A low kick (also known as a leg kick) is a
kick
A kick is a physical Strike (attack), strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee (strike), ...
in which the attacker uses their leg to strike the opponent's lower body (
thigh
In human anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.
The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone ...
or
calf
Calf most often refers to:
* Calf (animal), the young of domestic cattle.
* Calf (leg), in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg
Calf or calves may also refer to:
Biology and animal byproducts
* Veal, meat from calves
* ...
) with the
shinbone
The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...
or foot. This type of kick, under different names, is utilized in numerous full-contact
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
such as
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
,
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
,
kūdō
is a Japanese hybrid martial art.
It is a full-contact combat sport that aims to achieve both safety and practicality, a style of mixed martial arts practised with headgear and gloves. It features stand-up striking, with throwing and grappling ...
,
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
,
pradal serey
Pradal Serey ( km, ប្រដាល់សេរី) or Kun Khmer ( km, គុនខ្មែរ) is a combat sport originated in Cambodia. The official Khmer name of the sport is Kbach Kun Pradal Khmer. In Khmer, ''pradal'' means fighting or ...
,
lethwei
Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world,
*
*
* a ...
,
Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
, and
Krav Maga
Krav Maga ( ; , ; ) is an Israeli martial art. Developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it is derived from a combination of techniques used in aikido, judo, karate, boxing, and wrestling. It is known for its focus on real-world situation ...
.
Damage
Image:Semi1.jpg, An outside leg kick.
Image:Semi2.jpg, An inside leg kick.
Image: saisie_fauchage.jpg, Catching the opponent's leg kick and sweeping their supporting leg.
Low kicks are utilized to damage the opponents legs, which causes the loss of dexterity, stability, and mobility. Being struck repeatedly by low kicks can often result in damage to
bone
A bone is a Stiffness, rigid Organ (biology), organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red blood cell, red and white blood cells, store minerals, provid ...
s,
joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole.Saladin, Ken. Anatomy & Physiology. 7th ed. McGraw ...
s,
ligament
A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones. It is also known as ''articular ligament'', ''articular larua'', ''fibrous ligament'', or ''true ligament''. Other ligaments in the body include the:
* Peritoneal li ...
s and
muscle tissue
Muscle tissue (or muscular tissue) is soft tissue that makes up the different types of muscles in most animals, and give the ability of muscles to contract. Muscle tissue is formed during embryonic development, in a process known as myogenesis. Mu ...
. The
sciatic nerve
The sciatic nerve, also called the ischiadic nerve, is a large nerve in humans and other vertebrate animals which is the largest branch of the sacral plexus and runs alongside the hip joint and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest si ...
, which is the longest and widest nerve in the human body, beginning in the lower back and running through the buttocks all the way to the lower limb, is a frequent target for low kicks.
Image:Kick checking diagram.svg, A low kick being checked.
Checking
![Banteaychhma_pradalserey](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Banteaychhma_pradalserey.png)
The most common defense against a low kick is known as "checking", where the leg is bent and brought up to protect the thigh. This causes the kicker to slam their shin into the defending fighters' shin or knee, causing pain and damage to the offender. In some instances, a well executed check of a low kick can break the leg of the offender — as it was the case when
checked
Anderson Silva
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’s inside low kick in
UFC 168
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Background
The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion ...
, and most recently, when
Uriah Hall checked
Chris Weidman’s inside low kick with the same result at
UFC 261
''UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 24, 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Background
The promotio ...
Use of low kicks in competition
Low kicks are prohibited under
American kickboxing full contact rules.
However, they are allowed in
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
under
International rules
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and
Oriental rules as well as in its variants such as
muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
,
sanshou
Sanda (), formerly Sanshou (), also known as Chinese boxing or Chinese kickboxing, is the official Chinese kickboxing full-contact combat sport. Sanda is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the s ...
, and
shoot boxing. They are also one of the most commonly used weapons in
full contact karate
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors Sparring, spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.
