Josh Emmett proved he was one of many pound-for-pound largest punchers in MMA at UFC 296.
The heavy-handed featherweight veteran fought Bryce Mitchell through the final UFC pay-per-view show of 2023.
‘Thug Nasty’ is among the UFC’s most controversial stars, who is thought for occurring wacky, and often offensive, rants.
They’ve made him wildly unpopular with a big part of MMA followers. So, naturally, there have been lots of people celebrating when Josh Emmett brutally knocked him out chilly with one shot.
Watch Josh Emmett brutally KO Bryce Mitchell
Mitchell’s resolution to battle Emmett on two weeks’ discover badly backfired at UFC 296.
The submission specialist utilized stress from the very first bell, however he was made to pay for his aggression when Emmett detonated an atomic bomb on his chin.
Mitchell ran right into a proper hand that left him unconscious on the UFC Octagon flooring.
Followers contained in the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas went wild after Emmett scored one of many scariest knockouts in MMA historical past, and so did UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier.
Nevertheless, their hysterical response shortly changed into concern once they seen Mitchell was twitching on the ground after the primary KO lack of his profession – he was beforehand submitted by Ilia Topuria a 12 months prior.
The UFC 296 commentators winced as they watched Mitchell try to fail to get again to his ft.
Fortunately, he ultimately regained his senses and walked backstage on understandably unsteady legs.
What’s subsequent for Josh Emmett and Bryce Mitchell?
Emmett will return to the Octagon for the primary time since his battle with Mitchell on Saturday night time.
The 40-year-old is about to sq. off towards 15-0-1 star Lerone Murphy in the UFC Vegas 105 main event.
One week later, Mitchell will journey to Miami for a fight with Jean Silva at UFC 314, which not too long ago took a serious hit as a scrap between fan favourite knockout artists Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates was cancelled.
An enormous slam win over Kron Gracie allowed Mitchell to bounce again from his well-known loss to Emmett.
Now he’ll look to re-establish himself as a real contender by taking out a scorching UFC prospect.
