Joaquin Buckley is one of the few fighters on the roster that brings me golden era vibes.

[Mind Mine]

There are the old veteran warhorses that are likely on the tail end but as far as the people with the potential to carry the league with the golden era thrill Buckley is highly underrated. He delivers without question win lose or draw. If he runs through Usman impressively expect a ton of ducking and the UFC protecting some names. There are times a fighter just seems dialed in and Buckley has that in spades. I am starting to get more agile Rumble RIP vibes. Let’s not forget Rumble didn’t get a fraction of the hype and love he got until he looked like a threat to Jones.

Side-note.
That’s also the enormity of Jones as a star. Even being linked to fight Jones has elevated every last fighting career with the exception of OSP of course. Definitely not Rashad who probably gave Jones his 5th hardest fight. The real SUGA never got his respect only ridicule.

WAR BUCKLEY. The man with the prettiest KO in company history deserves the utmost respect but somehow if a legend like Rashad isn’t appreciated don’t look for it.

 

[DiazSlap]

 

[Portland8242]

My liking of Buckley went up 10 fold when he put that beating on Colby.

 

[jk7707]

Is Buckley booked vs Usman?

 

[Mongoosemk12]

Hugely concur. He always puts on a show.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Is Buckley booked vs Usman?

Rumoured..

Rumored Thread 'Kamaru Usman vs Joaquin Buckley - UFC: Atlanta - June 14'

Apr 19, 2025

Source = Actual journalist that goes to fighter interviews
Solid main even fight..

Who you guys got?!

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[Tweak896]

Buckley is in the mix with Belal, Prates, Shavkat. I can't wait to see him get his title shot

 

[richardjohnson]

My liking of Buckley went up 10 fold when he put that beating on Colby.

Sucks the doctor stopped that fight, would’ve liked to see Colby get his ass beat a little more

 

[Kwic]

Sucks the doctor stopped that fight, would’ve liked to see Colby get his ass beat a little more

Yup, and no early stoppage so Colby can't get out of the outcome with excuses (which he still would but still).

 

[thelastemperorhasnoclothe]

I don't see Usman being able to handle how dynamic and explosive Buckley is. I think he might struggle to control him.

 

[Tatra]

Just another Holland imo.

 

[vinnie245]

Just another Holland imo.

Good we need more Hollands, i always like active fighters who go for the finish and Buckley certainly fills that role.

 

[thelastemperorhasnoclothe]

Just another Holland imo.

Holland's record is trash compared to buckley and buckley has won his last 5 or 6 in a row.

 

[Gabe]

He looks much better fighting guys at 170 but I just can’t see him being champ.

 

[Fact Checker]

More like a MW flunkie brawler fighting nothing but 40something year old gonlden era guys


Bros carved out a role for himself

 

[Mind Mine]

Holland's record is trash compared to buckley and buckley has won his last 5 or 6 in a row.

There really is nothing comparable between the two other than being primarily strikers. Of course if you are dumb as fuck and want to group all fighters the same pigment as the same I guess it makes sense. Not to say that’s what occurred but its hard to make remote sense of that statement

 

[thelastemperorhasnoclothe]

There really is nothing comparable between the two other than being primarily strikers. Of course if you are dumb as fuck and want to group all fighters the same pigment as the same I guess it makes sense. Not to say that’s what occurred but its hard to make remote sense of that statement

it's also the people buckley have beaten in his recent run pretty much all quality fighters not just bum's

 

[JakePaulMMA]

Sucks the doctor stopped that fight, would’ve liked to see Colby get his ass beat a little more

They can always run it back and few more times...

 

[Neck&Neck]

He’s an alright fighter, but every time he opens his mouth it makes me like him a bit less

 

[joey gerbils]

Just another Holland imo.

It's funny because a younger more engaged Holland smoked a younger Buckley

But at this stage in their careers I'd pick Buckley to snuff Holand