Mike Brown releases footage of Jorge Masvidal drilling knee that KO'd Ben Askren in five seconds
It was all part of the game plan.
If you thought Jorge Masvidal’s (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC) shocking, record-setting knockout of Ben Askren (19-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 239 was a fluke, then think again. It was pure strategy, and his team has the receipts to prove it.
Masvidal’s coach, Mike Brown of American Top Team, posted footage of Masvidal training the exact flying knee sequences that flattened Askren just five seconds into their key welterweight bout on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
From the side-step to the sprint, it’s all there, and “Gamebred” executed it perfectly (via Instagram):
At the UFC 239 post-fight news conference, Masvidal explained why he felt the technique was the appropriate way to start the fight.
“A part of me just wanted to throw it out there so he knew: If you do shoot like an idiot like you only know how too, your head is going to get clipped,” Masvidal said. “He took the bait. I put my hands behind my back, he probably through we were going to (expletive) patty-cake it up, but he walked right into it.”
If you need any further evidence, UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier shared some text messages with coach Brown from prior to UFC 239 confirming the game plan was to open with the flying knee (via Twitter):
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