With one other action-packed month of MMA within the books, MMA Junkie appears to be like at one of the best knockouts from December 2024: Listed here are the 5 nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for December.

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Nominees

Nominee: Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie at UFC 310

Bryce Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) was on the receiving finish of a devastating knockout to shut 2023, however on the ultimate UFC pay-per-view of 2024, he was the one delivering the spotlight second.

In a featherweight contest in opposition to Kron Gracie that was anticipated to be grappling-heavy, Mitchell countered a guard pull try by his opponent with a tough slam. He then postured up and landed a pair of brutal elbows to separate Gracie from consciousness and pressure the TKO stoppage.

Nominee: Joel Alvarez def. Drakkar Klose at UFC on ESPN 63

Joel Alvarez (22-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) stored his one hundred pc end fee in tact in opposition to Drakkar Klose with a weird sequence to finish their combat.

After rocking Klose with a punch within the opening spherical of the light-weight bout, Alvarez charged in with a flying knee that landed clear. Along with his opponent basically unconscious, Alvarez grabbed the neck and went for a guillotine as Klose began to fall again. Nonetheless, he was already out and the referee stepped in.

Nominee: Dustin Jacoby def. Vitor Petrino at UFC on ESPN 63

Simply because the commentary workforce was pleading for Dustin Jacoby (20-9-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) and Vitor Petrino to shut their mild heavyweight combat robust, a spectacular spotlight arrived.

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The gang was chanting “boring” as the ultimate 90 seconds within the third spherical ticked down. That’s when Jacoby lined up a fully huge straight proper hand that immediately knocked Petrino out chilly and despatched him folding to the canvas.

Nominee: Cub Swanson def. Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63

Cub Swanson (30-14 MMA, 15-10 UFC) added what may be the ultimate sensational spotlight to his reel in opposition to Billy Quarantillo.

After a back-and-forth featherweight battle, Swanson discovered the fight-ending knockout punch on Quarantillo early within the third spherical of the Battle of the Night time, and afterward the 41-year-old stated it might be his remaining look in MMA competitors.

The winner: Michael Johnson def. Ottman Azaitar at UFC on ESPN 63

Michael Johnson added a late candidate to the dialogue of 2024’s nastiest knockout.

Longtime light-weight veteran Johnson (23-19 MMA, 15-15 UFC) knocked Ottman Azaitar unconscious and into one other dimension with a blistering overhand proper.

Although Azaitar was out from the preliminary blow, two extra Johnson proper palms cracked his unconscious head earlier than referee Jason Herzog dove in and stopped the combat at 2:03 of Spherical 2.

The win was Johnson’s second in a row. He beat Darrius Flowers by unanimous choice in February earlier than having surgical procedure in March. The win was Johnson’s fifteenth within the promotion and brings him as much as .500 in his fifteenth 12 months with the promotion.