Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Joaquin Buckley: ‘I Feel Like Change Is Necessary’

He’s on a five-fight win streak, and as he returns for his fourth trip to the Octagon this year, it’s safe to say Joaquin Buckley is a major problem at 170 pounds.

“New Mansa” was originally scheduled to face Ian Machado Garry in Tampa’s headliner, but with welterweight champion Belal Muhammad pulling out of his first title defense due to injury, Machado Garry filled in over the weekend, where he lost a unanimous decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov.

Enter Dana White's 16 Days Of Giveaways

When Muhammad announced his injury, there were a few days until an official announcement from the UFC, leaving Buckley wondering what was going on.