Sherdog’s Top 10: MMA’s Most Dangerous Weapons

Marlon Sandro has been known to send opponents out of the ring on a stretcher. | Photo: Taro Irei

Perhaps no fight explains the danger of Sandro’s uppercut than his 2010 meeting with Sengoku Raiden Championship featherweight titleholder Masanori Kanehara. The Nova Uniao representative leveled Kanehara with a right uppercut 38 seconds into the opening round, sending the champion face first to the floor. The Japanese star had to be carried out of the ring on a stretcher. Up to that point, Kanehara had been finished only once over the course of 27 fights.

That brutal knockout was part of a late power surge for the Brazilian, who began his career on a 14-fight winning streak in which half of his victories went the distance. The win over Kanehara was part of a five-bout stretch in which he scored four knockouts in a combined 3:39.

With 11 stoppages now among his 20 career victories, Sandro has proven he can finish a fight in a multitude of ways. His heavy hands -- especially that right uppercut -- are likely to remain at the top of that list as his tenure inside Bellator Fighting Championships progresses. The image of Kanehara, face down on the canvas after his first Sengoku title defense, has assured him of that.

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