MMA’s Most Feared Fighters: The KO Kings

It’s not unlike a feeding frenzy.

When a fighter gets knocked out, fans explode to their feet, excitement glistening in their eyes, as they roar to the heavens with delight. Nothing makes a crowd more delirious than a vicious knockout.

In the following story, we present 10 of MMA’s biggest knockout artists. These are the men who unleash fists of fury and watch opponents fall. These are MMA’s most feared fighters.

As grappling extraordinaire Eddie Bravo once said, When KO artists strike, “mutha fu**as fall.” — Editor

Anderson

UFC Middleweight Champ

Anderson Silva has smacked dozens of jaws in the cage and dropped millions of jaws in the process as fans have been in awe of some of the artistry he's put on inside the Octagon.

He has successfully cleaned out an entire middleweight class, and he has scored some of the most impressive knockouts the sport has ever seen.

In doing so, Silva has created a legacy of being arguably the greatest fighter of all time but also the most creative mind in the world of MMA striking. In addition to his power, precision and timing, he uses an element of surprise that makes him an amazing KO threat.

THE ROYAL KNOCKOUT
The most stunning knockout is a toss-up between his reverse elbow KO over Tony Fryklund or his Steven Seagal-inspired front kick knockout of Vitor Belfort, which has more significance as it was a title fight and came against one of the world’s best fighters.

 

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The Numbers

• 16 Knockouts

• Won KO of the Night three times

• Most consecutive wins in the UFC (13)

• 15 first-round finishes

 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The full story is in the June issue.