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Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright Set For UFC 255

Joaquin BuckleyJoaquin Buckley is still flying high after his knockout of the year at contender at UFC Fight Island 5 this past weekend. The middleweight prospect will need to get his feet back on the ground quicker than expected after being booked to face undefeated knockout artist Jordan Wright at UFC 255 on November 21. Brett […]

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Joaquin Buckley is still flying high after his knockout of the year at contender at UFC Fight Island 5 this past weekend. The middleweight prospect will need to get his feet back on the ground quicker than expected after being booked to face undefeated knockout artist Jordan Wright at UFC 255 on November 21.

Brett Okamoto of ESPN broke news of the fight on social media, he wrote.

“Breaking: Mr. Viral Ko is back. Joaquin Buckley will face undefeated Jordan Wright at UFC 255 on Nov. 21, per sources. Buckley, of course, fresh off one of the most spectacular KO’s in MMA history. And Wright … 11 wins … 11 finishes … 10 in the first round.”

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have already seen Buckley scored one of the greatest MMA knockouts of all time against Impa Kasanganay on the UFC Fight Island 5 undercard.

Buckley was making just his second appearance for the UFC after previously suffering a third-round stoppage defeat to Kevin Holland in his debut. An underdog in this fight against the previously unbeaten Kasanganay – he started well. In the second-round things managed to get astronomically better. Buckley threw a high kick that was caught by his opponent. He then used that as momentum to throw and land the most perfect spinning back kick you’ll ever see – check it out here.

Since the fight, Buckley has been showered with praise, gone viral, picked up a $50,000 bonus, and even inspired Kanye West to create new music. It’s now time to get back in the gym after less than a week of celebrating, he’s been booked to face another highly touted prospect in Jordan Wright.

‘The Beverly Hills Ninja’ impressed during his UFC debut earlier this summer forcing the stoppage against Ike Villanueva back in August. Prior to that he is technically unbeaten as a professional but was spectacularly knocked out when he faced Anthony Hernandez on DWCS in 2018, only for the result to be overturned due to Hernandez testing positive for marijuana post fight.

Who do you think wins at UFC 255? Joaquin Buckley or Jordan Wright?

UFC Fight Night: Munhoz Vs. Edgar Bonuses

MunhozEarlier tonight (Sat. August 22, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility played host to the long-awaited Bantamweight debut of Frankie Edgar who faced off against the number five ranked Pedro Munhoz. After a five-round war the judges saw the fight for Edgar […]

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Earlier tonight (Sat. August 22, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The facility played host to the long-awaited Bantamweight debut of Frankie Edgar who faced off against the number five ranked Pedro Munhoz. After a five-round war the judges saw the fight for Edgar who won by split decision. On the day of the event the co-main event fell out due to Ovince Saint Preux testing positive for COVID-19 seeing Light-Heavyweight’s Mike Rodriguez and Marcin Prachino take the slot. In their bout, Rodriguez found a devastating elbow to start the end of the fight for Prachino. Outside of these two bouts, there were many moments on the card worthy of bonuses.

Fight of the night came in the main event between Pedro Munhoz and Frankie Edgar. Entering the first round Munhoz landed multiple heavy right hands while Edgar seemed to land just as often resulting in what was a close round. In the second round, Edgar managed to up the pace by mixing in takedowns that helped him to secure the round. In the third round, Munhoz came out and attacked the legs of Edgar to take away some of his mobility while both fighters traded shots. The fourth and fifth rounds were fairly event resulting in a split decision on the scorecards going to Edgar.

The First Performance of the Night bonus went to Trevin Jones in the opening fight of the night. After taking a flurry of strikes and almost being put away in round one, there seemed little hope for Jones going in the second round, however, he managed to fight a huge right hand to finish the job and defeat Timur Valiev via TKO.

The final Performance of the Night bonus went to Shana Dobson for her upset victory over Mariya Agapova. After weathering the storm in round one Dobson came out fast in the second round quickly taking Agapova down and closing the show.