Anthony Njokuani Will Knock Andre Winner out with a First-Round Head Kick
It's like I said the last time: Anthony Njokuani is not as polarizing as Urijah Faber, Donald Cerrone or even Anthony Pettis, but The African Assassin's style of fighting—all Muay Thai—has made Njokuani a popular name to watch in the WEC and now the UFC.
How polarizing has "The Art of Eight Limbs" made Nojokuani?
It's only made him polarizing and memorable enough to where every MMA fan and their moms know that Njokuani has finished eight people with his Muay Thai and gone to the judges five times, with all five decisions being unanimous-decision wins, and his UFC 128 loss to Edson Barboza is the only time that Njokuani has lost on the scorecards.
That, and he's never submitted anyone in MMA.
One thing he has done, which is the key thing to take home here, is that he's proven himself to be more of a diverse striker than Andre Winner, who likely needs a victory to save himself from the chopping block.
Winner can throw whatever punches that he wishes to throw at Njokuani in his attempt to finish off the former WEC lightweight, but it will be all for naught.
It will end early, thanks to three things:
Firstly, Njokuani's reach will come into play as he works his jab and finds opportunities to effectively counter anything Winner tries to get off from the inside.
Secondly, the punishing leg kicks of Njokuani will slow Winner down and put Winner in a position where he will be hesitant to throw anything of real significance at Njokuani.
He will soon be staggered by the leg kicks of Njokuani, and two especially brutalizing leg kicks, which lead to the final stage of Winner's demise.
Once Winner stumbles over himself and winds up against the cage, Njokuani will land a left hook, followed by a straight right punch that breaks Winner's nose, and the nail in the coffin will be a lightning-fast right head kick that leaves Winner unconscious.