UFC followers suppose the KO of the 12 months competitors is already over.
Vinicius Oliveira scored one of many biggest knockouts by a debuting fighter in historical past towards fellow newcomer Bernado Sopaj at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday evening.
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The 28-year-old was badly crushed up through the first half of the combat, however he managed to show the tables earlier than knocking his rival out chilly with simply 19 seconds left of the third spherical.
After Sopaj wobbled again to the cage after popping out on the unhealthy finish of an alternate, Oliveira sprinted in direction of him earlier than going airborne with a flying knee.
It related completely on Sopaj’s chin and despatched him crashing face-first to the ground earlier than MMA followers took to social media of their droves to rave in regards to the spectacular KO.
Ex-UFC champion Aljamain Sterling tweeted: “WTF!”
One fan mentioned: “Vinicius Oliveira with the KO of the 12 months!!!!”
One other wrote: “CLEANEST flying knee I’ve seen in years and all after Sopaj virtually had Oliveira crushed.”
A 3rd individual added: “That flying knee was gross. I hope that lads alright, hell of a coronary heart on him and that seemed like a life-altering knee.”
Another person commented: “HOLY S*** KO OF THE YEAR FROM OLIVEIRA AGAINST SOPAJ WITH A FLYING KNEE”
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Oliveira walked away from his UFC debut win with a uncommon double bonus.
‘Lok Canine’ naturally earned an additional $50,000 (£39,500) for Efficiency of the Night time after his highlight-reel KO, however each he and Sopaj earned a further $50,000 for placing on the Struggle of the Night time
Olveira is now 20-3 as a professional and his previous 5 victories have all come by stoppage. Sopaj dropped to 11-3 and was completed for the primary time in his profession.
MMA followers are already trying ahead to seeing each males in motion once more.
No matter they do, it appears extremely unlikely Oliveira, Sopaj or anybody else within the UFC will rating a greater KO earlier than 2024 is over.
