5 best UFC knockouts of March 2022

Molly McCann at UFC London [Image via @espnmma on Twitter]

The UFC delivered four blockbuster events and numerous memorable moments in March 2022.

UFC 272 was the promotion's first event in March and it was a massive success. The pay-per-view was headlined by the much-anticipated grudge match between welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The stacked fight card produced five finishes in total.

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal at the T-Mobile Arena [Image via @GamebredFighter on Twitter]

Over the next three weeks, fans were treated to even more stacked fight cards as the subsequent Fight Nights at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the O2 Arena in London, England, and the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, delivered on all fronts.

It was a hugely enjoyable month of fights and we thought we'd rank the five best knockouts of March 2022.

#5. Khalil Rountree Jr.'s TKO win over Karl Roberson at UFC Vegas 50

After going 3-3 between 2018 and 2021, Khalil Rountree Jr. was looking to finally put together a win streak when he returned to the octagon in 2022.

Rountree Jr. hadn't won two fights in a row since his back-to-back wins over Paul Craig and Daniel Jolly in 2017. In his first outing of 2022, he was booked to fight Karl Roberson.

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The first round of the fight was fairly even, as Rountree Jr. controlled the range and distance between himself and Roberson. His constant forward pressure forced his opponent to stay along the fence and he landed some decent shots as well.

Less than 30 seconds into the second round, he landed a thunderous left hook that dropped Roberson, who was thrown back onto the ground after briefly getting up. While his foe was on the mat, Rountree Jr. uncorked a vicious soccer kick to the body, effectively finishing the fight.

Khalil Rountree, that’s the tweet. https://t.co/nhm0fl45rf

Soccer kicks to the body are very dangerous strikes to throw under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. A slight miscalculation and such kicks can land on a grounded opponent's head, which is classed as an illegal move.

Khalil Rountree Jr.'s perfect execution of the strike saw him pick up his second win on the bounce. The move was later lauded by none other than Conor McGregor, who commended Rountree Jr. for his "fresh innovation."

A lovely timed soccer kick to the body of a downed opponent.
A much under utilized legal strike.
Nice to see some fresh innovation again in there instead of the usual garbage we see over and over. twitter.com/FightScoutApp/…