Joe Rogan branded UFC Atlanta star the ‘quickest man’ in MMA after devastating one-punch knockout

Joe Rogan made an enormous declare within the aftermath of a brutal final second-knockout delivered by a star of Saturday’s UFC Atlanta card.

After staging the UFC 316 pay-per-view on the Prudential Middle in Newark on June 7, MMA’s main promotion will keep on the highway for an occasion in ‘A-City’.

Topping the UFC Battle Evening lineup on June 14 will likely be a former welterweight champion, as Kamaru Usman faces the charging Joaquin Buckley.

Setting the stage for the primary occasion will likely be quite a lot of outstanding names, together with one man with a penchant for firefights and violent knockouts.

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Joe Rogan was in awe after Cody Garbrandt slept Raphael Assuncao in last-second KO

Earlier than Usman and Rose Namajunas take to the cage, one other former UFC champion will make the stroll at State Farm Area.

Following an inconsistent run since being topped bantamweight king in 2016, Cody Garbrandt will look to start a profitable streak on Saturday, beginning in opposition to Raoni Barcelos.

‘No Love’ will hope to ship Barcelos to the identical destiny as certainly one of his fellow Brazilian veterans whom Garbrandt crossed swords with at UFC 250 in 2020.

Producing one of the vital brutal knockouts of all time on the Apex-held occasion, Garbrandt face-planted Raphael Assuncao with one punch.

The KO introduced out a classic response from Joe Rogan cageside, and the colour commentator instantly branded Garbrandt the quickest lively fighter in MMA.

“Oh! Out chilly. That’s it. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness,” Rogan mentioned in shock after Garbrandt landed the brutal KO punch, which related with only one second remaining in spherical one.

“Look how he did that. Oh my goodness. I don’t assume there’s a person quicker. I don’t assume there’s a person quicker within the sport,” Rogan added.

“Loopy. He’s falling over. He’s out chilly. He’s having a tough time staying aware whereas he’s sitting down. Wow, that’s loopy.”

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Cody Garbrandt returns at UFC Atlanta after dropping three of his final 5 fights

The victory over Assuncao snapped a three-fight dropping skid for Garbrandt and regarded like a doable catalyst for his rise again towards UFC gold.

That, nonetheless, has not turned out to be the case.

‘No Love’ misplaced his subsequent two fights — a one-sided bantamweight foremost occasion loss in opposition to Rob Font and a failed drop to flyweight that led to a knockout defeat to Kai Kara-France.

Two wins over lesser competitors adopted however Garbrandt as soon as once more did not climb again up the ladder final day out, when he was submitted by Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300.

Having not competed in 14 months, the strain will likely be on Garbrandt to carry out in opposition to a reputation outdoors of the highest 15 in Barcelos at UFC Atlanta.