Joaquin Buckley Addresses Second-Round KO Loss to Mike Malott at UFC Edmonton
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley issued a statement after his second-round knockout by Mike Malott, marking his third consecutive UFC defeat.
Welterweight fighter Joaquin Buckley spoke to reporters after his loss to Mike Malott at UFC Edmonton, where a knee strike knocked him out in the second round. The defeat follows decision losses to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady, extending Buckley’s UFC losing streak to three matches.
"The fight didn't go my way. Not at all. There's a lot of expectations, man, for me to go out there and knock Malott out, but at the end of the day, people were entertained, people enjoyed the show," Buckley said in a video posted to his Instagram stories.
"I truly believe that what I did, at the end of the day, it helped bring more eyes to the game. So regardless of what people say, no matter what's going on, man, I'm just going to get back to work and just keep putting on for the name."
"I am Joaquin Buckley… I'm not going to stop. I'm going to keep moving forward. I ain't going to be in the dark. I'm going to show you guys the team that I'm with, the team that I'm building, and the thing I want to do, because at the end of the day, man, I'm a fighter that fights."
Analysts noted that, despite remaining in the UFC’s top-15 rankings due to Malott’s own ranking, Buckley may need to compete against lower-ranked or unranked opponents to rebuild his standing.