Friday, December 17, 2010

Anthony Pettis Matrix Kick



This is the kick that everyone is talking about. The final kick thrown in World Extreme Cagefighting's history(since it will merge into the UFC.)

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis runs off the cage to land his foot on Ben "Smooth" Henderson's face. Pettis used the move in the closing seconds of the 5th round of the lightweight championship and went on to win by unanimous decision. It would have been the perfect ending to the WEC's run if the kick and/or the follow up punches on the ground merited a ref stoppage.

Pettis and Henderson each earned a $10k bonus for Fight of the Night honors. $10k is pale next to the $100k bonuses the UFC gives, but that won't be an issue in the future since both will now fight in the Octagon.

Nontheless this is one of the most exciting moves ever pulled off in MMA's brief history.