Joaquin Buckley slams top UFC welterweights as ‘wasting time’ as next fight talks stall

UFC welterweight star Joaquin Buckley is fed up with the state of the division as he continues to wait it out for a fight.

After Islam Makhachev won the UFC welterweight title at UFC 322, he appears in line to fight former titleholder Kamaru Usman for his first title defense. But as of this writing, nothing is set in the division, as several top contenders like Michael Morales make public cases for a title shot.

Knockout artist Joaquin Buckley nearly secured a title shot when a comeback fell short against Usman at UFC Atlanta last year. Since making the full-time move to 170 pounds, Buckley has dominated the competition, earning wins over Colby Covington and Stephen Thompson.

Almost a full year since UFC Atlanta, Buckley remains without a booked fight as he looks to get back into the welterweight title picture. His patience is running out, as he expressed during a recent social media rant.

Joaquin Buckley pushes UFC matchmakers to ‘do their job’ amidst stalled division

In a recent Instagram post, Buckley expressed his displeasure with the state of the UFC welterweight division.

“If I can get anybody active, I say JDM. Me and JDM would be good money,” Buckley said.

“Right now, the division is on a standstill. The matchmakers know their job. They know better than me what they’re doing, but right now they’ve got the hottest division and ain’t nobody fighting. You’ve got Islam out there playing Wrestleball. You’ve got Prates out there partying and clubbing.

“You’ve got Morales out there twerking and twirling. JDM still at the house crying. You’ve got Leon missing again. Belal trying to sell War Meals. Ian Garry watching in the corner,” Buckley continued. “I don’t know what’s going on. What’s going on with the welterweight division? ” (h/t MMA Junkie)

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