They said what?! Pros react to Cerrone's vicious TKO of Patrick Cote

Technical as usual, Donald Cerrone outgrappled Patrick Cote in the first round, but then started to gain confidence in his hands to knock his opponent down three times and score a TKO win in the 3rd round in the co-main event of UFC Fight 89. It's the first time anyone has knocked Cote out with strikes. Pro fighters enjoyed his performance on Twitter.

This one will be fun to watch too #UFCOttawa

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) June 19, 2016

nice Cerrone

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 19, 2016

If it's a battle of the beard, Cote all day. If battle of wit and grit, Cowboy can cause the hometown upset :(

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) June 19, 2016

The timing of @Cowboycerrone tkdwns are excellent. Great strategy, better execution. Impressive

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 19, 2016

Great rd 1 for @Cowboycerrone as he times some beautiful takedowns and locking up a back triangle 1-0 #UFCOttawa

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 19, 2016

Great distance by @Cowboycerrone!!!!

— Leonard Garcia (@badboygarcia) June 19, 2016

@Cowboycerrone putting on a clinic. #Colorado fighters are always game @UFC

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) June 19, 2016

This is the best @Cowboycerrone performance in the last 2 years, and that says a lot. Incredibly sharp, fast, and powerful

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 19, 2016

Wow, he dropped Cote. Impressed. #ufcottawa

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) June 19, 2016

WOWWWWWW

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 19, 2016

Cowboy putting on a hell of a show! Cote is willing and happy to engage! #UFCOwatta

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 19, 2016

Cote is taking this ass whooping like a G.

— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) June 19, 2016

Cowboy looking good #UFCOwatta

— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) June 19, 2016

Cerrone moves to 170 and fucks shit up. Proof that the addition of weight classes is better for the sport #FreeFatStrawweights #UFCOttawa

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 19, 2016

Cerrone not following the Canadian script whatsoever. #ufcottawa

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) June 19, 2016

Expert level MMA by @Cowboycerrone Congrats

— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) June 19, 2016

BOOM BOOM

— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 19, 2016

Man what a performance from @Cowboycerrone ! Very impressive against a Wiley vet. #UFCOttowa #impressive

— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) June 19, 2016

Cerrones gonna have some good pics of that tribal dog tattoo after that finish #UFCOttawa

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 19, 2016

That cowboy is a badddd man #UFCOttawa

— Dom Shonuff Waters (@Shonuff89) June 19, 2016

Wow! @Cowboycerrone is really good at this MMA stuff! Lol #UFCOttawa

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) June 19, 2016

Wow! @Cowboycerrone looked like a beast tonight against Côte! @ufc

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 19, 2016

Wowwww I had Cerrone in Under 2.5, and he decides to stop him at 2:35 into the 3rd . 5 seconds off. What a asshole

— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) June 19, 2016

Wow giddy up Cowboy! @Cowboycerrone just put it down in a major way over a stud @patrick_cote @ufc #ufc #UFCFightNight

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) June 19, 2016

Cowboy is a #BEAST, WHO'S NEXT?

— Linton Vassell (@LDV_TheSwarm) June 19, 2016

@Cowboycerrone such a #badass !

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 19, 2016