Believe or not but theres been a better fiinish at 4:59 of round 5

[filthynumber1]

A spinning backwards elbow in a fight he was losing on all scorecards at 4:59 of round 5.

 

[colorles]

yes indeed. unless there are some very short memories around here that one should be pretty fresh in peoples' minds

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Sensational

 

[jeff7b9]

That fight didn't even involved the lineage of baddest motherfuckers.




I nominate this one:

4:59 R5 Title fight - armbar

 

[Danespina]

All three of the 5th round 4:59 finishes were terrific.

 

[sanguinius]

Nah, halloway’s was better and he deserved the win more.

 

[RoñaCastroJr]

Except Yair is a POS
And Max is The Blessed Man Forever

 

[ChessJitsu]

A spinning backwards elbow in a fight he was losing on all scorecards at 4:59 of round 5.

that one was extremely lame and slimey because Yair was the one losing the fight and he taunted Korean Zombie into a brawl that KZ was stupid enough to jump into.

When Max did it was cool because he was actually winning and didn't need to do that.

 

[RoñaCastroJr]

that one was extremely lame and slimey because Yair was the one losing the fight and he taunted Korean Zombie into a brawl that KZ was stupid enough to jump into.

When Max did it was cool because he was actually winning and didn't need to do that.

This 100%

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Kinda interesting that the Yair elbow was on the UFC 25th anniversary show, and the Max KO was on UFC 300. Special moments for special cards.

 

[filthynumber1]

Kinda interesting that the Yair elbow was on the UFC 25th anniversary show, and the Max KO was on UFC 300. Special moments for special cards.

Weird how that shit happens

 

[Aegon Spengler]

I’m partial to the way Max’s played out but all are amazing

 

[GrantB13]

Which is exactly why I'm fine with people saying this was "ONE OF" the best KOs. People are way too quick to jump on moments in real timeclaiming they are the outright best. Max's KO was the most badass probably, but Yair's was crazier in terms of it came out of literally nowhere and we've never seen that technique be used before.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

That's one of the three ko I don't even believe can happen again with Buckley kick and mas knee.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Max.

 

[PunchyMcSplodo]

A spinning backwards elbow in a fight he was losing on all scorecards at 4:59 of round 5.

Nah, the fact that he was losing on all the score cards is exactly why it's not quite as iconic. It was still one of the biggest surprise KOs ever, but the context isn't as powerful because Yair had nothing to lose.

Max, OTOH, could have easily just jogged around the octagon for 10 seconds. Instead, he intentionally gave Gaethje--one of the hardest hitters in the division--what was essentially an almost 50/50 shot to steal the fight at the very last moment just to prove a point about who was more bad ass, and then KO'd him instead (an outcome an overwhelming number of people never saw coming).

That context just can't be beat.

 

[Ghostoftheville]

Except Yair is a POS
And Max is The Blessed Man Forever

Good grief, who took a dump in your coco pepples?

 

[KoreanZawmbie]

Except Yair is a POS
And Max is The Blessed Man Forever

I'm not a fan of Yair, but calling him a POS? really? Have a bit more respect

 

[JoeRowe]

All three of the 5th round 4:59 finishes were terrific.

Paul Craig, Mighty Mouse, Zombie, & Max? I think there are 4.

As for which one was "better", I can see the argument for Yair. He took the fight on 2 weeks notice, at altitude, 5 rounds, vs Prime Zombie.

But Max did it at UFC 300 against a guy who everyone(at least on Sherdog) told me was going to literally kill Max. He'll never be the same. Tony 2.0.

I slightly lean Max, then Yair, then Mouse, then Craig.

EDIT: Craig was NOT round 5, but did win in the final second as well as the aforementioned.

 

[MaulingMyClown]

LIAR!!!!!