British MMA star Ross Pearson’s return from retirement led to catastrophe as he was spectacularly knocked out in a UK MMA occasion in Brentwood, Essex.
Pearson, who discovered fame because the second British fighter to win The Final Fighter, loved a protracted profession within the UFC and fought 25 occasions within the octagon following his victory in The Final Fighter Finale again in June 2009.
A run of poor kind noticed him lose six of his final seven fights contained in the octagon as he introduced his retirement following a first-round TKO loss to Desmond Inexperienced in March this 12 months, however the lure of competitors quickly had Pearson eager about a possible return.
That comeback got here on Saturday night time in the primary occasion of Probellum London in Brentwood, however it didn’t go to plan for the Australia-based Brit as he was knocked out by Davy Gallon with one of the crucial spectacular methods you may ever see inside an MMA cage, a “rolling thunder” heel kick.
Davy Gallon KOs Ross Pearson with a ROLLING THUNDER in R3 at Probellum 1 in London. OH MY GOD #Probellum1 pic.twitter.com/Uza57ScMmH
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 16, 2019
The method left the commentators shocked, with one exclaiming “Oh sh*t!” whereas the opposite shouted: “OH. MY. GOODNESS!”
It was a jaw-dropping end that produced one of the crucial unbelievable knockouts of the 12 months, and consigned Pearson to a shock knockout defeat on his return to MMA.
WOW! @DavyGallon def. @RossTheRealDeal through a Rolling Thunder Kick KO within the third spherical! ???
Davy Gallon take a bow! ?? pic.twitter.com/EsxFKfCeJB
— Probellum MMA (@probellum) November 16, 2019