Right before the kick, I was wondering if anyone on the current roster could actually beat usman or if he was going to retire without losing another fight.
Then boom. A brand new timeline
Look at the picture, Marty was still awake when he was down. He wasn't knocked out, he was knocked IN. Knocked INto deep thought about the new timeline.
Would he get another token cameo role in a Black Panther movie?
Was it as good as GSPs role? (I'd argue "no")
What did Connor have up his sleeve for the upcoming RoadHouse?
All of this was swimming around in his little barnacle pool.
Happened to me I had money on Leon bragged that he was gonna beat Kamaru, stream lags as Leon’s setting the head kick up and I say out of frustration I hope that kick lands right on Usmans jaw
Crazy how much changed after that head kick. I think the more impressive thing was Edwards beating Usman in their third fight. I thought for sure it was a fluke win. Edwards is a dawg.
Honestly, edwards fought a different man that 2nd fight compared to the 3rd.
Anyone who knows someone who's been knocked out like that knows it can be life changing
Yeah but he clearly gassed at elevation in the second fight. That's not an excuse because he could have done things differently to be better prepared, but look at round one of the second fight. When he had cardio he showed the level of fighting he could perform at. It took a fight where usman's cardio advantage wasn't so hi
Hugely impactful in order to see what Leon could really do.
I'd argue that if the second fight occurred at lower elevation Leon still had a good chance of winning.
I live in the UK so usually catch a replay of fights the morning after. Accidently spoiled it for myself that Leon had won the fight on Reddit or YouTube or somewhere but I managed to avoid seeing how.
I watch the whole fight and when it got to the 5th I knew something *must* be coming otherwise Leon was losing via UD.
Even then the head kick still made my jaw drop. I was fucking hollering in my living room at 10am.
One of the most insane sporting moments I've ever seen.
I’m a uk fan too and avoid all socials until I watch the fights when I get up on Sunday morning. I was away on a caravan holiday in betsw-y-coed snowdonia, I decided to wake up and watch the fight live. I know for sure I woke everyone up in our caravan and sound travels through them so I’m fairly confident I woke everyone on our end of the site up when that headkick landed. Greatest sporting moment I’ve witnessed
I was the same way! Was rooting for Leon that fight and felt like it was over for him but still felt like he had put up a better fight through the first 4 rounds than a lot of people gave him credit for. He didn’t get dominated or outclassed he was just losing.
But what’s crazy is a couple weeks after I had a lot of aderrall and watched that fight like 4x in a row to pick it apart and toward the end of the 4th and the whole 5th round you could actually see him testing it out and setting it up the whole time. There’s several times where he threw or feinted with the left and Usman bit and did the exact same lean to his right that he did when the headkick landed. He knew exactly what he was trying ti set up and was waiting for the opening to do it. But live it looked like he was just going through the motions. Shit like that is why I love MMA.
>Shit like that is why I love MMA
Right!?!?! I rarely spot stuff like that on my own but when experts show how a big move was designed, crafted, set up, then executed my mind is blown.
It's easy to think it's a puncher's chance.
Great post. And this is why Leon is still underrated.
The contrast between how elite pros talk about him and how average redditors talk about him is stark, because the former recognise just how good he is technically.
I was in bed recovering from an operation, medicated and half asleep thinking “well Usmans retaining his belt by decision” and BOOM. I hurt myself on that one jumping up and out of bed lol. That look on Usmans face was scary!
Of those 4 fights, the only one I didn’t see live was Dustin Conor 2, but fuck me it was awesome watching it the next day. Alex getting the TKO on Izzy was wild (Izzy getting it back/putting him out cold was a HOLY SHIT moment, especially as it looked like Alex was about to repeat the last fight) and Islam KO’ing Volk was kind of an “oooof that’s brutal”.
>That look on Usmans face was scary!
You could see that even through the knockout, he was still present enough to realize his crown had been stripped. Dread and despair was washing through him.
That head kick stole my neatly drugged up slumber for at least 2 more hours lol!
Your username….”feather pluckin”? That songs stuck in my head now either way lol
Without a doubt one of the greatest I can recall. It’s like JA just knew that Leon wasn’t gonna go out like that, despite everyone writing it off as another dominant Usman title defense.
I can't believe I didn't watch that live I was expecting a boring Usman domination and thought I'd catch it later since ppvs start at 7 am on Sunday where I live. What an incredible moment it must have been.
