While he won’t be in the main event, Joaquin Buckley will get to fight at UFC St. Louis as he requested.
Dana White on Wednesday announced that Buckley will lock horns with Nursulton Ruziboev in a welterweight bout that will serve as the UFC on ESPN 56 co-headliner on May 11. UFC on ESPN 56 takes place at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis and will see Derrick Lewis face Rodrigo Nascimento in the evening’s main event.
Buckley will take a three-fight winning streak into the matchup with Ruziboev.