5 best UFC knockouts of May 2022

#2. Chidi Njokuani def. Dusko Todorovic – UFC Vegas 55

Chidi Njokuani joined the promotion last year off the back of a dominant showing on Dana White's Contender Series. He is the younger brother of Anthony Njokuani, a UFC and WEC veteran, who currently competes in Eagle FC.

'Chidi Bang Bang' made his full promotional debut against Marc Andre-Barriault in February, producing a 16-second knockout. He then made a quick turnaround and was booked to fight Dusko Todorovic in his next outing.

The 33-year-old delivered another scintillating knockout, finishing Todorovic in devastating fashion to further boost his stock.

Todorovic did his best in the opening round, forcing Njokuani into some grappling exchanges. However, the striking specialist largely stayed out of danger on the mat and even threw up a few submission attempts of his own.

With just 12 seconds remaining in the first round, Njokuani uncorked a thunderous elbow strike while breaking away from the clinch, separating Todorovic from consciousness.

Now 2-0 in the octagon with two post-fight performance bonuses, 'Chidi Bang Bang' has emerged as an intriguing contender in the middleweight division.

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#1. Michael Chandler def. Tony Ferguson – UFC 274

Top-ranked lightweights Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson locked horns in a highly anticipated bout at UFC 274, with both fighters looking to snap their respective losing skids and return to winning ways.

Ferguson, in particular, was in desperate need of a win, with his last victory coming back in 2019 against Donald Cerrone.

Unfortunately for 'El Cucuy', he suffered the worst loss of his career thus far, coming out on the wrong end of a surefire 'Knockout of the Year' contender.

Ferguson performed admirably in the first round. He knocked down Chandler with a left hook in the opening frame and even sliced open a cut under the former Bellator champion's eye.

However, just 17 seconds into the second round, Ferguson found himself backpedalling as Chandler came forward and unleashed a jaw-dropping front kick. 'El Cucuy' faceplanted into the canvas after getting caught flush under the chin, while 'Iron' celebrated emphatically.

At the post-fight press conference, Dana White hailed Chandler's knockout as "the most vicious" one he'd ever seen.