UFC fans stunned as King Green is knocked out cold by devastating Mauricio Ruffy kick two minutes into bout

Brazil’s Mauricio Ruffy opened the UFC 313 main card stunningly with a spectacular spinning wheel kick to knock King Green out in the first round.

The pair of lightweights met on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to set the table for headliners Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev. In the end, it took Ruffy less than two minutes to send fans into a frenzy and Green into unconsciousness.

With his hands down and head exposed, the American was near the fence when the finishing sequence occurred.

After feinting a left hook, which got Green to react, Ruffy delivered a wheel kick that saw his heel land perfectly on target. Immediately, Green rag-dolled onto the canvas as Ruffy stood over him in celebration.

‘That’s nasty! Green went to the shadow realm again,’ one fan wrote on X.

‘KO of the year contender in March!!! What a spinning kick!! Mauricio Ruffy is a superstar,’ another added.

Mauricio Ruffy landed a spinning wheel kick in round one to knock King Green out at UFC 313

‘I guess it’s time to understand that you’re not to fight with your hands down,’ a third chimed in, citing Green’s stance.

‘Forget the kick… the setup for that kick was [fire emoji]. With that kick he sent Green back to prelims,’ a fourth commented.

A fifth compared Ruffy to Conor McGregor, saying, ‘People want to see Old Conor back with the Karate stance/elusive style… We have Mauricio Ruffy now, we’re good.’

‘I was preparing that strike and 30 more,’ Ruffy shared post-fight. ‘What I wanted to do was surprise everyone, the crowd, the UFC, and that’s what happened.’

‘I wanted to dominate and control him. Once I dominated and I got control, I just waited for the right moment.’

The win propelled the Fighting Nerds star to 12-1 with his seventh straight victory. 11 of his 12 wins have come by knockout with his only decision coming against James Llontop back in November.

On the other hand, Green has been finished for the second straight fight and moved to 32-17-1 after the defeat.