Ahead of his return at UFC Atlanta this weekend, surging welterweight contender, Joaquin Buckley has claimed he deserves to fight for the divisional throne first before Islam Makhachev, particularly if he defeats incoming opponent, Kamaru Usman.
Buckley, who searches out his seventh straight victory this weekend in Georgia, takes on former undisputed welterweight kingpin, Usman in a potential title-eliminator.
And fresh from an impressive doctor’s stoppage TKO win over former interim champion, Colby Covington back in December in their UFC Tampa headliner, Buckley has been vocal in pursuit of his first title charge in the promotion.