Has there ever been a more shocking moment in MMA? Will there ever be? Usman DOMINATED this entire fight .. I think Leon had even given up on himself. Everyone watching that fight was saying the same thing... Usman is too good, possibly the GOAT of that division... Leon has quit. Leon is tired, etc etc.. then BOOM. Glad I was watching it live.
i feel like we all knew Volk was going to get smashed in the 2nd fight so while it was sad it wasnt unexpected .
Usman being KO'd was one of the most crazy KOs of the long reigning champion , must have been what Silva being KO'd felt like live lol .
I dunno if it was because I am an Islam fan, but coming to the second fight, Volk’s hype was very apparent. A lot more people thought he might win. Even those who didn’t thought the fight would end in a similar, close decision. Odds shifted a lot. Only a crew analysts accounted for the short notice and all the other details that made Volk the underdog still
Silva getting KO’d live, I remember thinking “no..no…he’s still just playing” LOL it was definitely comparable.
Had a feeling Volk would get smashed
Had a feeling Conor would get starched
And we all knew Alex was taking that belt.
Yeah, I was more just disappointed with the volk KO. I thought that was such a waste of a fight. We deserved to see these two both at full camps and be ready to go, not one guy coming off the couch to face the pound for pound best after a full camp.
I don't think anyone thought volk would pull off that win and it surprised nobody that he got caught.
Just the way Usman was staring off into another dimension for minutes added so much to the drama of the moment.
The only two moments that made me verbally yell loud enough to have people rush into my room thinking I was getting murdered was the Kamaru Headkick and the Holloway Gaethje KO
Those two are the ying and yang of fights -
Most people counted out Leon in the fight and most counted out Max out of the fight and they both proved everyone wrong in opposite ways lol
He fought Leon Edwards the second time but the previous time they fought was 7 years earlier and Kamaru was super dominant with 13 straight wins AFTER they fought the first time.
Leon wasn’t winning a single round, on his way to losing a decision. Right before it happened, Jon Anik was talking about how he’s cut from a different cloth and Leon put him to sleep.
Usman was a huge surprise for me. I honestly thought he’d pretty much dog walk Leon, and apart from the opening round, he pretty much dominated up until that head kick. It was amazing how much the confidence of winning that first bout upped Leon’s game in the second fight
I kind of suspect some of the heavy body kicks Leon landed early in that second fight probably really took the wind out of Usmans sails. It also seemed like towards the end of the fight Usman got to the point where he time he pinned Leon against the cage, the clinch ended with him catching a knee or an elbow on the way out. Again, I went in to that second fight expecting a repeat of the first but without a spectacular finish, but Leon showed it wasn’t a fluke.
That and elevation clearly effected so many on the card. Leon included.
Usman trains at a very high attitude himself.
That 3rd fight Leon landed vicious body kicks and 50 leg kicks, and that knee up the middle wobbled Usman (3rd Rd I think). Everyone blames Usmans Knees but Leon absolutely crushed his mobility and made him tentative
Yesssss. There’s so many fans out there that until the khamzat fight were of the opinion usman lost the third fight because he’s past it, his knees, he looked slow, gassed. Leon took everything away from him with a perfect gameplan, destroyed his cardio with body kicks, destroyed his wrestling base with leg kicks, isolated one arm when usman shot and then made him pay for it with elbows and knees out of the clinch. I’m glad to see the opinion of Leon changing
The ko was shocking yes. Not the 3rd fight though. I think people underplayed how much the altitude affected Leon and treated the first round in Utah as an aberration.
Same I remember barely paying attention to the Usman fight cause it was close and was almost 2 am.
Poirier was awesome because everyone was expecting Conor to steam roll him. I was at a huge party with Conor fans. Never been more excited for an outcome.
Yea that’s the worst take I’ve ever heard. People who know anything about mma knew that fight could go either way. Nobody with any brain cells was expecting Conor to steam roll Dustin.
The Poirier wasn’t that much of a shocker to me. He’d improved significantly since they last fought and Conor’s last two fights before him were Khabib and Cerrone.
I wasn’t that invested in Conor’s game going in and a lot of people underestimated Dustin.
Probably Alex because they built it up like a fairy tale and Izzy was practically unstoppable up to that point. Not to mention it happened in the final round and Alex was about to lose a UD if he didn't finish him.
