A light heavyweight scrap between Aleksandar Rakic and Jimi Manuwa co-headlined today’s UFC Stockholm event.
Manuwa entered the contest in desperate need of a win, this after dropping his last three fights. In his most previous effort at UFC 231, the ‘Poster Boy’ suffered a brutal knockout loss at the hands of soon to be title challenger Thiago Santos.
Meanwhile, Aleksandar Rakic entered today’s co-main event sporting a record of 11-1, which included three straight wins in the UFC. Rakic was coming off a TKO victory over Devin Clark in his most previous effort.
Tonight’s co-headliner did not last long. After exchanging some low kicks and throwing a handful of punches, Aleksandar Rakic was able to land a clean combination that ended in a brutal head kick. That strike sent Jimi Manuwa crashing to the canvas and the fight was immediately called off by the referee.
Check out how the pros reacted to Aleksandar Rakic sensational knockout of Jimi Manuwa at UFC Stockholm below:
https://twitter.com/TSPMMA115/status/1134897494108729344
That was brutal #UFCStockholm
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) June 1, 2019
That KO of Manuwa was one of the worst head bouncing off of canvas falls I’ve ever seen! That hard on the back of the head after the lights are already out is not good at all. Hope he’s ok. #UFCstockholm
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/Amanda_Leoa/status/1134897205444325377
What a vicious knockout!! I would love to see him vs Johnnie Walker next!! @ufc
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 1, 2019
Damn #UFCStockholm
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) June 1, 2019
Holy shit that was beautifully set up and so vicious #UFCStockholm
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) June 1, 2019
Clean!
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) June 1, 2019
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