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The 11 Gnarliest Head-Kick KO’s

11. Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon (UFC Fight Night 8, 1/25/2007)

10. Chris “Red Bull” Willems vs. Akoni Nakila (ROTR: Beatdown IV, 7/14/07)

9. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004, 8/15/2004)

8. Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 65: Bad Intentions, 11/18/2006)

7. Tim Sylvia vs. Tra Telligman (UFC 54: Boiling Point, 8/20/2005)

6. Cro Cop vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (PRIDE: Total Elimination, 8/10/2003)

5. Remy Bonjasky vs. Vernon White (K-1 World GP 2003, 4/25/03)

4. Yves Edwards vs. Josh Thomson (UFC 49: Unfinished Business, 8/21/2004)

3. Pete Williams vs. Mark Coleman (UFC 17: Redemption, 5/15/1998)

2. Cro Cop vs. Wanderlei Silva (PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute, 9/10/06)

1. Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop (UFC 70: Nations Collide, 4/21/2007)


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22 COMMENTS to “The 11 Gnarliest Head-Kick KO’s”

  1. Chris Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Can I suggest: http://gokickbox.com/?p=178. Randy Pogue by head kick at :52.

  2. Kevin Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Where is Liddell v. Babalu?

  3. Old, Bald and Irish Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Cro Cop vs Gonzaga always freaks me out. At exactly the 23 second mark, look how CC’s foot is freakishly tucked under his backside. He was KTFO instantly! Probably broke that ankle, too.

  4. MKXii Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 11:55 am

    What’s even more astonishing is how Cro Cop got up when he recovered and walked away under his own power like his ankle wasn’t just destroyed.

  5. cw Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    At the time they were saying Cro Cop ripped ligaments in his knee when he went down from the kick. I don’t know if that was ever proven.

  6. Brandon Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    Man, that guy is truely a one kick wonder

  7. Ethan Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    CroCop did have to undergo therapy for his ankle, but i dont know the exact injury

  8. petro Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    holy shit, look how juiced up Shamrock is in the Pete Williams vs. Mark Coleman fight

  9. fightfan Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Sean Salmon could of made the list TWICE!!!! Who was it with the flying knee not too long ago….He crumpled exactly like he did against Rashad. It was during that 4 man middleweight tourney. ATT fighter KTFO out of Salmon in opening seconds. His name is killing me. I am sure it will come to me as soon as I walk away from the PC. Anyhow another GREAT list. Keep it up!!!!!

  10. Frank S. Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    I enjoyed the irony that the video in at #4 ended with the commentator saying that Edwards has no replaced Williams as the best knock out kick in UFC history, but the Williams KO was at #3.

  11. You Guessed it... Frank Stallone Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

    The reason that cro cop was ok was due to the fact that he was unconscious before he even hit the ground and his muscles and ligaments never had an oppertunity to constrict.

  12. Anonymous Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    fightfan Jorge Santiago KTFO Sean Salmon via knee at that Strikeforce tournament.

  13. Jonathan Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    # Anonymous Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    fightfan Jorge Santiago KTFO Sean Salmon via knee at that Strikeforce tournament.

    i dont think a KNEE constitutes a “head kick”, dummy!

  14. NipGrip Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Some notes:

    - Sean Salmon looked dead in #11.
    - #10 video, that cracking sound as the kick lands is brutal. So is the fact they played fucking “Hey Ya” at the end there..
    - That kick to Coleman’s face is just classic.

  15. Anonymous Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    look at herb’s face in the Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop fight at at 1:11 mark.

  16. kev ru Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    this list is missing two VERY GNARLY Head Kick KO’s. Cro Cop vs. Igor and Gilbert Yvel vs. Gary Goodridge. C’mon cage potatoe. UPDATE THE DAMN LIST

  17. kev ru Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    oops. I just saw cro cop igor. sorry. Yvel vs Goodridge needs to be there tho, prolly replace GSP HUGHES with that one.

  18. funb Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    cro cop broke his ankle ewwwy!

  19. Peter Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am

    kaoklai vs mighty mo in K-1 is also a beauty.

  20. grant Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 4:09 am

    the irony of cro cop kicking 3 of the top 11 kos, then getting destroyed for #1. what a sad day. Gabriel Gonzaga? really? wow. i hope filipovic comes back strong.

  21. Jonny boy Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 4:13 am

    I was at that Gonzaga fight in Manchester, and I heard the slap from where i was sitting (which was about 30ft away)

  22. Rich S. Says:
    April 6th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    i like how at the 2.27 mark of the cro cop/aleks video.. the ref TEA-BAGGED Aleks..
    haha..

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