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Derek Brunson played spoiler on Saturday when he defeated Canada’s own Elias Theodorou in an underwhelming UFC on ESPN+ 9 co-headliner.
Brunson (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) snapped his two-fight losing skid when he scored a unanimous decision victory over “The Ultimate Fighter: Nations” winner Theodorou (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) by METHOD in the middleweight co-main event, which took place at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and streamed on ESPN+.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Brunson’s victory over Theodorou at UFC on ESPN+ 9.
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We’ve arrived at the #UFCOttawa co-headliner and it features a clash of ranked middleweights @DerekBrunson and @EliasTheodorou.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/X4m11xodmd pic.twitter.com/gXcRA4FYYe
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 5, 2019
#UFConESPN+ 9 Closing Betting Odds: Derek Brunson (-110) vs. Elias Theodorou (-110) #UFCOttawa @espn+ @ufc @BrendanFitzTV @bisping @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 5, 2019
Theodorou immediately on his bike. Throws a roundhouse kick and he’s throwing all sorts of ish. #UFCOttawa
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 5, 2019
• Brunson: 9 of the last 10 fights finished in the first round
• Theodorou: 7 straight decisions— Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) May 5, 2019
What is going on here? #UFCOttawa
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) May 5, 2019
Elias was on the defensive and whilst he pounded Brunson with a few good knees, I have the first for Brunson, 10-9.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) May 5, 2019
Elias is on a different level of chaos
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) May 5, 2019
@EliasTheodorou movementand timing is so awkward i think it would be very frustrating #ufcOttawa
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) May 5, 2019
Wrestling wins fights
— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) May 5, 2019
That guy Elias is so bad what an ugly technique very bad #UFCOTTAWA
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 5, 2019
Elias Theodorou fights like he learned his striking from a women’s self defense seminar.
But he’s still won 8 out of 10 UFC Fights, craziness.
— Matt Weibel (@matt_frm) May 5, 2019
#UFCOttawa crowd is tough… Lots of booing
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) May 5, 2019
Truly stunning to watch
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 5, 2019
I feel like Elias Theorodorou is effectively ineffective. Some of the strikes he throws are just … not close. But he’s so awkward at times, it just eliminates any rhythm his opponent is trying to find.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 5, 2019
Elias pic.twitter.com/FM5JlcZnCP
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) May 5, 2019
BIG slam by @DerekBrunson#UFCOttawa pic.twitter.com/1taGC58P57
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 5, 2019
Holy SHITBALLS #UFCOttowa
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) May 5, 2019
Overhands while you’re walking away
— Danny Castillo (@lastcall155) May 5, 2019
This fight is something special
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) May 5, 2019
Something wrong with my TV. It’s showing Theodorou-Brunson in slow motion.
— Jeff Wagenheim (@jeffwagenheim) May 5, 2019
Crazy hammer punch from stand up #UFCOTTAWA
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 5, 2019
I haven’t asked the question “What the fuck was that?” to myself in my head during one fight in quite a while. #UFCOttawa
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 5, 2019
Well that was a barn burner..
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) May 5, 2019
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