Joaquin Buckley believes he may get the following welterweight title shot.
Buckley is ready to headline UFC Tampa on Saturday in opposition to Colby Covington in an intriguing welterweight bout. The winner of the struggle can be proper within the title image, however Buckley thinks if he KO’s Covington in spectacular vogue, he can leapfrog Rakhmonov for the following title shot.
“I really feel like I’m leapfrogging over Shavkat, I really feel like he’s injury-prone, too. I really feel like he’s all the time getting injured, one thing’s all the time fallacious with him. So, he may not even present as much as the struggle. And, it’d simply be me and Belal subsequent yr,” Buckley stated at UFC Tampa media day. “However but once more, the efficiency has bought to talk first. I can’t simply go on the market and get my hand raised by a break up choice. Then I don’t need it. But when I’m going on the market and do what I do know I can do, get the Knockout of the 12 months, then yeah, I’m taking my belt.”
Though Joaquin Buckley does assume he can leapfrog Shavkat Rakhmonov, it does seem the undefeated contender is subsequent for Muhammad. Rakhmonov beat Ian Machado Garry by choice at UFC 310 in a superb efficiency, however one Buckley wasn’t a fan of.
However, even when Buckley doesn’t get the following title shot, if he does KO win over Covington, it might be a statement-making efficiency. It might additionally put him within the title image.
