Joaquin Buckley loses to Mike Malott after pre-fight silence at UFC Edmonton
Joaquin Buckley was knocked out by Mike Malott at UFC Edmonton following a quiet weigh-in appearance, and later addressed the loss on social media.
UFC welterweight fighter Joaquin Buckley was defeated by Mike Malott at the UFC Edmonton event on Saturday. The bout ended in the second round when Malott delivered a knee strike to Buckley's chin, causing a knockout and sending Buckley's mouthpiece out of the arena. The loss marked Buckley's third consecutive defeat after a previous six-fight winning streak that had placed him in welterweight title contention.
Buckley had attracted attention at the weigh-ins by refusing to shake hands with UFC CEO Dana White or his opponent, and by remaining silent during a backstage interview. After the fight, he posted a video on Instagram Stories acknowledging the result. > "The fight didn't go my way – not at all," Buckley said. "There was a lot of expectations for me to go out there and knock Malott out. But at the end of the day, people were entertained, people enjoyed the show, and I truly believe what I did helped bring more eyes to the game."
He added that he intends to continue training and producing content for his Kick channel, stating, "I'm just going to get back to work and keep putting on for the name: 'I Am Joaquin Buckley.' I'm not going to stop. I'm going to keep moving forward."
Buckley later reviewed the knockout on his channel, describing the moment as unusually striking and indicating plans to expand his online content.