Vicente Luque has been on a torrid run inside the Octagon, but Sunday’s knockout win over Bryan Barberena at UFC on ESPN 1 might be his best ever.
Luque stood toe-to-toe with Barberena for nearly 15 minutes, each landing hellacious punches and elbows to the head and body. Both men were battered and bloodied, and neither dared take a step backward. However, with precious seconds remaining in the third and possibly behind on the cards, Luque unfurled two consecutive knees to Barberena’s face before knocking him out with punches in spectacular fashion.