Published 12:52 IST, May 4th 2020

UFC President Dana White surprises fans with choice of his favourite knockout; watch video

UFC President Dana White names Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren as his favourite knockout victory in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

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UFC President Dana White has h witnessed numerous kckout victories throughout his years of association with MMA organisation. From Mikro Cro Cop’s brutal he kicks to Cor McGregor’s vicious left hand, Dana White has seen it all. However, UFC chief recently unveiled his favourite kckout victory in history of organisation and UFC fans have been expressing ir reactions to Dana White’s favourite kckout since n.

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UFC President Dana White names his favourite kckout

While interacting with his fans via Reddit, Dana White came across a lot of questions in which he was asked to name his favourite kckout victory in history of UFC. Surprisingly, among so many KO instances, Dana White mentioned Jorge Masvidal’s 5 second-kckout victory over Ben Askren as his favourite one. However, to justify his statement, Dana White furr claimed, “When I give you this answer, everyone is going to think it’s because I don’t like Ben Askren and it’s just t true at all. I do like Ben (Askren). But it’s hard t to pick Masvidal vs Askren.”

Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren confronted each or in a welterweight contest at UFC 239 and Askren was seemingly ‘favourite’ in fight due to his undefeated MMA record. However, things turned out to be unalike when duo locked ir horns inside UFC octagon. Ben Askren tried to grapple down Jorge Masvidal but unfortunately got stuck with a thundering knee and got out cold. Jorge Masvidal followed up his knee shot with some brutal punches to seal fastest kckout in entire history of UFC within just five seconds. Here’s a glimpse of fight.

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12:52 IST, May 4th 2020