‘THE KICK’ From WEC 53 – Henderson vs. Pettis

Yes THE KICK, the one that the entire mma world is buzzing about right now and probably has UFC president Dana White salivating at the arrival of the WEC fighters into the Octagon.
Late in the fifth round, Anthony Pettis landed this crazy kick to Ben Henderson’s head knocking him to the mat. It wasn’t enough to finish Henderson in the fight but it was definitely a great way for the WEC to cap off it’s final event.
Pettis would go on to win this five round war with Henderson, earning a unanimous decision to win the last WEC lightweight title and become the #1 lightweight contender in the UFC.
At the post fight press conference, Pettis named this kick the “Showtime kick.”
Props to Smoogy on the Underground Forums for the GIF.