Tyron Woodley landed a perfect right hand to snatch the welterweight title from Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, in Atlanta. Always dangerous in the first round, Woodley caugh Lawler off guard and only needed a couple of follow-up punches on the ground to put the champion away for good. Pro fighters enjoyed the performance on Twitter.

This fight won't go past the first round. Phone on 1% so troll me later if it does #UFC201 — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 31, 2016

This is going to be bittersweet! #UFC201 — Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) July 31, 2016

Woodley has to try and take out Robbie in the 1st....if it goes past that the Ruthless one will prevail. — Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 31, 2016

Midwest savages up for @ufc main event- and all Midwest boys drop bombs! Who you got? I got Robbie Lawler all day #Iowa #UFC201 — Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) July 31, 2016

Here we GOOOOO!!!! #UFC201 main event — Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 31, 2016

Calling it @TWooodley 3rd round tko — Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) July 31, 2016

The guy with the phenomenal hair in @TWooodley corner is @The_Real_GM3 — Coach (@CMPunk) July 31, 2016

Excited for this one — Randa Markos (@randamma) July 31, 2016

I got lawler by tko — STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) July 31, 2016

Wow. @TWooodley deserves it. But heartbroken for @Ruthless_RL . He's the realest of all of us . #UFC201 — Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) July 31, 2016

What I say!!! What I say!!!! Hell yea T-WOOD!!!! @TWooodley #AndNew!!! #UFC201 that was a Rampage Bungaloo! — Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 31, 2016

Well that was also not expected — Mitch Clarke (@MitchClarkeMMA) July 31, 2016

What did I say! If I pick u. Ur screwed. @TWooodley great job — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2016

Hmmmm look at that.... I'm not surprised mother fucker! @TWooodley congrats brotha! Fucking awesome! — Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) July 31, 2016

Awesome fight and a monster right hand by @TWooodley congrats!! — Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 31, 2016

This world does not make sense #UFC201 — Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 31, 2016

All the wars might've finally caught up with Robbie. We knew it was gonna happen eventually — Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) July 31, 2016

Dang! @TWooodley is a monster! Congrats to the new champion. — Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) July 31, 2016

What a KO by @TWooodley ! Had us screaming here in the @TV3sportdk commentating booth in Copenhagen! — Nicolas Dalby (@DalbyMMA) July 31, 2016

— Erick Silva (@ErickSilvaMMA) July 31, 2016

Congrats brother!! I don't know what to say right now. Such a great fight. God bless… https://t.co/ybSKzR7RjF — Beneil Dariush (@beneildariush) July 31, 2016

Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!! — Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 31, 2016

Unbelievable. Mma is so unpredictable #UFC201 — Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) July 31, 2016

Sad to see Lawler loose. — John Alessio (@johnalessio79) July 31, 2016

And still @AmericanTopTeam . — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 31, 2016

Nothing better than seeing @TWooodley 's mama in the octagon!!!! — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 31, 2016