Joaquin Buckley's UFC Return Set For October 7, Opponent Revealed

September 11, 2023

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After the affirmation of a most important occasion matchup between light-weight contender Grant Dawson and the at all times entertaining Bobby Inexperienced, the UFC Battle Evening lineup on October 7 has obtained an extra addition.

Additionally set to make the stroll contained in the Apex facility in Las Vegas can be Joaquin Buckley, whose title is at all times related to one of many main contenders for the UFC’s all-time finest knockouts.

After a profitable first style of welterweight motion on MMA’s largest stage, “New Mansa” is about for a stiff check subsequent trip within the type of 17-fight UFC veteran Alex Morono.

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Buckley, Morono Goal Return To Win Streaks

After they collide on October 7, each Buckley and Moreno can be focusing on second consecutive victories.

Buckley (16-6) made a press release in his UFC welterweight debut this previous Might by knocking André Fialho out with a head kick. The consequence marked a profitable rebound consequence for “New Mansa,” who ended his welterweight tenure with two straight losses by the hands of Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis.

Like Buckley, Morono (23-8, 1 NC) can be coming off a victory and knocking on the door of the rankings. “The Nice White” had a four-fight profitable run snapped final December in a aggressive contest with Santiago Ponzinibbio. At UFC Charlotte in Might, although, he rapidly bounced again by submitting fellow vet Tim Means.

With this addition, the fights at the moment anticipated to happen on the UFC Battle Evening occasion on October 7 are as follows:

Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Inexperienced (light-weight most important occasion)Joe Pyfer vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (welterweight)Alexander Hernandez vs. Invoice Algeo (featherweight)Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn (light-weight)Joaquin Buckley vs. Alex Morono (welterweight)Chris Gutierrez vs. Montel Jackson (bantamweight)Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Diana Belbiță (strawweight)Philipe Lins vs. Ion Cuțelaba (gentle heavyweight)Nate Maness vs. Mateus Mendonça (bantamweight)Aoriqileng vs. Johnny Muñoz (flyweight)Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Kanako MurataMontana De La Rosa vs. Stephanie Egger (flyweight)