On December 14, the UFC will land in Tampa, Florida, in what will be the event that closes the year of the most important mixed martial arts (MMA) company in the world. This card will feature the presence of the Spanish Joel Álvarez, who will seek to sneak into the top 15 of the division against Drakkar Klose. However, the protagonists at a global level will be Ian Machado Garry (15-0) and Joaquin Buckley (20-6).
Garry, ranked number seven at welterweight (170 pounds or 77 kilos), comes with a perfect record of 15 winseight of them in the UFC. In his last performance he beat Michael Page by unanimous decision. Previously, the young Irishman had expressed his interest in fighting Colby Covington. “He’s avoiding me like the plague, and there’s one reason and one reason only why this fight isn’t happening, and his name is Colby Covington,” Garry wrote on his Instagram.
Although the fight with Buckley was not his initial desire, it continues to allow him to increase his winning streak within the classification and apply as title candidate. In addition, Garry has demonstrated his power to finish fights on several occasions, so getting one again in Tampa would revive the expectation for the young Irishman.
However, they will not have an easy rival in front of them. Joaquin Buckley knows what the game is. He has already accumulated 14 fights within the company. Despite having ups and downs in the middleweight division (185 pounds or 83.9 kilos), he dropped to welterweight, where he turned his career around. Buckley has achieved five consecutive winsfinishing four of them. Without a doubt, his power has been noticeable in the category ruled by Belal Muhammad.
This fight promises to be a spectacle. Due to the style of both, it can be expected that the clash will take place standing. The style of Ian Machado Garry will be measured against the power of Joaquin Buckley in the last UFC event of the year. In addition to the fight Joel Alvarez We will have to pay attention to this meeting that will headline the Tampa lineup.
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