Throughout MMA history fight fans have seen numerous impressive knockouts that come from spinning kicks. From Vitor Belfort’s wheel kick KO against Luke Rockhold, to Uriah Hall’s wheel kick KO win over Adam Cella on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. Of course, the most iconic wheel kick KO in the UFC is arguably Edson Barboza’s wheel kick KO win over Terry Etim many years ago.
With that being said, this past week Brando Mamana picked up an extremely impressive and extremely clean KO win under the One Pride MMA banner in Indonesia when he faked a kick to the body before then landing a spinning kick on his opponent just moments into the fight. Fourteen seconds into the fight to be exact.
Check out the absolutely devastating kick in the video above from the scrap, which took place on One Pride MMA’s third card ever.
While it may have come as shocking news to many, some were not surprised when news broke that Anderson Silva was recently flagged for a potential anti-doping violation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Fighters spend many hours in the gym preparing for their contests. For some, the preparation pays off with a lightning quick win while their opponents face the misery of getting defeated in a matter of seconds.
In this video, we take a look at the boxing match between Miguel Carrizoza and Ryan Garcia for the vacant NABF Junior Super Featherweight Title. The two met in September where Garcia won the fight in less than a minute after dropping Carrizoza twice in a matter of seconds with the referee calling an end to the fight at 30 seconds of the very first round.
Joe Rogan has a ton of fans with his wealth of knowledge not just in mixed martial arts but in life in general. The comedian and UFC commentator has built a huge following on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast that covers a wide variety of topics and guests that stretch far beyond combat sports.
We’ve seen the amazing movement from the high-level pound-for-pound boxer Vasyl Lomachenko. Many fans relate Lomachenko and his evasive footwork like something out of the Matrix.