Ballet of Violence

While Nogueira’s ground game and patient style had been like quicksand to opponents, Emelianenko danced on it. After a few minutes of increasingly one-sided action, Emelianenko postured up in Nogueira’s guard, reared back and delivered a massive right hand that landed flush, bouncing the champion’s head off the canvas. It remains one of the hardest blows anyone has ever weathered from their back. If you watch it again, you can see Nogueira go out and then re-boot like a computer, shaking off the cobwebs from the punch that essentially had him on the defensive for the rest of the night.

— Jason Probst - 10 Most Memorable Championship Shockers: Part 2