Robert Whittaker Lights Up Derek Brunson; His UFC Peers Light Up Twitter! | MMAWeekly.com

Robert Whittaker weathered the first-round knockout power of Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 101 on Saturday night in Melbourne, Australia, to turn the tables and take Brunson out in the opening stanza.

What a spectacular finish that didn’t go unnoticed by Whittaker’s UFC peers.

RELATED > Robert Whittaker Finishes Derek Brunson in the First (UFC Melbourne Results)

Damnnn!! Whittaker is no joke! Stayed calm thru the Brunson onslaught, and capitalized on an opening with a BIG left hand!#UFCMelbourne

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 27, 2016

Brunson is better than that. Continually running straight at your opponent swinging wildly will get you KO’d. #UFCMelbourne

— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) November 27, 2016

That fight was so much fun. I’m hype now! #UFCMelbourne

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) November 27, 2016

Wow! Well done! What a great way to finish the show off #UFCMelbourne https://t.co/dE0GzNv7cR

— Anthony Perosh (@AnthonyPerosh) November 27, 2016

Wow what a fight!!! #UFCMelbourne

— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) November 27, 2016

Damn! foot on the gas, throwin heat! Someone has to go down! Solid outing by Whittaker. Brunson is tough, he will bounce back. #UFCMelbourne

— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) November 27, 2016

Beautiful finish and patience from Whittaker. Brunson did not fight a smart fight and tried to sprint to finish #UFCMelbourne

— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) November 27, 2016

Love that Whittaker kept moving the entire fight, I felt like that entire fight was in the pocket #UFCMelbourne

— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) November 27, 2016

I like Derek, but man he fought like he forgot to turn the stove off and was doing anything he could to finish the fight ASAP. https://t.co/a9q7Rznrbr

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 27, 2016

Hoping Brunson makes some adjustments. I feel like hes done that in a few fights and had major success. He paid for it tn. He’ll bounce back

— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 27, 2016

Hell yes!!!! @RJWhittaker1990 Hell of a job buddy #UFCMelbourne

— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) November 27, 2016

Fought a dangerous game tonight . Trying to impress/ make history for a title shot . Great job to my opponent…. https://t.co/tG42zQ4Wro

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 27, 2016

Crazy fight between @RJWhittaker1990 and @DerekBrunson! Excited to see what’s next for Robert! #UFCMelbourne

— Nicolas Dalby (@DalbyMMA) November 27, 2016

Ok everyone get on #easportsufc2 and let’s try to reenact that #UFCMelbourne

— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) November 27, 2016