Twitter Reacts To Lyoto Machida’s Hard-Fought Homecoming In Brazil

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UFC Fight Night 125 went down tonight (February 3, 2018) from Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belem, Brazil. The headliner was between Brazilian legend and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and rising knockout artist Eryk Anders. Machida captured a glimmer of his old glory, eking out a slow-paced decision behind greater volume. Anders pressured but failed to pull the trigger enough. Machida, meanwhile, circled and kicked and survived a few sticky moments to see the judges award him a decision. It marks Machida’s first win since 2014.

The co-headliner saw former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko‘s debut at flyweight against Brazilian newcomer Priscila Cachoeira. Shevchenko ruthlessly mauled the hopelessly overmatched Brazilian, submitting her by rear-naked choke in the second, well after the fight should have been stopped.

See how Twitter reacted to these pivotal scraps below:

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https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/960030457697067008

https://twitter.com/DownedOpponent/status/960037626098089984

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https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/960020875226460160

https://twitter.com/alex_scaffidi/status/960023194148065280

https://twitter.com/SecretMovesMMA/status/960023108278280192

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