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.
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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
view original article >>Ok everyone get on #easportsufc2 and let’s try to reenact that #UFCMelbourne
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) November 27, 2016