{"id":937294,"date":"2026-10-18T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937294\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:06:10","slug":"mike-malotts-knee-sends-joaquin-buckleys-mouthpiece-flying-at-ufc-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937294\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Malott&#8217;s knee sends Joaquin Buckley&#8217;s mouthpiece flying at UFC Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CANADA HAS A TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHT \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Mike<br \/>\nMalott gets the HUGE knockout in R2 tonight! [ #UFCEdmonton | LIVE<br \/>\non @ParamountPlus ] https:\/\/t.co\/a0d0cFeCOv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFConParamount\/status\/2111648853208244446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nOctober 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mike-Malott-79377\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike<br \/>\nMalott<\/a>\u2019s patience paid off as he knocked out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Joaquin-Buckley-175481\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joaquin<br \/>\nBuckley<\/a> in the main event of UFC Edmonton at Rogers Place in<br \/>\nEdmonton, Alberta, on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Buckley refused to touch gloves before the fight, setting the tone<br \/>\nfor a tense opening round. Neither man committed to sustained<br \/>\noffense early, but the pace increased in the second, when Malott<br \/>\nfound the decisive strike.Mike Malott knocks out Joaquin Buckley with second-round knee<br \/>\nat UFC Edmonton<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMalott (15-2-1) brought the crowd to its feet with a knee to<br \/>\nBuckley\u2019s jaw midway through the second round, sending the<br \/>\nAmerican\u2019s mouthpiece flying. Buckley fell face-first to the<br \/>\ncanvas, and Malott followed with a punch before the stoppage at<br \/>\n2:32. Buckley dropped to 21-9, while Malott strengthened his case<br \/>\nfor a place in the welterweight top 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jasmine-Jasudavicius-311001\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmine<br \/>\nJasudavicius<\/a> took another step toward a flyweight title shot<br \/>\nwith a unanimous decision over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Erin-Blanchfield-283251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erin<br \/>\nBlanchfield<\/a>. Jasudavicius controlled the first two rounds with<br \/>\ntakedowns and submission attempts but could not secure a finish.<br \/>\nBlanchfield (14-3) rallied with clean punches in the third, but all<br \/>\nthree judges scored the fight 29-28 for Jasudavicius, who improved<br \/>\nto 16-4.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Cristian-Perez-244701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cristian<br \/>\nPerez<\/a> needed just 27 seconds to knock out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kyle-Nelson-95383\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Nelson<\/a><br \/>\nin his UFC debut. Perez (16-2) mixed a knee into a flurry of<br \/>\npunches, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Cristian-Perez-obliterates-Kyle-Nelson-23885\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\ndropped Nelson and finished with hammerfists<\/a>. Nelson (17-8-1)<br \/>\nattempted to grapple with referee Jason Herzog after the<br \/>\nstoppage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marc-Andre-Barriault-170803\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc-Andre<br \/>\nBarriault<\/a> survived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kyle-Daukaus-83350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle<br \/>\nDaukaus<\/a>\u2019 early grappling attack before stopping him in their<br \/>\nmiddleweight bout. Barriault (18-11) escaped to his feet, landed a<br \/>\nknee in the clinch and took control on the ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-MarcAndre-Barriault-pounds-on-and-stops-Kyle-Daukaus-23884\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nPunches and elbows<\/a> prompted referee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marc-Goddard-6362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Goddard<\/a><br \/>\nto intervene at 4:28 of the first round, dropping Daukaus to<br \/>\n17-6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Timothy-Cuamba-316223\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy<br \/>\nCuamba<\/a> used his grappling to submit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Louis-Jourdain-210837\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis<br \/>\nJourdain<\/a> in the second round. Cuamba (11-4) repeatedly took<br \/>\nJourdain down, secured back control and threatened a rear-naked<br \/>\nchoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Timothy-Cuamba-dismantles-submits-Louis-Jourdain-23883\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nbefore switching to a neck crank<\/a>. Jourdain (9-4) tapped at<br \/>\n2:48.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mandel-Nallo-121011\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mandel<br \/>\nNallo<\/a> stopped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nate-Landwehr-101493\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nate<br \/>\nLandwehr<\/a> early in the second round of their lightweight bout.