Rafael dos Anjos defended his UFC lightweight title in emphatic fashion Saturday evening, stopping challenger Donald Cerrone in just 66 seconds at UFC on Fox 17.
A hard kick to the body spelled the end for Cerrone, as dos Anjos swarmed his injured foe and hammered home a variety of punches that forced the referee to intervene early in Round 1. After the fight, dos Anjos called out Conor McGregor, telling him to stay at featherweight, because he wants no part of that business in his kingdom at 155.
Here's what the MMA professionals thought of that bout and more from UFC on FOX 17:
Rafael dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone via TKO
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#AndStill UFC lightweight champion of the world @RdosAnjosMMA! #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/Oksd9hvDvn
— #UFCOrlando (@ufc) December 20, 2015
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Body #UFCOrlando
— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) December 20, 2015
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Great moment for @RdosAnjosMMA w/ his family in the octagon. Jumped on a slow starter, really smart.
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) December 20, 2015
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Oh shit!!!!!! @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) December 20, 2015
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Still champ @RdosAnjosMMA congrats @ufconfox & @ufc great finishies tonight https://t.co/FFUxoGx51E
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) December 20, 2015
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Dam... Keep your head up homie.
— Brandon Thatch (@RUKUSMMA303) December 20, 2015
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Whatever they had to do to his mid section area during his surgery has messed him up.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) December 20, 2015
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RDA takes care of biz early. Dude is a problem. Two dominant champs in @TheNotoriousMMA vs @RdosAnjosMMA coming up it seems. I'll take it!
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 20, 2015
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RDA is a fucking beast man wow. DC chokes on title fights keep ur head up homie ur still a #badboy @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) December 20, 2015
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POWERFUL set up by the champ! What a performance by @RdosAnjosMMA! #UFCOrlando https://t.co/xygiGVqKYL
— #UFCOrlando (@ufc) December 20, 2015
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It's gonna be a good fight but I got @RdosAnjosMMA #UFCOrlando #UFConFOX #andSTILL
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 20, 2015
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Rafael Dos Anjos é Brasil Parabéns!!! @RdosAnjosMMA @canalCombate pic.twitter.com/HalkYyZGGd
— John Lineker (@johnlineker) December 20, 2015
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3 straight super quick main events
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 20, 2015
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Alistair Overeem def. Junior dos Santos via TKO
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We must have different definitions of defending. JDS has been in wars. Health/safety first. These aren't flyweights. https://t.co/MgPTWF0PRS
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 20, 2015
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The Reem shows that devastating power that's made him a title contender throughout his career. Big win for him.
— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) December 20, 2015
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Rare known fact: Overeem inspired my haircut before my first fight #UFCOrlando
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 20, 2015
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Big night for the underdogs
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) December 20, 2015
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That was the most intelligent fight I've ever seen @Alistairovereem #Bravo #UFCOrlando
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 20, 2015
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Didn't expect that
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) December 20, 2015
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Reem wins & 7 underdogs win tonight so far per @Jon_Anik there is no predicting this sport
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) December 20, 2015
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End of round 1. Somewhere Kalib Starnes is yelling at the television "just do something!" #UFCOrlando
— Fightnomics Reed (@Fightnomics) December 20, 2015
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Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson via unanimous decision
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Great job @NateDiaz209! Good job homie! #norcal
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 20, 2015
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Nate Diaz said: F&$% F&$% and F&@" also S%^* to McGregor. Needless to say we won’t get to interview him on post fight show at the desk lol
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) December 20, 2015
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Absorbing that many shots would make it a very very short night if he was to meet a real hitter #BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) December 20, 2015
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Nate looked awesome tonight. Michael Johnson never made the adjustments he needed in the later rounds. Nate's interview tho. #UFConFox
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 20, 2015
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I'm down to watch @NateDiaz209 vs @TheNotoriousMMA @ufc
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) December 20, 2015
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Is that a joke? I had @FollowTheMenace all 3 rounds Out fought Diaz all the way
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) December 20, 2015
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Oh and Diaz wins for sure. Great fucking fight man. Matchmaker needs a raise.
— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) December 20, 2015
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I say let em keep fighting!!!
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 20, 2015
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Very one-sided 1st RD. It looked a "any minute now" RD. https://t.co/ihfSpTsnKu
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) December 20, 2015
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Great round!!!!!!! @UFCONFOX @NateDiaz209 vs Michael Johnson
— Dana White (@danawhite) December 20, 2015
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) December 20, 2015
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Randa Markos via unanimous decision
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.@RandaMMA hanging in there #Pun #UFCOrlando https://t.co/0Xj1xWMdDt
— #UFCOrlando (@ufc) December 20, 2015
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Wow! Both women making their UFC debuts tonight defeat top ten contenders. Unless it's a split decision for Markos...
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) December 20, 2015
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For people who spell Ronda "Rhonda" and refer to Holly Holm as "Holmes," good luck with Kowalkiewicz, Shevchenko and Jędrzejczyk.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) December 20, 2015