With one other action-packed month of MMA within the books, MMA Junkie appears to be like at the very best knockouts from January 2025: Listed here are the 5 nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for January.

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Nominees

Erick Visconde def. Ary Farias at LFA 199

Shortly into the second spherical of their featherweight combat, Erick Visconde landed a spinning again elbow straight to the chin in opposition to Ary Farias. The shot despatched Farias into face plant mode.

The 28-year-old Visconde (15-3), from Brazil, went 2-1 in 2024 beneath the LFA banner. However the knockout in opposition to Farias (14-5) shall be his most adorned spotlight but as he rotated and shuts the lights off in devastating vogue.

Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons at UFC Battle Evening 249

Jacobe Smith confirmed why he’s a prospect to look at within the welterweight division with a brutal knockout of Preston Parsons in his octagon debut.

Stepping in on simply eight days’ discover, Dana White’s Contender Sequence signee Smith (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) wasted little time discovering the chin of Parsons (11-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) with a vicious cross that led to the end in simply 73 seconds.

Rocky Soboya def. Riran Zenidim at FFC 86

Rocky Soboya delivered an action-packed 34 seconds in opposition to Riran Zenidim of their flyweight bout, and his reward was a spectacular knockout end.

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Soboya (2-4) determined to slam Zenidim (4-5-1) not simply as soon as, however twice to get out a triangle choke try. The second had an enormous influence, and it turned the lights out chilly his opponent in a wild sequence.

Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill at UFC 311

Jiri Prochazka received again to his outdated methods as he scored a third-round knockout of Jamahal Hill to conclude an entertaining scrap between the previous UFC gentle heavyweight champions.

After each delivering large pictures all through the competition, Prochazka (31-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) landed finest within the closing minutes of the ultimate spherical that dropped Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC). He pounced on high and landed some extra pictures till the referee waved it off.

The winner

Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Battle Evening 249

Cesar Almeida turned the tables on Abdul Razak Alhassan in violent vogue throughout their middleweight bout.

After absorbing a knockdown from Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) early within the contest, Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) received again to his toes and engaged in a firefight. He tucked his chin and linked with an enormous punch, placing the lights out on his opponent in an unbelievable, highlight-reel comeback end.

Alhassan was down for a number of minutes after the knockout punch landed, however ultimately received as much as the stool and left the octagon beneath his personal energy.

Almeida, in the meantime celebrated the end result that was the excessive level of his early UFC profession.

“I knew after I accepted the combat it was a harmful combat,” Almeida mentioned in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “I knew I wanted this combat to develop within the division and stand up there (within the rankings). He virtually completed the combat, and I received again and located the KO. I’m so comfortable. Cesar ‘The King’ is again, motherf*ckers.”

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