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Joaquin Buckley pummels Vicente Luque en route to ground and pound TKO in the second – UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Joaquin BuckleyJoaquin Buckley made it three-in-a-row at UFC Atlantic City, pummeling No. 11 ranked contender Vicente Luque en route to…

Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley made it three-in-a-row at UFC Atlantic City, pummeling No. 11 ranked contender Vicente Luque en route to a second-round TKO.

Looking to finally break into the welterweight top 15, ‘New Mansa’ came out firing on all cylinders, looking to land a one-hitter-quitter on his Brazilian opposition. The striking exchanges were fairly even throughout the first five minutes, but Buckley began to pull away in the second with his signature power.

Looking to close the distance, Luque moved in, but instead of attempting to take Buckley to the mat, he pulled guard, dragging Buckley on top of him. Leaving his guard open, Luque could do nothing, but cover up as the St. Louis native unleashed an onslaught of strikes on the mat. The referee gave Luque every opportunity to improve his position. Failing to do so, the bout was stopped just past the halfway point of the round.

Joaquin Buckley vs. Vicente Luque

Official Result: Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque via TKO (ground and pound) at 3:17 or Round 2.

With the decisive victory over Vicente Luque, Buckley should have a number next to his name come Monday morning.

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EXCLUSIVE – Joaquin Buckley calls for fight with ‘Conor McGregor 2.0’ Ian Garry at UFC 292 in Boston

Joaquin BuckleyJoaquin Buckley has his eyes on an August clash with undefeated Irish standout Ian Garry. After experiencing some troubles in the middleweight division, Buckey dropped to welterweight, making his divisional debut on May 20 in a Fight Night clash with Andre Fialho. Things couldn’t have gone much better as ‘New Mansa’ scored another highlight-reel-worthy head […]

Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley has his eyes on an August clash with undefeated Irish standout Ian Garry.

After experiencing some troubles in the middleweight division, Buckey dropped to welterweight, making his divisional debut on May 20 in a Fight Night clash with Andre Fialho. Things couldn’t have gone much better as ‘New Mansa’ scored another highlight-reel-worthy head kick KO in the second round. Back in the win column and feeling better than ever, Buckley is ready to put his skills to the test against fast-rising prospect Ian Garry.

“Yeah, that’s good money, yes sir. Undefeated fighter. You know, Conor McGregor 2.0,” Buckley said in an exclusive interview with LowKick MMA. “He’s got a lot of hype behind him. They love him and he’s a good fighter too. Don’t get it twisted, he’s an excellent fighter, but matches make fights and I think I’m a bad matchup for him.”

Joaquin Buckley is hoping to go toe-to-toe with Garry at UFC 292 in Boston, a city where nearly 23% of the population is of Irish descent. Asked about dealing with the inevitable ‘Bean Town’ boos from a potentially hostile crowd, Buckley said:

“I would love it. Like my boy [Floyd] Mayweather says, ‘They can’t fight for you.’ So it don’t even matter.”

After going 7-0 under the Cage Warriors banner, and capturing the CWFC welterweight title along the way, Ian Garry made his UFC debut in 2021, scoring a first-round knockout against Jordan Williams at UFC 268. Since then, Garry has added another four wins to his record, including back-to-back finishes against Kenan Song and Daniel Rodriguez. Sitting at an impressive 12-0, ‘The Future’ is ready for a step up in competition. Joaquin Buckley hopes to be that step up.

Joaquin Buckley is 6-4 inside the Octagon, though most of his tenure has been spent in the middleweight division.

Joaquin Buckley teased following post-KO interview goof at UFC Vegas 73 : ‘He channelled his inner Booker-T

Joaquin BuckleyJoaquin Buckley earned himself another highlight reel victory on Saturday night, blasting Andre Fialho with a perfectly-timed head kick in the second round of their UFC Vegas 73 clash. After dropping back-to-back bouts against Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis at middleweight, Buckley made the drop to 170 for his bout with Andre Fialho. Both men […]

Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley earned himself another highlight reel victory on Saturday night, blasting Andre Fialho with a perfectly-timed head kick in the second round of their UFC Vegas 73 clash.

After dropping back-to-back bouts against Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis at middleweight, Buckley made the drop to 170 for his bout with Andre Fialho. Both men walked into the matchup in need of a victory. After nearly two rounds of action, it was ‘New Mansa’ who would have his hand raised, blasting Fialho with a vicious head kick with less than a minute left in the second. Fialho crashed to the canvas as referee Kerry Hatley rushed in, but stopped short of calling for the stoppage. That encouraged Buckley to land a nasty uncontested hammer fist, at which point Hatley shoved Buckley away and signaled for the stoppage.

With the victory, Buckley moved to 6-4 under the UFC banner and 16-6 overall. Fialho fell to 2-4 inside the Octagon, 16-7 overall. Fialho has now lost three straight.

Official Result: Joaquin Buckley def. Andre Fialho via KO (head kick) at 4:15 of Round 2

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Joaquin Buckley Says Only Three Welterweights Ranked Above Him Would Accept A Fight

With a five-fight win streak since returning to the welterweight division, Joaquin Buckley now finds himself ranked inside the top 10 at 170-pounds. His latest win was also his biggest, stopping Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 307 to climb to the #9-spot. Now, Buckley is looking for another opponent that can put him into the […]

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With a five-fight win streak since returning to the welterweight division, Joaquin Buckley now finds himself ranked inside the top 10 at 170-pounds. His latest win was also his biggest, stopping Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 307 to climb to the #9-spot.

Now, Buckley is looking for another opponent that can put him into the title picture after beating the likes of Thompson, Nursulton Ruziboev and Vicente Luque. The issue he’s encountering is that many of the big names ahead of him are not interested in taking the fight.