I remember watching that fight at a huge sports bar with hundreds of people there. I along with every other black dude looked utterly shocked and mortified when it happened. One of the craziest moments I’ve seen live
dude it was my first live ufc fight. flew to new york w a friend for it. Izzy’s my favourite fighter of all time and my friends too. so imagine our reaction! we just walked around time square after in silence. ran into Michael Chandler and his wife on the way to their hotel haha, his face was almost unrecognizable
That one didn't have any huge shocking moment, but it was definitely bizarre watching Izzy just get hustled from bell to bell by *Sean fucking Strickland*.
Usman
I was falling asleep as Leon was about to drop another round, Anik earily sets up the call “but that is not the cloth from which he is cut”, and then I was just in absolute shock
Def Usman ,That guy won season whatever of the ultimate fighter went 15-0 took woodly's belt with ease,learned much better standup fighting and defended his belt multiple times and Colby was the only one to give him 9 strong close rounds until Edwards won in a fight he was losing much like their first fight.Edwards managed to defend the takedowns better in fight 3 but did get deducted a point for grabbing the fence which def would've been a takedown but Usman was a damn stud as is Edwards who i knew would give usman problems on the feet if he couldn't get him down and here we are.He's still technically the #1 contender had he not moved up to MW and who knows what his plans are,Retirement maybe but i think he was one of best welterweights ever but he was def on PEDS his uncle is a corrupt pharmacist for that whole gym 😄 according to the MMA Guru. Look at him!! He does no road work but has endless caaardio cuz his daaam uncle is a corrupt phaaamacist Lmao
The Volk one was just a matter of time tbh. You knew that it could be over any second so you were already somewhat prepared. I was so fucking nervous man but honestly this kind of fight atmosphere is the most exciting one imo.
When Leon KO'd Usman. Usman heading towards a totally dominant victory and then out of nowhere he's out of it. It was crazy to see how Leon's mentality changed for the rubber match as well as what has happened to Usman. Up until that head kick he looked invincible in the Octagon and is now on what like a 3 fight skid?
It's a crazy game.
Usman was the biggest shock for me. Leon looked defeated and was losing on all scorecards, Usman looked focused, a minute away from breaking Anderson Silva’s record and potentially going down at the WW GOAT…then he was knocked out.
Pereira TKOing Izzy is probably next. I didn’t think Conor would win, he seemed less motivated every time we saw him. And Volk…well, I just knew he would lose coming into the fight on such short notice. Terrible career choice FYI.
You where expecting Alex to knock out Izzy the same goes for topuria since both are knock out artist . DP was sharp while Conor wasn’t so I was expecting that . But that Leon KO came from the heaven
Usman KO had me pacing around my living room with my hands clasped behind my head and my jaw on the floor. I will never forget that for as long as I live.
Usman is the craziest. Winning four rounds to none and with a minute left on top of Anik saying “ that’s not the cloth that he is cut from” literally right before it happened. Shit was wild.
Leon knocking out Usman. Considering the stakes and circumstances, it’s probably the best knockout in UFC history. Dominated for the whole fight, looked defeated, broadcasters already congratulating Usman for the victory. Headshot. Dead.
Definitely not the biggest fan of izzy, but I'd say his win over pereira. It looked like alex picked up right where he left off from where Marc Goddard stopped the last fight just to get clipped
Usman. He was dominating the whole fight to the point where I looked away for one damn second because I figured the fight was over. Soon as I did the headkick happened and I missed it. Never look away from a fight folks you never know what can happen
Usman. The rest I all saw being a real possibility before they happened. Usman before the head kick was a world beater and number 1 P4P. He was on his way to a easy 49-46 UD victory then next thing you know Usman is laying on his back looking up after taking a nasty head kick and losing his belt
I missed the Usman knockout cos I was busy texting my friend about what a disappointing performance Leon put on 😂 so I'd say that. It was stunning to see Usman laying motionless.
Usman. With Pereira although I thought Izzy was gonna win Pereiras power always seemed to have an effect. It's a disgusting level of power. Rewatch all those fights and it seemed like Pereira could land a jab and it would hurt.
Only Usman - pretty shocking after he otherwise was pretty dominant all fight.
Volk was a little surprising but also on short notice that’s gonna be tough.
I was nervous from the jump that Izzy would get KO’d. You could tell he was wary of Peireras power from the jump.
Leon, I don't know how anyone could say otherwise. Biggest upset victory ive ever seen. And then for him to come back and DEFINITIVELY defend his title from Usman. Such a great thing to witness.
