It didn’t take too long, but it was a slugfest while it lasted. Gokhan Saki caught Henrique da Silva late in the first round to pick up a KO win in his UFC debut in Japan. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed the fight.
Time for some Saki Bombs! #UFCSaitama
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) September 23, 2017
Excited for this next one!! #UFCJapan
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 23, 2017
Aw man, I have a weird feeling about this next one… hope it stays standing. #UFCJapan
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 23, 2017
Excited to see my fav #K1 #LEGEND fight. As much as i love spin kicks, JUST punch!! #UFCJapan Let’s go @gokhantherebel https://t.co/OEIEfXhtQi
— Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) September 23, 2017
What am I watching right now? This ain’t even right. And Da Silvia has had 30x the amount of MMA fights than Saki has had. #UFCJapan
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) September 23, 2017
Wowzer#UFCJapan
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 23, 2017
Damn that’s what a legend in kickboxing does…. #GokhanSaki #UFCJapan
— Andre Soukhamthath (@AndreSoukMMA) September 23, 2017
Boooooom!!!! #ufcjapan
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) September 23, 2017
Really?
— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) September 23, 2017
Horrible stoppage. He just got dropped… congrats to Saki none the less. #UFCJapan
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) September 23, 2017
What a fight. Da Silva earned a lot of respect there. Love this sport Period. #UFCJapan
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) September 23, 2017
Damn Da Silva is a tough!! I was pulling for him at the end of that fight. Saki was running low on gas and got hurt, then…… POW!!!!!
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) September 23, 2017
Too quick https://t.co/v9qwmxIBeJ
— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) September 23, 2017
Saki KOed him while he was rocked….DAMN #UFCJapan
— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) September 23, 2017
#SakiBomb dropped in @UFC just now!! #ManDown #UFCJapan
— Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) September 23, 2017
Wow. That was a crazy one. Great ko @gokhantherebel
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 23, 2017
Very good showing by Henrique DaSilva took some hard shots from a beast striker! @ufc
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) September 23, 2017
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