THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE KO IN UFC HISTORY
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October 10, 2020
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Joaquin
Buckley ensured his permanent residence on future
Ultimate Fighting Championship highlight reels.
The Finney’s Hit Squad product knocked out
Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Impa
Kasanganay with a spinning back kick to the face in the second
round of their middleweight prelim at
UFC Fight Night 179 on Saturday at the Flash Forum in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A short-notice replacement for
Abu
Azaitar, Kasanganay (8-1, 1-1 UFC) hit the deck 2:03 into Round
2.
The two men engaged in a firefight, until Buckley (11-3, 1-1 UFC)
authored an all-time finish. Kasanganay blocked a head kick and
caught the Bellator
MMA veteran’s foot. However, he held on for too long. Buckley
immediately transitioned to a spinning back kick, his heel
connecting to the face with concussive force. Kasanganay froze and
collapsed backward. No follow-up shots were necessary.
It was the eighth knockout of Buckley’s career but the first
resulting from a kick.
Breese Blasts Newcomer Bhullar
Former
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts champion Tom Breese
cut down K.B. Bhullar
with punches in the first round of their middleweight
confrontation. Bhullar (8-1, 0-1 UFC) met his end 1:42 into Round
1, his organizational debut an utterly forgettable experience.
Breese (12-2, 5-2 UFC) sent spit flying with a vicious straight left,
reset in the center of the cage and leveled the Canadian with a
crushing jab. Bhullar fell to the canvas, turtled at the Team
Renegade stalwart’s feet and offered little resistance. Breese’s
rapid-fire hammerfists did the rest, forcing referee Lukasz Bosacki
to intervene.
It goes in the books as the fastest knockout of Breese’s 14-fight
career.
Daukaus Ambushes Undefeated Ferreira
Team Balance standout Chris
Daukaus wiped out the previously undefeated Rodrigo
Nascimento Ferreira with punches inside the first minute of
their heavyweight duel. Ferreira (8-1, 1-1 UFC) succumbed to blows
45 seconds into Round 1.
Daukaus (10-3, 2-0 UFC) sat down the
American Top Team-trained Brazilian with a clean left hook,
swooped into top position and cut loose with punches and elbows.
The dazed Ferreira returned to an upright position and braced
himself along the fence, only to be greeted by another left hook that
dropped him where he stood and prompted the stoppage.
The 31-year-old Daukaus has recorded back-to-back-to-back
victories, all by first-round knockout.
Kelley Rebounds, Denies AlQaisi
Team Alpha Male’s Tony Kelley
rode a near-submission and two near-knockouts to a unanimous
decision over
Brave Combat Federation veteran Ali AlQaisi
in a chippy three-round bantamweight encounter. Scores were 30-27,
29-28 and 29-28, all for Kelley (7-2, 1-1 UFC), who bounced back
from his UFC 252 loss to Kai Kamaka
III.
AlQaisi (8-5, 0-2 UFC) put his adversary in peril in the first
round, where he secured a takedown and bit down on a guillotine
choke. Kelley escaped, countered with a triangle and appeared to be
on the verge of breaking bones with an armbar when the horn
sounded. He left AlQaisi behind in the second and third rounds, as
he twice countered takedown attempts from the Jordanian with
brain-rattling knee strikes.
Kelley has won twice in his past three outings.
Chikadze Outstrikes Unbeaten Morales
Thudding body kicks and a bullwhip of a left hand carried
Kings MMA representative Giga
Chikadze to a unanimous decision over the previously undefeated
Omar
Morales in a three-round featherweight tilt. All three cageside
judges scored it the same: 30-27 for Chikadze (11-2, 4-0 UFC).
Morales (10-1, 2-1 UFC) was a step behind the Rafael
Cordeiro protégé from start to finish. Chikadze targeted the
head with power punches and zeroed in on the body and legs with
kicks. He floored Morales in the third round with a surgical
straight right and pounced with hammerfists and punches for a
potential finish. The
Sanford MMA export withstood his advances, but his fate on the
scorecards was sealed.
Chikadze has won six fights in a row.
Cortez Dominates Replacement Egger
Fight Ready prospect Tracy
Cortez paired takedowns with positional advances and
suffocating top control, as she cruised to a unanimous decision
over Rizin Fighting Federation alum Stephanie
Egger in a three-round women’s bantamweight scrap. Cortez (8-1,
2-0 UFC) swept the scorecards with 30-27 marks from all three
judges.
A short-notice replacement for Bea
Malecki, Egger (5-2, 0-1 UFC) was essentially a non-factor.
Cortez closed the distance with purpose, executed takedowns when
the opportunities presented themselves and progressed to the back
in all three rounds, securing her position with a body triangle
that short-circuited her counterpart’s efforts. Effective
ground-and-pound was the icing on the cake.
The 26-year-old Cortez will carry an eight-fight winning streak
into her next assignment.
Debuting Ulanbekov Tops Silva
Former Fight Nights Global champion Tagir Ulanbenkov took care of
business in his promotional debut, as he laid claim to a unanimous
decision over Bruno Silva
in a three-round flyweight affair. All three judges sided with
Ulanbekov (13-1, 1-0 UFC): 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
Silva (10-5-2, 0-2 UFC) attacked the Russian’s lower lead leg with
kicks throughout much of the first round, sapping some of his power
and limiting his mobility. An undeterred Ulanbekov answered with
repeated takedowns, counter right hands over the top and a
punishing jab. By the time the 15-minute battle was over, Silva was
suffering from visible damage to his right eye, including a
cut.
Ulanbakov, 29, has rattled off four straight wins. 
