Yair Rodriguez authored the clear frontrunner for “Knockout of the Year,” and his timing could not have been better.
A replacement for the injured Frankie Edgar, “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America” winner brought down Chan Sung Jung with a no-look upward elbow in the final second of the final round of the UFC Fight Night 139 headliner on Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. An out-cold Jung (14-5, 4-2 UFC) hit the deck 4:59 into Round 1, the victim in one of the most extraordinary finishes in Ultimate Fighting Championship history.