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          Kanye West pays homage to Joaquin Buckley's viral UFC knockout

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          This spinning-knockout kick is must-see (0:59)

          Joaquin Buckley might have just secured the best knockout of 2020 as he drops Impa Kasanganay with a spinning kick at UFC Fight Night. (0:59)

          • ESPN
          Oct 14, 2020, 07:50 PM

          Rap superstar Kanye West paid homage to Joaquin Buckley's knockout of Impa Kasanganay by tweeting out the viral video and adding a new track.

          "THE WHOLE TEAM IS SO ENERGIZED THAT I HAD TO RELEASE THEME MUSIC NAH NAH NAH," West tweeted.

          Buckley's KO is considered one of the most impressive in UFC history. Kasanganay caught Buckley's left leg after a kick, and as he was holding it, Buckley spun and unleashed a back kick with his right leg that struck Kasanganay's face and ended Saturday's bout at 2:03 of Round 2.

          West's tweet features the KO on a loop with a Star Wars scene spliced in.

          UFC president Dana White told ESPN's Brett Okamoto on Wednesday that the video of the KO has generated 16 million views, far eclipsing the second-highest watched UFC video, which featured Conor McGregor and topped seven million views.