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UFC Vegas 19 in Tweets: Pros react to Derrick Lewis’ knockout of Curtis Blaydes

by · MMA FIGHTING

Going into the UFC Vegas 19 main event, fans were ready for heavyweight fireworks between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis.

Boy, did they deliver.

A little over 60 seconds into he second frame, Lewis’ connected with a skull-rattling uppercut to Blaydes jaw, sending him crashing to the canvas. At 1:26 of the second round, Lewis had secured himself the knockout win.

Below is how fighters reacted to the entire night of action in Las Vegas.


Derrick Lewis knocks out Curtis Blaydes


Yana Kunitskaya edges Ketlen Vieira


Darrick Minner defeats Charles Rosa


Chris Daukaus stops Aleksei Oleinik with strikes


Phil Hawes edges Nassourdine Imavov


Tom Aspinall submits Andrei Arlovski