opinion: top 5 sickest UFC knockouts
 

Off the top of my head,

5. Marquardt KO's Damien Maia - completely upended him.

4. Houston Alexander beats the shit out of Kieth Jardine - Jardine hasn't been the same since, and niether has his chin.

3. Rashad Evans KO's Chuck Liddell - out before he hit the floor, head bounced off the mat like a softball.

2. Rashad Evans headkick on Sean Salmon - I thought Salmon was DEAD. On a side note, the most hilarious UFC moment: Salmon's spinning roundhouse kick at the opening of the fight...and Rogan's reaction.

1. Gabriel Gonzaga headkick on Mirko Crocop - I can't even watch it...I mean, the whole twisted foot thing...

Scott Smith KO's Pete Sell was the most magnificent MMA knockout of all time hands down IMO.

Ya know what...that is probably my favorite UFC moment. What an ending to a great fight - a double knockout!

That barely didn't make my top 5, based on a slight lack of percievable physcal devastation, relatively speaking.

1. Rashad V Liddell

2. Tank Abbott V Steve Nelmark

3. Gonzaga V Cro Cop

4. Pete Williams V Mark Coleman

5. Rampage Jackson V Wanderlei Silva

(I'd also like to mention Hendo V Bisping, Rashad V Salmon, and Abbott V Matua)

in no particular order...

evans/liddell... duh
gonzaga/crocop... duh
smith/sell... amazing, on the brink of defeat he completely turns the tables
hendo/bisbing... again, duh
leben/martin... another case of basically being out and knocking out the other guy

Id also like to give mention to some wicked ones outside of ufc...

fedor/arlovski (affliction) :'(
hendo/silva (pride)
mercer/sylvia (adrenaline) :D
belfort/lindland (affliction)
a. silva/fryklund (cage rage) unbelievable elbow ko
sokoudjou/lil nog (pride)

5 Favorite Finishes, guess not sickest:

5. Thiago Silva knocks out Keith Jardine.

4. Quinton Jackson beats Chuck Liddell - Liddell hasn't been the same since.

3. Nate Marquardt TKOs Martin Kampmann.

2. Keith Jardine's strikes on Forrest Griffin.

1. Matt Serra stops George St. Pierre at 3:25 of round 1 to become the Welterweight Champion.

SERRA! how did I forget that yet remember all those others! LOVED that one

What, I don't recall anything of that nature, I remember GSP giving his title up, and then winning it from Serra a lil while later.

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That's how I remember, and how the world remembers it.

no everyone remembers serra beating gsp... its the reason why every guy that fights him says hes not mentally strong and how they will mentally break him or how all they need is one big punch blah blah blah

and how many have broken him, or landed that one big punch, honestly i still can't believe that midget won.

that wasnt the point spaz

I know, I was more or less agreeing with you, just expanding on the blah.

ok i take the spaz back then

I still don't understand how Serra managed to get to GSP's chin with those arms of his, remains a mystery.

he didnt... he clubbed him on the spot right behind the ear which is the area of the head that controls your equilibrium, and once thats thrown off you lose control so serra was able to step in and label him some more.

Thats even further for his wee-arms to reach, amazing really.

haha i think gsp was trying to duck the punch which is funny because serra is so short, it doesnt make sense to duck his punches

LOL, really, just keep ur head up and take a step to the back or side.

I love how everyone has their highlight reel knockout on Keith Jardine.

It's why he's employed.

Can't believe nobody had mentioned the legendary Shonie Carter spinning backfist of chaos yet.

I think he was ducking because when he tried to back away Serra kept landing body shots.

yea probably all i remember from the fight is when he got rattled and after that

Anderson Silva KO'ing Griffin. Just for how easy he made it look.

EDIT: Didnt read the title properly -

Buentello KO's Eliers @ UFC 51
Abbott v Nelmark
Gonzaga KO's Cro Cop
Kohler v Judson @ UFC 22 ( I think)

The Gonzaga KO of Cro Cop really gets me. It's so brutal and it effectively killed the Legend of Mirko Cro Cop.

:( Cro Cop :(

Lol, I love the Mercer knockout of Silvia. My favorite though has to be the old school Don Frye knockout of that short fat guy Thomas Ramirez in his first fight in the UFC. Also even though it's pretty new, the Roy Nelson knockout of Stefan Struve. He just hits him in the temple and his legs just give out.