FARES ZIAM delivered one of UFC’s most “insane” knockouts ever.
The “Smile Killer” left Matt Frevola out cold – and MMA fans just as stunned.
KN😲CKED 😱UT C😵LD!#UFCParis | Live on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/qfukXW6Psy
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) September 28, 2024
GettyFares Ziam chillingly KO’d Matt Frevola in their lightweight bout[/caption]
The Frenchman produced a ‘Grand Ziam’ finish with a brutal knee
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 in Paris, home favourite Ziam put a forearm around Frevola’s head – and thrust a knee into his face.
The American crumpled to the ground immediately – prone and not moving a muscle.
Ziam went in to finish the 34-year-old off, but there was never any doubt it was already over.
And te referee darted in to pull him away from the New Yorker.
“Frevola was out, holy *** that’s scary,” responded one viewer.
Another posted: “KO of the year contender?”
Ziam went in to deliver more but he was rightly pulled away
CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS
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 seven months ago, in his last bout before taking on Frevola.
Peruvian 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 long ago graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Criminology.
But he won’t need his academic background to concur with one fan’s verdict that Ziam is a “bad man” – in fighting parlance for a mean machine.
However, some viewers were unhappy Ziam tried to land more 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.”