Jorge Masvidal’s highlight reel, five-second knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 has taken the MMA world by storm, and just about everybody has had their say on the matter.
Ben Askren suffered one of the worst knockout defeats in MMA history at UFC 239, crumpling to the canvas just five seconds into his highly anticipated welterweight bout with Jorge Masvidal after being blasted with a flying knee.
The UFC returns this week with something of a palate cleanser after their big UFC 239 PPV event. Germaine de Randamie takes on Aspen Ladd in a women’s bantamweight top contender bout as the main event, with Urijah Faber returning from 2.5 years of retirement to take on Ricky Simon in the co-main. The rest of the card is dotted with action fights and Team Alpha Male talent, but does little to stand out from the UFC’s constant schedule of Fight Night offerings.
On Friday, July 12, former world champion Amir Khan will challenge Australian boxer Billy Dib for the vacant WBC International welterweight championship at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm was wicked!
It only took Jorge Masvidal five seconds to score a finish and ultimately deal Ben Askren his first-ever career loss. “Gamebred’s” flying knee knockout is now the fastest in UFC history, edging Duane Ludwig by a mere second.
UFC 239 (and International Fight Week 2019) has wrapped up, and I think it’s far to say that Jon Jones escaped with a split decision win over Thiago Santos. I scored it 48-47 for Jones but can see how you’d get to 48-47 Santos, as the Brazilian’s vaunted power and kicks remained a danger even after he messed up his left knee in the opening round.
Daniel Cormier might be the reigning heavyweight champion, but the general consensus is that Cameroonian knockout artist Francis Ngannou is ‘the baddest man on the planet’ right now.
Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm co-headlines UFC 239 this July 6, 2019 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
