"Absolutely no quit in Buckley"- Fans and fighters appauld Joaquin Buckley's grit and heart in the fight against Nassourdine Imavov

Joaquin Buckley and Nassourdine Imavov delivered an exciting back-and-forth contest at the UFC Paris event on September 3.

The two middleweights engaged in a three-round bout on the main card of the event. Both fighters gave it their all and the fight went the 15-minute distance. In the end, it was Imavov who got his hand raised via unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 in favor of the 'Russian Sniper'.

Although Joaquin Buckley lost the contest, the grit and heart shown by him left many MMA fighters and fans impressed.

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall praised 'New Mansa' and said he had no quit in him.

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad also had good things to say about the 28-year-old.

Derek Brunson suggested that moving down to welterweight might be a good move for 'New Mansa'.

Journalist Damon Martin said that Buckley deserved credit for performing aggresively in the third round of the fight.

Another individual said that 'New Mansa' may have lost the fight but he definitely won over the fans.

Joaquin Buckley's stint in the UFC

Till date, Joaquin Buckley has had an exciting run in the UFC. Win or lose, 'New Mansa' always puts on an entertaining performance for MMA fans around the world.

The 28-year-old is 15-5 as a professional fighter and eight of those fights have taken place in the UFC.

Buckley started in UFC career against Kevin Holland in August 2020. 'New Mansa' failed to secure a win on his debut as he was knocked out by 'Big Mouth' in the third round of the fight.

But in his very next fight, Buckley scored an incredible spinning back kick knockout against Impa Kasanganay, a finish that made waves around the world.

The 28-year-old followed it up with another knockout win against Jordan Wright at UFC 255.

Buckley then hit a roadblock in January 2021 as he suffered a knockout loss against Alessio Di Chirico.

But then, 'New Mansa' turned things around and went on a three-fight winning streak with wins over Antonio Arroyo, Abdul Razak Alhassan and Alebert Duraev.

Imavov broke Buckley's winning streak on September 3 but there is a good possibility that the 28-year-old will come back stronger from this loss.

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The iconic interim featherweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes at UFC 189 in 2015 ignited Puneet’s passion for the sport. Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira stands out as Puneet’s favorite MMA fighter as he's drawn to 'Do Bronx's' captivating background story and entertaining persona. He is a believer of MMA being the world’s no.1 combat sport as opposed to Boxing.

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