UFC fighters praise Joaquin Buckley's knee strikes against Du Plessis

Multiple UFC fighters analyzed Joaquin Buckley's devastating knee strike performance against Dricus Du Plessis. Cory Sandhagen highlighted Buckley's unique spring-loaded knee technique that generated exceptional power and his ability to transition knees into high kicks. Jorge Masvidal praised the knees as some of the best he's seen in years, noting they covered significant distance and completely shut down Du Plessis's clinch work. Dustin Poirier observed that Buckley's knees opened up Du Plessis's guard along with elbows, and that Buckley showed no fear of takedowns. Dean Thomas noted how well Buckley mixed his knees with hand strikes, making them difficult to see.