"He's on another level" - Fans in pure awe of Elias Mahmoudi's sickness-defining knockout win over Taiki Naito

A dengue fever didn't stop Elias Mahmoudi in his goal to get the win against fellow top-five flyweight kickboxing contender Taiki Naito during their match at ONE Fight Night 24 last weekend.

Mahmoudi, the number three-five contender, scored a late TKO finish against the third-ranked Naito via a highlight-reel knockout in the waning seconds of the fight in front of the Lumpinee Stadium crowd in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Championship recently posted one of the highlights during the bout, and they captioned it with:

"Chaining it together ⛓️ Elias Mahmoudi always stays on the hunt 😤 @elias_mahmoudi_official."

In the sequence, 'The Sniper' caught his Japanese opposition with a solid front kick to the head followed by spinning backfist and a high kick that sent Naito backwards unto the ropes.

This top-notch striking display from the Algerian powerhouse has hyped up fans, as comments from users @jowad_mahmoudigym, @flo_fbm3, @nabiilsc, and @otmanaouttah spearheaded the compliments:

"Elias making fight of the night while havig Breakbone fever Aka Dengue !! He's on another level"

"Fighting while being sick, Elias is from another level 🏆"

"This fight was the best of the night, high intensity both fighters don't back up and hit every shot with power 🔥"

"Elias is a savage 👏👏👏🔥good job Boyy❤️❤️❤️"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Elias Mahmoudi recorded his fourth win under the ONE Championship banner

Mahmoudi secured his fourth triumph in the world's largest martial arts organization since making signing with the promotion in January 2019. His three previous victims were Yukinori Ogasawara, Lerdsila Phuket Top Team, and Edgar Tabares.

Now, the 26-year-old striking star is looking to gravitate toward a potential world title shot against the division's reigning king Superlek Kiatmoo9. Other potential opponents for Mahmoudi outside of 'The Kicking Machine' are Tagir Khalilov, Takeru Segawa, and ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon.

North American viewers with Prime Video subscriptions can rewatch all the action from the ONE Fight Night 24 card via the event replay.