Joaquin Buckley is getting praise for his pre-fight antics. Unlike other fighters, Buckley decided to have some fun at UFC St. Louis. His walk to the weigh-in machine made it to the internet and caught the attention of the MMA world.
Joaquin Buckley faked falling over and struggling to reach the scales. This was during his weigh-in for his fight against Nursulton Ruziboev. Buckley’s pre-fight antics at weigh-ins have gained attention from fans and the MMA world.
Joaquin Buckley is currently on a three-fight winning streak. Meanwhile, his opponent Ruziboev is also undefeated in his only two fights in the UFC. They will headline the co-main event at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Buckley looked in incredible shape and spirit during the weigh-ins. He ranks #11 in the welterweight rankings. Meanwhile, his opponent Ruziboev is moving from middleweight to welterweight for this contest. He has won both of his only fights in the UFC via first-round knockout. It is definitely going to be an interesting fight at UFC St. Louis.
Joaquin Buckley eyes a showdown with Ian Garry now that he is ranked
Now that Buckley is ranked, he has decided to go for the big fights. Ian Garry is on his radar and Buckley believes he will potentially fight the undefeated Irish welterweight. Garry had previously turned down Buckley’s call outs because he was unranked.
Joaquin Buckley on Ian Garry (Image via Imago)Joaquin Buckley recently had an exclusive conversation with India.com. During the discussion he mentioned him being in the rankings and fighting Ian Garry.
Yes, so, when he was talking about, he only fights up to ranking. I believe he’s still ranked above Vicente Luque, but it puts me a lot closer to Ian Garry than he would like to be. So, you know, we gonna make Ian Garry a little bit more uncomfortable with me being in the rankings.
Joaquin Buckley via India.com
Buckley has had more fights in the UFC than Garry. Now he is in the conversation for a potential fight with him. It will be interesting to see a Buckley vs Garry showdown in the welterweight division somewhere down the line.
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