Canada Rejoice With Pride as Countryman Bounces Off American Opponent’s Head on the Canvas at UFC 315

The Canadian soil is on fire with UFC 315. With a deadly KO win for Marc-Andre Barriault in the third bout of the night, it is safe to say that the Maple Leaf fighters gave a nasty response to the Americans who wanted Canada to become the nation’s 51st state. The story continued in the last bout of the prelims section as we witnessed another knockout, as Mike Malott first dropped Charles Radtke with a picture-perfect left hook and then finished him with brutal elbows in the second round. Needless to say, the Canadian had quite a bit of motivation running in even before he found his way to the Octagon in Montreal. 

It all started in February when Canadian fans booed the US national anthem at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament. Radtke declared, “When you all booed the national anthem, somebody’s going to have to pay for that.” Of course, that grabbed quite a bit of backlash for the American. But this wasn’t the first instance he found himself in the middle of controversies because of what he said. But this time, Malott proved that getting angry at the fans had to role to play in claiming a victory on the canvas. 

UFC’s X account shared the crazy moment with the fighting realm. With Radtke flat on the ground, Malott jumped on him with his elbows forward. The finish was painful to watch as Radtke’s head bounced against the canvas multiple times, and his mouth guard even came out. No doubt, Marc Goddard, the referee in charge, had to jump in and finish the fight. And right after that, cheers rose for the Canadian fighter, and fans kept on booing ‘Chuck Buffalo’. The caption to the post read, “A ‘PROPER’ KNOCKOUT ON HOME SOIL.”

A ‘PROPER’ KNOCKOUT ON HOME SOIL @Michael_Malott earns the Round 2 TKO in Montreal

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As soon as the UFC’s official X account dropped the visual on the social media platform, the fight fans swooped in to express their thoughts. Of course, the fans were pretty impressed with the kind of performance ‘Proper’ showed. But let’s see what they had to comment on!

Fans raise their voices for Mike Malott as he secures a crazy KO win over Charles Radtke at UFC 315

Needless to say, the fighting community was pretty impressed with the kind of performance the Canadian fighters showed at UFC 315. One of the fans commented, “Home soil is getting a wild epic show tonight!!!” Another fan weighed in on the pride that welled up in the Canadian fans’ hearts. The fan wrote, “whole lotta Canadian pride tonight in the octagon, oh Canada oh Canada, doot doot doot doot doot.”

One of the fans reflected on the moment when the entire Canadian audience went into a frenzy with their reaction to the knockout. One comment read, “The Canadian crowd went wild, all in for that guy. Mallott put on a clinic.” Some of the fans began commending Malott for his impressive performance. Well, he had already admitted that he wasn’t paying any heed to what his American opponent had to say. All he did was finish him off in the second round.

One fan wrote, “Impressive finish! Nasty left hook!” Another fan thanked Malott for the entertainment. The comment read, “This was so satisfying to watch ty mikey.” One more fan wrote, “What a knockout from Mike! OMG, can’t believe what I just saw! The referee stopped to early after tho.”

Some of the fans later decided to poke at Radtke. With his comments against Canada still going viral, one fan wrote, “Man, Radtke is gonna hate Canada… the F you Radtke chant, followed by that knockout.” Meanwhile, one of the fans weighed in on the mistakes that the American welterweight made in the bout. The comment read, “Radtke refused to be a dog and demand respect and got a deserved loss. Bro threw less than 10 significant strikes in an entire first round. Yikes, no wonder he got bullied… u have to show up and show out, not be timid.”

What are your thoughts on the fight between Malott and Radtke? Do you think things would have been different had Radtke stayed quiet when Canadian fans disrespected the US national anthem? Let us know what you think in the comments down below. 

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