<br \/>\nNallo (15-4) repeatedly hurt Landwehr with crisp punches and heavy<br \/>\nleg kicks in the first. Another leg kick sent Landwehr (18-9) to<br \/>\nthe canvas in the second, and follow-up punches prompted referee<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Luke-Boutin-5347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke<br \/>\nBoutin<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Mandel-Nallo-absolutely-demolishes-Nate-Landwehr-23882\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nstop the fight at 47 seconds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Tanner-Boser-114961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tanner<br \/>\nBoser<\/a> dominated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jhonata-Diniz-389887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jhonata<br \/>\nDiniz<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Tanner-Boser-pounds-out-Jhonata-Diniz-23881\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nstopping him late in the third round<\/a>. Boser (23-11-1)<br \/>\nrepeatedly took Diniz down and landed ground-and-pound until<br \/>\nreferee Jason Herzog intervened at 4:26. Diniz fell to 9-3, closing<br \/>\na preliminary card in which every bout ended inside the<br \/>\ndistance.<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nick-Galanti-382572\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick<br \/>\nGalanti<\/a> submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Julien-Leblanc-161413\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julien<br \/>\nLeblanc<\/a> in 86 seconds. Galanti (9-1) secured an early takedown,<br \/>\nmaintained control and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Nick-Galanti-face-cranks-Julien-LeBlanc-23880\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nworked his way to the back before forcing a tap with a face<br \/>\ncrank<\/a>. Leblanc dropped to 10-4.<\/p>\n<p>In a back-and-forth heavyweight bout, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Joel-Faglier-325449\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel<br \/>\nFaglier<\/a> rallied to stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Javad-Mahjoub-433196\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Javad<br \/>\nMahjoub<\/a> in the second round. Mahjoub (5-1) hurt Faglier<br \/>\nrepeatedly in the first but could not finish him. Faglier (7-0)<br \/>\nattacked the body as Mahjoub tired, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Joel-Faglier-stops-exhausted-Javad-Mahjoub-23879\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nthen overwhelmed him with punches<\/a> until referee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marc-Goddard-6362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Goddard<\/a><br \/>\nstopped the fight at 2:11.<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Katlyn-Cerminara-119071\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katlyn<br \/>\nCerminara<\/a> stopped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mackenzie-Stiller-402395\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mackenzie<br \/>\nStiller<\/a> late in the first round. Cerminara (19-6) used her<br \/>\nreach to keep Stiller at bay before hurting her with a left head<br \/>\nkick along the fence. Stiller (6-2) tried to retreat, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Katlyn-Cerminara-batters-and-stops-Mackenzie-Stiller-23878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nCerminara followed with punches<\/a> until referee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Luke-Boutin-5347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Boutin<\/a><br \/>\nintervened at 4:46.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Steven-Koslow-325213\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steven<br \/>\nKoslow<\/a> controlled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Chad-Anheliger-63370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad<br \/>\nAnheliger<\/a> for much of their bantamweight bout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Steven-Koslow-chokes-out-Chad-Anheliger-23877\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nbefore submitting him with a rear-naked choke<\/a>. Koslow (7-1)<br \/>\nscored repeated takedowns and landed the cleaner strikes on the<br \/>\nfeet. Anheliger (13-9) tapped at 4:31 of the third round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Chelsea-Chandler-273105\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<br \/>\nChandler<\/a> bloodied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Melissa-Croden-234687\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa<br \/>\nCroden<\/a> from the bottom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Chelsea-Chandler-uses-kimura-to-sub-Melissa-Croden-23876\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nbefore sweeping her and securing a kimura<\/a>. Croden (8-4) tried<br \/>\nto escape but tapped at 4:52 of the first round. Chandler improved<br \/>\nto 8-4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Su-Young-You-179453\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Su<br \/>\nYoung You<\/a> dominated previously unbeaten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Cody-Chovancek-288663\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody<br \/>\nChovancek<\/a> with his grappling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/videos\/highlightreels\/UFC-Edmonton-highlight-video-Su-Young-Yous-kimura-takes-out-Cody-Chovancek-23875\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nbefore securing a third-round submission<\/a>. You (17-4, two no<br \/>\ncontests) repeatedly took Chovancek down and finished with a kimura<br \/>\nat 4:19. Chovancek fell to 9-1.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CANADA HAS A TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHT \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Mike Malott gets the HUGE knockout in R2 tonight! 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