Abdul Razak Alhassan Issues Expletive-Laced Callout Of Joaquin Buckley

UFC middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan wasted no time in calling for a rematch with Joaquin Buckley after his UFC Vegas 67 win. Alhassan knocked out Claudio Ribeiro in his UFC return on Saturday at UFC Vegas 67. It was his first fight in nearly a full y…

UFC middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan wasted no time in calling for a rematch with Joaquin Buckley after his UFC Vegas 67 win. Alhassan knocked out Claudio Ribeiro in his UFC return on Saturday at UFC Vegas 67. It was his first fight in nearly a full year after losing a split decision to Buckley last…

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Chris Curtis finishes Joaquin Buckley with brutal second round ground KO – UFC 282 Highlights

Chris CurtisRebounding from his first Octagon loss earlier this year, middleweight division favorite, Chris Curtis turns in another stunning knockout win — this time flattening fellow finishing ace, Joaquin Buckley with a brutal second round slew of ground strikes on the preliminary card of UFC 282. Curtis, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to recent UFC […]

Chris Curtis

Rebounding from his first Octagon loss earlier this year, middleweight division favorite, Chris Curtis turns in another stunning knockout win — this time flattening fellow finishing ace, Joaquin Buckley with a brutal second round slew of ground strikes on the preliminary card of UFC 282.

Curtis, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to recent UFC Orlando feature, Jack Hermansson back in July of this year, was tasked with returning to winning ways against Buckley tonight — having previously landed back-to-back UFC wins over Phil Hawes, Brendan Allen, and Rodolfo Vieira.

Moving with offense coming his way from Buckley in the center of the Octagon during a second round exchange, Curtis managed to absorb a left high-kick attempt from the former — firing home himself with a counter straight left, dropping Buckley.

Immediately raining down with a series of heavy ground strikes, Curtis forced the issue and landed a second round ground strikes KO win against Buckley — landing his fourth win under the banner of the Dana White-led promotion.

Below, catch the highlights from Chris Curtis’ KO win against Joaquin Buckley

Chris Curtis wants ‘bloodbath’ with Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282: ‘I just want us both to leave on stretchers’

chris curtisUFC middleweight Chris Curtis is ready and willing to go to war this Saturday night. Curtis is set to take on fellow 185er’ Joaquin Buckley as part of the UFC 282 card at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, in what is set to be a battle between two dynamic strikers. Talking to LowKickMMA, Curtis expressed […]

chris curtis

UFC middleweight Chris Curtis is ready and willing to go to war this Saturday night.

Curtis is set to take on fellow 185er’ Joaquin Buckley as part of the UFC 282 card at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, in what is set to be a battle between two dynamic strikers.

Talking to LowKickMMA, Curtis expressed his desire to engage in warfare with Buckley, almost giddy at the thought of violence.

I saw him [Buckley] at the PI last week,” said Curtis. “He was like ‘you’re not gonna take me down are you?’”

“I will make you a deal Joaquin Buckley, I will not take you down if you don’t make me chase you. We will meet in the middle and we’ll shake hands and fight like gentlemen. Like no shots, no running away, we’ll just fight until someone dies. Everybody’s asking me how I feel about the fight and I just want us both to leave on stretchers, it’s all I want man, I just want that fight so bad.

It should be a bloody bath,” Curtis continued. “He’s like ‘let’s get fight of the night’, I just went, ‘let’s get fight of the year’.”

Chris Curtis is former training partners with Joaquin Buckley

Curtis would reveal that he and Buckley had trained together in the past, but wasn’t worried, believing it has no bearing on how the fight will play out.

I helped him train for that” [Buckley’s fight with Abdul Razak Alhassan], Curtis said. “We trained together it’s fine. I’m not one of those people that really cares, I don’t put too much stock in the training room.

If he wants to base how this is gonna go off of the training room. It’s a lot different when those gloves become 4Oz gloves and they’re paying me to hit you.

Chris Curtis’s interview with LowKickMMA

Who will win? Chris Curtis or Joaquin Buckley?

