UFC: Joaquin Buckley lands ‘greatest KO in history’ contender with spinning back kick vs Impa Kasanganay

Dana White said it all on social media when he wrote: “Is this the greatest KO in UFC history?”

The UFC president was tweeting about Joaquin Buckley (11-3), who immediately went viral after a highlight-reel knockout via spinning back kick against Impa Kasanganay (8-1) at UFC Fight Island 5 in Abu Dhabi.

“The boss just told me that he wants to give me all of the bonuses, so I’m welcome to it, I want all of it,” Buckley said after the fight.

“To be honest with you, it’s surreal, a cloud came over my head when he was talking to me, so I couldn’t hear nothing, but once that money came in, once he talked about that, then it cleared up a little bit. But it’s awesome, it’s surreal that Dana White came over and talked to me.”

In the end, the 26-year-old had to settle for a US$50,000 Performance of the Night bonus along with Tom Breese, Chris Daukus and Cory Sandhagen (who finished Marlon Moraes with a spinning heel kick of his own in the main event).

After a back-and-forth first round in their middleweight contest, “New Mansa” finished his fellow American at 2:03 of the second round. Kasanganay had caught a high kick Buckley threw with his left leg, but standing on one foot, Buckley spun around and landed a kick with the right leg to the head.