Mauricio Ruffy has emerged as a leading contender for Knockout of the Year following his unbelievable finish.
The Brazilian fighter, who was heavily favored in his UFC 313 matchup against King Green, lived up to the hype and delivered a devastating wheel kick directly to Green’s head within the first two minutes of the fight. Green was instantly face-down on the mat, leaving spectators in awe.
Matt Brown, a retired UFC veteran known for his own knockout highlights, immediately declared Ruffy’s strike to be the “KO of the Year” on social media.
Brown praised the knockout, noting, “Beautiful setup and timing on that one.”
UFC analyst Michael Chiesa expressed his shock and amazement simply stating, “Holy f*cking shit.”
This victory marks Ruffy’s third in the UFC, maintaining a perfect 3-0 record, with two of those wins achieved by first-round knockouts. Ruffy is quickly establishing himself as a fighter to watch, joining the ranks of rising stars from The Fighting Nerds team.
Social media is exploding with reactions to this incredible knockout.
Ko of the year! Beautiful setup and timing on that one!
Just saw the highlight of Ruffy’s KO ! Holy smokes! A star was born ! He is a problem
For a lack of better words…… holy fucking shit #UFC313
That knockout was so good, Rogan let him take the mic #UFC313
That’s why you keep your hands up when you’re locked in a cage with another man that’s trying to take your head off #UFC313
That was filthy! #UFC313
WOW
One of the best knockouts of all times to be fair #ufc
Wow!!!#UFC313
OMG!!!!!! #fightingnerds
Holy shit, Mauricio Ruffy. That was unbelievable!
Mauricio serves King Green a Roofie-colada with an extra kick! Yikes! Dude is special, been trying to tell y’all. #ufc313
Ruffy has the death touch. Incredible
That’s 50g’s Babay! #UFC313
Ruffy with one of the cleanest Spinning KOs of all time mfers , hold my drink ! pic.twitter.com/3sJjwTOuhS
Ruffy reminding us all of prime mcgregor, the bend at the waist the threatening of the back hand and spin attacks, the stance and feints.
Man i like his style
Can’t buy the PPV, nbd I’m sure i won’t miss much
Literally the next fight: https://t.co/pfd7JEVTH5
And he practices that all week that boy nasty
