UFC athlete Joaquin Buckley will get an opportunity to face former top-ranked welterweight ‘Chaos’ Colby Covington in a UFC Battle Night time principal occasion on December 14. The US-born ‘New Mansa’ Buckley says that Covington wanted to take this match to assist construct again his checking account.
Joaquin Buckley says that Colby Covington is Broke
Joaquin Buckley has been on a powerful run since shifting all the way down to the welterweight division. He’s at the moment undefeated at 170 kilos, with a 4-0 file on this weight class. Joaquin Buckley has made waves within the division with notable victories over high contenders like Vicente Luque and former title challenger Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.
After a year-long absence, former interim champion Colby Covington will probably be stepping again into the octagon. His final combat was in December 2023, when he misplaced to Leon Edwards in a title bout. ‘Chaos’ is greatest recognized for his mouth, not a lot for his fights. He’s been comparatively inactive currently, having fought solely 5 instances since December 2019.
‘New Mansa’ Joaquin Buckley mentioned that Covington would nonetheless be inactive if he hadn’t spent all of his cash. In an interview with James Lynch, Buckley defined:
“If you’re out there spending your money on females, promo videos, and hanging with TikTokers and other entertainers, money runs dry. I feel like, financially, he probably had to take this fight. I don’t think the UFC forced him, though.”
In latest social media posts, Covington was filmed hanging out with influencers Kaz Sawyer and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, plus rapper Lil Pump. In line with former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub, Covington hires fashions for his movies. In an interview, he mentioned:
“He did his gimmick and this is the best part, he rented two chicks and I was like ‘do you have to do this?’ and he was like ‘I’m sorry man, I got to.’ So, they don’t know who he is and they hate being in there. They may have been strippers, I don’t know. Lovely ladies. So when they’re back he goes…you can tell he is always thinking, he goes ‘oh, while I’m talking to Brendan, can one of you rub my shoulders?’ and she goes ‘I’m not rubbing your f**king shoulders’”
This principal occasion guarantees to be a conflict of kinds between Covington’s wrestling-heavy fashion and Buckley’s explosive placing. It’s an important combat for each males, with Covington seeking to bounce again from his title loss and Buckley aiming to proceed his ascent within the welterweight division.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Joaquin Buckley punches Stephen Thompson in a welterweight combat in the course of the UFC 307 occasion at Delta Heart on October 05, 2024 in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)