UFC Fight Night 51 took place on Saturday night at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasila, Brazil and was headlined by Andrei Arlovski stopping Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva by knockout in the opening round.
After dropping Silva with a right hand, Arlovski landed a couple of hammer fist on the ground before the referee came in to stop the fight.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the knockout victory by Arlovski.
Arlovski knocked out Bigfoot. Oh my…
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) September 14, 2014
The Pitbull is back, baby!
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) September 14, 2014
Arlovski with the KO. Wow.
— Erik Fontanez (@Erik_Fontanez) September 14, 2014
Oh my god. Andrei Arlovski knocks Antonio Silva out cold. Huge upset! That’s MMA.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) September 14, 2014
Andrei Arlovski just beat the #4 heavyweight title contender, do I dare say, Arlovski is “in the mix”
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) September 14, 2014
Crowd in Brazil seems stunned. I’d say Arlovski’s most important win since he beat Roy Nelson in 2008 (controversy aside).
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 14, 2014
Andrei Arlovski is relevant in the UFC heavyweight division in 2014. Who knew?
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) September 14, 2014
Arlovski just put Greg Jackson on his shoulder and took a victory lap around the octagon. He is, how you say, happy.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) September 14, 2014