What's going on fight fans, and welcome to GET THE KO! There are no fights to cover this week, nor are there any coming up next week. We do however have the biggest fight coming up when Conor McGregor will be fighting Floyd Mayweather, but today we are going to be talking about my favorite Knocks-Outs in UFC history. This is part one eventually I will add part 2 but I wanted to talk about my five favorites in no particular order.
So let's begin:
Edson Barboza is posed to have an amazing career in the UFC. It goes without saying he has the fastest feet in the UFC. He has picked apart his opponents and dominated the match-ups. We could be looking at a future champion in the making. No one else found this out more than Terry Etmin (oh Terry never saw this coming). Edson was able to land some big shots in this match up but none bigger than the KO that ended Terry's night early, and put Edson on the map:
UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture said he had figured out the puzzle called Lyoto Machida. He asked Dana for the fight and was nearing the best shape of his life. He got in the ring with Machida and looked to pressure the young fighter for the win. Lyoto being fast on his feet was able to strike and get out before Randy could make his move. Looking a little puzzled in the fight Randy decided it was time to play the distance game. Lyoto would see his mark and take advantage turning Randy Couture into Johnny from the Karate Kid:
Stefan Struve is the tallest fighter in the UFC. It shows in the Octagon when he fights everyone, standing at almost seven feet tall you would think he would have the advantage in every fight using his jab. For some reason the UFC likes to keep in the in program, sure he has beaten the current UFC Heavyweight Stipe in a previous fight. But for the most part he winds up on the receiving end of a KO. No better way to show off that fight then when he fought Travis Browne. Travis was getting in and out able to land shots. Finally in the first round Travis went for a Superman punch which connected and ended Stefan's night. It was the first time I had seen a Superman punch end the night and I thought it was awesome:
Rashad Evans (who I spoke about last week) was not known for throwing kicks in his fight. He was known as a boxer who had a solid wrestling game. He could take down opponents at will and was landing some nasty shots on people to win his fights. Sean Salmon was 9-1 heading into his first fight in the UFC. He was known for having a good wrestling and solid BJJ behind him. However one thing that was lacking in Sean's game, was the ability to block high kicks:
It would not be complete without having another big fighter with a huge Knockout. Rampage Jackson was fighting for Pride FC at the time (prior to UFC buying it). While in his fight, Ricardo would attempt a triangle choke on Rampage. This would be a huge mistake for the young man as Rampage is the type of individual to not care about another person's well being. Ultimately it would end that man's night and Rampage would go on to another huge win in his MMA career:
These are a few of my favorite KOs and only Part 1. Part 2 will probably come along in the next few weeks, as there will be a lot of to cover for the future MMA events, as well as boxing. Write your comments in or send me a message on your favorite social media sites: Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram: cm_miller85. I hope to hear from you and turn in next week.
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