Anyone who enjoys a beautiful and brutal knockout will certainly leave the year 2024 satisfied. Over the past few months, stars like Alex Poatán, Ilia Topuria e Max Holloway, revelations such as Vinicius LokDog e Shara Magomedov and even lesser known names like Ming Shi e fares ziam provided fans with brutal endings in the octagon.
The team at SUPER FIGHTS got together to vote for the best MMA knockouts in 2024. The voting went as follows: each member of the team put together an individual top 5, knowing that first place would be worth 5 points, second place would be worth 4 points, and so on. With all the votes recorded, the points were added up to close the final top 5 of the SUPER FIGHTS. Let's get to the list!
Honorable Mentions
Due to the large number of brutal outcomes in the year 2024, seven knockouts were cited by the team SUPER FIGHTS, but did not achieve enough points to be in the top 5. Among these, the following stand out: Ilia Topuria about Max Holloway e Alexander Volkanovsky and that of Jon Jones about Stipe Miocic. Those of were also cited Ming Shi about Xiaocan Feng, fares ziam about Matt frevola, Tatiane Aguiar about Carolina Kerr and Francis Ngannou about Renan Problem.
5) Alex Poatan x Jiri Prochazka 2 (7 points)
Elected 'Fighter of the Year' not only at the 'MMA Oscars', but also in the voting of SUPER FIGHTS, Alex Poatán marks his first appearance in the knockout rankings at number five with the brutal high kick responsible for taking down Jiri Prochazka in the rematch held at UFC 303.
4) Shara Magomedov x Armen Petrosyan (8 points)
Proficient in stand-up fighting, the Russian 'Pirate' Shara Magomedov secured fourth place in the rankings with an unusual double spinning punch that knocked out Armen petrosyan No. UFC 308, in October.
3) Vinicius LokDog x Bernardo Sopaj (17 points)
In addition to securing a place in the 'Revelations of the Year' ranking, Vinicius LokDog He also climbs to the podium of best knockouts for his performance in his UFC debut. On that occasion, the bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) from Rio Grande do Sul 'turned the lights out' on Bernardo Sopaj with a spectacular flying knee.
2) Alex Poatan x Jamahal Hill (18 points)
One point ahead of LokDog, Alex Poatán appears for the second time on the list, this time in the second highest place on the podium due to the knockout over Jamahal hill in history UFC 300. In one of the most memorable outcomes in the history of the Ultimate, the Brazilian received a kick in the genital region, prevented the referee from intervening and then dismantled his rival, with the right to an iconic celebration.
1) Max Holloway x Justin Gaethje (35 points)
The first place on the list was unanimously defined by the team of SUPER FIGHTS. And it couldn't have been any different. In the historic 'BMF' belt dispute UFC 300, Max Holloway was winning the fight by a large margin, when, in the final seconds of the fifth round, he pointed to the center of the octagon and challenged Justin gaethje to the frank exchange, dismantling and erasing the rival with brutality in the last second. Historic.
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