The 5 most jaw-dropping MMA finishes of the week

#1 Akhmed Aliev's spinning wheel kick knockout

For those looking for a taste of MMA action outside the mainstream, ie, UFC and Bellator, Fight Nights Global will leave you sated. The Russian promotion's 83rd episode took place last week in Moscow. It was main evented by a Lightweight title showdown between erstwhile undefeated champion Magomedsaygid Alibekov and Akhmed Aliev, who was on a six fight win streak.

The slick and exciting Aliev was content to counterpunch against the powerful champion, spearing strategic shots and dancing around so as to never let Alibekov get a read. Aliev's spinning attacks were conspicuous in their absence, but he would later show that it was only because he had eschewed quantity for quality. Entering the last minute of the 3rd round, Aliev feinted like Anderson Silva before throwing a spinning wheel kick that made Alibekov look like he had been hit with the Petrificus Totalus curse. Skip to the 17:45 mark in the video to see how he engineered the stunning finish.