Every year, the UFC produces some totally unimaginable moments within the sporting world and 2024 was no completely different.
In 2024, there have been a number of scintillating knockouts contained in the Octagon, from weird one-of-a-kind strikes, to buzzer-beater overhands.
With 2024 within the books, the Bloody Elbow employees have given their picks for the KO of the 12 months, with the choice being fully unanimous.
Ilia Topuria scored two extremely spectacular KO’s this 12 months in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway however even ‘El Matador’ simply missed out.
2024 was the 12 months the place we noticed the primary double-spinning back-fist KO scored when Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov continued to impress within the promotion.
Bloody Elbow employees awards for 2024 KO of the Yr
Jordan Ellis: “Max Holloway wins this award. For me, it’s not even shut. ‘Blessed’ scored one of many biggest knockouts in MMA historical past when he put Justin Gaethje to sleep with one second left of their UFC 300 BMF title combat.”
Donagh Corby: “Max Holloway UFC 300. How might you prime this unimaginable end from Max Holloway on the finish of his combat with Justin Gaethje on the most important occasion of the 12 months? The great thing about the second is that Holloway didn’t want to interact in such a dangerous endeavor. The legend of his last-second KO means followers bear in mind this back-and-forth brawl, which simply wasn’t the case. He was successful comfortably and nonetheless swung for the end to entertain viewers.”
Jamie Theodosi: “Max Holloway’s KO of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Not solely was this one of the best KO of 2024, however it’s a second that may get proven until the tip of time and has grow to be an iconic second in UFC historical past.”
Tom Llewellyn: “Under no circumstances probably the most technical knockout of 2024, Max Holloway’s last-second stunner unequivocally deserves to win ‘KO of the Yr’ as a result of merely; it was the one end the place it felt just like the world stood nonetheless.
Granted, these final 10 seconds arrived at 4:30 AM within the morning right here within the UK when all the pieces was already nonetheless, however the level nonetheless stands – Max Holloway, redefining the that means of a ‘Spotlight Reel KO’.”
James Sweetnam: “Of all of the brutal knockouts that we’ve skilled this 12 months, nothing comes near Max Holloway rendering Justin Gaethje unconscious. It wasn’t simply the historic stage of UFC 300 that made it particular, however the method by which the end occurred. After a really magnificent contest, ‘Blessed’ referred to as his rival into the middle of the octagon, and the pair of brawlers personified what the game is all about as they swung for the fences in a really epic ending to the bout. With only one second left on the clock, the Hawaiian detonated the shot heard all over the world as he linked together with his opponent, sending him spiraling towards the canvas, in a second that followers will bear in mind for a really very long time to return.”
Curtis Calhoun: “Holloway’s buzzer-beating knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 will stand the check of time in MMA lore. After 4+ rounds of outpointing Gaethje, Holloway determined to throw approach and technique out the window in favor of a phonebooth scrap with Gaethje within the closing seconds.”
Honorable mentions for 2024 KO of the Yr
In addition to the aforementioned KO’s by the present featherweight king and Shara ‘Bullet’, there have been a number of different unimaginable knockout blows this 12 months.
One that may doubtless fly underneath the radar due to the actual fact it was on a Combat Night time on the UFC Apex is Vinicius Oliveira’s wild flying knee in opposition to Bernardo Sopaj.
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Equally is Esteban Ribovics’ terrifying head kick KO in opposition to Terrance McKinney which once more sadly occurred within the confines of the Apex.
One other honorable point out is a spinning wheel kick KO landed by ‘The King of Kung Fu’, Muslim Salikhov when he rendered Kenan Tune unconscious.
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