Max Holloway may have MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month, Knockout of the Year and more stuck with his vibrant finish by Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, but that didn’t stop other fighters from sending their input into the conversation.
In LFA 182, Kendra McIntyre I did it exactly that Friday night.
In the third round of the strawweight bout against Katarina Legorreta, McIntyre (3-1) created a knockout that will be repeated for the rest of her career. Not to mention it was the first of her career too.
Legorreta (2-1) was clearly tired as he offered a difficult left hand. McIntyre didn’t even bother blocking him. Instead, she ate on the chin, fired a right hand and ended the fight with a vicious left kick to the head that sent her opponent tumbling to the canvas like a rag doll.
Check out the video of the devastating knockout in the video below (via X):
The moment for McIntyre, 28, was the first final of his young career. His first professional fight was last March, won by unanimous decision. She followed that up with another over Alandria Rosales before suffering the first loss of her career in January. Then, she got back into the win column on Friday with one of the most brutal knockouts ever witnessed.
Could you imagine if McIntyre managed to overcome his first knockout?
