Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev Booked for UFC St. Louis Co-Main Event

Whereas he gained’t be in the primary occasion, Joaquin
Buckley will get to combat at UFC St. Louis as he requested.

Dana White on Wednesday introduced that Buckley will lock horns with
Nursulton
Ruziboev in a welterweight bout that can function the UFC
on ESPN 56 co-headliner on Might 11. UFC on ESPN 56 takes place
on the Enterprise Middle in St. Louis and can see Derrick
Lewis face Rodrigo
Nascimento within the night’s foremost occasion.

Buckley will take a three-fight successful streak into the matchup
with Ruziboev. In his most up-to-date Octagon look, “New Mansa”
defeated Vicente
Luque by way of second-round TKO at UFC on ESPN 54 on March 30.

Ruziboev, in the meantime, will drop to 170 kilos after scoring
first-round KO/TKO triumphs towards Brunno
Ferreira and Sedriques
Dumas in his first two promotional outings at middleweight. The
30-year-old Uzbekistan native has been victorious in his final 10
skilled fights, with all of these wins coming inside a
spherical.