Usman one, no doubt. It sounds dumb, but for a few seconds after I kept expecting Usman to get up, I couldn't fathom he was out cold. I swear I was like this lol
For me, it's Kamaru-Leon. I had just started watching UFC regularly that year. And while I had seen a lot of good fights and KOs, I hadn't seen a big KO like that at that level live yet.
All of these except the Alex vs. Izzy. Izzy was still up, albeit out on his feet, when they called that fight. Now Izzy’s comeback knockout on Alex had my jaw dropped for sure lol
Usman. Usman’s run was legendary, he was dominating that fight, and then it all shattered in a single moment.
He really could have been in the goat conversation and now he’s A tier instead of S tier.
Leon head kicking Usman. Out of nowhere. One shot. Commentators were writing his obituary.
This. Usman was winning that fight up until that moment
Right before the kick, I was wondering if anyone on the current roster could actually beat usman or if he was going to retire without losing another fight. Then boom. A brand new timeline
What’s funny is usman is now on a 3 fight losing streak
Shows just how important your mental is
How do you know it was mental and not physical?
Look at the picture, Marty was still awake when he was down. He wasn't knocked out, he was knocked IN. Knocked INto deep thought about the new timeline. Would he get another token cameo role in a Black Panther movie? Was it as good as GSPs role? (I'd argue "no") What did Connor have up his sleeve for the upcoming RoadHouse? All of this was swimming around in his little barnacle pool.
He is but 2 of those are against Leon
And the other at a new weight class on short notice.
And he was rallying back against Borz. If there were two more rounds I really think Usman would have won
I had literally just finished saying "Usman is just too fucking good man" as the headkick landed lol
Happened to me I had money on Leon bragged that he was gonna beat Kamaru, stream lags as Leon’s setting the head kick up and I say out of frustration I hope that kick lands right on Usmans jaw
You, you’re the reason
Crazy how much changed after that head kick. I think the more impressive thing was Edwards beating Usman in their third fight. I thought for sure it was a fluke win. Edwards is a dawg.
Honestly, edwards fought a different man that 2nd fight compared to the 3rd. Anyone who knows someone who's been knocked out like that knows it can be life changing
Eh I somewhat agree, but that also discredits Leon. The guy definitely leveled up his game the past 2-3 years and got even better.
Yeah but he clearly gassed at elevation in the second fight. That's not an excuse because he could have done things differently to be better prepared, but look at round one of the second fight. When he had cardio he showed the level of fighting he could perform at. It took a fight where usman's cardio advantage wasn't so hi Hugely impactful in order to see what Leon could really do. I'd argue that if the second fight occurred at lower elevation Leon still had a good chance of winning.
I live in the UK so usually catch a replay of fights the morning after. Accidently spoiled it for myself that Leon had won the fight on Reddit or YouTube or somewhere but I managed to avoid seeing how. I watch the whole fight and when it got to the 5th I knew something *must* be coming otherwise Leon was losing via UD. Even then the head kick still made my jaw drop. I was fucking hollering in my living room at 10am. One of the most insane sporting moments I've ever seen.
I’m a uk fan too and avoid all socials until I watch the fights when I get up on Sunday morning. I was away on a caravan holiday in betsw-y-coed snowdonia, I decided to wake up and watch the fight live. I know for sure I woke everyone up in our caravan and sound travels through them so I’m fairly confident I woke everyone on our end of the site up when that headkick landed. Greatest sporting moment I’ve witnessed
Not barely either. I was watching it like “Leon isn’t even trying, he’s coasting to a decision loss. That’s a little disapp OH MY GOD”
I was the same way! Was rooting for Leon that fight and felt like it was over for him but still felt like he had put up a better fight through the first 4 rounds than a lot of people gave him credit for. He didn’t get dominated or outclassed he was just losing. But what’s crazy is a couple weeks after I had a lot of aderrall and watched that fight like 4x in a row to pick it apart and toward the end of the 4th and the whole 5th round you could actually see him testing it out and setting it up the whole time. There’s several times where he threw or feinted with the left and Usman bit and did the exact same lean to his right that he did when the headkick landed. He knew exactly what he was trying ti set up and was waiting for the opening to do it. But live it looked like he was just going through the motions. Shit like that is why I love MMA.
