Max Holloway might have MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month, Knockout of the 12 months, and past locked up together with his buzzer-beating end of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, however that hasn’t stopped different fighters from submitting their entry into the dialog.
At LFA 182, Kendra McIntyre did precisely that Friday night time.
In Spherical 3 of a strawweight contest in opposition to Katarina Legorreta, McIntyre (3-1) created a knockout spotlight that shall be replayed for the remainder of her profession. To not point out, it was the primary of her profession, too.
Legorreta (2-1) was clearly fatigued as she supplied a labored left hand. McIntyre didn’t even hassle to dam it. As a substitute, she ate on the chin, fired off a proper hand and ended the combat with a vicious left head kick that despatched her opponent crashing to the canvas like a ragdoll.
Try video of the devastating knockout within the video under (by way of X):
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— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) April 27, 2024
The second for McIntyre, 28, was the primary end of her younger profession. Her first professional combat was final March, which she received by unanimous determination. She adopted that up with one other over Alandria Rosales earlier than struggling the primary lack of her profession in January. Then, she bounced again into the win column on Friday with one of the crucial brutal knockouts ever witnessed.
May you think about if McIntyre manages to prime her first-ever knockout?
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