The 5 Most Devastating Knockouts in ONE Championship in 2021

#4. Kim Jae Woong vs. Martin Nguyen - ONE: Revolution

ONE: Revolution pitted two fighters known for their finishing abilities against each other. With 16 knockouts combined, a finish was almost guaranteed in this contest between two of the finest strikers in the featherweight division, Martin Nguyen and Kim Jae Woong.

Unfortunately for former two-division champion Nguyen, he was the one who was put to sleep on this occasion.

The South Korean did not hunt for a finish. Instead, he patiently waited to see how Nguyen would come forward.

As the Sanford MMA athlete started getting comfortable advancing into enemy territory, Kim began countering the Vietnamese-Australian’s onslaught with low kicks and jabs.

Just as Nguyen teed up a classic right, ‘The Fighting God’ sneaked a right cross that instantly crumbled his opponent to the floor. He followed up with three more strikes on the ground before referee Olivier Coste called a stop to the contest at the 3:15 mark.

Along with the highlight-reel finish, Kim booked himself a shot at Thanh Le's ONE featherweight world title.

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#3. Beybulat Isaev vs. Mihajlo Kecojevic - ONE: Unbreakable 2

Beybulat Isaev smashed his way to an 82-second knockout win in this light heavyweight kickboxing tilt against Mihajlo Kecojevic inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in January.

Kecojevic dominated the initial stages of the contest, using his jab-cross combos to keep Isaev at bay. However, as his confidence grew, the Serbian fighter also left huge gaps in his defense. That invited the hulking Russian athlete to trade leather.

Isaev countered Kecojevic’s straight right and slammed a right cross-left hook mix that his rival blocked. Furious, the Serbian athlete stepped forward and swung a full-force hook-cross combination.

The Russian ducked both shots and loaded a thumping overhand right that caught Kecojevic clean on the jaw. The momentum of the oncoming Serb coupled with Isaev’s power forced his head to swing a full 180 degrees from right to left before it bounced off the canvas.