Just like any other sport, high-level competition in MMA is subject to trends. One of the big ones in 2025 was the rise in spinning back elbow knockouts. One-fifth of all spinning back elbow knockouts ...

UFC 319 Main Card Makes History with Back-to-Back Spinning Elbow KOs (Video) originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The spinning elbow is one of the most devastating and cinematic techniques in combat ...

2025 is the year of the spinning back elbow. At UFC 319 earlier this year, we saw Carlos Prates and Lerone Murphy score incredible back-to-back knockouts with the strike. Spinning elbows are still all ...

Diego Lopes knew the drill at Noche UFC. The former UFC title challenger is back in the win column after losing in his first title fight against current champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 in ...

Ferreira was determined to score a knockout on a card rife with decisions. The Brazilian has a 100% finish rate, and this time was no different. 'The Hulk' struggled with Stoltzfus' pressure in the ...

The spinning elbow is one of the most devastating and cinematic techniques in combat sports, a strike immortalized in Muay Thai by legends like Samson Isaan and Yodsanklai Fairtex. However, it wasn’t ...