Jared Cannonier earned the biggest victory of his career on Saturday when he defeated former longtime UFC champion Anderson Silva in the UFC 237 co-headliner. Cannonier (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) went to his Brazilian opponent’s home country and beat Silva (34-10 MMA, 17-6 UFC) by first-round TKO in the middleweight co-main event, which aired on pay-per-view from Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. With the win, “The Killa Gorilla” remains unbeaten at 185 pounds. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Cannonier’s victory over Silva at UFC 237. * * * * It's time for the #UFC237 co-main event with Jared Cannonier ( @killagorillamma ) taking on former longtime UFC champ Anderson Silva ( @SpiderAnderson ) at middleweight
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Twitter reacts to Anderson Silva’s injury, TKO loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 237 – MMA Junkie