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A superman punch is a technique used in Sanda, Lethwei, Muay Thai, ITF-style Taekwondo, kickboxing, mixed martial arts fighting and professional wrestling. [1] The technique involves bringing the rear leg forward to feign a kick, then snapping the leg back while throwing a cross, resulting in greater power behind the punch.
Johnson competed in his preliminary round matchup against Aaron Wilkinson in the third episode. After some early striking exchanges in the first round, Wilkinson was able to take Johnson down and utilize ground-and-pound punches and elbows. In the second round, Johnson landed an early superman punch, as well as a takedown.
TKO (punches) UFC 60: 27 May 2006: 2 0:24 Los Angeles, California, United States Win 5–1 Kevin Jordan: KO (superman punch) UFC 56: 19 November 2005: 3 4:39 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 4–1 Walter Farias Submission (neck crank) Shooto Brazil: Never Shake 23 October 2004: 2 N/A São Paulo, Brazil Win 3–1 Charlie Brown TKO (exhaustion)
KO (punches) UFC 135: September 24, 2011: 1 4:59 Denver, Colorado, United States Loss 45–8 B.J. Penn: KO (punches) UFC 123: November 20, 2010: 1 0:21 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Win 45–7 Ricardo Almeida: Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 117: August 7, 2010: 1 3:15 Oakland, California, United States Submission of the Night ...
UFC president Dana White and Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre even weighed in on the dramatic moment. An NHL player threw a ‘Superman punch' and the UFC world is in awe Skip to main content
Pereira's first fight in the UFC was scheduled for 18 May 2019 at UFC Fight Night 152 against Danny Roberts [36] Pereira utilized unorthodox striking techniques, including an attempted showtime kick, and superman punch, before winning the fight via knockout early in round one. [37] Periera was awarded a Performance of the Night award. [38]
Struve made his professional debut for the GFN organization when he was 17, fighting John De Wilde at Gentlemen Fight Night.By late 2008, he had racked up a record of 16–2, losing once (in his second fight) via injury to Romualds Garkulis and again in the second round of a Star Of Peresvit tournament in Ukraine, to future Bellator Light heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu.
Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. [1] A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, Shark Fights, the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW).