jaw-dropping knockouts occur inside the UFC’s Octagon<\/a>. We saw Jorge Masvidal burst into welterweight title contention with a second-round knockout of Donal “Cowboy” Cerrone. We saw Derrick Lewis club Travis Browne to a second-round KO. We watched Jimi Manuwa level Corey Anderson with a first-round left hook. Most recently, we saw “Platinum” Mike Perry cut Jake Ellenberger down with a slicing elbow to the face. The list goes on and on.<\/p>\nKnockouts, of course, are not limited to the Octagon. For every blistering KO under the UFC banner, there have been several in the cages and rings of smaller leagues.<\/p>\n
Without further ado, here are a few our favorite non-UFC knockouts of the year thus far:<\/p>\n
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5. Yusuke Yachi Right Hand Flatlines Daron Cruickshank\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/streetfitebanch\/status\/853517365451120640<\/p>\n
Of all the emphatic wins on the latest Rizin FF card, it\u2019s arguable that none held a candle to Yusuke Yachi\u2019s crushing, one-punch KO of UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank. This thudding knockout sent the UFC vet careening face-first into the canvas, where he settled in a motionless, unconscious heap.<\/p>\n
Lights. Out.<\/p>\n
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4. Rafael Carvalho Snuffs Melvin Manhoef with Head Kick:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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