With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts of July 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winners of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for July.
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Nominated: Charles Johnson defeated. Joshua Van at UFC on ESPN 59
[autotag]Carlos Johnson[/autotag] (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) showed once again that he has no give-up when he rallied to defeat Joshua Van (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in a flyweight bout.
Johnson was a betting underdog to the Van prospect, and in the first two rounds it looked like he was a bit lost and on track for a decision loss. But then the third round began, and Johnson surprised Van with a solid punch followed by a huge uppercut that led to a knockdown and stoppage victory.
Nominated: Hyder Amil defeated. Jeong Yeong Lee at UFC on ESPN 60
One-minute MMA fights don’t get much better than [autotag]Hyder Amil[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jeong Yeong Lee (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
Amil and Lee were involved in an absolute fight for 65 seconds. Amil submitted Lee on the feet after he officially landed 42 significant strikes in the featherweight fight. The barrage granted Amil his second victory in as many attempts, as he became the first man to defeat Lee.
Nominated: Mick Parkin defeated Lukasz Brzeski at UFC 304
[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) scored his first Octagon submission on home soil in England at the expense of Lukasz Brzeski (10-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC).
After his first three UFC wins were by decision, Parkin came away with a big straight right that rocked Brzeski, and followed it up with a flurry that sent him to the canvas to end the heavyweight fight in four minutes.
Nominated: Tom Aspinall defeated. Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304
[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) hit Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who was unhappy with the stoppage, in their rematch for the interim heavyweight title.
Aspinall needed exactly one minute to hit Blaydes with a crisp one-two combination. His opponent fell and he attacked with punches until the referee pulled him away. Aspinall was able to avenge his July 2022 defeat to Blaydes, which came via TKO due to injury just 15 seconds into the fight.
The winner
The winner: Montel Jackson defeated. Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC on ESPN 59
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[autotag]Montel Jackson[/autotag] lived up to his nickname “Quik” with a quick night at the office that was preceded by a pitch-perfect commentary from former UFC champion Dominick Cruz.
“Watch Jackson’s straight punches,” Cruz said as the fight began. “They’re like lightning, going straight down the pipe.”
A split second after the prophetic words were spoken, Jackson (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) fired a quick two-punch combination, knocking down Da’Mon Blackshear just 18 seconds into the bantamweight bout at Ball Arena. in Denver.
A right to the chest and a left hand to the chin dropped Blackshear (14-7-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC), and the referee rushed in to stop Jackson from landing any more punches on the ground. .
The result brings Jackson’s winning streak to five, including three first-round finishes. Additionally, he holds the record for most knockdowns in the bantamweight division with 11, and is tied with Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Cody Garbrandt and Josh Emmett with seven consecutive knockdowns.
Blackshear, whose last UFC win was a rare twister submission to Jose Johnson last August, has now lost two in a row.
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