UFC 198 popped off from soccer stadium Arena Da Baixada tonight (May 14, 2016) in Curitiba, Brazil. The stacked card was headlined by Fabricio Werdum‘s first title defense against top contender Stipe Miocic.

The Cleveland native ended the night in the very first round with a counter right hook to the oncoming champion’s chin, sending him crashing face-first to the canvas. And so a new heavyweight champion was crowned.

The co-main event saw top middleweight contenders Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza duke it out to become potentially the division’s next title challenger. “Jacare” was able to work his takedowns and top game, and smashed Belfort from mount on the way to a first round stoppage.

See how MMA Twitter reacted to these fantastic matchups:

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Josh Stillman
Josh found MMA in 2009 and has been an increasingly voracious consumer of the sport ever since. He started writing in January 2016, first as a blogger and then as a writer for LowKickMMA. He produces historical list pieces, occasional news coverage, opinions, and fight analysis for LK. He also co-hosts the Daily Fantasy Knockout podcast.