'Never seen that': UFC world stunned by 'weirdest KO ever'
The UFC world was left in shock after a bizarre 'delayed KO' ended the blockbuster fight between Edson Barboza and Shane Burgos.
Earlier on the card, the UFC world has been left stunned after veteran Jacare Souza's arm was broken in a horrific injury in his loss to Andre Muniz.
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But following up from that chaos, Barboza put in a dominant performance to knockout Shane Burgos in their featherweight bout after a 'never seen before' delayed finish.
After a gruelling battle, in the third round Barboza hit Burgos with two swift straight punches.
Burgos looked fine, but backed up, before he was suddenly sent crashing to the floor a few seconds later.
Barboza jumped on the opportunity before the fight was stopped due to TKO.
It took a few seconds for it to kick in for Shane Burgos.#UFC262pic.twitter.com/TdZeoMtbsc
— SportsBetting.com (@WeSportsBetting) May 16, 2021
The reaction left UFC legend, turned commentator, Daniel Cormier in shock.
“We’ve seen it all, but we’ve never seen that before. I’ve called a thousand fights!” he said.
Fans were equally stunned at the bizarre KO finish.
Holy smokes.
Edson Barboza KOs Shane Burgos in the third. Delayed KO. That was wild. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen an emphatic delay like that before.
What is this sport?!— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 16, 2021
I’ve never seen anything like that in mma. A delayed reaction KO...Shane is so tough his brain gave out before his will did. Amazing win for Barboza! #ufc262
— Laura Sanko (@laura_sanko) May 16, 2021
Barboza vs Burgos was the absolute banger we all thought it was going to be.
That delayed reaction KO is one of the craziest things I have ever seen in the Octagon. #UFC262— Jack Brink (@JackTheBrink) May 16, 2021
That was definitely a unique type of delayed KO. But a huge win for Barboza! #UFC262
— ElectrokelMMA (@ElectrokelMMA) May 16, 2021
That was one of the weirdest KO I have ever seen in the UFC Barbosa hit that guy he absorb it then staggered back and went out about 5 seconds after the punch pic.twitter.com/otFRXkK9IO
— Nathan Rahhal (@AsgardSG1) May 16, 2021
UFC veteran suffers broke arm
Souza, one of the great grappler's in MMA history, found himself in an awkward position against the much younger Muniz earlier on the card.
With a minute left in the first round, Muniz grabbed hold of Souza's arm.
Souza attempted to escape as Muniz was flipped upside down holding onto the Brazilian.
But in a sickening twist, Muniz applied the pressure and appeared to snap the arm of Souza.
"Oh my goodness," Joe Rogan said in commentary after realising the damage.
Fortunately, Souza appeared in good spirits after the bout, despite the broken arm.
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