MMA News: Fighter Faceplants Opponent with Unbelievable Spinning Elbow KO

Things got violent when Joaquin Vargas made his first appearance of the year at Knockout Champion 23 in Bolivia.

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Vargas Walks Off After Spinning Elbow KO

Combat sports fans are well-aware that Brazil has been one of the top producers of high-level MMA talent throughout the sport’s history, but in recent years neighboring countries in South America have also started putting on more regional shows with promising young fighters.

Boliva-based Knock Out Champion Promotion held its second event of the year this week with Knockout Champion 23 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and in addition to a pair of title fights the card also featured a flyweight tilt between Argentina’s Vargas and Bolivia’s Marco Saavedra.

Vargas was competing for the first time this year after a busy 2023 where he scored three wins with two first-round stoppages, and at Knockout Champion 23 the 22-year-old earned the most violent victory of his young career when he took on Saavedra (clip courtesy of @Barrelelapierna).