In an insane back-and-forth fight at UFC 231’s first main card bout, Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa threw nothing but heavy strikes from start to finish, with both fighters being rocked by the end of the first round. However, the Brazilian managed to catch his opponent with a couple of power punches in the second round and scored yet another KO win at light heavyweight. On Twitter, pro fighters went crazy over the fight.
Taking manuwa #ufc231
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) December 9, 2018
This fight is crazy!!! #UFC231
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) December 9, 2018
Is this to the death?!?!
— Randa Markos (@randamma) December 9, 2018
Someone’s getting knocked out guaranteed!! #ufc231
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) December 9, 2018
This fight is like a video game where you just mash all the buttons! -@DanielKayXFN
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) December 9, 2018
Wow!!!! What a fight between Santos and manuwa @ufc
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 9, 2018
Dangerous fighters make the most exciting fights! @ufc
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 9, 2018
Potential #RoundOfTheYear candidate right there! #UFC231
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) December 9, 2018
Wild first round ! #ufc231
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 9, 2018
Santos is a fucking gangster @ufc @danawhite wow
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) December 9, 2018
What a fight and what a finish!!!!!!! #UFC231
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) December 9, 2018
That was my kinda fucking fight!!!!!!!! @ufc
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 9, 2018
That's HOW YOU FUCKING START A FIGHT CARD! #GUNSBLAZING #UFC231
— Marion Reneau (@BelizeanBruiser) December 9, 2018
The hammer next champ
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 9, 2018
Nobody wants to fight that guy right now after that. Santos is a monster #ufc231
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 9, 2018
A lil rock’m sock’m robots never hurt anybody?
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) December 9, 2018
Such crazy power! I could only imagine what a shot like that feels to my head! #UFC231
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) December 9, 2018
That was extra violent in person #UFC231
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) December 9, 2018
Santos is the kind of guy that sets up big hooks with big hooks. Amazing fight and tenacity! #UFC231
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 9, 2018
What a way to start the main card. Holy shit #UFC231 #crazy
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) December 9, 2018
Was that the honest game plan!?
— Dustin Ortiz (@DustinOrtizMMA) December 9, 2018
Love it, Great Fight #ufc231
If you are a ufc fighter and you lose, gtfo of the locker room
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 9, 2018
@TMarretaMMA you Fucking monster! @ufc CONGRATS !!!
— Krzysztof Jotko (@JotkoMMA) December 9, 2018
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