Impa Kasanganay Praises Joaquin Buckley's "Beautiful" KO

Even Impa Kasanganay is a fan of Joaquin Buckley's all-time great knockout kick.

Buckley earned a devestating second-round KO against Kasanganay at UFC Fight Island 5 on Saturday. Kasanganay caught Buckley's initial kick. While on one foot, Buckley spun and landed a jumping spinning back kick that got Kasanganay straight on the jaw.

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THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE KO IN UFC HISTORY -- #UFCFightIsland5 pic.twitter.com/O7BOJg8h9c

— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020

"God bless you," Kasanganay told Buckley on Instagram after the fight. "It was an honor to step in the Octagon with you and to do what I love. Safe travels to you and your team. Beautiful shot. Way to fight. I will improve...The best is yet to come."

 

 

 

 

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@newmansa94 God bless you. It was an honor to step in the Octagon with you and to do what I love. Safe travels to you and your team Beautiful shot. Way to fight. I will improve. To the @ufc and all staff members thank you for making fight Island a possibility . You are a top notch organization. I know the best is yet to come. God is great and He has never failed me. Never will. He’s so faithful. I look forward to to the opportunity to getting back into the Octagon. Back to work. God bless you. Thank you to my Dad such a blessing to have you in my corner , @nanucosta , and @bryan_barberena for cornering you had me prepared. Thank you so to my @gymotribe for working with me. You all have a special place in my heart. The best is yet to come. • • “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ • • - Love Tshilobo ------------ #ufcfightisland5

A post shared by Impa Kasanganay (@impak5) on Oct 10, 2020 at 6:04pm PDT

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