“November 23, 2024 8:00 am ET Muslim Salikhov landed his signature strike to knock out Song Kenan at UFC Fight Night 248 Salikhov (21-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC), “The King of Kung Fu,” lived up to his nickname Saturday when he uncorked his trademark spinning wheel kick to the head of Kenan (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC)”, — write: mmajunkie.usatoday.com
Salikhov (21-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC), “The King of Kung Fu,” lived up to his nickname Saturday when he uncorked his trademark spinning wheel kick to the head of Kenan (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC), who went down in a heap at the 3:49 mark of Round 1 in the welterweight bout at Galaxy Arena in Macau.
The kick Salikhov threw has been seen many times throughout his octagon tenure, but it has never landed so clean. He is the first fighter in UFC history to land multiple knockout finishes in the octagon with the technique.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
SPINNING WHEEL KICK KO 🤯 #UFCMACAU pic.twitter.com/25KJ8OqmSx
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 23, 2024
Salikhov made much of his career before joining the UFC in China, and he was thrilled to return to familiar territory, and said that at 40, he’s still dangerous.
“I always have this kick in my pocket, but never expect that I will finish the fight with something (like it),” Salikhov said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “Every one of my kicks is dangerous.”
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