Mike Malott knocked out Joaquin Buckley with a knee in the second round to close UFC Edmonton in spectacular fashion in front of a home-country crowd at Rogers Place.
The Canadian welterweight finished Buckley at 2:32 of round two on Saturday night in Edmonton (Sunday afternoon AEDT), according to the official UFC results.
The opening round was tense and low on output, with both men landing only a handful of shots. Midway through the second, Buckley dipped in to throw and Malott answered with a kick, his knee catching Buckley flush on the chin and ending the fight on the spot.
Five straight for Malott
The win was Malott’s fifth in a row, all of them in Canada, and UFC.com’s E. Spencer Kyte wrote that it should lift him into the welterweight top 10 when the rankings update next week.
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Jasudavicius outgrapples Blanchfield
In the co-main event, Canada’s Jasmine Jasudavicius beat Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). She controlled the first two rounds on the mat before Blanchfield had the better of the standing exchanges in the third. UFC.com noted she has now won seven of her last eight and is pushing for a rematch with new flyweight champion Natalia Silva.
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Debutant Cristian Perez, a recent Dana White’s Contender Series graduate, needed just 27 seconds to knock out Canadian veteran Kyle Nelson, recovering from a big early shot to finish him on the ground.
UFC Edmonton main card results
- Mike Malott def. Joaquin Buckley, KO (knee), 2:32 R2
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Erin Blanchfield, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cristian Perez def. Kyle Nelson, KO (strikes), 0:27 R1
- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Kyle Daukaus, TKO (strikes), 4:28 R1
- Timmy Cuamba def. Louis Jourdain, submission (rear-naked choke), 2:48 R2
- Mandel Nallo def. Nate Landwehr, TKO (strikes), 0:47 R2
Prelim results (UFC.com)
- Tanner Boser def. Jhonata Diniz, TKO (strikes), 4:26 R3
- Nick Galanti def. Julien Leblanc, submission (rear-naked choke), 1:26 R1
- Joel Faglier def. Javad Mahjoub, TKO (strikes), 2:11 R2
- Katlyn Cerminara def. Mackenzie Stiller, TKO (strikes), 4:46 R1
- Steven Koslow def. Chad Anheliger, submission (rear-naked choke), 4:31 R3
- Chelsea Chandler def. Melissa Croden, submission (kimura), 4:52 R1
- SuYoung You def. Cody Chovancek, submission (kimura), 4:19 R3
UFC 336 heads to Toronto
The UFC also used the broadcast to confirm UFC 336 for 30 January at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, its first visit to the city in more than three years, MMA Junkie reported. No fights have been made official for that card yet.
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