Top 5 Flying Knee Knockouts in UFC

#3 Yoel Romero vs Chris Weidman

After being brutalized by a flying knee from Romero, Weidman hit his head on his knee and was left a bloody mess

Yoel Romero does not exactly have the best reputation in terms of being a fair play or honest sportsman but you'd have to be an absolute fool to deny his potential inside the octagon.

Boasting an extremely impressive record in freestyle wrestling and representing the country of Cuba twice in the Olympics, Romero is not exactly the guy you would expect to consistently knock fighters out with strikes.

But some fighters just have a natural power in their strikes and even fewer are smart enough to exploit this opportunity fully.

Chris Weidman on the other hand, had shown all signs of being a dominant champion, defeating the likes of Anderson Silva twice, Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort in devastating fashion.

This was his first time returning after suffering a TKO loss to Luke Rockhold. So he would have liked to return with a compelling victory over the number one contender in his home state of new york.

However, reality had something else in store for him.

After a closely contested first two rounds that could have gone either way, Romero went into desperation mode. Finding the perfect moment and timing a flying knee in conjunction with a takedown attempt from Chris Weidman, Romero ended the fight in vicious fashion.

Chris Weidman later hit his head on his own knee as he made the fall and was left a bloody mess by the end of the fight. This finish earned Romero the number one contender spot and technically a title fight with the current Champion Michael Bisping.