VIDEO | Yoel Romero KO’s Chris Weidman with a flying knee

By Chris Taylor - November 12, 2016

Yoel Romero just shocked the crowd at Madison Square Garden by scoring a highlight reel third-round knockout victory over Chris Weidman.

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The Cuban sent Weidman crashing to the canvas after landing a brutal flying knee in the early second of the third-round and then followed up with some punches forcing the referee to step in. Check it out:

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