Shara Magomedov believes he did Max Holloway one higher.
At UFC 308, “Shara Bullet” delivered a never-before-seen UFC end when he smacked Armen Petrosyan with a double spinning backfist mixture to attain an unbelievable knockout. The sequence landed Magomedov at No. 4 in MMA Fighting’s 2024 Knockout of the Year record, three spots behind Holloway, who gained for his buzzer-beating punch-out of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
Magomedov loved Holloway’s work, however defined why he feels his distinctive end deserves equal recognition.
“After all, I believe mine is best as a result of mine was actually a murals,” Magomedov instructed MMA Combating’s Mike Heck through a Russian translator. “The Max knockout, regardless that it was enjoyable to observe, it was principally a brawl, and what number of occasions have we seen a brawl in a UFC combat? There’s been tons of them. However the one which I’ve carried out has by no means been carried out or by no means has been carried out earlier than within the octagon.”
A number of publications anointed Holloway over Gaethje because the Knockout of the 12 months, a distinction Magomedov is ok with as a result of he thinks his KO of Petrosyan will stand the check of time.
“I assume they’re proper, they actually did have a Knockout of the 12 months,” Magomedov mentioned. “However mine was a Knockout of the Century.”
This Saturday at UFC Saudi Arabia, Magomedov goes toe-to-toe with former Bellator star Michael Page within the co-main occasion. It was Web page who referred to as for the matchup, which takes place at middleweight, one division above Web page’s normal stomping grounds.
Magomedov initially referred to as for a combat with Israel Adesanya after his UFC 308 win, however he was impressed by Web page’s temerity and expects to steal the present, even with Adesanya taking over Nassourdine Imavov in the principle occasion.
“I just like the strikes that he’s placing on,” Magomedov mentioned of Web page. “I like all of the issues that he’s doing with a view to get this combat to occur. So long as no matter he has to do will get him into the octagon and thru the octagon door wholesome and in a single piece and able to combat, then all we’ve to do is present an thrilling enjoyable combat for the followers and I’m tremendous enthusiastic about.
“So he’s now in my web. He’s within the pirate’s web and I’m going to reel him in.”
