Thomas Almeida continued his amazing streak of victories last night when he stepped into the octagon with Anthony Birchak at “UFC Fight Night 77”. The Brazilian brought his hometown crowd to their feet in the final minute of the first round when he fired off consecutive thunderous right hands that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas without a hope of fighting off defeat.
Mixed martial artists around the world exploded on social media when they saw the knockout! Check out what some of the biggest names of the sport had to say about it in the Tweets below:
Wow. @ThomasalmeidaCB is the TRUTH! Great patience and awesome killer instinct. One he had him hurt he was brutal and precise.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 8, 2015
.@ThomasalmeidaCB is a young guy but he fights with the fight IQ of an old veteran. I'm massively impressed with him.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 8, 2015
Thomas Almeida looks like Mclovin. A badass Brazilian McLovin. #UFCFightNight77
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) November 8, 2015
That was a ridiculous knockout! You can't fight Almeida in a shootout. Gotta be slow and controlled. That's how I win that match-up.
#UFCSP
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 8, 2015
How can you not be a fan of Thomas Almeida. @FS1 @ufc
— michael (@bisping) November 8, 2015
135 has some real prospects developing…a division to be excited about for sure!
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) November 8, 2015
WOWZERS!!!! Insane focus and finish-ability from Almeida! KO finish. Stud.
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) November 8, 2015
Well, that's why I think #ThomasAlmeida is gonna be something at 135 #UFCSaoPaulo
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) November 8, 2015
Well I was partially right, a former flyweight texted Sean Shelby asking for Almeida 2 seconds ago, guts #UFCFightNight
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) November 8, 2015
HOLY SHIT!!!!!! @ThomasalmeidaCB
— Dana White (@danawhite) November 8, 2015
It looks like the entire MMA world is behind Thomas Almeida. Where do you think he will be in three fights? Will he be fighting for the gold, or will he still be climbing the ranks? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!