https://twitter.com/JanBlachowicz/status/957449173506371584https://twitter.com/FunkMaster_UFC/status/957449128698695680At UFC Charlotte, Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza got himself back in the win column with an emphatic victory over Derek Brunson. A rematch of their 2012 fight in Strikeforce, the contest went the same way second time around, with a first round victory for the Brazilian.
It puts Souza back into the conversation at middleweight, which continues to have a multitude of talented athletes at the top of the division. After Souza’s win, it wasn’t just the fans that celebrated his stunning head kick, but several of his fellow fighters on the UFC roster.
Check out some of those reactions below:
Daaaaaaymn!!! Brilliant! 🐊🐊🐊 #UFCCharlotte
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) January 28, 2018
Boooooooommmm!!!! @JacareMMA with the KO AGAIN!! Well deserved brother!
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) January 28, 2018
Old habits are hard to break. Forward advancement from Brunson makes him raise his own chin. Brunson and Jacare do it again. #UFCCharlotte
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) January 28, 2018
Jacare is a baaaaaad man! What a beast! Good way to remind the middleweights of that fact. #UFCCharlotte
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) January 28, 2018
Wow! Damn vicious #UFCCharlotte good stoppage
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) January 28, 2018
Great stoppage by the ref. I don’t think Jacare was going to let Brunson get his equilibrium back and those punches had some heat on them. #UFCCharlotte
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) January 28, 2018
WHAT A FUCKING GANGSTER 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) January 28, 2018
Damn son !
— Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) January 28, 2018
WOW! Great finish by @JacareMMA! https://t.co/QkbHhnzRi0
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) January 28, 2018
🐊🥋🇧🇷 #UFCCharlotte #UFCxFOX
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) January 28, 2018