Apparently, knockouts via nasty knees are the newest trend in the UFC. Just one week after Jorge Masvidal rocked the MMA world with his five-second, flying knee finish of Ben Askren at UFC 239, Jonathan Martinez got a knockout of his own at UFC on ESPN+ 13. Martinez (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) very well might have been on his way to a unanimous-decision loss to Liu Pingyuan during their prelim-card bantamweight bout at Golden1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. But that’s when Martinez struck. He didn’t soar through the air like Masvidal, but rather got Pingyuan (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) to bite on a feint, then delivered a perfectly executed left knee to the jaw at the 3:54 mark of the final round. However, Martinez, in his in-cage interview with Michael Bisping, let everyone know this wasn’t a simply copycat move.
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Another knee knockout: Jonathan Martinez makes a statement at UFC on ESPN+ 13 – MMA Junkie