Joaquin Buckley Catches Antonio Arroyo With Late Knockout Win – UFC Vegas 37 Highlights

Joaquin BuckleyUFC middleweight prospect, Joaquin ‘New Mansa’ Buckley is back in the winner’s enclosure, via an eye-catching, late third round knockout victory over Antonio Arroyo to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 37. Opening the main card portion of the Las Vegas, Nevada card — Missouri upstart, Buckley rebounded from a stunning high-kick knockout […]

Joaquin Buckley

UFC middleweight prospect, Joaquin ‘New Mansa’ Buckley is back in the winner’s enclosure, via an eye-catching, late third round knockout victory over Antonio Arroyo to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 37.

Opening the main card portion of the Las Vegas, Nevada card — Missouri upstart, Buckley rebounded from a stunning high-kick knockout defeat against Alessio Di Chirico back at UFC on ABC 1 in January — snapping a two-fight knockout run for the 27-year-old.

Adding Arroyo to a his winning résumé, Buckley managed to launch with a right hook which appeared to clip the Brazilian behind the head, before following up with a left uppercut, flooring Arroyo and then following up with subsequent ground strikes.

With the victory, Buckley improves to. 13-4 as a professional adding Arroyo to prior wins over Jordan Wright, and a Knockout of the Year victor over Impa Kasanganay last annum.

Below, catch Buckley’s third round knockout success against Arroyo.

Joaquin Buckley vs. Antonio Arroyo Set For September 18

Joaquin BuckleyThe reigning KO of the year winner and UFC Middleweight Joaquin Buckley will look to rebound and find that K.O. magic coming off a loss this past January to Alessio Di Chirico. Buckley is set to face Antonio Arroyo in a middleweight bout at a UFC Fight Night on September 18th according to MMA Junkie. […]

Joaquin Buckley

The reigning KO of the year winner and UFC Middleweight Joaquin Buckley will look to rebound and find that K.O. magic coming off a loss this past January to Alessio Di Chirico.

Buckley is set to face Antonio Arroyo in a middleweight bout at a UFC Fight Night on September 18th according to MMA Junkie.

Before suffering a quick KO loss Di Chirico Buckley was considered one of the hottest middleweight prospects after picking up back-to-back KO wins.

Arroyo is coming off 2 straight losses after earning a contract on Dana White‘s Contender Series and will be looking to get back on track to avoid being potentially cut by the company.

The September 18th event’s location has yet to be announced but will presumably be at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Check out the line-up for this event (so far)

Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann

Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez

Devin Clark vs. Ion Cutelaba

Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta

Dakota Bush vs. Zhu Rong

Danaa Batgerel vs. Montel Jackson

Sarah Alpar vs. Erin Blanchfield

Carlston Harris vs. Impa Kasanganay

Pannie Kianzad vs. Raquel Pennington

Heili Alateng vs. Gustavo Lopez

Antonio Arroyo vs. Joaquin Buckley

Do you think Joaquin Buckley will get back in the win column on September 18?

Joaquin Buckley Issues Statement After Shocking KO Loss

Joaquin Buckley has issued a statement after his shocking KO loss to Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Fight Island 7. Buckley entered the fight with a ton of momentum and hype after he scored back-to-back highlight-reel KO wins. Many expected Buckley to add t…

Joaquin Buckley has issued a statement after his shocking KO loss to Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Fight Island 7. Buckley entered the fight with a ton of momentum and hype after he scored back-to-back highlight-reel KO wins. Many expected Buckley to add to his highlight reel, however, that was far from the case as […]

Alessio Di Chirico Explains Refusing Interviews at UFC on ABC

Alessio Di Chirico threw fans and media off after his win over Joaquin Buckley at the first UFC event broadcast on the ABC network. His initial reaction to scoring the first-round knockout over someone who was the favorite to win, and known for one of …

Alessio Di Chirico threw fans and media off after his win over Joaquin Buckley at the first UFC event broadcast on the ABC network. His initial reaction to scoring the first-round knockout over someone who was the favorite to win, and known for one of the most viral knockouts of 2020 was as expected. He […]

Alessio Di Chirico Upsets Joaquin Buckley – UFC Fight Island 7 Results

Alessio Di ChiricoNext up on the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Alessio Di Chirico. Round 1: Joaquin Buckley is stalking at the start of round one. He’s bobbing and weaving but isn’t landing anything significant as the clock ticks down. Alessio Di Chirico dips and throws a high […]

Alessio Di Chirico

Next up on the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Alessio Di Chirico.

Round 1: Joaquin Buckley is stalking at the start of round one. He’s bobbing and weaving but isn’t landing anything significant as the clock ticks down. Alessio Di Chirico dips and throws a high kick which clips Buckley – down he goes! This fight is over!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Alessio Di Chirico def. Joaquin Buckley via KO in round one

James Krause Doesn’t Understand Why Joaquin Buckley Fight Hasn’t Been Booked

James Krause isn’t sure why he isn’t fighting Joaquin Buckley. For months now, Krause and Buckley have been calling each other out and many believe that was the fight to make. However, it was not booked, and instead, Buckley will return to …

James Krause isn’t sure why he isn’t fighting Joaquin Buckley. For months now, Krause and Buckley have been calling each other out and many believe that was the fight to make. However, it was not booked, and instead, Buckley will return to the Octagon on Saturday night against Alessio Di Chirico. According to Krause, he […]