Surging welterweight contender, Joaquin Buckley has issued a stark warning to his divisional counterparts ahead of his high-stakes return at UFC Tampa — claiming the entire ranks at 170lbs are in “trouble” as he prepares to take on the returning former interim champion, Colby Covington.
Buckley, who enters his first main event fight tomorrow, currently holds the number nine rank in the division, fresh from an October win over former two-time championship challenger, Stephen Thompson — extending his winning run to five straight fights.
Prior to his win over Simpsonville native, Thompson, the streaking, Joaquin Buckley would turn in a slew of victories over the likes of Nursulton Ruzibov, Vicente Luque, and Andre Fialho.