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 in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov as a result of a nasty harm. Whereas nothing is official, studies are that the UFC presently is on the lookout for a substitute opponent for Rakhmonov, even perhaps for an interim welterweight title, and virtually instantly Ian Machado Garry threw his hat within 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 person needs to see that struggle. Folks need to see knockouts. Folks need to see finishes. And that’s precisely what we’re fixing to carry, 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 struggle 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 not too long ago 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 not too long ago gained a detailed determination over Michael “Venom” Web page at UFC 303 this summer season.
UFC 310 takes place on Dec. 7 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, and likewise incorporates a males’s flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.
