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Joaquin Buckley's Grandmother Prayed Over the Phone After His Knockout, and Now He's Giving the UFC Just One More Fight

Following a devastating second-round knockout defeat by Mike Malott at UFC Edmonton, welterweight Joaquin Buckley revealed that his grandmother called him in tears to urge his retirement from mixed martial arts. After digesting the emotional phone call and praying over the matter, Buckley agreed with her concerns regarding cognitive health but insisted on returning to the cage for one final bout rather than walking away on a losing streak.

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Morning Report | Joaquin Buckley announces his next fight will be his retirement fight after speaking with his grandmother