The best sports highlight from the weekend was easily from Joaquin Buckley in the UFC, who hit Impa Kasanganay in the face with a spinning kick and knocked him the fuck out. If youāve already seen it and thought āthatās straight out of a fighting gameā, you are correct!
If you havenāt seen it, here it is (skip to around 0:25):
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1315085593689243648
Not that Buckley was explicitly paying homage to Tekken in any way when he pulled off the moveāhe hasnāt mentioned it since. Itās still incredible to see his spinning heel kick, launched in this instance while Kasanganay was already holding his other foot, and itās practically identical to Leeās Mist Trap move from Tekken
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1315289874375815170
As some commentators have pointed out, this is a sweet Taekwondo move. This isnāt a Taekwondo blog, though, so weāre calling it a Tekken move, thanks.
Oh, and to continue the fighting game spirit, this fight was one of the bouts taking place in the fifth event to be held on the UFCās Fight Island
