Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malo What makes this knockout so painful to watch isn’t just the fact that Buckley went down, but how exposed he was defensively. At this level, you can’t afford to switch off for even a second. The moment you’re hurt, protecting yourself should be your first instinct. But Buckley left himself wide open, and Malott made him pay for it. How do you forget to defend yourself at the highest level of MMA?