Aleksandar Rakic Puts Jimi Manuwa To Sleep Via Brutal Left High Kick!
UFC Fight Night 153 is happening this afternoon (Saturday, June 1, 2019), from inside Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
The co-main event of the evening brings the Light Heavyweight clash between English knockout artist and the former UCMMA 205-pound champ Jimi “Poster Boy” Manuwa and Austrian rising contender Aleksandar Rakic.
The third man in the octagon is Kevin Sataki. The match is underway.
Round 1
Rakic has a height advantage, but Manuwa has longer hands. Fighters touch gloves. Low kick Manuwa, Rakic fires back with a low kick. Right-hand miss by Rakic.
Aleksandar keeps his right-hand high.
Right uppercut missed by Rakic, but he connects with a brutal left high kick to Jimi Manuwa’s face! He’s out, Manuwa is knocked out cold! KO victory for Aleksandar Rakic!!!
Final Result: Aleksandar Rakic wins via KO (left high kick, round 1, 0:42)
Check out the highlights below:
Ready for war. 🦁@PosterBoyJM enters the #UFCStockholm co-main event NEXT! pic.twitter.com/vHkicw6iLW
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Light-heavyweights TAKE NOTICE!
Remember the name @Rakic_UFC! #UFCStockholm 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/Rph12Raw8W
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Jimi Manuwa drops to 17-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC, Aleksandar Rakic improves the score to 12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC.
