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Wouldn’t wanna be on the receiving end of that…
Get ready and sit back, because you’re about to witness one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history. Actually, not just UFC, but all combat sports, as Joaquin Buckley has truly outdone himself with his latest triumph.
Facing off against Impa Kasanganay during UFC’s Fight Island 5, Buckley was definitely controlling the pace and flow from the get-go, making use of those lethal leg kicks. Kasanganay, being the smart and adaptable fighter he is, managed to counter one, catching Buckley’s heel. But we’re definitely certain he wasn’t expecting what Buckley did next, jumping off his foot and hitting Kasanganay with a spinning back kick square to the head, knocking Kasanganay into fifty different dimensions.
The knockout now has Buckley at 1-1 in the UFC, but we’re certain this is gonna drum up some mad buzz for the young fighter. Check one of the greatest knockouts in history below.
KO of the Year! 🔓
Go all angles on @NewMansa94's masterpiece 😳
[ #UFCFightIsland5 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi ] pic.twitter.com/1ywVZzin5U
— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
Knockout of the year?! 😳 #UFCFightIsland5 pic.twitter.com/mqkwRR2BYu
— Jade Morris (@JadeMorrisMMA) October 10, 2020
Buckley’s KO is the fourth knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning back kick to the head, per @ESPNStatsInfo. He joins Renan Barao, Uriah Hall, and Magomed Mustafaev. pic.twitter.com/8nzxfCMLEm
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 10, 2020
