Joaquin Buckley foresees his street to UFC gold turning into clear with a win over a former champion in his subsequent outing. In a latest interview that was posted to the Parry Punch YouTube channel, Buckley gave his personal overview of the present state of the welterweight division forward of his looming struggle with Kamaru Usman. Buckley vs. Usman transpires at UFC Atlanta on June 14.
Whereas a victory over some of the achieved titleholders within the wealthy historical past of the UFC welterweight title would pay dividends in getting his personal title shot, ‘New Mansa’ does acknowledge there are some large gamers at 170 kilos these days. Whereas stepping into the precise of that panorama, Buckley stated,
“Proper now, we’re all in a race, proper? Sean Brady already competed and placed on an incredible efficiency in opposition to Leon, received the end, received the choke. Ian Garry did his factor too, preventing Carlos Prates, though the person was on all fours, crawling away, which is wild! However now, it’s my flip. It’s me, Sean Brady, and Ian Garry, we’re all racing to that welterweight title. The one factor that’s going to persuade the UFC who will get the subsequent title shot is the efficiency you placed on. That’s it!”
Joaquin Buckley in addition to the instances for Sean Brady and Ian Garry
Joaquin Buckley is driving a six struggle win streak heading into this Summer season conflict with Usman in a matchup that pits the quantity seven contender in opposition to the quantity 5 welterweight contender, respectively. Joaquin Buckley has assertion wins by that stretch agaisnt names like divisional stalwart Vicente Luque, former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson, and former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington in his most up-to-date outing.
Observing different standout names that Buckley talked about, Sean Brady and Ian Garry stand out because the quantity two contender and the quantity six contende at 170 kilos, respectively. Brady is coming off of a end of former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards whereas Garry is on the heels of derailing the momentum of a sizzling, surging contender in Carlos Prates.
