MMA fighter KOs opponent with brutal kick to the face

English MMA fighter Sheldon Reid has landed a contender for knockout of the year after flooring his rival with a vicious head kick.

In a bantamweight bout against Julio Calcina, Reid unleashed with a perfectly timed front kick that hit his opponent square in the face.

Calcina was unconscious before he hit the ground, crumpling in a heap on the canvas as the referee immediately called off the fight.

Reid's knockout blow is the latest in a string of brutal kicks this year: