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The MMA News Top 10 Finishes Of The Week (5/30 – 6/4)

Welcome to the first edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the Week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The return of the UFC after a two-week break provided a number of impressive finishes, several of which made this…

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Welcome to the first edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the Week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase.

The return of the UFC after a two-week break provided a number of impressive finishes, several of which made this week’s Top 10. The list also includes an explosive debut from a top prospect, come-from-behind victories, and some one-shot knockouts.

#10: Guelor Sondi Doesn’t Need A Follow Up

This week’s list opens with a lightweight bout between Guelor Sondi and Elvis Ngwalangwala from EFC 94 in South Africa.

Blitzing forward, Sondi landed a right hand right behind the ear of Ngwalangwala that sent the South African falling to the canvas as a follow-up kick flew just over his face.

#9: Erin Blanchfield Locks Up Standing Guillotine

The very first bout from last week’s UFC Vegas 56 provided the first of several impressive finishes on the card.

Erin Blanchfield picked up the biggest victory of her young career and maintained her perfect UFC record when she forced veteran JJ Aldrich to tap with a standing guillotine choke.

#8 Fabricio de Andrade Lands Brutal Liver Kick

The UFC will be in Singapore this week for UFC 275, but the southeast Asian country is also the home of ONE Championship.

Fabricio de Andrade needed just over a minute to finish Kwon Won Il in the co-main event of ONE Championship 158, landing a body kick that folded the South Korean and had the ref already running in as de Andrade tried to follow up.

#7: Ode Osbourne Brings The Violence

Ode Osbourne put the UFC’s flyweight division on notice with his performance against Zarrukh Adashev last week.

“The Jamaican Sensation” landed a counter right hand that sat Adashev down before he followed-up with punches to get the stoppage just over a minute into the fight.

#6: Marif Mazhidov Grabs Surprise Submission

At MMA Series 52 in Russia, featherweight Marif Mazhidov showed that you can find a way to win from any position in MMA.

Making his pro debut, Mazhidov was in serious danger of being choked out before he locked up one of Demin’s legs and forced him to tap from a seemingly dominant position.

#5: Bo Nickal Proves The Hype Is Real

Few prospects have entered MMA with expectations as high as Bo Nickal, but the 26-year-old made good on the hype at iKON FC 3 without even needing to use his vaunted wrestling skills.

The 3x National Champion in freestyle wrestling rocked John Noland before landing an uppercut and hooks that sent Noland to the canvas and Nickal walking off to celebrate.

#4: Tony Gravely Shows Off His Power

Tony Gravely had shown flashes of power in his previous UFC bouts, but nothing like what he did against Johnny Munoz Jr. last week.

With his back to the fence, Munoz came forward and walked straight into a short right hand from Gravely that sent him to the canvas amidst a barrage of follow-up punches.

#3: Menifield Rains Elbows From Crucifix

Alonzo Menifield and Askar Mozharov opened the main card of UFC Vegas 56 in a light heavyweight matchup that few expected to go the distance.

Menifield’s plan to take things to the ground was on display early, and “Atomic” eventually set up a mounted crucifix that Mozharov had no hope of escaping from.

#2: Trey Waters Lands Hail Mary Knee

The main card of LFA 133 included a matchup between two undefeated welterweights, and late in the fight it looked like Trey Waters would be leaving with his first career loss.

The ref separated Waters and Benjamin Bennett with about 30 seconds left, allowing Waters to throw up a knee that floored Bennett and avoided a probable decision loss for “The Truth”.

#1: Moses Diaz Only Needs 6 Seconds

MMA is all about limiting the damage your opponent can do, and sometimes the best way to do that is just not give them a chance to fight back.

On the main card of last week’s Combate Global event, Moses Diaz landed a right hand that floored Carlos Cordoba Fonseca and forced the ref to intervene just 6 seconds into the fight.

What do you think of this week’s list? Are there any finishes you think should have made the cut that didn’t?

