For the second time in two months, Fabricio Werdum got the job done.
Werdum outclassed Polish up-and-comer Marcin Tybura to win a one-sided unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of UFC Sydney, giving the former heavyweight champion another win six weeks after his quick finish of Walt Harris at UFC 216. Check out reaction to Werdum’s performance below, plus the best of the rest from a fight card that wound up breaking the record for the longest event in UFC history.
FABRICIO WERDUM DEF. MARCIN TYBURA
I’m shocked @FabricioWerdum has not cut Tybura one time with all those high knees
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 19, 2017
What a fight!!! Congrats @FabricioWerdum FOTN
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) November 19, 2017
What a fight between @FabricioWerdum and @MarcinTybura. Awesome main event in Australia.
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) November 19, 2017
High level heavyweight fight! Nice dual fellas! #UFCSydney ✌
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 19, 2017
Parabéns @FabricioWerdum mandou bem #UFCAustraliaNoCombate
— Erick Silva (@ErickSilvaMMA) November 19, 2017
— Ricardo Ramos (@ricardoramosmma) November 19, 2017
Ok one more tweet, Werdums crack is just begging to come out. It’s like Elaine’s ariola on the Christmas card from that Seinfield episode #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
JESSICA ROSE-CLARK DEF. BEC RAWLINGS
Congrats @missjessyjess awesome fight
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) November 19, 2017
Split decision. Cmon now #ufcSydney
— Zebrinha MMA (@EricSpicely) November 19, 2017
Awesome fight ladies @RowdyBec @missjessyjess. Trading leather the entire time! You made Australia proud #UFCAustralia
— Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (@ilimanator) November 19, 2017
What an amazing corner job by @bigwoodmma
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) November 19, 2017
These judges giving me heart attacks. Great job bec, on to the next one. #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
BELAL MUHAMMAD DEF. TIM MEANS
Super even fight! Great scrap guys! @bullyb170 @MeansTim
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) November 19, 2017
Congrats to my man @bullyb170 !!!!! Damn good performance and even better call out! #roufusport #UFCFightNight121 pic.twitter.com/9LuQvIA8oi
— Emmanuel Sanchez (@ElMatador145) November 19, 2017
Good tough fight and win. Chicago! Roufusport! Palestine! @bullyb170 @ufc #rememberthename
— Coach (@CMPunk) November 19, 2017
Congrats to Abdul-Kareem Selwady on his win last night for @bravemmaf and @bullyb170 on his @ufc win tonight!! #PalestinianFighters
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) November 19, 2017
Welp Belal is going to get served some legal papers threatening Colby “call the cops” Covington! #UFCSydney
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 19, 2017
Bella Muhammad said he'll put Covington in the ICU. Colby didn't like being threatened and is now pressing charges. #UFCSydney @ufc
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) November 19, 2017
Lost a split decision today. On to the next one. Thanks for the support everyone! #UFCSYDNEY
— tim means (@MeansTim) November 19, 2017
JAKE MATTHEWS DEF. BOJAN VELICKOVIC
Oh shit Velickovic rocking that new Cockatoo braid do #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
Awesome Jiujitsu clinic @UFCONFOX by my boy Bojan @serbian_steel #UFCSydney
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) November 19, 2017
What??? #ufcSydney @ufc #splitdecision
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) November 19, 2017
ELIAS THEODOROU DEF. DAN KELLY
Dan Kelly amazes me
— Alexander Jay (@ALIAQUINTA) November 19, 2017
I️ feel like hitting Dan Kelly is more likely to injure the person attacking than Dan Kelly #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
@EliasTheodorou and @DanKellyJudo lol weirdest movements for fighting. I feel awkward watching this fight.
— Shane Campbell (@shaolinstylemma) November 19, 2017
Dan Kelly is a legend. #ufcsydney
— Zebrinha MMA (@EricSpicely) November 19, 2017
Kelly all the way!!
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) November 19, 2017
The striking in this fight is..
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 19, 2017
Dan Kelly is the ex-military high school teacher that teaches gym class and every single kid is secretly terrified of. #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
Lots of good kicks from Elias but it’s safe to say he’s the ugliest stylistic fighter in the UFC #UFCSidney
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) November 19, 2017
Elias is getting closer and closer to landing that Headkick. Kelly is showing that older guys can still throw down! #UFCSydney
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 19, 2017
This is pretty hard to watch
— Randy Brown (@TouchNgo_) November 19, 2017
That was the best middleweight fight of 2017 #ufcSydney
— Zebrinha MMA (@EricSpicely) November 19, 2017
.what a fight guys! very entertaining! thanks @DanKellyJudo @EliasTheodorou ! pic.twitter.com/xGdW4omzQH
— Nordine Taleb (@TNT83MMA) November 19, 2017
30-26?! Wtf what a terrible score.. i had Kelly winning that one
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) November 19, 2017
#UFCSydney #UFCAustraliaNoCombate pic.twitter.com/yCJuO4Lndo
— Erick Silva (@ErickSilvaMMA) November 19, 2017
Not sure if they're booing him because he beat the hometown guy or he's just that boring?
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 19, 2017
When @EliasTheodorou lands 100 strikes in a fight and the UFC’s commentator explains that he’s “point fighting...” pic.twitter.com/v24IbxCL00
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) November 19, 2017
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) November 19, 2017
ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI DEF. SHANE YOUNG
Flawless performace @alexvolkanovski https://t.co/YPiX5e21iN
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) November 19, 2017
Congrats @alexvolkanovski feb 11th in Perth. lets run it back @seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 @arielhelwani @LynchOnSports @ufc
— Jeremy Kennedy (@JeremyKennedyWC) November 19, 2017