"That was sick" - Fans in pure awe of Elias Mahmoudi's textbook spinning backfist knockout of Taiki Naito at ONE Fight Night 24
After a year of recovering from injury, Elias Mahmoudi made sure to give fans an incredible performance in his return to action as he unleashed a fantastic knockout win over Taiki Naito at ONE Fight Night 24 last weekend.
Mahmoudi displayed a masterful performance inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, to record his fourth win under the ONE banner.
His winning moment was posted by the promotion on Instagram with the caption:
"SPINNING BACKFIST 🌪️ Elias Mahmoudi scores a highlight-reel KO of Taiki Naito with four seconds left! @elias_mahmoudi_official"
Mahmoudi capped off his comeback fight with an almost last-second spinning backfist knockout against the Japanese contender to remind everyone how fan-friendly his fighting style is.
Additionally, this was a warning to other fighters in the division to be wary of him whenever they step against him inside the ring. 'The Sniper' left fans in awe with this latest triumph, as users @zegoodfight, @j3loudpack, @mohand.arkat, @coach_antoo, and @mcormick.k showered him with positive messages through their comments:
"The Mahmoudi's touch 👊🏽"
"That was sick!🔥"
"Future world champions One championship 🏆"
"Incredible knockout 🔥"
"THE ALGERIAN POWER! IT'S TOO HOT MAN!!!"
Elias Mahmoudi likely to move up in the top five rankings of flyweight kickboxing
Following this important win over Naito, Mahmoudi may have just earned himself a move up in the flyweight kickboxing's top five rankings and could take the Japanese fighter's position at the third spot.
This will help the Algerian star's quest to earn a shot for the title as he guns a world championship match with current ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9. Other mouth-watering matchups for the number five-ranked flyweight kickboxing contender are ONE flyweight Muay Thai world Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Takeru Segawa, and Tagir Khalilov.
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE Fight Night 24 via the free event replay.