The most beautiful strike you've ever seen.

Strikes are usually graded based on power and ability to knock someone out. For this thread, I just want to show some appreciation for those strikes that are simply amazing to look at regardless of how strong they are. Take a look at this example of GSP's superman punch:



I don't think anyone can do a more graceful and technically sound superman punch than GSP. There's also Edson Barboza's amazing roundhouse kick (which actually knocked out his opponent):



Any other examples of picture-perfect strikes?

 

Andy's elbow on Frykland

 

Worlds most beautiful left high kick. Still cant believe that hunt got up...

 

Gotta go with Adam Haliev tornado kick on Alexei Belyaev



Goodnight sweet prince...

 

The cover-roll hook Rampage landed on Wandy was pretty sweet.

 

I quit kickboxing the day I saw this strike. I knew I could never come close to such perfect technique and fell into a deep depression:

 

Did that actually hit the guy? For it to be a beautiful strike, it actually has to hit something. It looks insane.

 

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Crazy monkey defense ftw

For me, it's the monsterous overhand Minotauro landed on Schaub

 

wow too many to mention, some that come to mind:

machida ko'ing t silva while machida was standing and silva was on the ground, wow
rich ko'ing quarry w a straight
bj penn beating the sht out of then timing a perfect flying knee on sherk
silva one punch counter ko of the sandman
rampage one punch counter hook ko on wanderlei
rashad ko of chuck (though horrible to see at first)
sandman flying ko when the round started on stalkier guy who smothered him for round one, forgetting name
kicks by pettis, cerrone and lauzon - out of nowhere w full strength

 

Chris beal

 

Came here to post this.
I've watched that countless times, it's an incredible feat of violence and amazing to watch.

 

Thats a good one.



Probably never see that again.

 

Yeah that's easily my fav KO of Andersons. Weidmans elbow on Munoz was perfectly timed too.

 

Loads of sweet strikes already mentioned, but I would like to add this one. It's actually two punches but it's just picture perfect.

 

Thats the one :icon_chee