Joaquin Buckley needs his shot on the interim title.
On Thursdays, information broke that welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was compelled out of his UFC 310 title protection in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov due to a nasty injury. Whereas nothing is official, studies are that the UFC at present is on the lookout for a substitute opponent for Rakhmonov, maybe even for an interim welterweight title, and nearly instantly Ian Machado Garry threw his hat in the ring for that chance.
However not so quick, so says Buckley.
Thursday night, Buckley launched a response video to Garry’s callout of Rakhmonov, dismissing the undefeated Irish star’s declare and suggesting he’s higher served to “take the throne.”
“Hey look, I’m going to allow you to end however I’ve received one thing to say,” Buckley stated whereas hitting a heavy bag. “No one needs to see that struggle. Folks wish to see knockouts. Folks wish to see finishes. And that’s precisely what we’re fixing to convey, me versus Shavkat. He’s received 18 finishes, 10 subs, 8 knockouts, and your boy? I’ve received 14 knockouts, and I simply knocked out my final two ranked opponents. So what you assume I’m fixing to do to this dude?
“UFC, that is the struggle y’all have gotten to make. Like I informed y’all, I’m coming to take the throne, and I ain’t enjoying. Growth!”
At present ranked No. 9 within the UFC welterweight rankings, Buckley is on a five-fight unbeaten streak since dropping again all the way down to 170 kilos. Most just lately he knocked out Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 307 earlier this month.
Garry, in the meantime, is No. 7 within the UFC rankings and most just lately received an in depth choice over Michael “Venom” Web page at UFC 303 this summer time.
UFC 310 takes place on Dec. 7 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, and likewise contains a males’s flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.
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