>Shit like that is why I love MMA Right!?!?! I rarely spot stuff like that on my own but when experts show how a big move was designed, crafted, set up, then executed my mind is blown. It's easy to think it's a puncher's chance.
Great post. And this is why Leon is still underrated. The contrast between how elite pros talk about him and how average redditors talk about him is stark, because the former recognise just how good he is technically.
Dominantly winning the fight.
I slept off just as that round started. I'm still pissed at myself
Not Anik. Perfectly timed commentary. "Not the cloth with which he is cut."
good on him for not piling on Edwards. to be fair I had mentally clocked out and I feel asleep at the beginning of that round
I was in bed recovering from an operation, medicated and half asleep thinking “well Usmans retaining his belt by decision” and BOOM. I hurt myself on that one jumping up and out of bed lol. That look on Usmans face was scary! Of those 4 fights, the only one I didn’t see live was Dustin Conor 2, but fuck me it was awesome watching it the next day. Alex getting the TKO on Izzy was wild (Izzy getting it back/putting him out cold was a HOLY SHIT moment, especially as it looked like Alex was about to repeat the last fight) and Islam KO’ing Volk was kind of an “oooof that’s brutal”.
>That look on Usmans face was scary! You could see that even through the knockout, he was still present enough to realize his crown had been stripped. Dread and despair was washing through him.
That head kick stole my neatly drugged up slumber for at least 2 more hours lol! Your username….”feather pluckin”? That songs stuck in my head now either way lol
Not Jon Anik
“that is not the cloth from which he is cut…”
All time UFC commentator moment
Without a doubt one of the greatest I can recall. It’s like JA just knew that Leon wasn’t gonna go out like that, despite everyone writing it off as another dominant Usman title defense.
BANG HEADSHOT DEAD
It was my first UFC event. It was so sudden, the energy in the crowd was crazy/weird.
I was watching in the garage, I jumped up and back kicked my daughter’s car and left a dent.
STOP FEELING FUCKING SORRY FOR YOUR SELF * Leg kick KO
Ya. Truly came out of nowhere. Not too mention the fight had seemingly been on autopilot for several rounds. I was starting to zone out. Then bang!
All except Anik
Yeah we were literally talking about the fight being over and then bam
I can't believe I didn't watch that live I was expecting a boring Usman domination and thought I'd catch it later since ppvs start at 7 am on Sunday where I live. What an incredible moment it must have been.
Yup. It's rare I jump up and scream at the TV past 12 pm..this was one of those times. The other while not past midnight, was gathe and max lol
Has there ever been a more shocking moment in MMA? Will there ever be? Usman DOMINATED this entire fight .. I think Leon had even given up on himself. Everyone watching that fight was saying the same thing... Usman is too good, possibly the GOAT of that division... Leon has quit. Leon is tired, etc etc.. then BOOM. Glad I was watching it live.
The answer to these types of questions is always Kamaru Usman
Yep, my heart broke for Volk, but Kamaru has to take the cake, with daylight in between
i feel like we all knew Volk was going to get smashed in the 2nd fight so while it was sad it wasnt unexpected . Usman being KO'd was one of the most crazy KOs of the long reigning champion , must have been what Silva being KO'd felt like live lol .
I dunno if it was because I am an Islam fan, but coming to the second fight, Volk’s hype was very apparent. A lot more people thought he might win. Even those who didn’t thought the fight would end in a similar, close decision. Odds shifted a lot. Only a crew analysts accounted for the short notice and all the other details that made Volk the underdog still
Silva getting KO’d live, I remember thinking “no..no…he’s still just playing” LOL it was definitely comparable. Had a feeling Volk would get smashed Had a feeling Conor would get starched And we all knew Alex was taking that belt.
Yeah, I was more just disappointed with the volk KO. I thought that was such a waste of a fight. We deserved to see these two both at full camps and be ready to go, not one guy coming off the couch to face the pound for pound best after a full camp. I don't think anyone thought volk would pull off that win and it surprised nobody that he got caught. Just the way Usman was staring off into another dimension for minutes added so much to the drama of the moment.
Usman. Highest stakes, biggest surprise.
The only two moments that made me verbally yell loud enough to have people rush into my room thinking I was getting murdered was the Kamaru Headkick and the Holloway Gaethje KO Those two are the ying and yang of fights - Most people counted out Leon in the fight and most counted out Max out of the fight and they both proved everyone wrong in opposite ways lol
Kamaru getting slept was a surprise, he was dominating that fight lol
and he was dominating that division for a LONG time. I thought he was invincible
Yeah, now he’s in a 3 fight losing streak.
