This is the live blog for Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott, the welterweight main event for Saturday’s UFC Edmonton fight card at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Currently No. 10 in the UFC welterweight rankings, Buckley found himself on the cusp of a title shot last year after six consecutive wins after returning to the 170-pound division. However, Buckley lost all that momentum by losing to Kamaru Usman at UFC Atlanta, and then dropped a decision to Sean Brady in his rebound fight in May. Now, Buckley is at risk of falling out of relevancy at welterweight if he loses three in a row.
The fighting pride of Ontario, Malott currently holds the No. 13 spot in the UFC welterweight rankings, with designs on moving up and making a real title run. The 34-year-old fighter in on a four-fight winning streak and coming off a TKO win over Gilbert Burns in April to set up this opportunity to move into the top 10.
Follow the Buckley vs. Malott live blog below.
Preamble
Well, another card that is nearly setting records for finishes and all that. Definitely just a coincidence that this is happening every other month now.
Still, co-main event was a meaningful fight, and now we know Blanchfield will never fight for a belt. Plus, this main event is a pretty good one. Let’s enjoy.