In 2024, Esteban Riabovics not only had a 'fight of the year' competition, but was also on the shortlist for 'Knock -Out of the Year' – and it is not difficult to see why.
Predicting the outcome of UFC fights remains a difficult task; However, fans understand that there are certain leftovers that almost guaranteed a certain type of finish – Esteban Ribovics vs Terrance McKinney was one of those periods.
While 'El Gringo' is preparing for his long -awaited return to action on UFC Vegas 103, Bloody Elbow makes a quick journey through the memory strip to the viral chop Ko that put the Argentinian on the lightweight card.
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Esteban Riabovics' Viral main kick Knock -Out remains something of beauty
In May 2024, the UFC returned to St. Louis, Missouri, for a fighting evening card with head through hard -handed weights Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento.
It was expected that that main event would end with a Flush Ko, what it did, although 'The Black Beast' was forced to admit that the best finish of the night was scored by 'El Gringo'.
Round one of Riabovics vs McKinney opened with both men who threw lightning-fast combinations, with ribovics who tried a slick punch-to-kick combo that hardly missed McKinney's Kin.
The American was able to land different Jabs in response that broke the head of Riabovics backwards, but while he withdrew to the Octagon fence, the Argentinian would again try that punch-to-kick combo.
This time the main kick perfectly landed on the side of McKinney's jaw; Sent with the fan favorite Finisher who crashed to the Canvas conscious from the moment it made a connection.
Although the Ko went viral online, Dana White Ribovics did not offer $ 50k bonus; A movement that frustrated and confused the Argentinian.
“I couldn't believe it,” he told MMA Junkie in Spanish, and he just asked: “What else should I do?
“I am not going to say that until that moment it was a boring event because there were good fights, but there was no excitement from such a knockout to my fight.
“Of course I was a bit disappointed, but other good things will come from this knockout. I am sure I will get more opportunities to prove that I deserve a bonus. “
'El Gringo' indeed earned a $ 50k bonus after the fight in his next game; A struggle of the annual band at UFC 306.
Esteban Riabovics returns to promotion this weekend at UFC Vegas 103
Esteban Riabovics will return this weekend to the Octagon on the UFC Fight Night main map: KAPE VS Almabayev – which will end from the Apex on Saturday 1 March.
'El Gringo' is confronted with popular 17-5 lightweight prospect nasrat haqparast in what is currently planned as the third to a provision of fight on the map.
Since the attacking successive decisions Dan Hooker in 2021 and Bobby Green in 2022, Haqparast has an impressive four-fight winning streak with three decision wines and a filthy TKO of his own against Jamie Mullarkey.
Ribovics is the favorite of the Bookie in that lightweight scrap, with about 83% of the tapology colleagues that are in favor of the Argentinian – the prevailing prediction is a Riabovics decision -making profit.
Riabovics vs Haqparast leads to Cody Brundage vs Julian Marquez in the Co-Main event, before the night is completed by flying weight contenders Manel Kape and ASU Almabayev.
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