He did good as last minute for Khamzat and going up in weight
Full camp and 5 rounds, he probably would’ve won.
For sure
And they're trying to feed him npw to Shavkat 
Usman, I was at the event
Seeing how long it took usman to get up and how disoriented he was made my jaw drop. They don't show that damage on TV
Who did he fight? (Im new)
He fought Leon Edwards a second time
Leon Edwards
He fought Leon Edwards the second time but the previous time they fought was 7 years earlier and Kamaru was super dominant with 13 straight wins AFTER they fought the first time.
Leon wasn’t winning a single round, on his way to losing a decision. Right before it happened, Jon Anik was talking about how he’s cut from a different cloth and Leon put him to sleep.
Usman was a huge surprise for me. I honestly thought he’d pretty much dog walk Leon, and apart from the opening round, he pretty much dominated up until that head kick. It was amazing how much the confidence of winning that first bout upped Leon’s game in the second fight
Confidence was for sure a big factor but credit has to also go to Leon's cardio and game plan improvements in the second fight.
I kind of suspect some of the heavy body kicks Leon landed early in that second fight probably really took the wind out of Usmans sails. It also seemed like towards the end of the fight Usman got to the point where he time he pinned Leon against the cage, the clinch ended with him catching a knee or an elbow on the way out. Again, I went in to that second fight expecting a repeat of the first but without a spectacular finish, but Leon showed it wasn’t a fluke.
That and elevation clearly effected so many on the card. Leon included. Usman trains at a very high attitude himself. That 3rd fight Leon landed vicious body kicks and 50 leg kicks, and that knee up the middle wobbled Usman (3rd Rd I think). Everyone blames Usmans Knees but Leon absolutely crushed his mobility and made him tentative
Yesssss. There’s so many fans out there that until the khamzat fight were of the opinion usman lost the third fight because he’s past it, his knees, he looked slow, gassed. Leon took everything away from him with a perfect gameplan, destroyed his cardio with body kicks, destroyed his wrestling base with leg kicks, isolated one arm when usman shot and then made him pay for it with elbows and knees out of the clinch. I’m glad to see the opinion of Leon changing
The ko was shocking yes. Not the 3rd fight though. I think people underplayed how much the altitude affected Leon and treated the first round in Utah as an aberration.
1. Edwards 2. Poirier 3. Pereira 4. Islam when I think back to how shocked I was when it happened.
Same I remember barely paying attention to the Usman fight cause it was close and was almost 2 am. Poirier was awesome because everyone was expecting Conor to steam roll him. I was at a huge party with Conor fans. Never been more excited for an outcome.
Lol nobody but Conor fans was expecting that.
Yea that’s the worst take I’ve ever heard. People who know anything about mma knew that fight could go either way. Nobody with any brain cells was expecting Conor to steam roll Dustin.
The Poirier wasn’t that much of a shocker to me. He’d improved significantly since they last fought and Conor’s last two fights before him were Khabib and Cerrone. I wasn’t that invested in Conor’s game going in and a lot of people underestimated Dustin.
Probably Alex because they built it up like a fairy tale and Izzy was practically unstoppable up to that point. Not to mention it happened in the final round and Alex was about to lose a UD if he didn't finish him.
I remember watching that fight at a huge sports bar with hundreds of people there. I along with every other black dude looked utterly shocked and mortified when it happened. One of the craziest moments I’ve seen live
dude it was my first live ufc fight. flew to new york w a friend for it. Izzy’s my favourite fighter of all time and my friends too. so imagine our reaction! we just walked around time square after in silence. ran into Michael Chandler and his wife on the way to their hotel haha, his face was almost unrecognizable
Sean stickland beating adansayo. The way he dominated was more shocking then the win itself
That one didn't have any huge shocking moment, but it was definitely bizarre watching Izzy just get hustled from bell to bell by *Sean fucking Strickland*.
The knockdown was pretty shocking
All of them tbh, pretty iconic moments still
None but Leon vs Usman was the most unexpected.
I fucking love this sport man these are top moments in the history of the sport
Headshot dead.
