the finish. He looked stunned, then worried, as chaos filled the arena around him. Jones is both a friend and a coach to Steveson, and the two had predicted a heavyweight title fight for the Olympic gold medalist in the near future. This loss may have put that plan on hold, at least for now.Fans noticed the look on Jones's face too, and many did not hold back.Rob Kuhn (@RobKuhn_) posted: "this was suppose to be the future jon Jones?"World in Motion (@WorldInMotionHQ) went after the build-up: "Rogan spent weeks warning heavyweights about Steveson and it took Sharaf 12 seconds to make that warning look like a bad take"Ava Brown (@AvaBrownddbz) wrote: "Sharaf ending Stevenson's Olympic-to-cage hype in 12 seconds is the fastest anyone's changed my mind on a 'future champ' tag this year"Mr. Antiquated (@MrAntiquated) added: "Credit to anyone getting in the cage but I thought everyone said Gable was going to be some unstoppable force."LuckyRebel (@RBLOfficial_) kept it short: "I’ve had sips of water that lasted longer."Fans’ roasts were stronger as Steveson was the favorite to win for many.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.