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 consequence of a nasty damage. Whereas nothing is official, studies are that the UFC presently is searching for a substitute opponent for Rakhmonov, even perhaps for an interim welterweight title, and nearly 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 bought one thing to say,” Buckley mentioned whereas hitting a heavy bag. “No person needs to see that combat. 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 bought 18 finishes, 10 subs, 8 knockouts, and your boy? I’ve bought 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 combat y’all have gotten to make. Like I advised y’all, I’m coming to take the throne, and I ain’t taking part in. Growth!”
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 received a detailed determination over Michael “Venom” Web page at UFC 303 this summer time.
UFC 310 takes place on Dec. 7 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, and likewise includes a males’s flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.
