Pros react after Joaquin Buckley KO’s Stephen Thompson at UFC 307
A welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Joaquin Buckley served as the featured prelim of tonight’s UFC 307 event.
Thompson (17-8-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296. Prior to that setback, ‘Wonderboy’ had earned a TKO victory over Kevin Holland in December of 2022.
Meanwhile, Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA) entered tonight’s contest sporting a four-fight win streak, his most previous Octagon appearance resulting in a unanimous decision victory over Nursulton Ruziboev in May of this year.
Tonight’s ‘Thompson vs. Buckley’ bout resulted in a thunderous third-round knockout for ‘New Mansa’. After two very competitive rounds of action, Joaquin Buckley put his foot on the gas in the final five minutes which ultimately resulted in him getting inside and unloading a blistering knockout blow to the chin of ‘Wonderboy’. Check out the finish here.
Official UFC 307 Results: Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson via KO (punch) at 2:17 of Round 3
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Thompson vs. Buckley’ below:
This should be good 👍
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) October 6, 2024
Wonderboy looking great early on. He's catching Buckley coming in and managing the distance really well.
10-9 Wonderboy
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 6, 2024
Buckley is covering high. Stephen should try lacing those kicks to the body instead. #UFC307
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 6, 2024
Love watching how Thompson is barely out of the way defensively by inches. #UFC307
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) October 6, 2024
Post-fight reactions to Joaquin Buckley defeating Stephen Thompson at UFC 307:
Joaquin Buckley just KOed The Wonderboy. WOW #UFC307 😮
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 6, 2024
— danawhite (@danawhite) October 6, 2024
Joaquin Buckley becomes the second person to beat Wonderboy by KO/TKO with a massive shot in the 3rd.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 6, 2024
That leaping hook from Buckley looked incredible #UFC307 😱
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) October 6, 2024
Who would you like to see Buckley fight next following his KO victory over Thompson this evening in Salt Lake City?
