Vitor Belfort pulled off one of the better fight finishes you're going to see in MMA for a while tonight when he landed a spinning kick on Luke Rockhold's chin in the main event of UFC on FX 8. If you haven't seen it yet, you'll definitely want to to check out the highlight video above. You can also read my (slightly over the top) play-by-play of the fight below. Enjoy.
Round 1 - Belfort was circling away early, and Luke slipped on a kick. Belfort threw a spinning kick, never seen that before. Rockhold had a takedown stuffed, and Belfort touched him up with a few punches. Rockhold landed a few kicks, and just avoided a counterpunch from Vitor. Rockhold landed a left. Belfort knocked him out with a spinning kick! Badr Hari! OH MY GOD! THAT WAS INSANE! I literally cannot fathom what my eyes just saw! Vitor Belfort defeated Luke Rockhold by knockout (kick/punches), 2:32 of round 1
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