All was quiet in the UFC Fight Night 291 main event until a massive knee knockout thundered throughout Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The crowd burst into pandemonium as home country headliner Mike Malott knocked out Joaquin Buckley with an all-time violent highlight Saturday at the 2:32 mark of Round 2.
Both men were patient in the opening round, and into the second as well. However, when Malott (15-2-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) threw a head kick midway through the round, his knee connected flush on Buckley's jaw.
Buckley (21-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) was throwing a punch simultaneously, so his momentum sprung him forward on all four. Malott then finished him off with a big punch, leaving him out cold face down on the canvas.
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🇨🇦 Mike Malott gets the HUGE knockout in R2 tonight! [ #UFCEdmonton | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/a0d0cFeCOv
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THE HOMECOMING THEY WON'T FORGET@Michael_Malott just sent the #UFCEdmonton crowd into a frenzy with his knockout win! pic.twitter.com/F5izoQsO4U
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Malott, 34, extends his winning streak to five and continues his ascent up the welterweight ladder. He currently serves as the Canadian torch bearer for MMA at the moment, though his teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius, who won in the co-main event, also is right there with him.
Buckley, 32, has lost three fights in the row. He entered Saturday's fight off back-to-back losses to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Edmonton results:
- Mike Malott def. Joaquin Buckley via knockout (knee) – Round 2, 2:32
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Erin Blanchfield via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cristian Perez def. Kyle Nelson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:27
- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Kyle Daukaus via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:28
- Timmy Cuamba def. Louis Jourdain via submission (neck crank) – Round 2, 2:48
- Mandel Nallo def. Nate Landwehr via TKO (leg kick, punches) – Round 2, 0:47
- Tanner Boser def. Jhonata Diniz via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:26
- Nick Galanti def. Julien Leblanc via submission (face crank) – Round 1, 1:26
- Joel Faglier def. Javad Mahjoub via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:11
- Katlyn Cerminara def. Mackenzie Stiller via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:46
- Steven Koslow def. Chad Anheliger via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:31
- Chelsea Chandler def. Melissa Croden via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 4:52
- SuYoung You def. Cody Chovancek via submission (kimura) – Round 3, 4:19
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Edmonton results: Mike Malott annihilates Joaquin Buckley with savage knee
