Watch: Raymond Daniels delivers highlight knockout in Bellator Birmingham
Raymond Daniels showed on Saturday why “The Human Highlight Reel” is an appropriate nickname for him.
Daniels knocked out Wilker Barros at the end of the first round of their welterweight fight at Bellator Birmingham at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. He did so with a huge punch that came after some fake flying spin kicks. Take a look:
#TheHumanHighlightReel@RD_GOAT #BellatorBirmingham ???????? pic.twitter.com/wG5VRsid4I
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 4, 2019
Here’s the full fight:
Woah! @RD_GOAT is called "The Human Highlight Reel" for good reason.
Check out this FULL first round to kick off ????our main card here at #BellatorBirmingham. pic.twitter.com/bifjSYMPGv— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 4, 2019
This fight and win is a big deal for Daniels. The 39-year-old has mostly fought in Bellator Kickboxing, going 8-0 in those fights. He is 35-3 as a kickboxer. However, he was 0-1 as an MMA fighter prior to this win and hadn’t had an MMA fight since 2008.