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Watch: Vitor Morais Lands Head Kick For Walk-Off KO

Brazilian lightweight Vitor Morais dominated his opponent for the first thirty seconds of their fight before ending the bout with a brutal walk-off head kick. Facing fellow Brazilian Jean Carlos at Max Fight 24, Morais put Carlos on the defensive early before dropping him with a right hand. Carlos managed to clinch up as he…

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Brazilian lightweight Vitor Morais dominated his opponent for the first thirty seconds of their fight before ending the bout with a brutal walk-off head kick.

Facing fellow Brazilian Jean Carlos at Max Fight 24, Morais put Carlos on the defensive early before dropping him with a right hand. Carlos managed to clinch up as he got to his feet but was immediately taken down in the center of the cage.

Morais didn’t waste any time in Carlos’ guard and quickly stood up to resume his pressure on the feet. A left hand forced Carlos to cover up before Morais landed a head kick and walked away as his opponent hit the canvas.

The 25-year-old Morais improved his overall record to 8-3 with this win and snapped a two-fight losing skid. Of his seven stoppage wins, six of them have come inside the first round.

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Watch: Pudzianowski Floors Materla With Uppercut AT KSW 70

Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski landed a huge uppercut that required no follow-up in the main event of KSW 70. Facing former KSW middleweight champion Micha? Materla at the event in ?ód?, Poland, Pudzianowski needed less than two minutes to finish his Polish countryman. After Materla blocked a huge overhand right, “Pudzian” loaded up…

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Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski landed a huge uppercut that required no follow-up in the main event of KSW 70.

Facing former KSW middleweight champion Micha? Materla at the event in ?ód?, Poland, Pudzianowski needed less than two minutes to finish his Polish countryman.

After Materla blocked a huge overhand right, “Pudzian” loaded up a thunderous uppercut that sent Materla falling backwards.

Pudzianowski followed “Cipao” as he fell to the mat and landed one hammer fist before the ref jumped in to wave the fight off.

The 45-year-old Pudzianowski improved his record to 17-7 (1 NC) with the win. This was his fifth win in a row, which is the longest win streak of his MMA career. “Pudzian” has finished all 5 of his opponents during that stretch.

This finish was the fourth first-round stoppage in a row to cap off the main card of KSW 70. Of the full event’s scheduled 9 fights, 7 of them ended via stoppage.

What’s your reaction to this knockout from the former World’s Strongest Man?

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Watch: Sergio Cossio Delivers ‘Walk-Back’ KO To Win LFL Title

Sergio Cossio delivered one of the coldest knockouts you will ever see in the main event of Lux Fight League 22. Facing Edgar Delgado in a five-round fight for the LFL lightweight belt, “Drako” made sure that only one round was needed to crown a champion. The Mexican fighter dropped Delgado with a right hand…

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Sergio Cossio delivered one of the coldest knockouts you will ever see in the main event of Lux Fight League 22.

Facing Edgar Delgado in a five-round fight for the LFL lightweight belt, “Drako” made sure that only one round was needed to crown a champion.

The Mexican fighter dropped Delgado with a right hand late in the first round and followed up with hammer fists on the ground. With only a few seconds remaining, Cossio stood up and appeared content to let the round end. He would then create a new phrase to the MMA lexicon: “A Walk-back KO.”

“Drako” turned and landed another huge right hand as Cossio got to his feet, sending the Costa Rican to the canvas and the Mexico City crowd into a frenzy just as the bell sounded for what would have been the end of the round.

In addition to picking up his sixth straight victory, Cossio also reclaimed the LFL lightweight title that he originally won in 2020. The 31-year-old is 23-8-1 overall in his career, and he’s finished five of six opponents on this current winning streak.

What’s your reaction to this last-second knockout from Sergio Cossio at Lux Fight League 22?

