Joaquin Buckley is aware of who the true Colby Covington is.
Buckley will look to attain the largest win of his UFC profession on Saturday evening when he closes out the promotion’s 2024 with a high-stakes scrap in opposition to the three-time title challenger in Tampa.
It is going to be Covington’s first time competing since delivering a lackluster exhibiting in opposition to then-welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 round this identical time final 12 months. Within the time since, Covington claims to have saved busy by campaigning on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump.
Now that ’45’ has gained re-election, ‘Chaos’ is able to get again into the enterprise of overpromising and under-delivering contained in the Octagon.
Forward of their extremely anticipated conflict, Buckley slammed Covington for pretending to be one thing he’s not.
“I met this man in individual. I do know the true Colby Covington, and what he’s, is a personality,” Buckley instructed Inside Combating. “He’s enjoying like a complete fictional individual. So for me, it’s similar to, I wish to carry up the truth that you’re pretend and that you simply’re mushy, and that the individual you’re portraying is anyone, but once more, that doesn’t exist. However everyone knows the true you.”
Joaquin Buckley might lengthen his unbeaten streak to 6 with a win over ‘chaos’
Buckley rides into UFC Tampa on a five-fight win streak, his most up-to-date coming by way of a third-round knockout of Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in October. ‘New Mansa’ has additionally scored wins over Andre Fialho, Alex Morono, Vicente Luque, and Nursulton Ruziboev.
Total, Buckley is 10-4 contained in the Octagon with seven of his wins coming by means of KO/TKO.
