For my money, John Makdessi’s spinning backfist finish of Kyle Watson at UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, 2011, was one of the greatest knockouts ever seen in the Octagon. Yeah, it didn’t even get Knockout of the Night honors (that went to Lyoto Machida’s KO of Randy Couture, but nonetheless, if you watch it again, you will want to watch it repeatedly, even if only to figure out how the Nova Scotia native pulled it off. Know this though, it wasn’t easy.“I remember it clearly in my head,” said Makdessi of the move he learned from one of his coaches at the time, kickboxing champion Angelo DiBella … Read the Full Article Here
John Makdessi and The Fighter’s Process
For my money, John Makdessi’s spinning backfist finish of Kyle Watson at UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, 2011, was one of the greatest knockouts ever seen in the Octagon. Yeah, it didn’t even get Knockout of the Night honors (that went to Lyoto Machida’s KO of Randy Couture, but nonetheless, if you watch it again, you will want to watch it repeatedly, even if only to figure out how the Nova Scotia native pulled it off. Know this though, it wasn’t easy.“I remember it clearly in my head,” said Makdessi of the move he learned from one of his coaches at the time, kickboxing champion Angelo DiBella … Read the Full Article Here