Before Saturday night, much of the MMA world didn’t know who Israel Bonfim was. Well, everyone knows now.
UFC 283 did not even make it to the main card before a bonafide knockout of the year candidate was delivered via a flying knee from Dana White’s Contender Series star Israel Bonfim. In front of a friendly crowd at the Jenuesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian phenom launched into the air and connected with a knee to the side of Terrance McKinney’s head that instantaneously put him to sleep.
Bonfim appeared to have initially dialed up a right knee but then performed a mid-air switch and fired the left, which devastated McKinney.
Three fights later, Israel’s brother Gabriel notched his 13th victory in a row via guillotine choke of Dubai’s Mounir Lazzez. Safe to assume there’s going to be some partying at the Bonfim house tonight.