In order for Buckley to get within reach of a title shot, he will need another big name on his resume but that’s not possible if he can’t make this line up for him. In a recent interview with Inside Fighting, Buckley was asked who he thinks would accept a fight with him that’s currently above him in the rankings.

He struggled to think of too many examples, picking out three names in the end with one of them being the current champion.

“Accept a fight? That’s a hard one. I believe the ones that are true fighters and true martial artists who would love to step into the cage with me are JDM (Jack Della Maddalena), is one of them… Damn, that’s kinda crazy, when I really start to think about it. Ian Garry probably… Belal Muhammad, that’s it bro. That’s it. When you talk about really wanna step in the cage with me, I don’t think there’s a lot of dudes that went to step in there with me.”

Buckley then proceeded to list several names that he doesn’t think would agree to fight him, including Kamaru Usman who he called out after his most recent win.

“Gilbert don’t want to step in there with me, Leon Edwards wouldn’t want to step in there with me, Colby Covington wouldn’t want to step in there with me. We see Usman didn’t want that work. Sean Brady blocked me from Instagram so he definitely don’t want to get the work. There’s not a lot of guys that’s willing to step in that cage with me, I’ll tell you that.”

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Top 10 Welterweight Says Belal Muhammad’s Mindset, Preparation Key To Beating Rakhmonov

Belal Muhammad is set to return at UFC 310 where he will put his welterweight title on the line for the first time against Shavkat Rakhmonov. The undefeated contender comes into December 7 as the favorite despite the champion’s own impressive winning streak. Rakhmonov’s ability to finish opponents is simply remarkable, with all 18 of […]

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Belal Muhammad is set to return at UFC 310 where he will put his welterweight title on the line for the first time against Shavkat Rakhmonov. The undefeated contender comes into December 7 as the favorite despite the champion’s own impressive winning streak.

Rakhmonov’s ability to finish opponents is simply remarkable, with all 18 of his pro wins coming inside the distance. This, in a lot of people’s eyes, makes it an uphill battle for Muhammad who is not known for closing the show early.

Where the champion excels in his approach and relentless drive to break opponents with his constant pressure and gas tank. His preparation and strategy is where a top welterweight contender believes this fight becomes competitive.

Joaquin Buckley Says That Belal Muhammad’s Approach Is What Makes Him Competitive With Shavkat Rakhmonov

In a recent interview with Luke Thomas, Joaquin Buckley gave his thoughts on the upcoming title fight in his division. The #9-ranked welterweight contender is coming off of a devastating finish over Stephen Thompson and could find himself in title talks with one more big win.

Buckley said in his opinion, this fight is interesting because you know that Muhammad is going to come into Las Vegas with extensive homework and adjustments. “New Mansa” believes that this is at odds with the confidence of Rakhmonov who is not going to have the same approach of analyzing every detail.

Muhammad’s ability to adapt to different opponents and choose the best path to victory is where Buckley feels that the champion has an advantage.

“I think it’s a good fight and it’s only going to be a good fight because the way that Belal comes. Every time when he sets himself to fight an opponent, he prepares himself in the right way. Shavkat, I believe that he’s just the type of fighter that he believes just his talents and his gifts is going to take him as far as it’s been taking him now where he’s been finishing everybody.

I don’t believe that Shavkat, in my personal opinion, is doing any film study on Belal or how he gonna beat him. Shavkat believes just in his head that him stepping in the cage with Belal is going to be good enough but I don’t think it’s going to be the other way around with Belal.

I believe Belal is going to try to see what is going to be his best opportunities to take the fight where he needs to in order to get the decision.”

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Joaquin Buckley Feels Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson Is Two-Faced : ‘When You Got Him On Camera…’

Eleventh ranked welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley is usually not too far away from getting into a beef with a fellow fighter. However, this looked to be a difficult task for his next fight, considering the ‘nice guy’ public perception of Stephen Thompson. “Wonderboy” is widely regarded to be one of the kindest fighters on the […]

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Eleventh ranked welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley is usually not too far away from getting into a beef with a fellow fighter.

However, this looked to be a difficult task for his next fight, considering the ‘nice guy’ public perception of Stephen Thompson.

“Wonderboy” is widely regarded to be one of the kindest fighters on the roster and has rarely been seen to lose his cool, even in the midst of a fist-fight.

Buckley isn’t convinced by this representation of Thompson, though, and believes that the welterweight stalwart isn’t who people think he is.

With the two men set to meet inside the Octagon on October 5, he voiced his opinions on his opponent’s supposed persona.

Joaquin Buckley Says Stephen Thompson Isn’t Who Fans Think He Is

Ahead of their meeting at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Buckley spoke about his previous interactions with Thompson.

The two men crossed paths at International Fight Week early this year, where “New Mansa” believes that he saw a different side to the striking specialist.

In an interview with Inside Fighting, he spoke about how in his opinion, Thompson is a different person when he knows that people are watching.

“Nothing crazy, yet again, I’m just trying to push him to make the fight happen but I really feel like, you know, at the end of the day, with me and ‘Wonderboy’, it is what it is. I try to be myself no matter where I go but I feel like, for me, it’s just that ‘Wonderboy’ is the type of individual that yet again, when you got him on camera, he’s smiling in your face, he’s saying nice things but at the end of the day, it’s the fight biz’ so you know, however he made me feel that day, I don’t think it was the nice guy that everybody mentions.”

Read also: Fellow UFC Welterweight Claims Shavkat Rakhmonov Will Be ‘Exposed’ By Belal Muhammad

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