There are many different types of UFC fans. Some enjoy a good back and forth brawl, certain people prefer a particular style over another, but almost everybody enjoys a well-timed or perfectly-placed knock out.
For the UFC’s twentieth anniversary, the company itself compiled and released what they believe to be the best twenty KO’s. There have been hundreds of KO’s throughout the UFC’s history at this point.
Do you agree with their choices? What do you consider the greatest knockout of all time? Is it Chris Weidman’s dethroning of Anderson Silva?
19. Vitor Belfort vs Wanderlei Silva
-UFC Brazil, October 16th, 1998
18. Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland
-UFC 165, September 21st, 2013
17. Yves Edwards vs Josh Thompson
-UFC 49, August 21st, 2004
16. Sugar Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon
-UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon, January 25th, 2007
15. BJ The Prodigy Penn vs Caol Uno
-UFC 34, November 2nd, 2004
14. Travis Hapa Browne vs Alistair Overeem
-UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen, August 17th, 1998
13. Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva
-UFC 92, December 27th, 2008
12. Pete Williams vs Mark Coleman
-UFC 17, May 15th, 1998
11. Lyoto The Dragon Machida vs Randy Couture
-UFC 129, April 30th, 2011
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10. Sugar Rashad Evans vs Chuck Liddell
-UFC 88, September 6th, 2008
9. Chuck The Iceman Liddell vs Tito Ortiz
-UFC 47, April 2nd, 2004
8. Rich Franklin vs Nate Quarry
-UFC 56, October 19th, 2005
7. Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Lyoto Machida
-UFC 113, October 8th, 2010
6. Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton
-UFC 34, November 2nd, 2001
5. Chuck The Iceman Liddell vs Randy Couture
-UFC 52, April 16th, 2005
4. Dan Henderson vs Michael Bisping
-UFC 100, July 11th, 2009
3. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko Filipović
-UFC 70, April 21st, 2007
Mirko Cro Cop Filipović for years had been considered one of the best heavyweights MMA had ever seen. He’d finally been signed to the UFC after fighting overseas for all of his career. In his UFC debut, he made quick work of Eddie Sanchez which then put him in position to fight for number one contender status. He would take on Gabriel Gonzaga and the winner would fight Randy Couture for the UFC’s Heavyweight title. Many people looked past Gonzaga thinking that it would just be another easy matchup for Cro Cop but, Gonzaga used the opportunity to prove there is no such thing as an easy fight in the UFC.
2. Edson Barboza vs Terry Etim
-UFC 142, January 14th, 2012
Edson Barboza was considered one of the lightweight division’s top prospects. Riding a three-fight UFC win streak with an undefeated record, Barboza had nothing but momentum behind him going into his fight against Terry Etim. Even after winning the first two rounds of the fight, Barboza takes an unnecessary chance and lands one of the craziest kicks the UFC will ever see.
1. Chris All-American Weidman vs Anderson Silva
-UFC 162, July 7th, 2003
Anderson Silva currently holds the records for most consecutive title defenses and wins in the UFC’s history, and he is widely considered as the greatest fighter of all time. When he was on top, many looked at him as unbeatable, but Chris Weidman was not one of those men. Leading up to the fight Weidman repeatedly told Silva that he wasn’t afraid of him, which couldn’t of been proven more true when the fight finally took place and also finished.
Vitor Belfort vs Anderson Silva
-UFC 126, February 5th, 2011
The UFC’s middleweight champ waited for Vitor Belfort to relax for a split second and then delivered a vicious front kick to the challenger’s chin. Belfort, drilled by the ball of Silva’s foot, went down hard.
