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‘100 million': Pure insanity horrifies UFC legend

‘100 million': Pure insanity horrifies UFC legend

News.com.au16 hours ago
UFC legend Ronda Rousey has experienced her fair share of fights, but it was an insane knockout at Power Slap 13 over the weekend that left her absolutely gobsmacked.
The former fighter was sitting front row at Power Slap 13 in Las Vegas when she witnessed the bout between pro wrestlers Stunt Marshall and Dontae Smiley.
A left-handed slap from Marshall sent Smiley limp. Footage shows Smiley's head hitting the podium before falling backwards, his body limp. Support staff supported his arms and shoulders as they guided him to the floor.
The KO stunned the arena, with audible screams and gasps from the crowd.
Rousey was visibly stunned, holding a hand to her mouth and looking around in disbelief.
The viral video attracted a wave of comments from shocked fans.
'Is bro dead?' one person asked.
'That might be the most brutal one I've seen so far. Even Ronda Rousey was shocked,' another commented.
'Okay new safety measures should be implemented after this cause no way that table isn't padded on the sides,' another concerned viewer said.
UFC President Dana White re-shared footage of the fight to his Instagram, stating that the footage had garnered 100 million views in 18 hours.
The former UFC star Ronda Rousey spent most of her career as seemingly unbeatable. Her dominance came to a crashing halt when Holly Holm knocked her out with a stunning second-round head kick in 2015. It was the first loss of Rousey's career.
She previously shared that a history of concussions has put an end to her UFC career.
'I'd like people to understand my reasons and motivations behind things,' Rousey said in an Instagram Live in 2024. 'I was forced to leave fighting when I was faster, stronger, more skilled and had a better understanding of the art than ever before. It was a really hard decision to understand, one that my body made for me.'
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