Jaron Lathrop couldn`t have asked for a more impressive start to his Mixed Martial Arts career.
Friday night at Xtreme Fighting Championship 52 in Iowa City, Iowa, the spotlight was unexpectedly stolen by a debuting flyweight. Despite a card filled with experienced MMA fighters, Lathrop delivered a knockout that will be remembered.
Facing Yevgeni Shinkarevsky on the main card, the American flyweight, Lathrop, secured a first-round victory with a spectacular jumping spinning back kick. The knockout echoed Joaquin Buckley’s famous “Ninja Kick” from 2020, a move that earned “Knockout of the Year” honors. After Shinkarevsky blocked Lathrop`s initial body kick, “Protect Ya Neck” unleashed the surprise spinning attack.
See the incredible knockout highlight.
The sheer impressiveness of this knockout suggests Lathrop could be in contention for this year`s “Knockout of the Year” award and has undoubtedly caught the attention of major MMA promotions.