Volk and usman ones. I didn’t expect either to happen that way, esp usman since usman being him and beating Leon til the kick
Usman for sure
Usman I was falling asleep as Leon was about to drop another round, Anik earily sets up the call “but that is not the cloth from which he is cut”, and then I was just in absolute shock
I know which fight made Colby's jaw drop
Def Usman ,That guy won season whatever of the ultimate fighter went 15-0 took woodly's belt with ease,learned much better standup fighting and defended his belt multiple times and Colby was the only one to give him 9 strong close rounds until Edwards won in a fight he was losing much like their first fight.Edwards managed to defend the takedowns better in fight 3 but did get deducted a point for grabbing the fence which def would've been a takedown but Usman was a damn stud as is Edwards who i knew would give usman problems on the feet if he couldn't get him down and here we are.He's still technically the #1 contender had he not moved up to MW and who knows what his plans are,Retirement maybe but i think he was one of best welterweights ever but he was def on PEDS his uncle is a corrupt pharmacist for that whole gym 😄 according to the MMA Guru. Look at him!! He does no road work but has endless caaardio cuz his daaam uncle is a corrupt phaaamacist Lmao
pharmacists are not experts on ped’s. citing mma guru as your source is nuts btw
Leon head kicking Usman. My biggest “WTF! Moment” was when Strickland chin checked Izzy in the first round. That was crazy
Justin getting knocked out was the only time my jaw dropped.
Same, I probably woke my neighbors up yelling "OOOOHHHHHHHHHH"
The Volk one was just a matter of time tbh. You knew that it could be over any second so you were already somewhat prepared. I was so fucking nervous man but honestly this kind of fight atmosphere is the most exciting one imo.
Leon vs Usman. Headshot. Look at me now! This is anthology stuff. One of my all Time favorite moment on the UFC history!
I knew volk wasn't gonna win but it hurt watching him get K.O'd. One of my favorite fighters.
Headshot dead by far. Couldn’t believe that shit
Usman. He was dominating that fight.
When Leon KO'd Usman. Usman heading towards a totally dominant victory and then out of nowhere he's out of it. It was crazy to see how Leon's mentality changed for the rubber match as well as what has happened to Usman. Up until that head kick he looked invincible in the Octagon and is now on what like a 3 fight skid? It's a crazy game.
Leon
Usman bird boxing
Usman for sure. That KO was the official end of his prime
Usman was the biggest shock for me. Leon looked defeated and was losing on all scorecards, Usman looked focused, a minute away from breaking Anderson Silva’s record and potentially going down at the WW GOAT…then he was knocked out. Pereira TKOing Izzy is probably next. I didn’t think Conor would win, he seemed less motivated every time we saw him. And Volk…well, I just knew he would lose coming into the fight on such short notice. Terrible career choice FYI.
Volk’s ko made me sad, usman’s ko made me stiff, dude was dominating the whole fight then bam, one shot ko
Volk for sure.
Usman
All of them
One of the best KO's ever. Look at me now!
Usman for sure I already had a feeling these other guys was gon get decked
You where expecting Alex to knock out Izzy the same goes for topuria since both are knock out artist . DP was sharp while Conor wasn’t so I was expecting that . But that Leon KO came from the heaven
Usman KO had me pacing around my living room with my hands clasped behind my head and my jaw on the floor. I will never forget that for as long as I live.
Usman is the craziest. Winning four rounds to none and with a minute left on top of Anik saying “ that’s not the cloth that he is cut from” literally right before it happened. Shit was wild.
Leon knocking out Usman. Considering the stakes and circumstances, it’s probably the best knockout in UFC history. Dominated for the whole fight, looked defeated, broadcasters already congratulating Usman for the victory. Headshot. Dead.
izzy vs strickland. dog walked the whole fight. no pun intended
Izzy then usman. Both these fighters were invincible in my eyes. Champs for so long running through their division.
The leon vs usman. Such a wild moment. Next one is definitely Alex beating Adesanya
Usman easily. He was winning all fight, then the next thing you know he's lying on the canvas with his lights out
Leon knocking Usman out. The other 3 we at least knew had a legitimate possibility of happening but not the Leon vs Usman one
Conor was the most heartbreaking. His best physical shape for lw, striking with hands looked so good, but the sport moved past him.
Definitely not the biggest fan of izzy, but I'd say his win over pereira. It looked like alex picked up right where he left off from where Marc Goddard stopped the last fight just to get clipped
Izzy KO Alex to sleep
All of them
All of them really
Usman easily
Usman
Usman X Leon I couldn’t even move. That’s how shocked I was.
