The fight sports activities world witnessed a lightning-fast end at Cage Warriors 186.
On Friday night time at Indigo at The O2 in London, England, Yannick Bahati etched his title in historical past, delivering a jaw-dropping four-second knockout towards Charles Joyner of their mild heavyweight rematch at Cage Warriors 186.
Bahati took management of Joyner’s lead hand earlier than unleashing a devastating proper backhand, flooring his opponent straight away. As Joyner lay immobile on the canvas, the referee swiftly stepped in, stopping any follow-up strikes.
WOW! Yannick Bahati with the quickest KO in Cage Warriors historical past.Take into account the rating settled
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Nevertheless, the record-setting knockout was shadowed by dispute, as outraged MMA fanatics took to social media, refusing to applaud Bahati’s victory, believing he lured Joyner right into a glove contact earlier than grabbing his hand and touchdown the knockout blow.
Quite a few followers condemned his ways, branding the knockout a “low-cost shot.”
Bahati and Joyner had beforehand crossed paths at Cage Warriors 181 in November, battling to a razor-close cut up draw.
With this victory, “Black Mamba” improved his underwhelming skilled file to 10-7-1 with one no contest. Previous to this bout, Bahati had struggled, going 1-5 in his final six outings, with two of these losses coming beneath the Bellator banner.
