Highlights! Watch RIZIN Brutal Upkick KO

Upkick knockouts never get old.

RIZIN Fighting Federation made a rare historic trip outside Japan yesterday (Sat., Oct. 4, 2023), taking the promotion to Azerbaijan for RIZIN Landmark 7 that took place in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In the main event, RIZIN Featherweight champion Vugar Karamov (19-5) lost his title in absolutely brutal fashion in less than two minutes when he was knocked out with an upkick and ate 7000 unanswered punches from Chihiro Suzuki (12-3).

Watch the stunning knockout below.

Karamov took Suzuki down in the first minute of the main event, but within seconds of Karamov posturing up to land ground and pound, Suzuki landed an upkick that put Karamov’s lights out – heel to the chin.

Suzuki, 24, came up short on his first Featherweight title shot earlier this year when Kleber Koike Erbst submitted him in the first round. The fight would be overturned to a no-contest after Erbst missed weight.

A month later, Suzuki shocked the MMA world when he knocked out former Bellator double champion Patricio Pitbull at Super RIZIN 2.

In the co-main event, Bellator fighter Tofiq Musayev returned to his old promotion and finished Koji Takeda via third-round TKO.

Watch it below:

Musayev (22-5) is riding a two-fight win streak since losing to Alexandr Shabliy in the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.

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