Welcome to MMAmania’s 2025 Mid-Year Awards! Can you believe 2025 is already half done?
With six months of jaw-dropping action behind us, it’s time to celebrate the fighters, fights, and moments that have lit up the MMA world. From stunning upsets and bone-crunching knockouts to rising stars and masterful submissions, 2025 has delivered some good highlights.
Let’s dive into the best knockout of the year so far. (Note: For knockouts and submissions, I’m all about style over substance.)
Mauricio Ruffy vs. King Green
UFC 313
March 8, 2025
The best knockout of 2025? Hands down, Mauricio Ruffy’s spinning heel kick masterpiece.
Ruffy arrived in the UFC with a flair for the spectacular, but at UFC 313, he cranked it to eleven. In just over two minutes, he sent King Green to the canvas with a spinning heel kick so precise, so vicious, it’ll be on highlight reels forever. Pure artistry, pure devastation.
Here are a few honorable mentions:
Topuria vs. Oliveira
Literally, the most recent knockout of the year occurred last weekend when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round.
Almeida vs. Alhasssan
Cesar Almeida’s comeback knockout of Abdul Razak Alhassan.
Simon vs. Basharat
Ricky Simon sleeps Javid Basharat at UFC Seattle as a betting underdog.
Yoo vs. Saragih
Joo Sang Yoo knocked out Jeka Saragih in his UFC debut in just 30 seconds.
Are any of these knockouts the best of the year? Let us know below!
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