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Highlights! Melquizael Costa melts Dan Ige with incredible spinning back kick knockout, extends win streak to six | UFC Houston

Melquizael Costa may have stolen Dan Ige’s bid for a $100K post-fight bonus award last night (Sat., Feb. 21, 2026) at UFC Houston LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., ...
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2025 was the year of the spinning back elbow. What gives?

Just like any other sport, high-level competition in MMA is subject to trends. One of the big ones in 2025 was the rise in spinning back elbow knockouts. One-fifth of all spinning back elbow knockouts ...
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MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month for August: Lerone Murphy spins on Aaron Pico

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from August 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's ...
Sports Illustrated

MMA Fighter Joins "Knockout of the Year" Race With Insane Spinning Wheel Kick KO

Bantamweight MMA fighter Turpal Ali Edilov entered the “KO of the Year” conversation for 2026 with the stunning finish he scored this week at ACA Young Eagles 63. Following three-straight weeks of ...
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Female Fighter Scores Brutal Spinning Hook Kick Knockout in 5 Seconds

Christine Stanley took a page out of UFC middleweight Uriah Hall's book over the weekend by rendering her opponent unconscious with a devastating spinning hook kick just five seconds into the first ...
Yardbarker

MMA Fighter Joins 'Knockout of the Year' Race With Insane Spinning Wheel Kick KO

Bantamweight MMA fighter Turpal Ali Edilov entered the “KO of the Year” conversation for 2026 with the stunning finish he scored this week at ACA Young Eagles 63. Following three-straight weeks of ...