The UFC has returned for its first fight since the coronavirus pandemic shut down virtually all sporting two months ago. In an empty arena as VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, one of the earliest bouts on the card was the welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Niko Price. The fight last just three rounds before a doctor stoppage due to Price’s condition. His eye had swollen shut so severely, fans were quick to point out he looked a lot like Sloth from Richard Donner’s The Goonies.
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For the uninitiated, Sloth was played by the late John Matuszak, a former NFL athlete. In the film, Matuszak’s character is heavily deformed, a plot device that initially terrifies the titular Goonies, before they realize the character is as lovable as they come.
Keep scrolling to see what UFC viewers are saying about Price’s post-fight look.
Hey…
Niko be like… #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/9Gw4GgKanh
โ Lunday MMA (@Lunday_MMA) May 10, 2020
YOU…
@arielhelwani if they need to re-cast for goonies I know a guy …. pic.twitter.com/i0QFwM4Q99
โ Austin plourde (@Austin_Plourde) May 10, 2020
GUYS!
@Nikohybridprice could star as Sloth in a remake of the Goonies if this @ufc thing doesnโt work out #ufc249 pic.twitter.com/Plt1c6Yl2A
โ Matt Devine (@SIGuru21) May 10, 2020
He’s Not a Monster!
Is that the monster from Goonies ?
โ Bjorn789er (@Bjorn89er) May 10, 2020
Me Sloth…
Like I was saying…Goonies #UFC249 https://t.co/zeSrOxlyeD
โ ะผัะผัฮทัฯ ะผฯัฮน ๐๐น๐ โข๏ธ (@CPTMoorgan) May 10, 2020
You…CHUNK!
He looks like sloth from the goonies ๐ #UFC249
โ Joseph Finneganยฎโข (@joefinnegan_) May 10, 2020
Rocky Road
Niko Price – โHey You Guyyyzzzโ #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Kivbl9YeHd
โ Richard Garcia (@richie_rayz) May 10, 2020
