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In a back-and-forth affair, Paulo Henrique Costa got the upper hand when he knocked out fellow striker Uriah Hall in the second round of their bout at UFC 226. Afterwards, Khalil Rountree managed to quickly dispatch former kickboxing star Gokhan Saki in the first round. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed the matches.
Rountree vs. Saki
I love Saki, especially his kickboxing, but people forget he was on the verge of gassing out in his debut before he got the finish. Hope he's worked on his cardio. #ufc226
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
This fight should be fire works!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 8, 2018
Lest go! @gokhantherebel
— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) July 8, 2018
Been a @gokhantherebel fan since I saw him live in K-1 grandprix in Hawaii. Huge fan here!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 8, 2018
Damn
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 8, 2018
Wow
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 8, 2018
OmG!!!! Wow, that was unexpected. Saki gets dropped and hammerfisted out. #ufc226 pic.twitter.com/LU2oqtmZFZ
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
Khalil delivers violence on Saki! Woah! #UFC226
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2018
Wow !!!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 8, 2018
Holy Frick!! Congrats to @War_khalil! #UFC226
— Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) July 8, 2018
AMAZING!! #UFC226
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2018
Holy shit so happy for @War_khalil. #UFC226
— éS (@EricSpicely) July 8, 2018
Waited for his shot...... @War_khalil #UFC226Live
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) July 8, 2018
Hall vs. Costa
Let’s go @UriahHallMMA #ufc226
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) July 8, 2018
Don’t blink for this next one. Hall vs Costa #ufc226
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 8, 2018
Hall has a HUGE reach advantage. Def interested in this MW fight. :) #ufc226
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
To clear up the confusion out there on the interwebs...that is NOT me fighting Uriah Hall. Costa and I get confused all the time. #physique #abs #pecs #bodybuilding #protein #UFC226
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2018
Superman Dick Punch!! #UFC226 #BumboClat!! let’s go Hall!!
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 8, 2018
Lots of good action in this fight. That second warning was definitely not even a real low blow IMO
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 8, 2018
Someone call USADA #UFC226
— Zak Ottow (@TheBarbarianMMA) July 8, 2018
Solid jabs from Uriah
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 8, 2018
Costa saying, "no, no, no" but his chin saying, "ow, ow, ow." #UFC226
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
Fuck yeah @BorrachinhaMMA
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) July 8, 2018
That’s a Baad man #ufc226
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) July 8, 2018
Costa needs defense but man, he can take a shot and keep coming. Fun fight! #UFC226
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 8, 2018
Holy shit
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 8, 2018
Costa is just a Terminator. Like good lord #UFC226
What a fight! Costa can dig to the body like a motherfucker. Was rooting for Uriah but at least he will get 50k.
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) July 8, 2018
Costa needs 24/7 365 USADA supervision #UFC226
— Kajan Johnson (@IamRagin) July 8, 2018
Damn, I was sure my other favorite middleweight, @UriahHallMMA was going to come away with that W. Still proud of you, brother. #teamXC
— Ryan Couture (@RyanDCouture) July 8, 2018
Romero vs Costa...
— Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) July 8, 2018
The winner get to be on the periodic table.
Romerium vs Costarium
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