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Watch: Vyacheslav Svischev Lands Three Quick Left Hands For KO Win

Russian bantamweight Vyacheslav Svischev flashed some deadly striking accuracy over the weekend at Open FC 19 in Samara, Russia. Scheduled as the fourth fight of a six-fight main card, Svischev entered the cage opposite Kyrgyzstan’s Belek Aliev. After the two bantamweights exchanged on the feet early, the southpaw Svischev backed Aliev up with a jab…

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Russian bantamweight Vyacheslav Svischev flashed some deadly striking accuracy over the weekend at Open FC 19 in Samara, Russia.

Scheduled as the fourth fight of a six-fight main card, Svischev entered the cage opposite Kyrgyzstan’s Belek Aliev.

After the two bantamweights exchanged on the feet early, the southpaw Svischev backed Aliev up with a jab followed by a left straight to the body. The Russian fighter then landed a perfectly timed left uppercut as Aliev ducked in before following up with a left straight to the head as Aliev was falling to the canvas.

The 28-year-old Svischev improves his record to 9-2 with this win. Now on a four-fight win streak, Svischev has finished all four of those opponents via strikes and all of his career victories have come via stoppage.

Svischev’s win was the third of what ended up being four-straight KO/TKO finishes on the Open FC 19 main card. Light heavyweight Vladimir Seliverstov stopped his opponent in less than thirty seconds following Svischev’s victory, and in the heavyweight main event Yuriy Fedorov won a unanimous decision over Shamil Abasov.

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Anthony Johnson Talks UFC Return At BKFC 12 Press Conference

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is finally making his return to the UFC octagon after over three years away, despite how he feels about fighters not knowing when to walk away. The former two-time UFC light-heavyweight title challenger retired after his second defeat to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210 in April of 2017. Since retiring, Johnson began […]

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is finally making his return to the UFC octagon after over three years away, despite how he feels about fighters not knowing when to walk away. The former two-time UFC light-heavyweight title challenger retired after his second defeat to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210 in April of 2017.

Since retiring, Johnson began bodybuilding, and not long after became an ambassador for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). But now he’s got the itch again, and at 36-years-old, he doesn’t have much time left to make a comeback. More or less, now’s the perfect time.

The one very unfortunate thing about this however, Jon Jones announced he’s vacating his UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship, and that’s one dream fight we never got to see.

‘Rumble’ was supposed to face Jones for the title at UFC 187 in May of 2015, but this was one of the many times Jones got suspended, and he ended up facing Daniel Cormier instead. We’ve seen twice that Cormier’s the better man, but he’s not around anymore either, and Johnson’s the scariest light-heavyweight this sport has seen.

That doesn’t mean he’s the most technical or best fighter out there, but the pure raw power he possesses is truly scary. Of his 22 wins, he has 16 knockouts and six decisions, and ten of those knockout wins were KO’s. Better yet, he went 6-2 in his recent return to the UFC and scored five knockouts with four KO’s then, with the only TKO being over Alexander Gustafsson.

His manager, Ali Abdelaziz announced that he’s back in the USADA testing pool, which means he’ll be eligible to compete soon.

If he can come back at his best, it’s going to be incredibly exciting to see what happens, the 205 lb division is thriving beautifully right now. When asked at the BKFC 12 press conference earlier today why now is the right time to return to the UFC, ‘Rumble’ had the following to say on the matter:

“Honestly, I missed the sport, you know what I mean? I missed the sport, I miss competing. So I knew at one point, I was against guys coming back from retirement. You know, you usually see them get mopped up. You know, BJ Penn came back and got mopped up. I’ve seen everybody that came back out of retirement get mopped up.

“I just don’t wanna be one of those guys that gets mopped up, but I still feel good, I have no injuries. While I was in the UFC, I didn’t really get hit much unless I lost, and that wasn’t often. But, you never know. You know, I got a couple more fights on my contract with the UFC, and then after that you know, I may fight for Dave (Feldman).”

Who would you like to see ‘Rumble’ fight upon returning to the octagon?