Costello van Steenis delivered a stunning 48-second knockout against Joao Dantas in the opening bout of the PFL 2024 World Championships, marking his first knockout victory since 2019.
Costello van Steenis might’ve been in the first preliminary bout of the PFL 2024 World Championships, but he delivered like a headliner. Seriously, it was something else.
In just 48 seconds—blink and you miss it—van Steenis set up Joao Dantas for a devastating head kick. It instantly robbed Dantas of his consciousness. The bout served as the opener for Friday’s league championship event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Quite the way to kick things off, huh?
Watch the explosive knockout below. Trust me, you don’t wanna miss it.
Van Steenis took his time sizing Dantas up before catching him lunging in with the fateful strike. Boom! Dantas crashed to the mat hard, and van Steenis knew that no follow-up strikes were needed. Game over.
Though van Steenis is known for his kickboxing skills, knockouts have actually been few and far between for this 10-year veteran. His KO of Dantas was the first time van Steenis has finished a fight with strikes since July 2019. Remember Bellator 233? That’s when he put away Mike Shipman in the main event. Ah, memories!