Joaquin Buckley is gonna have Colby Covington calling the cops … Once more.
This Saturday evening, ‘New Mansa’ returns to the Octagon for a high-stakes scrap with the three-time UFC title challenger in Tampa, Florida. It’ll be Covington’s first time competing since arising brief in opposition to then-welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 round this similar time final yr.
In the meantime, Buckley is coming off an enormous third-round knockout of Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson simply a few months in the past.
Over time, Covington has made a profession for himself contained in the Octagon whereas leaning on his world-class wrestling and delivering a pressure-filled tempo that slowly wears on his opponents.
But when he tries to take that very same method in Tampa, ‘New Mansa’ guarantees to place a beating on him so unhealthy that he’ll have ‘Chaos’ calling the authorities.
“Colby’s a pressure fighter, a wrestler, and he’s got a good pace,” Buckley informed The MMA Guru. “However to be sincere, the Colby we’ve seen in the previous few years… he’s like a shell of his former self. He’s not the identical man who fought RDA or Masvidal.
“With that being said, I feel like I’m going to put on the kind of performance that’ll make it look like Colby’s going to try to press charges on me after the ass-whooping I give him.”
Joaquin Buckley appears to be like to increase his unbeaten streak in opposition to Covington
Buckley goes into the UFC’s ultimate occasion of 2024 driving a five-fight win streak and a 10-4 report contained in the Octagon with 70% of his wins coming by means of KO/TKO.
In the meantime, Covington has gone 2-3 in his final 5 with all three of his losses coming in title fights. Regardless of sitting because the No. 6 ranked contender within the welterweight division, Covington doesn’t maintain a win over any fighter at the moment ranked within the high 15.
