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Technical Analysis: A kick to remember, Andre ‘Touchy’ Fili edition

Andre Fili put an impressive performance on display at UFC Fight Night 155: Sacramento, when he beat Brazilian featherweight Sheymon Moraes via first-round KO (punches).

There were two counter combinations that helped “Touchy Fili” get the win: a left kick counter and an overhand right counter. The latter was the one ended the fight as you can see in the tweet below.

This winning sequence was a left-hook-to-uppercut counter against an overhand right. Here is a thumbnail image:

We have analyzed this move in the counters section of our ongoing overhand-right series.