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With one other action-packed month of MMA within the books, MMA Junkie appears at the most effective knockouts from October 2024: Listed here are the 5 nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for October.
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Nominees
Nominee: Diyar Nurgozhay def. Bartosz Szewczyk at Dana White’s Contender Collection 74
Kazakhstan’s Diyar Nurgozhay (10-0) knocked out Poland’s Bartosz Szewczyk with a gorgeous excessive kick to remain unbeaten of their mild heavyweight bout.
The combat was fairly calm with out a lot, if any, vital offense. The repetitive, uneventful rhythm rapidly blew to smithereens when Nurgozhay went excessive and landed the large knockout blow halfway by means of Spherical 2.
Nominee: Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson at UFC 307
All gave the impression to be going splendid for Stephen Thompson till he ended up face first on the canvas halfway by means of Spherical 3 of his bout vs. Joaquin Buckley (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC).
The occasion answerable for the violent leaping knockout was Buckley, who crumpled “Wonderboy” Thompson with a leaping proper hook that ended the combat at 2:17 of Spherical 3 to increase his file to 4-0 since dropping to welterweight.
Nominee: Islam Dulatov def. Vanilla Antunes at DWCS 75
Islam Dulatov (11-1) cracked opponent Vanilto Antunes with a brutal standing elbow that folded the Brazilian unconscious and earned him a UFC contract.
Dilator stored his excellent file in tact when he launched Antunes to his excellent elbow strike to place him down and depart UFC CEO Dana White in awe from his cageside seat.
Nominee: Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308
When Shara Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) confronted fairly probably his hardest take a look at up to now in Armen Petrosyan, he pulled off an all-time spotlight to clinch victory.
“Shara Bullet” floored by Petrosyan with the double backfist TKO in UFC historical past. He first spun and related with a left spinning backfist. Then on the recoil, he spun the wrong way and cracked Petrosyan once more, this time with a left spinning backfist.
The winner
The winner: Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway at UFC 308
Featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) turned the primary fighter to knock out Holloway when he put his lights out on the 1:34 mark of Spherical 3 for the primary protection of his belt.
Similar to Topuria promised, he pointed to the bottom in the course of the octagon, however Holloway didn’t oblige. Holloway began his assault with a few kicks, as Topuria stalked him. Topuria landed an enormous mixture, discovering Holloway’s chin with a left hook. Topuria then blended issues up by taking Holloway down, however couldn’t hold him there. Topuria related with a proper, as he continued to go hunt. Holloway landed a pleasant teep, adopted by a one-two down the center. With seconds remaining within the spherical, Topuria dropped Holloway with a left hook and tried to take his again.
In Spherical 2, Holloway pumped out his jab, whereas Topuria lunged ahead with mixtures. Topuria continued to seek out Holloway’s chin, however Holloway would flip away from his punches with out permitting him to attach clear. Holloway landed two counter left hooks, adopted by an enormous proper. Each males have been having success on the ft, however neither capable of stun the opposite. Holloway capped off Spherical 2 along with his signature spinning heel kick to the physique.
Holloway began Spherical 3 off with a physique kick, then a push kick to the thigh. Topuria landed a pleasant left hook, however Holloway stumbled him with a leg kick. Topuria charged at Holloway with an enormous overhand proper which surprised him, then a left hook which despatched him crashing to the canvas. A couple of comply with up pictures have been capable of put Holloway out chilly.
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