Jorge Masvidal squared off against the former ONE and Bellator champ Ben Askren in the main card of UFC 239 PPV (pay-per-view) event, which went down live from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, last night (Sat., July 6, 2019), and finished him in 5 seconds. It is the new fastest knockout in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Many expected it’d be an easy win for undefeated Ben Askren, who was running on a great score of 19 wins and one no contest. On the other side, Masvidal was fresh of a superb knockout victory over dangerous Brit Darren Till.
As soon as the match kicked off, Jorge Masvidal ran towards Askren and delivered a brutal flying knee which countered Ben’s takedown attempt. Ben went down like a sack of beans, and “Gamebred” punished him with two more punches on the ground before the referee Jason Herzog stepped in and waved off the contest. Ben even had a hard time leaving the octagon after this devastating blow.
You can check the highlights below (celebration was epic too):
🎼 We want the funk! 🎼@BenAskren looks to settle the score NEXT at #UFC239!
📺 Watch LIVE now: https://t.co/rcVxsIv47u pic.twitter.com/PjGxVydqsk
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 7, 2019
Gamebred enters!@GamebredFighter #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/l4GJ2WMIIC
— UFC (@ufc) July 7, 2019
THE FASTEST KNOCKOUT IN UFC HISTORY! 😱
5️⃣ SECONDS IS ALL IT TOOK FOR @GamebredFighter!
📺 Watch LIVE now: https://t.co/rcVxsIv47u pic.twitter.com/Oat5FAlGDG
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 7, 2019
Stiff as a BOARD! 😱@GamebredFighter has SILENCED the critics at #UFC239!
📺 Watch LIVE now: https://t.co/rcVxsIv47u pic.twitter.com/3wzHJGL73w
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 7, 2019
Ben Askren leaves the Octagon after being KO’d by Jorge Masvidal #UFC239 (via @grosenstein) pic.twitter.com/m5wwZGZaZC
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 7, 2019
Jorge Masvidal shocked the world tonight. Ben Askren dropped to 19-1, 1 NC, 1-1 UFC, while Jorge Masvidal improved the score to 34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC. What are your thoughts of this vicious knockout?
