LOS ANGELES – Raymond Daniels isn’t shy of setting his sights sky-high. The former kickboxing ace is looking to make his mark as a mixed martial artist and, 11 years after a loss on his professional MMA debut, he returned to the sport with one of the most replayed knockouts in recent memory as he starched Wilker Barros with a stunning 720-degree punch that has earned more than five million views on YouTube. The finish catapulted Daniels (1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) to MMA stardom, but the American striker is taking it all in his stride. “I was talking to my coach about that,” he told MMA Junkie ahead of his bout with Jason King at Bellator 238 on Saturday night at The Forum. “People don’t understand that was me after a failed attempt from me 10 or 11 years ago. So if you were in my immediate circle you knew that was going to come to fruition.
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