‘One of the greatest KOs in history’ – Mauricio Ruffy pulls off devastating head-kick to beat King Green at UFC 313

FANS are calling Mauricio Ruffy’s spinning wheel kick on King Green “one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history”.

Ruffy, 28, got the better of Green, 38, at UFC 313 in Las Vegas last night, literally ‘kicking off’ a spectacular night of MMA on the Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev card.

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Mauricio Ruffy pulled off one of the best knockouts of the year at UFC 313[/caption]

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Ruffy delivered a devastating spinning kick to King Green’s head[/caption]

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Green was knocked out by the incredible kick[/caption] https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1898575897768206735

Brazilian Ruffy had sparked out his veteran opponent just over two minutes into the first round of their faceoff.

Ruffy, who extended his record to 12-1-0, is now on a streak of seven wins in a row as he saw King drop to the floor will a perfectly landed kick to the face.

Spotting Green with his hands down, the South American delivered a devastating kick to bring the fight to an end and earn his 10th career win by knockout.

Fans online were in awe of the sensational spinning kick, with many taking to social media to react.

One wrote: “One of the greatest KOs in UFC history. Simply amazing.”

While another added: “Ruffy definitely lands himself on the all-time great KO list with that one”.

A third commented: “Brutal and beautiful at the same time”.

And a fourth posted: “Don’t think Green even saw it coming! That was definitely a KO I won’t be forgetting any time soon…”

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Ruffy celebrated with a back flip in the middle of the octagon[/caption]

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The Brazilian won the Performance of the Night bonus[/caption]

Former UFC star Daniel Cormier said on commentary: “My jaw is on the floor… that was always one of King Green’s biggest issues, keeping his hands down. You can’t do that with a guy like this in front of you”.

Ruffy celebrated his victory in an equally impressive manner, launching into a backflip in the centre of the octagon.

And he’ll be heading home $50,000 (£38,700) richer thanks to being awarded the Performance of the Night bonus.

For Green, the defeat means he is unable to celebrate his 50th career bout in the way he wanted to, leaving his record at 32-17-1.

The California-born star has now lost two fights in a row after his first round submission to Paddy Pimblett last July.

Elsewhere on the night, Alex Pereira dropped his light-heavyweight title in a decision defeat to Magomed Ankalaev.

While Justin Gaethje beat Rafael Fiziev once again in a rematch of their 2023 bout at UFC 286.

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Alex Pereira lost his title to Magomed Ankalaev[/caption]