VIDEO: Thomas Almeida’s first round knockout was swift and savage

Thomas Ameida had promised an early finish in his UFC Fight Night in Sau Paulo and he was true to his word.

The home favouite took on Anthony Birchak in one of the major fights of the evening, but fans expecting a test of endurance were left stunned by the Brazilian's devastating finish. Undefeated in 21 fights now, and coming into last night with 15 KO's, the bantamweight was the strong favourite but didn't get it all his own way until the final moments of the opening round when he unleashed some devastating strikes against his opponent. He pounded into the soft flesh of Birchak's head, and as the American stumbled against the cage, Almeida finished him off with a left hook and right cross. Dana White isn't wrong with his assertion that we are seeing the brightest star in UFC continue his rise to the very top. https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/663228158771113985 And plenty of people agreed with the impressive perfmromance https://twitter.com/criscyborg/status/663235497322418177 https://twitter.com/FunkMaster_UFC/status/663218482008498177 https://twitter.com/kennyflorian/status/663219108570202112