Fabricio Werdum is now the unified UFC heavyweight champion as he submitted Cain Velasquez with a guillotine choke in the main event of UFC 188 on Saturday night.
Velasquez was able to take the opening round with his striking and two takedowns. However, something happened that not many people believe would happen, which was Velasquez wearing down as the fight went on.
Werdum would end up locking in a guillotine choke near the fence in the third round, which Velasquez tapped and Werdum is now the unified UFC heavyweight champion.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the fight on Twitter below.
Alright! Cain vs. Werdum! Seconds away!!
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 14, 2015
No touch of gloves
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 14, 2015
Werdum knocked down, got up and Cain is firing at him. Big knee by Cain.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 14, 2015
This is at least as loud as GSP-Serra in Montreal in 2008.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) June 14, 2015
Cain’s amazing, but dare I say a touch rusty? Not much. Just a touch.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) June 14, 2015
I never thought I’d see Cain this tired, ever.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) June 14, 2015
Crowd is absolutely deafening. 10-9 Cain after 1. Fun first round for the most part.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 14, 2015
What a round! Unsustainable pace for these guys, no doubt. Velasquez takes R1, but anyone else think early momentum might be w/Werdum?
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 14, 2015
That said, real ruff and tuff round, the kind you seldom get from two heavyweights. Velasquez + Werdum rock. Don’t ruin these men, altitude.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June 14, 2015
Cain is looking gassed. I’m amazed
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 14, 2015
My lord. This is insane.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 14, 2015
Werdum absolutely picked Velaquez apart there toward the end. 19-19.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) June 14, 2015
So, maybe Velasquez should have gone down to Mexico City earlier?
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) June 14, 2015
Target practice for Werdum. He’s the quiet giant in this division.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) June 14, 2015
Werdum wins via guillotine!
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 14, 2015
WOW
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 14, 2015
My god. Werdum taps out Velasquez.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) June 14, 2015
FABRICIO WERDUM DOES IT AGAIN! Stunned! Submits Cain Velasquez in R3 via guillotine!
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 14, 2015
#UFC188 Result: Fabricio Werdum def. Cain Velasquez via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 2:13 http://t.co/eQYwyL8xpy
— The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) June 14, 2015