WATCH: One Of The Most Brutal Knockouts Of All Time Happened At UFC 197

This article originally appeared on The Sport Bible

UFC is brutal at the best of times, but at UFC 197 on Saturday night, Yair Rodriguez took things to the next level with a skull crushing flying knee knockout victory over Andre Fili.

In a scene reminiscent of the ending of a Street Fighter bout, Rodriguez demolished Fili with a jumping knee that knocked his opponent into next week.

The victory sees El Pantera's stock rise even higher and takes his record since arriving in UFC to 4-0 following previous victories over Leonardo Morales, Charles Rosa and Dan Hooker.

It's not the first time in his MMA career that the Mexican fighter has won a bout in such a manner, with his 'Atomic Knee Of Doom!' (not it's actual name) laying waste to Edgar Juarez in February, 2013. Skip to roughly 2.20 to see Rodriguez's Ryu impression:

Boom, head shot!

Topics: UFC, MMA

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