Johny Hendricks earned himself a UFC welterweight title eliminator by brutally knocking out Martin Kampmann in November 2012.
The 13-1 contender had already proved his punching energy by taking out Jon Fitch in 12 seconds.
A break up resolution win over 170lb veteran Josh Koscheck, and set him up for a giant battle at UFC 154.
It was over in a flash as Johny Hendricks despatched his opponent flying throughout the Octagon with one punch.
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Johnny Hendricks surprised Joe Rogan with 46-second KO
At first of spherical one, Hendricks leapt in with a left-hand shot that landed completely.
Kampmann smacked his head off the ground as he was knocked unconscious after simply 46 seconds.
As Hendricks celebrated and docs attended to his sufferer, Joe Rogan voiced his shock on the KO.
The UFC commentator urged ‘Bigg Rigg’ was the biggest puncher in MMA after watching him beat Kampmann in a approach no one else had been capable of.
“Oh, man! There isn’t any query about this man’s energy, man,” Rogan stated on the UFC 154 broadcast.
“Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? This dude has unbelievable energy. Wow!
“No one has carried out that to Kampmann earlier than. Let me let you know one thing, Paul Daley is among the largest energy strikers in MMA, and he didn’t try this to Kampmann.
“Take a look at this shot. Take a look at the quantity of distance he covers with this. Growth! And he did it by setting it up with the correct. Growth!
“Man, that man hits exhausting! , he is likely to be the largest energy puncher in MMA.
“If that man hits anyone, they go night-night.”
Johny Hendricks stop MMA and have become a cop
A 12 months later, Johny Hendricks suffered one of the most controversial decision defeats of all time when he fought Georges St-Pierre for welterweight gold.
Regardless of that, Hendricks turned the 170lb champion subsequent day trip as ‘GSP’ retired, and he beat Robbie Lawler in a five-round battle for the vacant belt.
Hendricks retired from preventing in 2018 after going 2-6 following his overdue title win.
Since then, he’s launched a brand new profession as a police officer in Texas. On Friday, UFC followers reacted to a viral picture of Hendricks in his uniform eight years after calling time on his MMA run.
One in all these males had one of the harmful left palms we’ve ever seen in MMA. Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks is now a cop in Texas! 🚔🥊 pic.twitter.com/d3jz392s8b
— OverDogs Guess (@OverDogsBet) June 19, 2025
