When a karate ghost meets a Filipino powerhouse in Manchester, someone's consciousness is leaving the building.
UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz was a mixed martial arts event held on October 26, 2013 at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between top contenders Michael Bisping and Mark Muñoz. However, on September 27 Bisping pulled out of the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by Lyoto Machida.
Direction
Broadcast captures the arena's electric confusion post-swap.
Practical Effects
Machida's straight-left knockout — zero wasted motion, total devastation.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Machida's middleweight debut after an entire career at light heavyweight — he made the drop look criminal.
The Bisping-Munoz grudge match cancellation spawned one of MMA's most iconic 'what if' alternate timelines.
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