Women’s MMA Fight Ends in 5-Second Jumping Spinning-Kick Knockout
(Props: Josh Lonero, MMA – Mixed Martial Arts)
On Saturday night at XFS Tidal Wave in Valley Center, California, strawweight prospect Christine Stanley scored the greatest knockout we’ve seen all year, and arguably the most impressive knockout in women’s MMA history. Basically, what Stanley did to opponent Katie Anita Runyan was like Uriah Hall vs. Adam Cella, but in mid-air, and with the very first strike she threw.
Stanley’s jumping spinning hook-kick KO was officially recorded at five seconds, though it seemed closer to four by our count. At any rate, it’s amazing, and you should watch it immediately. Special appearance by The Great One!
The Spinning-Kick Knockout
Jumping spinning kicks are among the hardest techniques to land in MMA, and knockouts with them are rare at any level, which is why Christine Stanley’s finish drew comparisons with Uriah Hall‘s famous spinning-kick knockout of Adam Cella on The Ultimate Fighter 17.
Knockouts like this helped draw attention to the strawweight division in 2014, the year the UFC introduced women’s strawweight through The Ultimate Fighter 20.