Combat Rewind, April 21: A fantastic flying-knee KO and some early Paul Daley violence

A memorable flying knee and an early career highlight for Paul Daley are among the fantastic finishes to relive on this day in MMA.

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

Today’s highlights include a fantastic flying-knee knockout in the opening seconds, as well as some early Paul Daley violence, and much more.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

  • Cage Rage: [autotag]Abdul Mohamed[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ross Pointon[/autotag] —April 21, 2007
  • King of the Cage: [autotag]Gerald Lovato [/autotag]vs. [autotag]Dave Rivas[/autotag] — April 21, 2011
  • Cage Rage: [autotag]Mark Epstein[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Roman Wehbe[/autotag] —April 21, 2007
  • Shooto: [autotag]Tsutomu Shiike[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Naosuke Mizoguchi[/autotag] — April 21, 2002
  • Cage Rage: [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Paul Jenkins[/autotag] — April 21, 2007

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.

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“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives.

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives.