2011 MMA Knockout of the Year (Poll)

[Myth111]

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/74312 ... wards-2011

Knockout of the year: Anderson Silva front kicks Vitor Belfort. Anderson Silva, the UFC's grandest champion, continued to find ways to wow fans in 2011. Two wins, both knockouts, kept the middleweight king firmly planted atop pound-for-pound rankings. His first finish -- Feb. 5 at UFC 126, 3:25 of Round 1 versus Vitor Belfort -- held up as the best KO of the year, a snapping flash front kick to Belfort's jaw. Silva barely engaged before the stunning strike produced a result even the most veteran of fight watchers hadn't seen save the original "The Karate Kid." In slamming the ball of his left foot into Belfort's face the way he did, Silva showed yet again that no moment, no distance, no defense exists in which opponents can feel safe against the 36-year-old Brazilian. He is so fast and accurate and does his work with such style that it can be safely said there is only one Anderson Silva, and he is the best.

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It's a crime that this one isn't even nominated. KO of the year by far.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CIKOxf6_gM[/youtube]

Ditto to this one:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSR8qogJlZ4[/youtube]

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P.S: I think Dan Henderson's KO of Fedor should have been considered as well for the following reasons:

1.Fedor had never been KOed b4 in his long career.
2.Fight was a war.
3.KO punch was a unique and weird hooking uppercut aimed thrown under Fedor's armpit.
4.Fedor had just been pounding away on top of Hendo 2 seconds b4.

[SDM]

Sherdog put up a top ten list, some KOs not listed here

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/ ... outs-39571

Nick Denis' slam was brutal. With this standing elbows TKO a couple events ago, he'll probably make the list again next year.