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- Female mixed martial artist Kendra McIntyre made headlines with her first knockout win of her professional career over Catalina Legorreta.
- The American entered the strawweight bout following her first career loss to Jade Seeley.
- She somehow returned to the win column, securing a sensational head kick knockout at LFA 182.
Women's mixed martial arts star Kendra McIntyre is making headlines with her best knockout win at this year's LFA 182. The event was headlined by Mitchell McKee and Jose Hernandez, with the former extending his undefeated streak to six with a decision win. 0 – It was the women's strawweight contender who really stole the show.
The 28-year-old American entered last night's match against Catalina Legorreta after suffering her first professional loss against Jade Seeley earlier this year.
McIntyre was desperate to get back in the win column after the loss, and she accomplished it in a certain way. Max Holloway may have gotten the best knockout of the year against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, but that hasn't stopped other fighters from weighing in on the topic.
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Kendra McIntyre makes headlines with amazing knockout win
The other person was cold…
In the third round of his strawweight showdown with Legorreta, McIntyre produced a sensational knockout highlight that would be repeated over and over again for the rest of his career.
The footage shows Legorreta, who suffered the first loss of his career last night, looking quite tired in the third round and holding out his injured left hand at the beginning of the clip.
McIntyre didn't even try to block it. Instead, she easily took a punch, returned it with a right hand, and ended the fight with a vicious left head kick that sent her opponent crashing to the canvas – who appeared to be going cold.
Following the knockout, main commentator Cageside said: A head kick from Kendra McIntyre. are you kidding me Starting from the knockout. Kendra McIntyre's incredible shot. oh. ”
Everything you need to know about McIntyre
She just made her professional debut last year
The 28-year-old, who fights out of Denver, Colorado, is only three fights into her MMA career since making her pro debut last year.
In her debut at Invicta FC 52 last year, McIntyre earned a unanimous decision victory over Diana Sanchez. Speaking about her win, she said: “I felt like I was capable of a lot of things. I had to defend a lot and attack a lot, so I don't think I could use the full range of my arsenal, but that's OK.” It's about practicing and getting better. Because it's what you do. ”
The American then defeated Alandria Rosales in his second professional fight before losing to Seeley earlier this year.
The win over Legorreta brings her career record to 3-1, and while this was her first finish, this knockout win will definitely live long in the memory.
