UFC analysts, fighters and coaches offer theories on why spinning back elbow knockouts were more common in 2025.

In 2024, Topuria earned our No. 2 spot for his epic knockout of Max Holloway, becoming the first man to stop the Hawaiian ...

It was a three-horse race in our 2025 Knockout of the Year awards category, with Lerone Murphy, Mauricio Ruffy, & Ilia ...

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 ...

UFC 319 promised fireworks, and Brazilian welterweight Carlos Prates delivered exactly that. He secured a sensational knockout win against Geoff Neal. The showdown was a brutal display of striking ...

In a night loaded with jaw-dropping moments at UFC 319 in Chicago, fans witnessed history as Lerone Murphy delivered a devastating spinning back elbow knockout to welcome Aaron Pico to the UFC. The ...

UFC has dropped a free, 53‑minute “GREATEST KNOCKOUTS From 2025!” compilation on its official YouTube channel, showcasing ...

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 ...

Producing some notable finishes in recent years, the final Contender Series episode of 2025 certainly produced one of the best reactions from UFC boss Dana White. The final Contender Series episode of ...

Murphy was the architect of a spinning elbow knockout against Aaron Pico in the co-main event at UFC 319. Despite landing an unusual move, Murphy recently spoke to MMA Journalist Ariel Helwani and ...

The best MMA highlight of the entire week may already have taken place even before UFC 321 goes down this Saturday. The UFC is set to return to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE this weekend for UFC ...