[mewykwistmas]

“That’s the only way a kick like that works. A kick like that is a huge commitment. If the opponent sees it, you’re pretty much done for. “

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and that’s why we barely see any :) . Probably Belfort assumed that Silva isn’t that dumb to do that. So Silva definitely gambled against a man of Belfort’s caliber, but you can’t argue with results.

Now Silva’s opponents have one more thing to worry about, as if they didn’t have enough!

[Jeff Chandler]

I just looked at Silva’s Wiki page. One of his major skills is Muay Thai.

Belfort probably trained against Muay Thai fighters (Star Wars, LOL?!), and if you look at the way that kick devlops, it starts out looking like a low Muay Thai kick with a lot of thigh and knee behind it before it turns Korean. That’s probably why he was able to sneak it in.