Surging welterweight challenger, Joaquin Buckley came very close to securing himself a title fight against Belal Muhammad on short-notice at UFC 315, according to promotional color-commentator, Daniel Cormier — who claims rumblings suggested the St. Louis star was in the running.
Buckley, who most recently headlined UFC Fight Night Tampa at the end of last year, recorded the most high-profile win of his Octagon tenure to date.
Taking on former interim champion, Colby Covington in a main event clash, the streaking, Buckley earned himself the number six rank in the division with an eventual third round doctor’s stoppage TKO win over the Clovis veteran.