Last night at UFC Fight Night 123 from Fresno, two top UFC bantamweights took center stage in main card action, but only one left the cage on his own free will. That’s because former WSOF wrecking machine Marlon Moraes put on a late 2017 contender for knock out of the year with a brutal knee to the dome of Aljamain Sterling. The knockout left Sterling unconscious on the octagon floor and resulted in him leaving on a stretcher.
It was a brutal knockout for the UFC’s next bantamweight contender in the making. However, it’s also one that left Sterling on the wrong end of a nasty highlight reel for the first time in his career.
Now, following the bout, UFC fighters have taken to Twitter to react to the devastating knockout.
Check it out:
Oh my god
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) December 10, 2017
HOLY SHIT???? @MMARLONMORAES with the KILL! #UFCFresno
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 10, 2017
Come to Jesus KO lawddddd #UFCFresno
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 10, 2017
Aljo got caught reaching and ate a flush knee. Damn. Hope he's okay. #UFCFresno
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) December 10, 2017
That was such a brutal knockout!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) December 10, 2017
#prayforsterling…. I really hope he’s ok. ?
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) December 10, 2017
Jeeeeeeesus #UFCFresno
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 10, 2017
Holy fucking Shit @MMARLONMORAES !!!! You my friend are Violent ???
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) December 10, 2017
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— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) December 10, 2017
Oh my that was just…… wow! @ufc #UFCFresno
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) December 10, 2017
Damn…What a knock out!! Any one else notice the dab while he was stiff ??
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) December 10, 2017
Jesus fucking Christ. That knee KO from Moraes felled Sterling like a tree!!#UFCFresno
— Nicolas Dalby (@DalbyMMA) December 10, 2017
Mma is no joke , speed recovery aljo well done marlon
— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) December 10, 2017
All of my fellow WSOF alumni holding their own atop the ufc ranks. Great win for Marlon!
— Lance Palmer (@LancePalmer) December 10, 2017
