'Nasty knee' - Twitter reacts to Brandon Royval's 1st round KO of Nicolau at UFC Kansas City

Brandon Royval is a now a title contender in the flyweight division. At UFC Kansas City, ‘Raw Dawg’ caught Matheus Nicolau with a precise knee to the chin and followed it up with some heavy ground and pound for a first-round knockout victory. On Twitter, pro fighters and pundits reacted to the finish.

Pros react to Royval’s big win

Oh dayumnnn!!!! #UFCKansasCity

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 16, 2023

SHEEEEEESHHHH!!! That was a statement finish right there!!! Royval! #UFCKansasCity
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 16, 2023

Beautiful knee.
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) April 16, 2023

Nasty knee up the middle. Mma is so unpredictable. #UFCKansasCity

— Johnny Muñoz (@KidKvenbo) April 16, 2023

That was crazy, should of been on the main card. #UFCKansasCity
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) April 16, 2023

😏
— Kai Kamaka III (@kaiboikamaka) April 16, 2023

Year of the Rawdog, baby! Brandon Royval with an absolute STATEMENT. That was nasty. #UFCKansasCity
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) April 16, 2023

Wow. Brandon Royval causes the upset and stops Mateus Nicolau. What a finish. #UFCKansasCity
— Ian O'Neill (@ioneillmma) April 16, 2023

World class. What a finish! #UFCKansasCity

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) April 16, 2023

It's raw dawg season!!!! Hell yeah @brandonroyval!!!! 50k #UFCFightNight #UFCKansasCity
— Amanda “ABC” Brundage (@ABCnation115) April 16, 2023

Nasty! https://t.co/klStUqLsDy
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) April 16, 2023

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‘Nasty knee’ – Twitter reacts to Brandon Royval’s 1st round KO of Nicolau at UFC Kansas City

Pros react to Royval’s big win

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