Twitter reacts to Sergei Kharitonov's KO of Roy Nelson at Bellator 207

The co-main event of Bellator 207 produced huge fireworks as Sergei Kharitonov stopped Roy Nelson with strikes in the first round. Kharitonov was the much bigger man and he was landing huge uppercuts on Nelson as he cornered him against the cage and unloaded with heavy knees and uppercuts. Kharitonov scored another uppercut and then Kharitonov landed a brutal knee which stopped the fight.

Social Media couldn’t stop talking about the beautiful stoppage:

Hard-hitting heavyweights take to the cage next at #Bellator207 when @RoyNelsonMMA meets Sergei Kharitonov (@sergeikhar) in the co-main event! https://t.co/y7MJrgCH6q pic.twitter.com/ZDTl2UIfBX
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) October 13, 2018

#Bellator207 Closing Betting Odds: Roy Nelson (-265) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (+215) – @paramountnet @DAZN_USA @GoldieOnTV @JohnMcCarthyMMA @BellatorMMA @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) October 13, 2018

In the cage now! On @paramountnet pic.twitter.com/kro63ld4jt
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) October 13, 2018

Nelson was definitely down. He had a knee down. Kharitonov’s last knee was definitely illegal. #Bellator207
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 13, 2018

Roy "Neymar" Nelson flopping
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 13, 2018

That may have been the biggest flop ever by Roy Nelson…
— Ed Mulholland (@muls96) October 13, 2018

Point deduction for Kharitonov for the illegal knee early in round 1. #Bellator207
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) October 13, 2018

Not sure about Roy Nelson’s delayed reaction but that was 100% an illegal knee from Sergei Kharitonov.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 13, 2018

Sergei’s jab is awesome especially for a HW
— MaddDogg (@MaddDoggMiller) October 13, 2018

Holy shit, those uppercuts.
— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) October 13, 2018

Nelson is out! Kharitonov pours it on and puts Big Country away! #Bellator207
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 13, 2018

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