It took less than a minute! After defeating former 'bad boy' champion Colby Covington by technical knockout in the third round of the main event at UFC Tampa , this Saturday (14) in the USA, Joaquin Buckley raised his voice in the post-event interview and, in the best 'drop the mic' style (American expression for dropping the microphone to end a strong statement), stated that he was ready to fight for the welterweight (up to 77kg) belt of the organization. SUPER LUTAS followed the UFC Tampa post-event press conference on-site with translation.
Winner of the main fight of the event, Buckley was the last interviewee of the night. The reporter praised the performance of the 'Knockout Man', who also seemed satisfied with the result of the fight and revealed that he would have liked it to have continued.
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“Yeah, yeah, my first main event was a big success. I feel like the whole card, you know, I’ve been very successful, you know, I’ve been getting a lot of knockouts. I feel like my fight shouldn’t have been stopped, but you know, you gotta protect the fighters,” Buckley said.
After this brief introduction, Joaquin Buckley spoke about what he expects to happen next in the UFC: fighting for the belt. Even knowing that Shavkat Rakhmonov , who defeated Ian Machado Garry at UFC 310 , is next in line to try for Belal Muhammad 's gold.
“I feel like 2025, man, is definitely my year. And we’re definitely taking, you know, six wins in a row, eight knockouts, inside the UFC. I feel like I’ve done enough to really put myself in a position to fight for that title, even though I know Shavkat (Rakhmonov) is the next one blessed with that fight. But if something happens where Shavkat or Belal (Muhammad) don’t step in the Octagon, I’m willing to take them. So at the end of the day, man, let’s keep it short and sweet, bro. I’m definitely looking to take that throne, man, 2025, bro. So that’s us. Thank you,” Buckley concluded, literally dropping the mic.
In his career, the 'Knockout Man' now has 21 wins and six losses. Covington, who has a record of 17 wins, suffered his fifth loss in his career and has only one win in the last four fights.
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