In a heavyweight bout at UFC 187, former champion Andrei Arlovski scored his fifth straight victory as he defeated Travis Browne by TKO in the first round.
The former teammates stood toe to toe for the entire round and both fighters scored knockdowns in the round. Arlovski would end up rocking Browne late in the first round and the referee would come in to stop the fight.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the fight on Twitter below.
My god this Arlovski
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) May 24, 2015
Wow, Andrei repeatedly hurting Travis. TB buckled from a good right a few seconds ago
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) May 24, 2015
Browne tough as nails. Remember he survived against Overeem in Rd.1 as well too #UFC187
— James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) May 24, 2015
OH MY GOD
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) May 24, 2015
This is absolutely the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever watched.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 24, 2015
LOL. This is so great.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) May 24, 2015
Holy crap what a battle. BOTH guys were just hurt badly
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) May 24, 2015
My god he did it. Arlovski KO’s Browne.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) May 24, 2015
My god what the hell just happened
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) May 24, 2015
That was just breathtaking. What a fight.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) May 24, 2015
Andrei. Arlovski. Damn.
— Erik Fontanez (@Nahmles) May 24, 2015
HOLY. FREAKING. SHIZNIT. What a fight. What a fight. What a fight. That was absolutely bonkers.
— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) May 24, 2015
What a fucking round, what a fucking fight. Arlovski lands 105808 strikes, has Browne hurt, almost gets KO’d, then seals the deal. A+++.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) May 24, 2015
Unreal.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 24, 2015
I’m stunned. Only in MMA is something like this possible.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) May 24, 2015
I absolutely wanted Arlvoski to retire after he was KOkd by Kharitonov. Arlovski might be Greg Jackson’s greatest reclamation project.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) May 24, 2015
#UFC187 Result: Andrei Arlovski def. Travis Browne via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:41 http://t.co/g5wK9wU2Vb
— The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) May 24, 2015