Fans of the knockout have some things to look forward to this weekend.
First, on Friday, you have UFC Fight Night 102 going down from Albany, New York. In that main event, you have heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov taking on Derrick Lewis. All they have is 21 knockouts between them.
Then, on Saturday, you have UFC 206. Maybe headliners Anthony Pettis and Max Holloway aren't what you think of when you think of big-time KO artists, but they are pretty dynamic strikers in their own right. But if that's still not enough for you, why don't you cast your eyes a few spots downward on the card? Occupying the third slot of the UFC 206 pay-per-view is a cracking featherweight matchup between Cub Swanson and a young man known as the Korean Superboy, also known as Mr. Doo Ho Choi. Don't let the boyish looks fool you: Choi is one of the most potent knockout artists on the UFC roster today.
The whole thing got us to thinking: Who are the heaviest hitters in the UFC right now? To honor Lewis and Choi and all the big swingers out there, this is a ranking of the top five hardest punchers in the company today. They are ranked based on number of knockouts and just plain old power compared with their peers.
