MMA fighter uses The Rock’s signature move before finishing opponent with slam on UFC legend’s card
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? One MMA fighter certainly can after emulating the WWE legend to finish his opponent in brutal style. The People’s Elbow was made famous by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ JohnsonGetty Miguel Sanson was fighting fellow American Chris Johnson under the Anthony Pettis FC (APFC) banner, which is an MMA promotion owned by the UFC legend himself. The bout took place in the flyweight division on the main card of APFC 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sanson had Johnson floored and was landing some nasty ground-and-pound during the second round of their fight. All of a sudden, Sanson rose to his fight and tapped his elbow to initiate the move made famous by Dwanye ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the WWE. The 25-year-old, who boasts a pro record of 6-2, then dropped his elbow before driving it with full force into his opponent and catching his shoulder. Johnson was stunned and attempted to reach his feet while Sanson continued hammering away with his fists. Sanson then wrapped both arms around Johnson before slamming him head first into the ground. It was only a matter seconds before the referee waved off the fight after Sanson had delivered several further nasty blows to finish his opponent once and for all. “That’s got to be one of the wildest finishes in MMA history!” one fan wrote on X. Another urged UFC CEO Dana White to offer the American a contract as they said: “UFC. Give this guy a contract ASAP.” The Rock has electrified the masses with his People’s ElbowsWWE He goes back and forth between the ropesWWE Before dropping his elbow into his opponent’s sternumWWE The Rock’s People’s Elbow was first documented as being used by the WWE legend in 1998. He first hit the move on former UFC fighter Ken Shamrock and went on to make it one of the most recognised finishers in the sport. The Rock typically slams his opponents to the canvas with a Spinebuster before taking his elbow pad off and throwing it into the crowd. He then sprints to the ropes, returns and leaps over his opponent before bouncing off the opposite side. The 52-year-old then returns to the centre of the ring and whacks his opponent with an elbow straight into the sternum, which was usually enough in the late 90s and early 2000s to finish his opponent off. One of The Rock’s most famous People’s Elbow was against CM Punk at the Royal Rumble in 2013 when he pinned the American to become the new WWE champion. Sanson took inspiration from The Rock to finish his MMA bout In 2022, The Rock handed the responsibility of his signature move to now-retired UFC star Molly McCann following her win at UFC London. ‘Meatball’ had just secured another victory with a first-round stoppage over Hannah Goldy following a nasty spinning elbow. McCann posted on social media after her win: “The Rock excuse me Mr Rock, but can I keep borrowing the peoples elbow? It’s doing me bits.” The Rock responded: “From the ELECTRIFYING People’s Elbow to the DEVASTATING People’s Meatbow. “It’s all yours! Keep kicking a** and having FUN, champ! Much respect, Mr Rock.” McCann said in reply to The Rock: “Thank you Dwayne I’ll only use when necessary.”
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?
One MMA fighter certainly can after emulating the WWE legend to finish his opponent in brutal style.
Miguel Sanson was fighting fellow American Chris Johnson under the Anthony Pettis FC (APFC) banner, which is an MMA promotion owned by the UFC legend himself.
The bout took place in the flyweight division on the main card of APFC 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sanson had Johnson floored and was landing some nasty ground-and-pound during the second round of their fight.
All of a sudden, Sanson rose to his fight and tapped his elbow to initiate the move made famous by Dwanye ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the WWE.
The 25-year-old, who boasts a pro record of 6-2, then dropped his elbow before driving it with full force into his opponent and catching his shoulder.
Johnson was stunned and attempted to reach his feet while Sanson continued hammering away with his fists.
Sanson then wrapped both arms around Johnson before slamming him head first into the ground.
It was only a matter seconds before the referee waved off the fight after Sanson had delivered several further nasty blows to finish his opponent once and for all.
“That’s got to be one of the wildest finishes in MMA history!” one fan wrote on X.
Another urged UFC CEO Dana White to offer the American a contract as they said: “UFC. Give this guy a contract ASAP.”
The Rock’s People’s Elbow was first documented as being used by the WWE legend in 1998.
He first hit the move on former UFC fighter Ken Shamrock and went on to make it one of the most recognised finishers in the sport.
The Rock typically slams his opponents to the canvas with a Spinebuster before taking his elbow pad off and throwing it into the crowd.
He then sprints to the ropes, returns and leaps over his opponent before bouncing off the opposite side.
The 52-year-old then returns to the centre of the ring and whacks his opponent with an elbow straight into the sternum, which was usually enough in the late 90s and early 2000s to finish his opponent off.
One of The Rock’s most famous People’s Elbow was against CM Punk at the Royal Rumble in 2013 when he pinned the American to become the new WWE champion.
In 2022, The Rock handed the responsibility of his signature move to now-retired UFC star Molly McCann following her win at UFC London.
‘Meatball’ had just secured another victory with a first-round stoppage over Hannah Goldy following a nasty spinning elbow.
McCann posted on social media after her win: “The Rock excuse me Mr Rock, but can I keep borrowing the peoples elbow? It’s doing me bits.”
The Rock responded: “From the ELECTRIFYING People’s Elbow to the DEVASTATING People’s Meatbow.
“It’s all yours! Keep kicking a** and having FUN, champ! Much respect, Mr Rock.”
McCann said in reply to The Rock: “Thank you Dwayne I’ll only use when necessary.”
