UFC star left motionless on canvas with eyes glaring open after sickening KO forces referee to stop fight

A UFC fighter suffered perhaps the most horrific knockout of the year after sustaining a devastating right hand.

Ricky Simon and Javid Basharat locked horns at UFC Fight Night 252 in the preliminary card on Saturday at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.

Ricky Simon floored Javid Basharat with a devastating punch at UFC Fight Night 252

Basharat was knocked out and the referee had to stop the fight

Basharat was left motionless with his eyes glaring open after the horrific attack

But the bantamweight fight didn’t last long as Simon, 32, blasted Basharat, 29, in the face and immediately floored him in the canvas during the first round.

The American followed up with a couple of more blows to his fallen opponent until the referee thankfully intervened.

The camera then caught the Afghan-born English fighter looking motionless with his eyes glaring open after the horrific attack.

The ref immediately stopped the fight and Simon was declared the winner via knockout.

UFC fans were left in shock at the sight of Basharat as they stormed social media.

One MMA enthusiast tweeted: “Simon sleeps him bad!”

Another commented: “Out with the eyes open, that’s a bad KO. He really needs to be observed.”

A third wrote: “Wow!!!!! Ricky is back!!”

This fan declared: “Knockout of the year contender!”

And that one said: “Holy f**k that was nasty!”

That was Basharat’s first ever knockout loss, which took his record to 14-2.

Simon, on the other hand, now boasts 21 wins and six losses out of 27 fights.