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MMA fans love the high-paced action, intense fights, and trash-talking but nothing topples the highlight reel finishes. Combat sports produce fierce battles and jaw-dropping knockouts that captivate the fans’ attention. While there are multiple means and methods to turn off the lights of an opponent in style, spinning kick knockouts stand out and are in a league of their own. Spinning kicks are a bit low percentage, unorthodox and risky but also scary. When connected, they leave the opponent in the dust.

Although spinning kick KOs are a rarity, they have been produced in the UFC. Most recently, Joaquin Buckley went viral after delivering the most shocking kick in UFC history as he collected an impressive KO win against Impa Kasangany. Similarly, another such KO is making rounds on the internet where a fighter dazzled the audience with his spectacular knockout.

A spinning kick leaves the fighter face flat on the canvas

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In the viral clip, a fighter tested his opponent as he tried to connect with a high-jump roundhouse kick. But his kick pushed his opponent to the ropes as he went into defensive mode.

 

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The opponent soon found himself in the corner, with gloves up. The fighter seized this opportunity with a spinning kick that did a number on the backed-down fighter. Soon after, the referee intervened and stopped the fight.

While some MMA fans praised the manner of the knockout, others compared it to video game moves.

How did the MMA fans react to the spectacular knockout?

“The amount of force in that kick is crazy underrated”

“for a split moment, I thought the guy getting his soul slapped out of him by the Mike Tyson slapp from hell, stood up and aplaused too🤷🏽‍♂️😅”

“Me playing UFC 4 vs my friend that doesn’t know the controls:”

“That’s a nice a tekken character uses and it looks terrifying irl i don’t think bro is ok”

“He slapped him with his foot. 👏”

“Fam… he’s sleeping. What more do you need to confirm?”

“Brutal”

“And of course the guy back pedals right into the corner to die like a kitten 🤦‍♂️”

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“Dude was to busy being scared when only when only he had to do was get close”

“If you rush anyone doing capoiera it’s completely useless! I’ve seen it happen”

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What do you think of this spinning kick knockout? Where will you rank this of all the spinning kick knockouts you have seen? Let us know in the comments below.

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