Watch | When Kevin Holland sent Joaquin Buckley’s mouthpiece flying with slick 3rd round KO

Kevin HollandKevin Holland is set to face off against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson this weekend in the main event of UFC Orlando. Thompson is known as one of the most dynamic and slick kickboxers in the entire UFC, having trained in karate his entire life. However, this will not be the first time Kevin Holland has faced […]

Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland is set to face off against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson this weekend in the main event of UFC Orlando.

Thompson is known as one of the most dynamic and slick kickboxers in the entire UFC, having trained in karate his entire life. However, this will not be the first time Kevin Holland has faced off against a flashy striker.

At UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik, ‘Trailblazer’ faced off against Joaquin ‘New Mansa’ Buckley, who was making a quick turnaround from a KO victory at LFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales.

MMA fans will likely be familiar with the name Joaquin Buckley, as the hard-hitting middleweight has since picked up one of the greatest KO finishes in UFC history, as seen below:

However, when Buckley faced off against Kevin Holland, a very different story would play out. Holland’s range and movement were a nightmare for Buckley, as he pieced up ‘New Mansa,’ trash-talking the whole time.

By the final round, it was evident that Buckley was fighting a losing battle. This was perfectly encapsulated by a slick jab cross from Holland that knocked the mouthpiece out of Buckley’s mouth – sending him crashing to the mat.

Since the win over Buckley, Kevin Holland has had quite the journey. ‘Trailblazer’ fought his way into the top 15 of the division, knocking out Jacare Souza in the process. However, against the likes of Marvin Vettori and Derek Brunson, Holland would come up short, prompting a move down to welterweight.

Back-to-back wins over Tim Means and Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira got Holland off to a promising start at 170lbs, but he is currently off a loss after taking a short-notice catchweight bout against Khamzat Chimaev. He will now look to get back to winning ways when he takes on Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card.

Who are you backing this weekend? Kevin Holland or Stephen Thompson?

MMA Twitter Reacts To Buckley/Curtis UFC 282 Booking

An important bout in the middleweight division has been made between Joaquin Buckley and Chris Curtis, and fans are excited. Both Buckley and Curtis are coming off of loses, with the former dropping a decision to Nassourdine Imavov in his third fight o…

An important bout in the middleweight division has been made between Joaquin Buckley and Chris Curtis, and fans are excited. Both Buckley and Curtis are coming off of loses, with the former dropping a decision to Nassourdine Imavov in his third fight of 2022, and the latter having his 8-fight winning streak snapped by a…

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Nassourdine Imavov slicks past a wild swinging Joaquin Buckley in exciting show – UFC Paris Highlights

Nassourdine Imavov, Joaquin BuckleyNassourdine Imavov edged out Joaquin Buckley in an exciting barn-burner at UFC Paris. Nathaniel Wood put on a dominant display to defeat Charles Jourdain in the opening bout of the main card at UFC Paris. Going into the bout after two impressive finishes, Imavov was looking to extend his win streak to three against Buckley […]

Nassourdine Imavov, Joaquin Buckley

Nassourdine Imavov edged out Joaquin Buckley in an exciting barn-burner at UFC Paris.

Nathaniel Wood put on a dominant display to defeat Charles Jourdain in the opening bout of the main card at UFC Paris.

Going into the bout after two impressive finishes, Imavov was looking to extend his win streak to three against Buckley on the main card of UFC Paris this Saturday at Accor Arena for the promotion’s debut event in France.

Buckley showed some great lateral movement, keeping on the outside against the seemingly much larger opponent. Imavov knocked Buckley’s mouthguard out of his mouth in the first round with a front kick and showed major aggression. Buckley looked to be in trouble after Imavov caught a spinning kick attempt and took him against the cage but managed to escape.

Imavov’s footwork looked stellar as he remained elusive. Imavov got Buckley on the ground and landed a few strikes before the buzzer in the first. Buckley landed a good shot in the second but got taken down by Imavov, who took his back quickly for a rear-naked choke. Buckley did well to survive the submission attempt. Buckley started swinging hard and wild in the last round.

Nassourdine Imavov defeated Joaquin Buckley after going the full distance via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

Below, catch the highlights from Nassourdine Imavov vs. Joaquin Buckley