They said what?! Pros react to Derek Brunson’s KO of Lyoto Machida

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Derek Brunson knocked out Lyoto Machida inside of 1 round in the UFC Sao Paulo main event. Pro fighters shared their thoughts on Twitter:

Very nice win for Brunson. He was more patient and he packs power in his hands. Crowd was silent

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) October 29, 2017

Great finish by Brunson! Still has that chin up when blitzing. But I guess when ur arms are that long and u hit that hard, u get away w/it

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) October 29, 2017

Atta boy @DerekBrunson #ufcsp

— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) October 29, 2017

Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyh Gooooooooood @DerekBrunson needs his left hand checked I think he snuck in Thor’s Hammer #UFCsaopaolo

— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) October 29, 2017

Congrats to @DerekBrunson with that powerful left

— Dom Shonuff Waters (@Shonuff89) October 29, 2017

I’m silent after that one! Nasty KO @DerekBrunson

— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) October 29, 2017

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Eddie Mercado

Eddie Mercado is a writer and content creator for Bloody Elbow, and has covered combat sports since 2015. Eddie covers everything from betting odds and live events, to fighter interviews and co-hosting the 6th Round post-fight show and the 6th Round Retro. He retired at 1-0 in professional MMA, competed in one Muay Thai match in Thailand, and is currently a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu under the great Diego Bispo.