Video: Giga Chikadze stops Cub Swanson with a violent ‘Giga kick’ at UFC Vegas 25

The UFC’s #14 ranked featherweight, Giga Chikadze, just scored the biggest win of his MMA career when he stopped longtime MMA veteran Cub Swanson…

By: Eddie Mercado | 2 years ago
Video: Giga Chikadze stops Cub Swanson with a violent ‘Giga kick’ at UFC Vegas 25
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The UFC’s #14 ranked featherweight, Giga Chikadze, just scored the biggest win of his MMA career when he stopped longtime MMA veteran Cub Swanson with a Gigakick in just 63-seconds into the UFC Vegas 25 co-main event. Giga threw a head kick first, followed by a straight, and then came the missile to the liver of Cub. The moment the body kick connected, Swanson began to backpedal in serious pain. Chikadze landed a couple of ground strikes before it was all said and done, to capture his biggest name to date.

Check out Kid Nate’s play-by-play of Giga Chikadze kicking Cub Swanson in the liver:

Swanson coming forward behind stomping kicks. Chikadze lands a hard shot on Swanson coming in. Chikadze throws a punching combo. Liver kick has Swanson hurt! Chikadze follows up with punches and it’s over!

Official results: Giga Chikadze def. Cub Swanson via TKO at 1:03 of Round 1 (liver kick & punches).

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Eddie Mercado is a writer and content creator for Bloody Elbow, and has covered combat sports since 2015. Eddie covers everything from betting odds and live events, to fighter interviews and co-hosting the 6th Round post-fight show and the 6th Round Retro. He retired at 1-0 in professional MMA, competed in one Muay Thai match in Thailand, and is currently a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu under the great Diego Bispo.

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