Prior to landing a stunning superman punch KO in the UFC Fight Night 148 main event, Anthony Pettis looked to be losing on points to Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.
Bloodied but not beaten, Pettis knocked Thompson out cold with just five seconds to go in the second round, and according to head coach Duke Roufus, it was all part of the gameplan.
Roufus, head of Roufusport Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, said ‘Showtime’ executed the same knockout punch he drilled over and over again in training.
“For sure. 99 percent of it,” Roufus said when asked if that finishing blow was just like they drew it up, per MMA Fighting’s Alexander K.