Joaquin Buckley made headlines by crashing the UFC 300 pre-fight press conference on Saturday, humorously requesting Dana White to replace Derrick Lewis with himself for the main event at UFC St. Louis. The unexpected move by Buckley, aimed at securing a spot in the highly anticipated event scheduled for May 11, has sparked considerable attention in the MMA community. The incident was widely covered, with mentions of it being broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
π₯π¨NEW: Joaquin Buckley crashes the #UFC300 pre fight presser and asks Dana White to put him as the main event for #UFCStLouis on May 11 instead of Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento. π βYβall coming back to St. Louis. Everybody know the main event, Derrick Lewis. Hey, weβ¦ https://t.co/DZ9XJTzmL6
Joaquin Buckley crashed the presser! #UFC300 https://t.co/7ezgTkStIJ
Joaquin Buckley has entered his name into the #UFCStLouis chat.... π @Newmansa94 | #UFC300 https://t.co/u3r0iXKJfS
Joaquin Buckley crashes the #UFC300 press conference and asks Dana White to replace Derrick Lewis for himself for the main event of #UFCStLouis π #UFC #MMA https://t.co/N4Wk5S9rsY
Joaquin Buckley tried to be slick πππ #UFC300 | Saturday | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/wcDxYf64nC