As 2013 faces its home stretch, competition for Knockout of the Year is becoming stiffer and stiffer.
Early in July, Chris Weidman scored one of the most shocking knockouts ever by landing a left hook to the chin of long-reigning middleweight champion Anderson Silva. While there have been plenty of knockouts via left hooks over the past several months, only one has come against a competitor widely considered the greatest fighter in MMA history.
Where does a finish of such magnitude put Weidman in the hunt for 2013 Knockout of the Year?
Here are the five leading candidates for that distinction as August commences.