After two weeks on the road in Saudi Aarabia and Australia, the UFC returns this weekend to the 'Warehouse of Dreams' for UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues.
To his honor, the incoming UFC event is much stronger than much of the recent impressions on the Apex, such as Calvin Kattar, Ismael Bonfim, Edmen Shahbazyan and Angela Hill all ready to compete.
This weekend's map also sees the long-awaited return of Welterweight Khaos 'The Oxfighter' Williams who scored one of the most cruel knockouts in the history of the division not so long ago.
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Khaos Williams' Best Knock-Out Ever Remaining UFC Bogeyman Movable
Despite the fact that the aura of a UFC veteran of 20 or 30-Fight, the incredibly powerful American welterweight only came in the promotion in 2020.
Williams' debut could not have gone better, and announced itself as the 'Danger Man' of the 170LB division with a 27-second Ko by Alex Morono on the UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes undercard.
Yet 'The Oxfighter' would surpass that knockout only a few months later when he stepped into the popular competition and an ever-different UFC Bogeyman, Abdul Razak Alhassan.
Alhassan is the true definition of a 'knock -out artist', in which each of his 12 professional victories came through KO/TKO and that fight was on its way, 'Judo Thunder' preferred to finish Williams in a devastating way. Of course, nobody told Williams.
Less than 30 seconds in the very first round, Khaos Williams would unload a mean right right hand that Alhassan immediately crashed to the canvas.
And if he was not unconscious from the moment that shot landed, he was certainly two seconds later when Williams succeeded with an equally unpleasant right hand that landed on the sleeping Alhassan.
The broadcasting boat understandably lost their cool, with Brendan Fitzgerald screaming: “Khaos Williams brought the chaos again; you want to talk about 'Don't blink' versions, Khaos Williams!”
Alhassan was left unconscious for an uncomfortable long, with Williams later told MMA Junkie that it was the 'scariest knockout of his career'.
Ironically, Alhassan would still suffer a 'KO of the Year' community service at UFC Vegas 101.
Khaos Williams returns to action at Fight Night: Cannonier VS Rodrigues
Since that devastating KO victory in Alhassan, Khaos Williams Stop-Start has been in the UFC Octagon.
While he scored four victories – two of which were arrived by Flush Knockout – he also dropped two decision losses by Michel Pereira and Randy Brown.
Williams returns to action this weekend on the prelims of UFC Fight Night 251 against talented Brazilian prospect Gabriel 'Marretinha' Bonfim.
The alumni of the Contender Series of Dana White is currently 16-1 as a professional and 3-1 under the UFC banner, but only fought once in 2024; That is a unanimous decision that wins Ange Loosa in July.
Williams remains a moderate underdog for Bonfim, with about 58% of the tapology users who could fall on the side of the Brazilian – can Khaos reinforce the AppleCart as he did Alhassan? Discover it on Saturday 15 February.
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