‘It’s Like a Sniper Shot’- Jorge Masvidal Looks Back at His Career-Changing 5-Second Knockout of Ben Askren
Despite suffering some tough losses recently, Jorge Masvidal is arguably one of the biggest names in the UFC at the moment. ‘Gamebred’ recently appeared on the ‘Impaulsive’ podcast and talked about several topics related to his plans moving forward in his combat sports career.
However, Masvidal also turned back the clock when he reminisced on his career-defining knockout win that came against Ben Askren back in 2019. The flying knee KO heard all around the world is a UFC record that stands at 5 seconds. The image of Masvidal charging down the cage and landing a devastating flying knee is one that will be remembered for a long time moving forward.
Looking back at Jorge Masvidal’s insane flying knee knockout
Talking to Logan Paul and his crew, Jorge Masvidal reaffirmed the fact that he would look to land his devastating flying knee technique on other wrestlers he will fight in his career. Given the fact that Masvidal has struggled against certain wrestlers, it would be prudent for him to rely on this strategy.
“There will be times that will present itself again. I just have to be prepared to take that opportunity when it’s there again.”
Additionally, Masvidal also talked about his devastating his patented flying knee technique truly is. The ‘BMF’ champion is certain that regardless of where the shot lands, he can brutally score a knockout on his opponent.
“Going into the cage, I was like yeah, there’s a good chance I’m going to land this one. I got into the cage and I saw how he was acting and how like imposing he was. He just wanted to come forward, I was man, there’s a good chance he’s going to come forward and if he comes forward, his next thing is to go for the shot and if he does that, he’s dead.”
“I don’t care if I hit him in the chest, in the neck, the jaw or the shoulder. It’s like a sniper shot. If I hit him in the collarbone, it will break his sh*t.”
Jorge Masvidal’s KO over Ben Askren will remain an all-time classic as it truly altered the direction of his entire career. Moreover, ‘Gamebred’ has managed to cash in the success of this particular move and will want to replicate its success as he enters the final phase of his career.
