Joaquin Buckley needs his shot on the interim title.
On Thursdays, information broke that welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was pressured out of his UFC 310 title protection towards Shavkat Rakhmonov due to a nasty injury. Whereas nothing is official, studies are that the UFC at present is on the lookout for a alternative 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 mentioned whereas hitting a heavy bag. “No one needs to see that battle. Individuals wish to see knockouts. Individuals wish to see finishes. And that’s precisely what we’re fixing to deliver, 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 suppose I’m fixing to do to this dude?
“UFC, that is the battle y’all have gotten to make. Like I instructed y’all, I’m coming to take the throne, and I ain’t taking part in. Increase!”
At the moment 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 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 lately received a detailed choice over Michael “Venom” Web page at UFC 303 this summer time.
UFC 310 takes place on Dec. 7 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, and likewise incorporates a males’s flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.