History
Full contact karate competition comes in several different formats developed for th ...
styles like
Ashihara,
Enshin,
Kyokushin
is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.
Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Ja ...
and
Seidokaikan
is a traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact karate tournament named the Karate World Cup. The Karate World Cup had special extension rounds; if the ju ...
.
Notable examples of fighters using low kicks which affected the outcome of a match:
*
Maurice Smith stopped Travis Everett to retain the
WKA World Heavyweight Championship in Mexico City, Mexico in 1983.
*
Maurice Smith stopped Raymond Horsey to retain the
WKA World Heavyweight Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 1986.
*
Maurice Smith stopped
Bill Morrison to retain the
WKA World Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in 1987.
*
Changpuek Kiatsongrit
Changpuek nglish: White ElephantKiatsongrit ( th, ช้างเผือก เกียรติทรงฤทธิ์; born October 13, 1966) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter. He is credited as being one of the first Muay Thai fighters ...
stopped Rick Roufus in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on November 5, 1988.
*
Maurice Smith stopped Steven Kruwell at the ''World Martial Arts Challenge'' (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) on March 16, 1992.
*
Stan Longinidis
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broke
Dennis Alexio
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's leg to win the
ISKA
The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...
World Heavyweight Oriental Championship at ''Clash of the Titans'' (Melbourne, Australia) on December 6, 1992.
*
Marco Ruas
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stopped
Paul Varelans
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Backg ...
at ''
UFC 7
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'' (Buffalo, New York, USA) on September 8, 1995.
[Nate Marquardt, Tarec Saffiedine and the 10 Most Brutal Leg-Kick Performances]
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* Maurice Smith stopped Tank Abbott
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at ''UFC 15
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'' (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA) on October 17, 1997.
*Pedro Rizzo
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utilized low kicks heavily against Randy Couture
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but lost by split decision in a UFC Heavyweight Championship
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Historical notes
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match at ''UFC 31
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'' (Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) on May 4, 2001.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Faisal Zakaria
Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. He was WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion.
Biography and career
Faisal Zakaria was born and raised in Sudan. He started to train ...
to win the WMC in Bangkok, Thailand on December 23, 2001.
*Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk (born February 5, 1976) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the UFC.
Kickboxing career
Antoni made his K-1 debut at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia'' on June 9, 2001 where ...
stopped Ibragim Magomedov at ''Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble'' (Rotterdam, Netherlands) on October 9, 2005.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Abdumalik Gadzhiev at ''Knees of Fury 12'' (Adelaide, Australia) on February 2, 2006.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Peter Graham at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland
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'' (Auckland, New Zealand) on March 5, 2006.
*Daniel Ghiță
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stopped Muhammad Ali Durmaz at ''LocalKombat 21'' (Bacău, Romania) on June 2, 2006.
* Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović stopped Hidehiko Yoshida
is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships, competing in the Middleweight (93kg) and Heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer ...
at ''Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
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'' (Saitama, Japan) on July 1, 2006.
*Bas Rutten
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stopped Ruben Villareal at '' WFA: King of the Streets'' (Los Angeles, California, USA) on July 22, 2006.
*Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk (born February 5, 1976) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the UFC.
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Antoni made his K-1 debut at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia'' on June 9, 2001 where ...
stopped Sherman Pendergarst at ''UFC 65
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'' (Sacramento, California, United States) on November 18, 2006.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Abbas Asaraki at ''Fury in Macau'' (Macau, China) on June 2, 2007.
*Daniel Ghiță
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stopped James Phillips at ''LocalKombat 27'' (Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania) on November 3, 2007.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Mighty Mo at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final'' (Tokyo, Japan) on December 8, 2007.
*Daniel Ghiță
Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Tadas Rimkevičius at ''LocalKombat 28'' (Braşov, Romania) on December 14, 2007.
*Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk (born February 5, 1976) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the UFC.
Kickboxing career
Antoni made his K-1 debut at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia'' on June 9, 2001 where ...
stopped Colin Robinson at ''UFC 80
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The main event was originally sch ...
