Highlights: Luis Rafael Bedazzles Jeremy Kennedy

ByMike Straus May 23, 2019May 23, 2019

Luis Rafael bedazzled Jeremy Kennedy with his foot in the first round of their featherweight contest at tonight’s Professional Fighters League (PFL) event.

The end came at just 23 seconds for Kennedy (via ESPN MMA Twitter):

Luis Rafael Laurentino upset UFC vet Jeremy Kennedy with this nasty headkick

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The early knockout of Kennedy is especially impressive considering the Canadian’s recent hot streak. Many MMA prognosticators ragged on Rafael, saying his record was likely fluffed. He seemed to answer at least some of those questions with this highlight reel finish.

Crazy enough, Rafael’s 23-second knock out of Kennedy is only good for second quickest on the night so far. In the fight before, Movlid Khaibulaev obliterated Damon Jackson with a flying knee.

Mike Straus

Mike Straus @AKAstraus21 is a credentialed MMA journalist and a member of the MMAJA. He has been a fan of the sport since its inception and has been covering the sport professionally for three years. In the past, he has produced content for Fansided's Cagepages, mma-media.com, and Combatpress.com. He currently contributes for MyMMANews.com, he is a staff writer for Cagesidepress.com, and LowKickMMA.com. He most recently began writing for BJPenn.com.