5 Most Brutal MMA Knockouts

#2 Robbie Lawler vs. Rory Macdonald 2

Robbie Lawler bested Rory Macdonald in their first meeting inside the Octagon, however, the victory came by way of a razor-close decision.

Lawler subsequently went on to win the UFC Welterweight title and defended his Championship against Macdonald at UFC 189. Lawler dominated the initial phase of this matchup—lighting Macdonald up with beautiful 1-2s and highly-technical boxing in Rounds 1 and 2.

Regardless, Macdonald tagged Lawler with a huge right leg roundhouse head kick in Round 3—almost finishing the latter with several follow-up punches, elbows and knees till the bell sounded. Macdonald once again tagged Lawler with head kicks in Round 4, and went after him with reckless intent—only for Lawler to fire back with hard punches.

With both combatants covered in blood, the fifth and final round commenced, and Lawler began targeting Macdonald’s nose, which he’d broken earlier in the fight. Lawler kept dinging his foe’s nose with hard punches and damaged Macdonald’s nose to such an extent that the latter crumpled under the pain—with the fight ending by way of TKO.