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Kanye West releases ‘theme music’ inspired by Joaquin Buckley’s viral knockout

Joaquin Buckley’s viral knockout from UFC Fight Island 5 has now inspired its own theme music from one of the biggest hip-hop artists on the planet.

Rapper and presidential candidate Kanye West dropped a surprise track late Tuesday night after he was inspired by Buckley’s jaw-dropping spinning heel kick knockout over Impa Kasanganay.

The awe-inspiring move was unlike anything ever seen before in the UFC and it earned Buckley a long list of accolades with many calling his finish one of the greatest knockouts in the history of the sport.