Sherdog’s Top 10: 2011’s Best Knockouts

#4 -- Nick Denis vs. Nick Mamalis
Wreck MMA “Unfinished Business”
Oct. 28, 2011
Casino Lac Leamy
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Belly-to-back suplex-choke slam combinations are generally reserved for the world of professional wrestling. Not in Denis’ case. The Sengoku Raiden Championship veteran found himself in second-round trouble against Mamalis, who had put himself in position to secure a rear-naked choke. However, Denis freed himself, maneuvered behind Mamalis and delivered a wicked suplex, upping the force by placing his hand on his foe’s chest and driving him downward. It knocked the Bellator Fighting Championships veteran cold, as his head struck the mat in sickening fashion. “The Ninja of Love” followed with a pair of hammerfists. His knockout caught the attention of Ultimate Fighting Championship talent scouts, and Denis was in the Octagon three months later.

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