UFC world unanimously agrees this was one of the craziest moments in MMA history

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Yair Rodriguez elbow The Korean Zombie , (Instagram/UFC)

Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung (The Korean Zombie) put on a 5-round show on Saturday, finishing in one of the most incredible moments in UFC history. In a sport that’s known for exaggerating the “greatest fight of all time”, this one is actually in the conversation.

After a back-and-forth scrap that had the commentators genuinely unsure who would take the decision, Rodriguez threw a final second elbow that knocked the Korean Zombie out cold. It was literally as the buzzer was going off. To make matters better, the two had stopped with 10 seconds to go to hype up the crowd, nobody expected this.

AT THE BUZZER! What an elbow KO for @PanteraUFC at #UFCDenver! #UFC25YEars pic.twitter.com/QEE8gcPWpB
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) November 11, 2018

HOW DO YOU LAND THIS?!?!?!?! OH MY @PanteraUFC!!! #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/CJx9dMpg0h
— UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2018

OH MY GOODNESS YAIR RODRIGUEZ WITH SECONDS LEFT!!!! WOW!!!#UFCDenver @PanteraUFC pic.twitter.com/J0xN3r6AIG
— UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2018

One of the most exciting finishes in history, and it comes on the 25th anniversary of the UFC. You can’t ask for much more than that.

To have the feel in space & have the accuracy to land that elbow is simply magnificent. The fact it came at the bell & blew out the candles on the Zombie & the 25th birthday cake of the @ufc is well... icing. #Elbow #AtTheBellBow #
— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) November 11, 2018

Wait, you're telling me Yair Rodriguez knocked the Zombie out with a bent over back elbow that he landed to the chin while looking at the floor? pic.twitter.com/hfiElfSAZ4
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) November 11, 2018

Zombie and Yair being transported to hospital
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) November 11, 2018

Scorecard for Zombie-Rodriguez #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/7vwkukMiIp
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) November 11, 2018

Took a quick peek at the scorecards. Zombie was up 3-1, 3-1 and 2-2 on the judges’ cards going into the fifth. Will be distributed shortly.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) November 11, 2018

What an incredible knockout in UFC pic.twitter.com/6r6bzRFvM8
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 11, 2018

Retweet this if you're straight stunned by that upward elbow knockout pulled off by Yair Rodriguez. #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/ZUAMXqprQj
— MMA mania (@mmamania) November 11, 2018

Knockout of the year #elpantera #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/VasYS7Uwrz
— Nkkos (@nkkos) November 11, 2018

OK, listen. This came with one second left. At the 25th Anniversary show. It was already Fight of the Year. Yair was banished from the UFC at one point.

What. https://t.co/EGbHmTjTX4
— Ryan McKinnell (@RyanMcKinnell) November 11, 2018

That was the most insane finish to a fight I've ever seen. Fantastic fight between Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung finishes in the last second with an elbow KO out of nowhere. KO came at 4:59 of the fifth and final round. #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/aoYhPyCVJO
— Simon Head (@simonhead) November 11, 2018

(H/T UFC Canada)