'' (Newcastle, England) on January 19, 2008.
*Forrest Griffin
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utilized low kicks heavily against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler, who most recently fought in the Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and unified the Pride Middle ...
to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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by unanimous decision at ''UFC 86
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Background
The main event was between Qui ...
'' (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) on July 5, 2008.
* Thiago Alves utilized low kicks heavily against Josh Koscheck
Edinboro Fighting Scots
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to win by unanimous decision at ''UFC 90
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Background
The main event featured UFC Middleweigh ...
'' (Rosemont, Illinois, USA) on October 25, 2008.
* Pat Barry stopped Dan Evensen
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at ''UFC 92
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Background
The main event featured UFC Ligh ...
'' (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) on December 27, 2008.
* Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović stopped Choi Hong-man
Choi Hong-man (Korean language, Korean: 최홍만, Hanja: 崔洪萬; born October 30, 1980), often anglicised to Hongman Choi, is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia, he is called "Che Man", "Te ...
at ''Dynamite!! 2008
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'' (Saitama, Japan) on December 31, 2008.
*Daniel Ghiță
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Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Igor Mihaljević at the '' K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest'' (Budapest, Hungary) on February 28, 2009.
*Brandon Vera
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stopped Mike Patt at ''UFC 96
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'' (Columbus, Ohio, USA) on March 7, 2009.
*Daniel Ghiță
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Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Tomáš Hron
Tomáš Hron (born July 25, 1981) is a Czech kickboxer who has fought for the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Former Kings of The Ring, WKA and WKN champion and current Kings of The Ring heavyweight world champion.
Career
He w ...
at ''It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam
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'' (Amsterdam, Netherlands) on May 16, 2009.
*Daniel Ghiță
Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Yuki Niimura and Sergei Lascenko
Serhiy Lashchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Лащенко; 21 June 1987 – 8 April 2015), also spelled as Sergii Lashchenko and Sergei Lascenko, was a Ukrainian kickboxer. He was a K-1 and Superkombat Heavyweight.
Lashchenko won the Superko ...
to win the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP
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...
'' (Tokyo, Japan) on August 11, 2009.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Ben Edwards at ''Evolution 18'' (Melbourne, Australia) on October 9, 2009.
*Daniel Ghiță
Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Sergei Kharitonov
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at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
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'' (Tokyo, Japan) on December 5, 2009.
*José Aldo
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utilized low kicks heavily against Urijah Faber
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to retain the WEC Featherweight Championship
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by unanimous decision at ''WEC 48
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'' (Sacramento, California, USA) on April 24, 2010.
*Mauricio Rua Mauricio may refer to:
*Mauricio (given name)
*Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício
*Maurício (footballer) (Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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effectively uses leg kicks in his fights, most notably in his first bout against Lyoto Machida
(born 30 May 1978), is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a former UFC Light ...
at ''UFC 104
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''
*Edson Barboza
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stopped Mike Lullo at ''UFC 123
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'' (Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA) on November 20, 2010.
* Pat Barry utilized low kicks heavily against Joey Beltran
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to win by unanimous decision at '' UFC: Fight For The Troops 2'' (Fort Hood, Texas, USA) on January 22, 2011.
*Daniel Ghiță
Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
stopped Fikri Ameziane at ''It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the It's Showtime, a kickboxing and mixed martial arts organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The list consists of all the official It's Showtime events. The first event, It's Showtime - It' ...
'' (Lyon, France) on May 14, 2011.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Chris Knowles at ''Knees of Fury 35'' (Adelaide, Australia) on November 26, 2011.
*Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...
stopped Steve Banks at ''Knees of Fury 36'' (Adelaide, Australia) on February 25, 2012.
*Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Robert Saffiedine (born 6 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Saffiedine has also f ...
utilized low kicks heavily against Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...
to win the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship by unanimous decision at '' Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine'' (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) on January 12, 2013.Nate Marquardt, Tarec Saffiedine and the 10 Most Brutal Leg-Kick Performances
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