Matt Brown and Erick Silva met for the main event of UFC Fight Night 40, and it did not disappoint.
The fight was an instant classic, and Twitter was on fire for the action.
Brown picked up the win with a third-round TKO on Saturday night in Cincinnati. He moved his win streak up to seven straight and puts his name right at the top of the list for the next title shot at 170 pounds. The UFC will have a hard decision in determining who takes on Johny Hendricks next.
Here is how the world of social media reacted to the phenomenal bout.
Pre-Fight
Yet another upset at #UFCFightNight Some dudes are stepping up with violence. Matt Brown 2-1 Underdog hasn't even stepped in the cage yet.
— Fightnomics Reed (@Fightnomics) May 11, 2014
IT'S TIME!!!! Your main event of the evening! @IamTheImmortal vs @ErickSilvaMMA about to put on a show! pic.twitter.com/MJdIQWMatn
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
UFC/Fox is doing their best to get Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva started later than Mayweather vs. Maidana. Think about that for a second.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) May 11, 2014
U gotta be shittin me!!! @chuckliddell very cool pic.twitter.com/WQOWT6lhHh
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 11, 2014
Brown has the longest active winning streak in the UFC welterweight division
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) May 11, 2014
Why are they rushing us to the main event? They should milk this moment a bit.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) May 11, 2014
This UFC event is the Seinfeld equivalent of Kramer seeing how far he can drive on empty.
— Jason Nawara (@JasonNawara) May 11, 2014
Erick Silva out to "300 Violin Orchestra" by Jorge Quintero. Matt Brown to "Hail to the King" by @TheOfficialA7X #UFCFightNight
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 11, 2014
Erick Silva working a bit of an Overeem smirk tonight. That doesn't bode well.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
That stare off though!! Intense!
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
Round 1
Silva hurt Brown early with a body shot, but Brown survived. Once he got back to his feet he began to pour on the offense on Silva. He came back strong enough to win the round on all three judges' scorecards.
He's hanging tough but Brown is HURT from that body shot.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Matt Brown's organs all have new locations. #FightNight
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 11, 2014
Guns ABLAZIN!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 11, 2014
Breaking: Matt Brown is crazy tough.
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) May 11, 2014
I cannot believe Matt Brown is surviving thru this.... Wait...yes it can.
— Heidi Dean (@hdeanUFC) May 11, 2014
OMG!!!!! It's crazy here at @USBankArena
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
Crazy fight
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) May 11, 2014
They need to crown Matt Brown the UFC Superfight Champion or something.
— Liver Kick (@LiverKickdotcom) May 11, 2014
Matt Brown is a gangster.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) May 11, 2014
What a fight!!!!!!
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) May 11, 2014
Brown is a demon. Convinced of it. Supernatural stuff with that guy. He's tossing Silva all over the place. Pressure and strikes.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) May 11, 2014
I'll say this right now. Erick Silva looks like he has a whole lot of "quit" in him.
— Steven Rondina (@srondina) May 11, 2014
Round of the year. Round of the year. Round of the year. #UFCFightNight
— UFCONFOX (@UFCONFOX) May 11, 2014
Thank you Dana for five round fights!! #Bananas https://t.co/wwt3iXBQoK
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
What a first round! Holy crap! Brown hurt early, staves off a submission attack. Comes back and bombs Silva. Wow #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 11, 2014
Round 2
It was more of the same in the second frame. Pure action. Brown got the better of the offense again in this round and nearly finished with submissions as well.
If you questioned Erick Silva's chin, well you can not question it anymore
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) May 11, 2014
Matt Brown is definition of kill or be killed fighter. How he won 1st round fighting off TKO/sub attempt is wow. #UFCFightNight #UFC #MMA
— Danny Acosta (@AcostaIsLegend) May 11, 2014
It was a six-hour wait, but Brown and Silva are giving us a show. LOL at you if you thought you could DVR it.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) May 11, 2014
Erick Silva looks like a pro wrestler who did his finisher and only got a two count. #FightNight
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 11, 2014
This fight is absolutely insane.
