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

On the backside of the submit, tell us if we obtained it proper by voting in your selection.

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Nominees

Nominee: Radley da Silva def. Drake Randall at BFL 81

Radley Da Silva’s (6-1) first knockout in additional than 13 years was one that can outline his spotlight reel. And Drake Randall was on the unlucky receiving finish of it.

Da Silva scored a pinpoint spinning wheel kick end on Randall within the opening moments of the second spherical within the featherweight contest, and that was all that was wanted to seal the deal.

Nominee: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark at Dana White’s Contender Collection 70

Yuneisy Duben (6-0) dropped the UFC brass’ jaws collectively when she pulled off a large upset in emphatically violent trend towards Shannon Clark (5-1).

A +837 underdog throughout main on-line sportsbooks, Duben knocked the LFA flyweight champ stiff with a giant punch simply 73 seconds into the strawweight bout. White informed Duben by means of the cage that there maybe wasn’t a degree in having her stick round to listen to his ultimate selections that night time – indicating a no brainer UFC signing.

Nominee: Chris Padilla def. Rong Zhu at UFC Battle Evening 242

Chris Padilla (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) wasn’t credited with a standard knockout towards Rong Zhu (25-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) of their light-weight bout, however what he pulled off was equally violent.

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After a giant standing elbow from Padilla ballooned the left eye of Zhu, the cage-side doctor was known as in to look at the harm. The doctor decided the struggle may not proceed, so Padilla was named the winner.

Nominee: Damir Ismagulov def. Oberdan Tenorio at Alash Satisfaction FC 100

Damir Ismagulov (26-3) confirmed why he’s top-of-the-line lightweights on the planet not signed to the UFC with a vicious highlight-reel knockout.

Ismagulov, who received 5 of seven fights below the UFC banner earlier than departing the group with back-to-back losses in July 2023, delivered a spectacular spinning wheel kick knockout on Oberdan Tenorio (36-16-1), who leaned instantly into the fight-ending shot within the opening spherical.

The winner

The winner: Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola at UFC Battle Evening 243

Fares Ziam scored his first UFC end in emphatic trend.

Ziam (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) knocked out Matt Frevola (11-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) with a devastating knee on the 2:59 mark of Spherical 3 of their light-weight bout.

Ziam was in agency management all through the struggle, beautiful Frevola on a number of events. He combined up his assault with some takedowns, earlier than touchdown a thunderous knee within the clinch which put Frevola out chilly. Frevola was on his again for a number of minutes, however finally left the cage on his ft with the assistance of medical officers.

Ziam prolonged his successful streak to 4. The 27-year-old Algerian-French fighter has now received six of his previous seven. Frevola, in the meantime, has been knocked out in back-to-back fights.

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