Joaquin Buckley scored the biggest win of his MMA career in devastating fashion.
The welterweight contender extended his winning streak to five with a third-round knockout win over divisional great Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on Saturday night.
Buckley forced Thompson onto his heels from the off as he supplied suffocating pressure.
In the third stanza, with ‘Wonderboy’ backing up, Buckley uncorked a vicious leaping right hook that left his adversary crumpled against the fence.
It was a shot even the great Mike Tyson would have been proud of – and the comparisons between the pair were rife on social media after the vicious stoppage.
One fan tweeted: “Wow Buckley kos Wonderboy with a leaping hook. Shades of Mike Tyson.”
Another wrote: “I’ve said since he fought Holland – Buckley reminds me of Mike Tyson with his boxing, love his weaving in and out.”
A third posted: “What a ko from Buckley holy s***.
“He’s like the Mike Tyson of MMA especially in this fight.
“Saw the ko maybe coming since buckley started to do better in the striking in rounds 2 and 3.”
Meanwhile, UFC welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad added: “Wow Mike Tyson Buckley.”
In the immediate aftermath of his stunning win, Buckley called out former 170lbs king Kamaru Usman.
