UFC Fight Night: Pro fighters react to bizzare finish on Prelims

UFC Fight Night returned tonight from Long Island, New York with a stacked card, among the bouts on show was a wild contest between Bill Algeo and Herbert Burns.

The two Featherweight competitors engaged in quite a first round, with Burns almost managing to put Algeo away with a triangle choke before his opponent would somehow escape answering with some ground-and-pound.

Burns would need help to get back on his feet after the first round, with his brother, famous UFC contender Gilbert Burns, needing to spur him on to continue. Algeo would end up taking the win early in the second round, and pro fighters have been reacting to the stoppage.

Here is what professional MMA fighters have been saying with regards to the knockout between Bill Algeo and Herbert Burns in their Prelims fight.

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Although Herbert struggled to get back into the fight for round 2, he did have some fight as the round started.

Referee Keith Peterson asked the fighter to stand and resume, to which the Brazilian fighter could not and the bout was called at 1:50 into Round 2.

As noted, some major names in the fight game have been reacting to the wild fight and knockout on the Prelims for UFC Fight Night from Long Island.

Georgi Karakhanyan of Bellator MMA had a strong response to the fight, saying that “fighters like Herbert burns should never fight you could clearly tell he didn’t want to be there.”

fighters like Herbert burns should never fight you could clearly tell he didn’t want to be there.

“Good call from the ref” was the response on social media from UFC commentator ‘The Count’ Michael Bisping.

UFC Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling would also comment,