UFC Kansas City star pulled off all-time comeback after getting rocked 6 times in one round

Matt Schnell stood his ground in one of the craziest rounds in UFC history.

After nearly a decade of fighting in the UFC Flyweight division, Matt Schnell’s time in the Octagon is about to wrap up.

A contestant on ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24’, the MMA veteran is set to enter his retirement fight this Saturday at UFC Kansas City when he meets the formerly retired Jimmy Flick. The Fight Night card features Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates in the main event.

Schnell initially laid down the gloves following a submission loss to Cody Durden last September, however, ‘Danger’ couldn’t hang up his career on that performance, asking the UFC for one final fight.

Having fought the best in the world for years, including current champion Alexandre Pantoja and #1 contender Brandon Royval, UFC granted Schnell the opportunity to cap off what has been a memorable career.

Schnell’s greatest highlight came in his most recent victory – a ‘fight of the night’ and round of the year contender turned in against Chinese knockout artist Sumudaerji in July 2022.

Matt Schnell was wobbled 6 times in three minutes in last win

Schnell entered his fight at UFC Long Island as a +225 underdog. His opponent Sumudaerji had finished 13 out of his 16 wins by knockout. During their fight, Schnell was at one point a +3000 underdog to win on the live betting lines.

Schnell’s chin has failed him in other fights against Rob Font and Steve Erceg but his ability to recover held up tremendously on the night.

After winning the first round, Schnell stumbled as Sumudaerji stepped in with an explosive left hand 30 seconds into round 2. 13 seconds later, Sumudaerji stunned with a right hand off the break.

Visibly rocked twice, Schnell walked forward like a madman, unbothered by Sumudaerji’s offense. Schnell ate another brutal left hand that got his attention. Schnell continued to press regardless of what was being thrown his way.

90 seconds into the second round, Sumudaerji dropped Schnell with a left hand with Schnell diving for his legs. Schnell returned to his feet and would have been downed with an elbow had he not maintained his balance by keeping a hand on the mat.

Schnell tagged the Chinese fighter with a few shots before nearly being knocked down again. Sumudaerji swarmed Schnell with ‘Danger’ firing back.