Manuel Torres has seemingly sent shockwaves across the UFC world with his spectacular knockout victory at the UFC Vegas 75 event earlier tonight (June 17, 2023).Mexico's Torres faced Brazil's Nikolas Motta in a lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 75, which transpired at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, USA. Torres craftily stopped Motta via first-round KO, courtesy of a picture-perfect elbow to the face.Fighters and fans alike seemed truly impressed with Manuel Torres' skills and the incredible knockout. UFC welterweights such as Belal Muhammad and Michael Chiesa were all praise for Torres.They notably suggested that the Mexican fighter ought to be matched up against higher-ranked lightweights such as Drew Dober and Ignacio Bahamondes next. Expressing his amazement at the KO, Belal Muhammad simply tweeted:"Woooooooooow"Belal Muhammad@bullyb170Woooooooooow576WoooooooooowBelal Muhammad@bullyb170Was that an elbow711Was that an elbowBelal Muhammad@bullyb170That was nasty looked like that kattar elbow884That was nasty looked like that kattar elbowBelal Muhammad@bullyb170Him vs dober next921Him vs dober nextMichael Chiesa@MikeMav22Manuel Torres vs Ignacio Bahamondes. Book it. #UFCVegas7512213Manuel Torres vs Ignacio Bahamondes. Book it. #UFCVegas75Belal Muhammad@bullyb170@MikeMav22311@MikeMav22 https://t.co/h99PhsJdOASimilarly, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, UFC bantamweight contender Brian Kelleher, and many more praised Torres' hellacious elbow. Sterling addressed the jaw-dropping KO by tweeting:"Oh man"Aljamain Sterling@funkmasterMMAOh man1657Oh manBrian BOOM Kelleher@brianboom135That was a hellbow346That was a hellbowbjpenndotcom@bjpenndotcomWhat a KO from Manuel Torres #UFCVegas75 16631What a KO from Manuel Torres 🔥 #UFCVegas75 https://t.co/gkknbHzJqGAdditionally, several fans chimed in on the elbow knockout. One fan indicated that it seemed as though the elbow almost killed Motta, whereas others praised the elbow's beauty. One Twitter user noted how the elbow instantly KO'd Motta on his feet. Besides, another Twitter user wrote:"That was like a car wreck. Holy Smokes"Rusty Moreno@RustyMoreno@SpinninBackfist That was like a car wreck. Holy Smokes@SpinninBackfist That was like a car wreck. Holy SmokesMike Bolin@BolinMike@SpinninBackfist he's dead6@SpinninBackfist he's dead😂OddsStack@OddsStack@SpinninBackfist49@SpinninBackfist https://t.co/6ckB2eIpEZJimmy@Jimmy_Deannn@SpinninBackfist Beautiful2@SpinninBackfist BeautifulMMA SZN@mma_szn@SpinninBackfist He was out in an instant. What a finish30@SpinninBackfist He was out in an instant. What a finishMoreover, some fans implied that Torres' elbow KO could possibly be a Knockout Of The Year (KOTY) contender. Many others similarly praised the step-in elbow, highlighting how scary and painful it looked. One fan tweeted:"Damn! That was scary!"I AM ERROR.@ZamorianMog@SpinninBackfist Damn! That was scary!@SpinninBackfist Damn! That was scary!monroe fuches@hxlxgraphic@SpinninBackfist Koty contender@SpinninBackfist Koty contenderعبدالرحمن البلوي | Tarantino@D7Sinatra@SpinninBackfist Step in Elbow ‍1@SpinninBackfist Step in Elbow 😮‍💨Clown Ferguson@ClownFerguson@SpinninBackfist Instant KO@SpinninBackfist Instant KOThijs@Thijsloef@SpinninBackfist Painful @SpinninBackfist Painful 😬Alternatively, some fans opined that YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI's controversial elbow strike in his boxing match against Joe Fournier earlier this year was better than Torres' elbow KO. One fan tweeted:"KSI did it better"KyokushinFist@KyokushinFist@SpinninBackfist KSI did it better 1@SpinninBackfist KSI did it better 😂Impressive KO in the Manuel Torres vs. Nikolas Motta fight helps 'El Loco' continue his ascent in the UFC The 28-year-old Manuel Torres boasts a professional MMA record of 14 victories and two defeats. 'El Loco' made his professional MMA debut in May 2014. He competed on the DWCS (Dana White's Contender Series) event in October 2021, beating Kolton Englund via first-round TKO.Following that, the rising star made his UFC main roster debut. In his maiden UFC bout, Torres picked up a first-round TKO win against Frank Camacho at a UFC Fight Night event in May 2022.UFC on BT Sport@btsportufcWhat a way to mark your UFC debut! Manuel Torres put the experienced Frank Camacho out with this wonderful flurry of punches 533What a way to mark your UFC debut! 🔥 Manuel Torres put the experienced Frank Camacho out with this wonderful flurry of punches 💥 https://t.co/C54dSw4xs3Furthermore, Manuel Torres' next fight, which was also his most recent one, transpired at tonight's UFC Vegas 75 event. Torres faced Nikolas Motta in a battle that was fast-paced right from the get-go. As noted, 'El Loco' impressively won the fight in the very first round with an elbow KO. Currently, on a five-fight win streak, Torres looks to continue his ascent in the stacked UFC lightweight division.