The beauty of bodyshots as shown to the world by John Lineker.

It’s a rare and beautiful thing, but we are seeing finishes with body shots more and more often in MMA, which is just fantastic. It’s the fighting equivalent to Arrested Development coming back on the air. Body shots areĀ under appreciatedĀ gems in a world of head shots, but maybe, just maybe, if we work together, more people will notice the greatness that Bas Rutten has been preaching for years.

Liver shots, baby.

When Anthony Pettis took down Cerrone with a shot at UFC on FOX 6, it seemed to set the par for UFC shows, now we’re seeing someone go down via bodyshots almost every show. Remember UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez with Joseph Benavidez crumpling Darren Uyenoyama? Yeah. Now we see John Lineker working the body of Azamat Gashimov.

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Jason Nawara

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Jason Nawara figured out a way to make a living discussing the things he loves most in life; MMA, football and videogames. For that, he'll forever be eternally grateful. Aside from writing on the Nuts, you may have read his MMA/Videogame coverage on MiddleEasy.com, or followed him on Twitter @JasonNawara. Jason covers horror games for the massively popular Bloody-Disgusting.com, and he's a Community Manage and NFL beat writer for Topps' Huddle app. Reach out and touch him. He likes it when he's touched.