Joaquin Buckley - trash talks and Quotes

“Whoever wins that fight between Islam vs. Kamaru can get out of here, because if Usman wins, he’s one and done, because he said he’s moving to get that title against Khamzat for the rematch. If Islam wins, he said he’s gonna hold it down for a long time, but i don’t believe that. If Islam gets the fight that he wants, that means not only did you submit your name at lightweight over your brother Khabib, but then you also got the double champ status, and then you also beat a GOAT in Usman. So you just pulled the Jon Jones. What else is there to do? What else can he do? You’d be foolish to keep fighting, because to me, Islam is not a natural 170 [pound] fighter, and that will get exposed if he fights a person like myself, Ian Garry, or Michael Morales.”

– via Submission Radio, arguing that Islam Makhachev should retire if he defeats Kamaru Usman, as he would have achieved "double champ" status and beaten a legend.

“[Khabib] used to ground and pound the mess out of you i can respect that type of use of your grappling, but if you're only willing to hold somebody down because you do not want to fight on the feet, because you're de'd scared that they might knock you out, i'm not a fan of that”

– via Submission Radio, criticizing the latter for using grappling as a safety net to avoid striking exchanges rather than as a means to inflict damage.

“Man, all that striking you're doing there, just to shoot in the first five seconds of the fight, is crazy work. So, khamzat, look, this is what i'm going to do for you. If you're able to stay on your feet for one round, just on your feet and not use wrestling, i'll give you $50,000. Oh, you heard me right, $50,000. Nassourdine, if you're able to match, that means that's $100,000. So khamzat, take that money or still show that you're a punk by using that wrestling in the first five seconds.”

– via Xchallenging Khamzat Chimaev to stay on his feet for one round without using wrestling, offering him $50,000 to do so, and urging Nassourdine Imavov to match the offer.

“Man, all that striking you're doing there, just to shoot in the first five seconds of the fight, is crazy work. So, khamzat, look, this is what i'm going to do for you. If you're able to stay on your feet for one round, just on your feet and not use wrestling, i'll give you $50,000. Oh, you heard me right, $50,000. Nassourdine, if you're able to match, that means that's $100,000. So khamzat, take that money or still show that you're a punk by using that wrestling in the first five seconds.”

– via Xchallenging Khamzat Chimaev to stay on his feet for one round without using wrestling, offering him $50,000 to do so, and urging Nassourdine Imavov to match the offer.

“Shavkat, i heard you chirping. Talking about 'black boy'. Imma show you where the f**k we come from. I am gonna f**k you up... Shavkat, if you don't sign, somebody else gonna d*e. I'm burying everybody in the UFC.via Instagram, going off on Shavkat Rakhmonov, referencing an alleged derogatory comment ("black boy"), and issuing a fiery challenge, threatening to "f**k up" Rakhmonov and "bury everybody" in the UFC if the fight isn't signed.”

“Out of all those people, the last person I would expect to say no was Francis Ngannou. That is crazy. At the end of the day, this sport is all about getting money. We all prize fighters. When Francis Ngannou said, 'I don't want to get disrespected,' the best way to make somebody respect you is when you put your fist on their chin and knock them out, and you get money for it.I'm talking about how much money you make and get when you ain't worrying about the money no more. So he must be making some good bread because I can't see it. I can't understand it. Because if you boxers and you fighters are really tired of Jake Paul f*cking up boxing, then get his a** somebody”

– via shared his confusion and questioned Ngannou's decision

“It was my manager calling me back, he sound all distressed... he was like. 'Buckley, I really don't like this fight for us... He is a good fighter, not a really big name... I said, 'Is it Alex Pereira?' He said, 'How the f**k you know that?'... I said, 'I'm a dog, so regardless of what we do, I've got to eat.' He said, 'f**k it, let's run it.So I called Brian back and said, 'Man, it's a go.' He said, 'I got some good news and I've got some bad news... the good news is that you look good for the promotion... because nobody else wanted to fight this man, but the bad news is he won't be able to take this fight because his coaches or himself said he wouldn't be ready in time'... To be honest with you, I was planning on knocking that man out, too.”

– recalling almost taking a short notice fight with Alex Pereira in 2022.