Max Holloway might have MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month, Knockout of the 12 months, and past locked up along with his buzzer-beating end of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, however that hasn’t stopped different fighters from submitting their entry into the dialog.
At LFA 182, Kendra McIntyre did precisely that Friday evening.
In Spherical 3 of a strawweight contest in opposition to Katarina Legorreta, McIntyre (3-1) created a knockout spotlight that will likely be replayed for the remainder of her profession. To not point out, it was the primary of her profession, too.
Legorreta (2-1) was clearly fatigued as she provided a labored left hand. McIntyre didn’t even trouble to dam it. As an alternative, she ate on the chin, fired off a proper hand and ended the struggle with a vicious left head kick that despatched her opponent crashing to the canvas like a ragdoll.
Try video of the devastating knockout within the video beneath (by way of X):
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— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) April 27, 2024
The second for McIntyre, 28, was the primary end of her younger profession. Her first professional struggle was final March, which she gained by unanimous resolution. She adopted that up with one other over Alandria Rosales earlier than struggling the primary lack of her profession in January. Then, she bounced again into the win column on Friday with some of the brutal knockouts ever witnessed.
May you think about if McIntyre manages to high her first-ever knockout?
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