{"id":312254,"date":"2019-05-04T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T23:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=312254"},"modified":"2019-05-04T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T23:24:41","slug":"bellator-birmingham-produces-two-knockout-of-the-year-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-birmingham-produces-two-knockout-of-the-year-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator Birmingham produces two knockout of the year contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Bellator Birmingham event produced some amazing fights including a pair of KO\u2019s that are already being touted as potential knockout of the year candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kickboxing sensation Raymond Daniels made his second career MMA appearance at tonight\u2019s event and scored one of the most flashy knockouts in recent memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the incredible KO from \u2018The Human Highlight Reel\u2019 below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/bellatormma\/status\/1124788198297755648?s=21\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Raymond Daniels detailed his incredible knockout from Bellator Birmingham in a post-fight interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/05\/video-bellator-raymond-daniels-dazzling-spinning-one-punch-knockout\">MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI knew he was back against the cage. He had done a good job of trying to back away from my kicks. But because he was up against the cage, I knew he couldn\u2019t back up anymore. When I threw the 720, I was going to actually throw the kick, but he pushed against the cage, and it gave him more space, so I decided not to kick and come down with the right hand. And that happened all in that split second, in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be outdone was Fabian Edwards, who rocked his opponent with an up-kick while on the ground and then proceeded to put him away with some heavy shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out that finish below courtesy of @ImShannonTho:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fabian Edwards OMFG!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BellatorBirmingham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BellatorBirmingham<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DdTakigp9g\">pic.twitter.com\/DdTakigp9g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImShannonTho\/status\/1124797553206276101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/davemmadden\/status\/1124799117039886336?s=21\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which Bellator Birmingham knockout did you find more impressive? Sound off in the comments section Penn Nation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get all of tonight\u2019s UFC Ottawa Results <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-ottawa-cerrone-vs-iaquinta-live-results\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight\u2019s Bellator Birmingham event produced some amazing fights including a pair of KO\u2019s that are already being touted as potential knockout of the year candidates. Kickboxing sensation Raymond Daniels made his second career MMA appearance at tonight\u2019s event and scored one of the most flashy knockouts in recent memory. 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