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) May 11, 2014
This is Rocky. You are missing a real life Rocky Balboa fight. Unreal.
— Ryan Loco (@RyanLoco) May 11, 2014
Silva's exhausted and under full mount. Brown has 66 seconds to finish.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Guys, this fight is actually happening right now. #FightNight
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 11, 2014
We just watched the two leading candidates for Round of the Year.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) May 11, 2014
This fight is absolutely bonkers. Brown just battering Erick Silva, but he's surviving somehow. #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 11, 2014
No idea how Matt Brown surviving those body shots. No idea how Eric Silva surviving the punch/knee/elbow onslaught. @ufc #fightnight SUPERB
— Stuart Scott (@StuartScott) May 11, 2014
Sherdog's Rounds of the Year will be all five from this one if we make it 25 minutes.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) May 11, 2014
Brown Silva II at the Bellator PPV next week please.
— Ryan Loco (@RyanLoco) May 11, 2014
Round 3
Brown got the win after putting Silva on his back and beating him up. The "technical brawler" moves a step closer to title contention.
Brown again finds himself in mount, Silva's triangle less effective than last one.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Matt @IamTheImmortal Brown with a breath taking finish. This guy is just a bringer of violence. Unreal fight #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 11, 2014
He. Is. The. Immortal. @IamTheImmortal #UFCFightNight What an INSANE fight!
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
INCREDIBLE FIGHT. Thank you @ErickSilvaMMA. Thank you @IamTheImmortal. Thank you @danawhite. Thank you @ufc. #UFCFightNight
— FOX Sports 1 (@FOXSports1) May 11, 2014
GIVE THAT MAN A SHOT @ THE BELT!!
— Heidi Dean (@hdeanUFC) May 11, 2014
There it is. Matt Brown has won an instant classic by third-round TKO over Erick Silva. Really, really one for the books.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Brown wins via 3rd round TKO. GNP. Walks away, throat slash, brushes the dirt off his shoulder. What a guy.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2014
Post-Fight
And Kenny Florian says "they should really test [Brown] because he's not human." I bet the ad wizards are happy with that one.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Players of @Bengals cheering on Ohio Native @IAmTheImmortal https://t.co/bWTQByRKRA
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
I was unaware the people of Ohio were match makers. #FightNight
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 11, 2014
Brown asks the crowd: "who do you want to see fight for the title next?" … "I just did what I do." Adds pressure got to him a little bit.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2014
Pay Nick Diaz whatever it takes and book him vs. Matt Brown for the UFC on Fox 12 headliner in San Jose. That's what's up. Or what should be
— Tristen Critchfield (@TCritchfield52) May 11, 2014
Brown gets awarded a brown belt after the fight and then grabs his twin boys. Nice moment.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2014
The ambulance gurney is being brought to the octagon door. Looks like they are prepping him to transport to the hospital.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) May 11, 2014
Erick Silva is still down in the Octagon. Paramedics and doctors are checking him out as we speak #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 11, 2014
Backboard is in the cage and they have immobilized Silva. He's on the backboard and on his way out of the cage.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) May 11, 2014
Hopefully this only precautionary. Silva took a lot of damage. pic.twitter.com/SMyCLvWzNP
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) May 11, 2014
For the record, all three judges scored the first 10-9 for Brown. Two had the 2nd 10-9 for Brown, as well, but D'Amato scored it a 10-8.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2014
Hoping Erick Silva's OK. That was several mortal lifetimes of punishment he just took so I didn't have to go out on a Saturday night.
— Scott Harris (@ScottHarrisMMA) May 11, 2014
Dana: This fight puts Matt Brown in a bout against title contenders. This division is unbelievable.
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014
All things seemed great initially. We were just treated to a fantastic fight, but quickly word came in through Twitter that Silva was being stretchered out of the Octagon. Best wishes go out to Silva on a speedy recovery.
