FARES ZIAM delivered one of UFC’s most “insane” knockouts ever.
The “Smile Killer” left Matt Frevola out cold – and MMA fans almost as stunned.
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Fares Ziam left Matt Frevola out cold in their lightweight contest[/caption]
Considering how chilling the finale was, it’s incredible Ziam has never triumphed inside the distance before.
One UFC fan labelled it “one of the most brutal knockouts I’ve ever seen”.
After 13 minutes of their lightweight contest, home favourite Ziam suddenly put his forearm around Frevola’s head in the Paris octagon – and produced a crushing knee to the face.
The American crumpled immediately.
And although Ziam went in to finish the 34-year-old off there was never any doubt it was already over.
The referee darted in to keep him off the New Yorker.
“Frevola was out, holy *** that’s scary,” responded one viewer.
Another posted: “KO of the year contender?”
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Ziam won 10 of his 12 MMA bouts before switching to UFC five years ago.
Since then the 27-year-old has come out on top in five of his seven fights.
That includes a remarkable success back seven months ago, in his last bout before taking on Frevola.
Peruvian fighter Claudio Puelles put him down SEVEN times but Ziam notched a split-decision victory – due to landing more strikes.
He was then into the third and final round against Frevola when he produced his first “finish” – namely winning without needing to go all the way.
Frevola graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Criminology.
But he won’t need his academic background for him to agree with one fan’s verdict that Ziam is a “bad man” – at least in fighting parlance for a mean machine.
However, some viewers were unhappy at Ziam still trying to land quick blows after Frevola was clearly spark out.
One fan even suggested: “He should be disqualified for those two punches afterwards. It was clearly a knockout.”
