This past Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, PFL Europe 3 produced possibly the best fight to have ever taken place in the Smart Cage.
After his previous opponent withdrew, Lewis McGrillen stepped in as an alternate to face Dean Garnett in the semi-final play-offs of the bantamweight tournament.
What followed was an unbelievable back-and-forth war between the two Brits that featured a staggering 14 knockdowns in just 12 minutes.
The majority of them came from McGrillen, who is known for knocking opponents out cold but Garnett kept recovering and getting back to his feet.
That was until the fifth round where a heavy shot landed and sent Garnett face down to the canvas, giving “McGrizzla” a spectacular walk-off KO moment.
MMA Fans React To Fight Of The Year Contender In PFL Europe
In what will surely go down as one of the best fights of the year, if not one of the greatest bouts in the history of UK MMA, McGrillen vs Garnett sure did turn some heads.
MMA fans reacted on social media to one of the wildest contests that you’re ever likely to see.
“Fight of year across any promotion”
“This is unreal, both fighters just biting down on the mouthpiece and going for the knockout. Pure fighting.”
“Both of these guys have jaws made of STEEL!!!”
“Gotta be the greatest fight in UKMMA history. Best scrap I’ve seen live”
“Crazy fight , I almost missed the Bryan Battle fight because this was the best fight I have seen all year. Insanity from both fighters.”
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