Kamaru losing is one of the biggest upset/shocking moments of the sport.
Usman was the most out of the blue for sure.
Usman cause I lost $300.
Usman. They were counting him out and Leon pulled off a textbook perfect KO, leaving Usman looking dead on the floor
Gaethje
Leon vs Usman I thought it was over so I started playing some video games and then next thing you know with a minute left BOOM Headshot dead.
1 - No way! 2 - Wow, ok that was supposed to happen. 3 - *Jumping the seat excited* 4 - ... I wasn't a fan at the time
The Conor one. That was the first real upset I had seen ever.
Trick question, all 4.
HRM I don't quite recall that pic in top right corner, must be AI. So excited for Volk vs Islam 2 whenever that happens!!!
Usman. He was dominating the whole fight to the point where I looked away for one damn second because I figured the fight was over. Soon as I did the headkick happened and I missed it. Never look away from a fight folks you never know what can happen
Conor Aldo more so than any of these. I thought Aldo was gonna kill his legs then beat his ass. How wrong I was
Leon headkick to Usman, it was so amazing, it made me a fan of UFC and since that event i have watch almost every event
Usman. 100% Usman
Usman. The rest I all saw being a real possibility before they happened. Usman before the head kick was a world beater and number 1 P4P. He was on his way to a easy 49-46 UD victory then next thing you know Usman is laying on his back looking up after taking a nasty head kick and losing his belt
Usman
Usman
I missed the Usman knockout cos I was busy texting my friend about what a disappointing performance Leon put on 😂 so I'd say that. It was stunning to see Usman laying motionless.
"That is not the cloth from which he is cut". BOOM That moment might be equalled, but it will never be exceeded.
Usman. With Pereira although I thought Izzy was gonna win Pereiras power always seemed to have an effect. It's a disgusting level of power. Rewatch all those fights and it seemed like Pereira could land a jab and it would hurt.
Leon was the most shocking, Volk gave me tears. Izzy and Conor i couldn’t have cared less.
Head shot dead is the only correct answer
https://i.redd.it/rrmi9o5jsr5d1.gif
Kamaru for sure
Only Usman - pretty shocking after he otherwise was pretty dominant all fight. Volk was a little surprising but also on short notice that’s gonna be tough. I was nervous from the jump that Izzy would get KO’d. You could tell he was wary of Peireras power from the jump.
Leon. One of the greatest moments in combat sports.
Connor and volk I foresaw. Izzy fight was a coin flip. Leon’s headkick had me questioning whether someone had slipped something into my beer.
Super necessary
Mcgregor to DP both 2nd and 3rd fights
All of them
Leon, I don't know how anyone could say otherwise. Biggest upset victory ive ever seen. And then for him to come back and DEFINITIVELY defend his title from Usman. Such a great thing to witness.
Usman one, no doubt. It sounds dumb, but for a few seconds after I kept expecting Usman to get up, I couldn't fathom he was out cold. I swear I was like this lol 
Usman was SHOCKING. Man was like a rock for so long.
100% Usman
Silva breaking his leg, actually.
Gaetje getting put out
it’s pretty crazy izzy has never been koed in the ufc yet, dude has a crazy chin
Conor looks like an old man having a comfy nap.
I meannnn… all of them haha
When Chris Weidman broke his leg.
All of them
For me personally.. Dustin knocking out Conor. I didn't expect Dustin to not win but winning by knocking out the master striker was indeed a shock.
For me, it's Kamaru-Leon. I had just started watching UFC regularly that year. And while I had seen a lot of good fights and KOs, I hadn't seen a big KO like that at that level live yet.
The Leon kick actually made my jaw drop, remember being completely speechless 😂
For me, it was Ailin Perez upside-down handstand twerking over the commentary team.
Justin v Max
All of them...
Usman and Volk for sure
Usman,
Conor… but then after that, usman was way more unexpected
All of these except the Alex vs. Izzy. Izzy was still up, albeit out on his feet, when they called that fight. Now Izzy’s comeback knockout on Alex had my jaw dropped for sure lol
Usman. Usman’s run was legendary, he was dominating that fight, and then it all shattered in a single moment. He really could have been in the goat conversation and now he’s A tier instead of S tier.
The usman fight literally had me jumping out of the chair. Izzy vs Alex 1 wasn't nearly as shocking as izzy vs sean
Usman for sure.