Greatest kick thrown & landed in combat competition?

[GearSolidMetal]

Previously I thought it was this...

And now I think it's this...



Post your contenders.

Edit - Just remembered these.

 

[MigitAs]

Leon/Usman
or
Barboza/Etim

One impacted the sport massively

The other was the most beautiful kick ever executed imo.

 

[volcom5]

 

[VinceArch]

Holy shit, that is slick.

 

[OldBoy91]

No can defend.

 

[Chubi]

That's a bad kyokushin spinning kick imo.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

This is the first time we saw something like this in the UFC, plus the context in which this happened. This was a title fight and Silva seemed beatable after the Chael fight, and Vitor was a tear with 3 straight KOs. People thought it was gonna be a tough fight for Anderson and it seemed like it until he kicked him in the face!

Plus this epic picture was one of the loading screens in the best MMA game of all time, UFC 3 Undisputed

 

[dildos]

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

 

[gentel]

I was so lucky to be watching (online) when this happened live

 

[McSpikes]

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Was just trying to find a gif of this.

Absolutely is a contender.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

This kick absolutely was the most brutal.

Very few KOs have ever given me the immediate reaction of 'Oh fuck he's dead.'

 

[gentel]

Was just trying to find a gif of this.

Absolutely is a contender.

For me it's that or the Barboza wheel kick, and currently I give it to Buckley because it was done dynamically in response to an opponent grabbing him. Though Barboza does deserve credit for the supreme accuracy of his wheel kick

 

[VinceArch]

 

[Deleted member 504083]

 

[GearSolidMetal]

For me it's that or the Barboza wheel kick, and currently I give it to Buckley because it was done dynamically in response to an opponent grabbing him. Though Barboza does deserve credit for the supreme accuracy of his wheel kick

There's been several wheel kick KOs in combat sports, though Barboza's is certainly the best there has only been one Buckley kick.

It wasn't pre-planned or even trained for, and it's probably the only one we're going to see.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

The technical creativity of Pettis was incredible, held back by not being the finish.

The grace of Barboza is hard to beat because, even if you've seen a wheel kick before, you've never seen one as perfect.

The Buckley kick was unique an a bit rough around the edges in terms of execution, but was brutal, and earns extra points by being a reaction.

So I'll just give a good kicker on general, Raymond Daniels

Bonus

Check that accuracy

Leon/Usman
or
Barboza/Etim

One impacted the sport massively

The other was the most beautiful kick ever executed imo.

Holm-Rousey might have had a bigger effect than Leon-Usman, but it was certainly more satisfying to watch

 

[Slapjit]

Damn di yute got a sick kickflip mi give him dat

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Damn di yute got a sick kickflip mi give him dat

He was riding orthodox and landed goofy, too. Pretty impressive