Joaquin Buckley knows he might be two fights away from a UFC title shot thanks to Islam Makhachev's move to welterweight.

#7 UFC Welterweight Joaquin Buckley quickly rose through the ranks by TKO’ing Covington and Thompson, earning him a shot at former champion and pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC Atlanta on Saturday.

Welterweight title contender Joaquin Buckley takes on the most formidable challenge of his career as he takes on former UFC Welterweight king Kamaru Usman at UFC Atlanta this weekend (Sat., June 14, 2025) from inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta,