Maki Pitolo showed that his nickname is no joke.
The 31-year-old middleweight, who affectionately goes by the moniker “Coconut Bombz,” continued to make the most of his post-UFC run with a monster 30-second knockout of Doug Usher on Friday night at Eagle FC 47.
Pitolo slapped Usher in a brutal sequence with a perfectly executed check left hook. This immediately sent Usher face-first to the ground.
View a replay below of Pitolo’s highlight reel knockout.
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Pitolo (15-9) has been regaining momentum since exiting the UFC following a disappointing 1-5 run with promotion in January. His victory over Usher moved his record over the last three months to 2-0, including a March win over Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Fernando Gonzalez.
In the aftermath of the bout, Usher (13-3) left his gloves in the EFC cage and announced that he was retiring from mixed martial arts after losing for the first time since 2015.
