Surging welterweight contender, Joaquin Buckley has issued a stark warning to his divisional counterparts forward of his high-stakes return at UFC Tampa — claiming the complete ranks at 170lbs are in “trouble” as he prepares to tackle the returning former interim champion, Colby Covington.
Buckley, who enters his first foremost occasion struggle tomorrow, at present holds the quantity 9 rank within the division, contemporary from an October win over former two-time championship challenger, Stephen Thompson — extending his profitable run to 5 straight fights.
Previous to his win over Simpsonville native, Thompson, the streaking, Joaquin Buckley would flip in a slew of victories over the likes of Nursulton Ruzibov, Vicente Luque, and Andre Fialho.
As for Covington, the Clovis native has been out of motion since final December, struggling a unanimous choice defeat in opposition to former champion, Leon Edwards — failing in his third successive undisputed championship cost.
Joaquin Buckley claims a slew of welterweights ought to be on discover
And forward of his premiere foremost occasion outing tomorrow night time in opposition to Covington, St. Louis native, Buckley has claimed the complete welterweight division is on discover for the foreseeable future.
“I feel like for me, everything I’ve been pushing toward has led to this moment,” Joaquin Buckley informed The MMA Guru. “Transferring right down to 170… you understand, I had some good victories at 185, at middleweight, however a whole lot of these boys have been simply getting slightly too large. Despite the fact that I really feel like I undoubtedly had the ability set and was the higher fighter, some folks’s attributes and their measurement can play a job in whether or not you win or lose. So with that being mentioned, I really feel like transferring down, the dimensions distinction isn’t there anymore. Now, with all my expertise, I’m in a position to put it on these guys.
And clearly, with me now being 5-0 within the welterweight division—most of my wins coming by finishes—I’m not making an attempt to listen to something from anyone, man. Proper now, it’s my time. The welterweight division is in bother.
