For many hardcore fans of MMA, no other sport really compares to the amount of craziness and excitement a good MMA fight can produce.
When you have two highly-trained, elite-level combatants laying it all on the line as they pursue greatness, seeing some guys try to get a ball in a net just doesn`t really compare.
These 5 crazy moments just go to show you why the sport of MMA is unlike any other sport out there.
5) Rampage Jackson’s ‘powerbomb’ slam
Rampage Jackson’s ‘powerbomb’ slam over Ricardo Arona back at PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 was not only one of the craziest moments in an MMA fight but also one of the most brutal knockouts in MMA history, especially for its time.
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Who would have thought a pro-wrestling type move would ever work in high-level MMA?
4) Anthony Pettis’ showtime kick
Anthony Pettis’ awesome ‘showtime kick’ over Benson Henderson looked more like something from a kung-fu movie than an MMA fight. The kick made its rounds all over the mainstream sporting world as well as won Pettis the WEC championship at its final event.
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Though Pettis has fallen on hard times as of late, he still went on to win UFC gold and was ‘the man’ for a good stretch.
3) Lyoto Machida’s crane kick
This is another ‘movie technique’ that you would assume wouldn’t be effective in modern MMA, especially at the elite-level.
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Nevertheless, Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida was able to pull off the crane kick technique over legend Randy Couture at UFC 129 ala Daniel-san from The Karate Kid.
2) The double-knockout
This crazy double knockout from regional show Shamrock FC 284 between fighters Alex Vasquez and Axel Cazares is reminiscent of a Rocky movie and, believe it or not, isn’t even the only time this has happened in MMA.
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It is one of the cleaner instances, though, and just imagine how crazy it would be if something like this ever happens during a big UFC fight with a title on the line.
1) The mighty wiz-bar
Pound for pound great, Demetrious Johnson, pulled off one of the craziest moves EVER in the history of UFC title fights when he suplexed opponent Ray Borg right into an armbar for the finish at UFC 216.
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While there was a bit of an issue regarding the name of this technique and many felt ‘The Mousetrap’ was the better name, Demetrious Johnson coined it ‘The Mighty Wiz-bar’ and after everything he’s accomplished in the Octagon, he’s earned that right.
