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Curtis Blaydes made use of some vicious elbows to pick up a nasty TKO win over Alistair Overeem at UFC 225, in Chicago, Illinois. On Twitter, pro fighters were impressed with the finish.
Overeems face came open like a melon #UFC225
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) June 10, 2018
Congrats to the kid @RazorBlaydes265 !! Another legend down let's get to that title young buck. Keep growing and developing young Beast! #chicagoproud #ufc225 #letsgo @ufc
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) June 10, 2018
Overeem was done after the first elbow. I feel it should have been stopped at least two elbows before it was stopped poor Overeem #UFC225
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) June 10, 2018
Lets go REEM! #UFC225
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 10, 2018
Let's go @RazorBlaydes265 !!! #illinoisboys #jucoboys #ufc225 #letsgo #ufc
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) June 10, 2018
I’ve got Blaydes by KO Rd 1.... #UFC225
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) June 10, 2018
.@Alistairovereem has over 60 pro MMA fights with 31 first Round finishes!! . @ufc
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 10, 2018
Got the big boys in the octagon right now! First round goes to BLAYDES
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 10, 2018
Overeem and Blaydes have the same barber. That’s cute ❤️ #ufc225
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) June 10, 2018
OMG!! Those elbow
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 10, 2018
DAMN!!! That was NASTY!!! What a statement!! Vicious GNP! #UFC225
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 10, 2018
Congrats @RazorBlaydes265 on an awesome finish! #UFC225live
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 10, 2018
Everyone in he bar just made this face. #UFC225 pic.twitter.com/jc1U7LGIss
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 10, 2018
Cutting hellbows by Blaydes #UFC225
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 10, 2018
Great job Curtis Blaydes.
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) June 10, 2018
This is a savage game! We play for keeps out here Brodie! #UFC225
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 10, 2018
Overeem was done after the first elbow. I feel it should have been stopped at least two elbows before it was stopped poor Overeem #UFC225
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) June 10, 2018