The most beautiful strike you've ever seen.

[Count Zero]

Bases are pretty much already covered so I'll just toss an honorable mention to Machida's step-in knee strike to the body ... he lands it often, but this is one of the best examples:

Spoiler

Already mentioned, but here's a bonus body knee from Lyoto's boy Anderson:

 

[snw10mm]

just too classy

this is the one i think of because it was shocking (the seeming lack of effort by Silva)

 

[Sexy Jesus]

lulz

 

[psychodad]

The knee Anderson put to a downed Sonnen's chest. From a rules standpoint, it was so risky, and happened so fast at first I was like "Oh shit, did he just get himself DQ'd?"

But it was an illegal strike so I don't really count it for this thread. He did not get DQ'd because he was the GOAT, plain and simple.

 

[Andre Xiong]

likely a flying knee of some kind.

 

[BearGrounds]

likely a flying knee of some kind.

Doesn't get much more beautiful.

 

[autolycus]

 

[The Reed]

Every Machida KO is a thing of beauty. That includes Chinzo.

 

[Del1]

likely a flying knee of some kind.

go away

 

[Del1]

Did someone already do this?

 

[FierceHitman]

Did someone already do this?

I was just about to. Had the link ready and everything :icon_lol:

 

[Spacemonkeys]

 

[CinemaKingdom]

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.

That's Luiz Azeredo right? He actually beat Anderson Silva, his first loss.

 

[Non]

There used to be a better gif of it but the standing elbow Benson landed on Gil was gorgeous

 

[KillingJoke]

Weidmans elbow on Munoz

 

[eiyuu]

 

[Gamer2k4]

I always liked the haymaker Cerrone landed on Guillard:

 

[Diet Otsuka]

I've always liked the fluidity and motion of this set up and kick. Reminds me a bit of cruz's movement.

 

[Tankeray]

silva/Belfort without a doubt. Never seen a more precise kick.

 

[prikoke]