'New Mansa' is certainly no stranger in the spotlight above the largest fight of his UFC career.
On June 14, Joaquin Buckley will be confronted with Kamaru Usman, while the rising web community company wants to win his first victory over a former champion.
'New Mansa' has had a remarkable run lately, after he stopped Stephen Thompson and the former interim champion, Colby Covington.
Although the 170 pound of powerhouse certainly increases its stock with every victory, his current series may not be the highlight of his career to date.
After Buckley had suffered a difficult loss for Kevin Holland, he recovered in style with one of the most direct iconic knockouts in the history of the UFC.
Joaquin Buckley Spurd in the air to knock Impa Kasanganay with a stunning kick that broke UFC Records
Joaquin Buckley arrived for the first time in the UFC in August 2020, where he was eliminated by Kevin Holland in the third round after he had previously fought in Bellator and LFA.
'New Mansa' would try to earn his first victory in the Octagon only two months later when he took the walk on Fight Island.
On October 11, Buckley was confronted with Impa Kasanganay, who already had a UFC victory under his belt after he came through the Dana White Contender Series.
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Buckley won the first round on all three score cards, while the statistics show an incredibly competitive competition with him that landed two less important strikes than Kasanganay.
The statistics became irrelevant in the second round when the hunter in the blue corner landed one of the most important strikes in the UFC history.
After his opponent caught one of his stairs, Buckley turned on one leg to kick Kasanganay in the face with his other leg and immediately turn him off.
The knockout immediately became viral with the kick in matrix style that break the records of the UFC for their most viewed video and post on Instagram and Twitter.
The success of Joaquin Buckley has made him much more than the Spinning Head Kick Guy
After having had a number of setbacks, there was a chance that Joaquin Buckley would be remembered forever because of his one knockout victory.
'New Mansa' returned to Welterweight in 2023, where he really got the ground and set six consecutive victories with four of them in 2024.
With a victory over Kamaru Usman in Atlanta, there is a reasonable argument that Buckley is the next title -publisher if he is able to make an explanation against 'the Nigerian nightmare'.
As far as Impa Kasanganay is concerned, he would leave the UFC various fights after his loss of Buckley before he came to the PFL, where he became a millionaire in 2023 by winning the light heavyweight tournament.