The MMA Fighting sports website has picked Mexican fighter Yair Rodriguez stunning Korean rival Chan Sung Jung with a last-ditch elbow punch as 2018's Knockout of the Year.
With time ticking away in the featherweight fight, Rodriguez finally managed to counterattack Chan, also known as "the Korean Zombie", with a powerful back elbow strike which immediately sent Chan to the canvas.
HOW DO YOU LAND THIS?!?!?!?! OH MY @PanteraUFC!!! #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/CJx9dMpg0h
— UFC (@ufc) 11 ноября 2018 г.
The bout took place at the UFC Fight Night 139 tournament in Denver on 10 November, an event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the organisation.
