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Joaquin Buckley remains upbeat despite UFC Atlanta shutout: ‘I will be one of the greats’

Despite seeing his impressive run halted at UFC Atlanta over the weekend, welterweight contender, Joaquin Buckley has vowed to go down as one of the greatest fighters to ever compete at the weight class by the time his career in the Octagon is over.

Buckley, who headlined his second consecutive card over the course of the weekend, saw his eye-catching unbeaten run spanning six straight fights come to an end, courtesy of a decision shutout loss to former champion, Kamaru Usman in the pair’s meeting in Georgia.

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And struggling to deal with the dominant wrestling and top control of former pound-for-pound number one, Usman, St.