Joaquin Buckley’s last loss in MMA came in brutal fashion when he stepped into the cage with Sean Strickland’s teammate. This Saturday, Joaquin Buckley takes on his toughest and most important test to date when he clashes against former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC Atlanta.
The UFC is in Atlanta this weekend for another UFC Fight Night event, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 13 fights on the card.
Likely on his retirement tour beginning this weekend, ex-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman headlines once again in a pivotal showdown against the surging Joaquin Buckley at UFC Atlanta.
Kamaru Usman finds himself in a very interesting position heading into his UFC Fight Night main event fight with Joaquin Buckley. Usman hasn’t fought since late 2023 and is coming off the back of three straight losses.
The former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman takes on Joaquin Buckley on June 14, as MMA insiders gave their predictions. Usman arrives into the fight, having not been in the Octagon since his UFC 294 loss to Khamzat Chimaev in October 2023.
Headed into the biggest fight of his career at UFC Atlanta this weekend, Joaquin Buckley’s first UFC victory still stands as one of the greatest knockouts in the promotion’s history.
UFC Atlanta fight week rolls on. Saturday night, the famous UFC Octagon makes its last stop before the calendar turns over to summer next week inside Atlanta’s State Farm Arena for this week’s edition of UFC Fight Night.
In what promises to be a fiery clash at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta, former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman returns to the Octagon to face the surging Joaquin Buckley at 170-pounds.
Joaquin Buckley is under a month away from fighting Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC Atlanta. In doing so, Buckley has begun to scout out some new additions to the welterweight division, including recently-vacated former UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev.
The lightweight boogeyman, Islam Makhachev, has finally moved up to the 170-lbs division after years of dominance in lightweight. The pound-for-pound king made the decision after Jack Della Maddalena beat Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 in spectacular fashion.
Joaquin Buckley isn't taking his foot off the gas. Making a monumental comeback, 'New Mansa' headlines UFC Atlanta opposite Kamaru Usman this June. He's already rallying for an undisputed title shot.
UFC returns to Atlanta with a card that features former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman going up against Joaquin Buckley in the main event at State Farm Arena on June 14.
The UFC will be heading to Atlanta on June 14th and tonight on Instagram, Dana White announced the main event. Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-4) will be making his return as he takes on surging welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley (21-6).
Attending WrestleMania 41 over the weekend, UFC caller, Daniel Cormier, had a rather embarrassing admission to make to event headliner, John Cena, before his return to action.
This past Saturday night in the main event of UFC Tampa, we saw a big time welterweight matchup. Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (17-5) was returning for the first time since his title loss last December and he took on “New Mansa” Joaquin Buckley (21-6).
After pushing for months to get a shot at Colby Covington, Ireland's Ian Machado Garry is getting to headline the UFC's final card in 2024. But it won't be against Covington.
This past Saturday in the featured prelim of UFC 307, we saw a big time matchup in the welterweight division. Former title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (17-8-1) was taking on surging contender Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley (20-6).