Joaquin Buckley defeated Vicente Luque by TKO in the co-main event at UFC Atlantic City, securing his spot in the welterweight rankings. Buckley had been preparing for this fight since December and expressed confidence in his victory. Luque accepted the fight despite Buckley being unranked, emphasizing his readiness and love for striking. Buckley's dominant performance included overwhelming Luque with punches, leading to a stoppage in the second round. This victory marked Buckley's 13th win by knockout, propelling him into the top 15 welterweight ranks.
Who should Joaquin Buckley fight next following his win over Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity? 🤔 https://t.co/Xaun7BybFs
Joaquin Buckley stops Vicente Luque in round two of #UFCAtlanticCity co-main event https://t.co/F5qcfBemjS
🚨NEW: Joaquin Buckley reacts to Vicente Luque‘s guard pull in round 2 that led to him getting finished at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀 “I laughed actually. I actually chuckled when he pulled guard.” “.. I feel like there’s a lot of times where he ends up in a situation and he tries to… https://t.co/1Q3Hgd8Dv5
Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque at UFC on ESPN 54 📸🎰🎞️: Best photos from Atlantic City #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/dVWIIGWWvZ
"Once I really got the feel of him in the second round, and he realized he couldn't withstand my power, that's when we got to work." Joaquin Buckley (@Newmansa94) earns a huge victory over Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity 🔥 All Fight Results ⬇️: https://t.co/xJybKHH1pW
#UFCAtlanticCity Results: Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque by TKO, Round 2, 3:17 via @_HEHATEME #MMA #UFC https://t.co/q1RA9HtAke
UFC Atlantic City video: Joaquin Buckley punishes Vicente Luque with vicious stoppage https://t.co/xQJYVgWAJA
#UFCAtlanticCity results: Joaquin Buckley unloads heavy ground and pound to stop Vicente Luque https://t.co/oziD5cQvgD
#UFCAtlanticCity highlight video: Joaquin Buckley pounds out Vicente Luque https://t.co/MFkInufZ8A
'Earned a spot in the top 15': Social media reacts to Joaquin Buckley's dominant TKO of Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/fpEUhzl3Ek
🔥| Joaquin Buckley defeats Vicente Luque by TKO via ground and pound after Luque pulls guard in round 2 at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👏 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/KB3MU3omFO
Joaquin Buckley OVERWHELMS Vicente Luque with punches! 👊👊 #UFCAtlanticCity | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/lbFjB7CaOz
Joaquin Buckley's (@Newmansa94) knockout of Luque is the 8th tonight, tying the UFC event record with eight other events. #UFCAtlanticCity
Joaquin Buckley tears through Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity ! https://t.co/jBys8b2eEX
13th win by KO! What a night for Joaquin Buckley! 🙌 🇺🇸@Newmansa94 | #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/jR1Itd5w9z
Must. Watch. TKO!!! Joaquin Buckley is going to take Vicente Luque's ranking as he GnP his way to the TKO! Luque just seemed off the whole way. #UFC #UFCAtlanticCity #MMATwitter https://t.co/EFzzxI82Rt
#UFCAtlanticCity Official Scorecard: Vicente Luque vs Joaquin Buckley 👇 All Scorecards ➡️: https://t.co/kETlLr9PAJ https://t.co/N70wxZpSHC
BUCKLEY STUNS LUQUE IN OUR CO-MAIN EVENT! 😳 @Newmansa94, welcome to the Top 15 welterweight ranks! #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/jPMQiaGLrq
#UFCAtlanticCity Official Result: Joaquin Buckley (@Newmansa94) defeats Vicente Luque by TKO (strikes) at 3:17 of Round 2. All Fight Results ⬇️: https://t.co/xJybKHHzfu
🤜 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚊 🤛 Joaquin Buckley just took out Vicente Luque! #UFCAtlanticCity | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/C7AlN10Nc3
#UFCAtlanticCity results: Joaquin Buckley (@Newmansa94) def. Vicente Luque via TKO (ground-and-pound) - Round 2, 3:17 Full coverage: https://t.co/suMwKE6Ghg https://t.co/CC2DvM5NEY
#UFCAtlanticCity results: Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque via TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round 2 https://t.co/E9S2Eq32p3
JOAQUIN BUCKLEY FINISHES VICENTE LUQUE! 🤯 #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/icHrs9PzEn
JOAQUIN BUCKLEY WELCOME TO THE TOP 15 😤 Buckley stops Vicente Luque via TKO in Round 2️⃣ #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/hVKQ4DA3sS
Joaquin Buckley just snatched Vicente Luque’s No. 11 ranking #UFCAtlanticCity
🤜 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚊 🤛 Joaquin Buckley just took out Vicente! #UFCAtlanticCity | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/Nxjic3OUAv
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley may be a problem. #UFCAtlanticCity
There's the finish!! Joaquin Buckley stops Vicente Luque by TKO!!! Huge win of Newmansa! #UFCAtlanticCity
Buckley up a bit through the second round as Luque shoots and Buckley ends up on top! He’s landing huge shots! 2 minutes left but they aren’t needed! Joaquin Buckley defeats Luque via 2nd RD TKO! #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/MSiGgI7lXD
10-9 Buckley #UFCAtlanticCity
Buckley is in firm control of this fight so far. #UFCAtlanticCity
Vincente Luque vs Joaquin Buckley live next on ESPN. It’s the co main event of the evening. High level fight. Both can strike but edge to Buckley. Edge on the ground to Luque. I want to see this go into deep waters but Buckley has one shot 💤 power. #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/fEXz5jv152
🔥NEW: Joaquin Buckley turning up poolside at the Harrah’s in Atlantic City before he goes to war with Vicente Luque tonight in the co main event for #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀🎉 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/DFUbJedIWH
🚨| Joaquin Buckley says he plans on beating Vicente Luque “expeditiously” when they meet inside the Octagon at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀 “I write down my opponent, not just they style and what they good at, but just who they are as a person.” “And obviously, with Vicente, there’s… https://t.co/hqWELvKRv0
Joaquin Buckley had plenty of words for Vicente Luque at their #UFCAtlanticCity co-main event faceoff. 🗣️ https://t.co/vG6blREQGL
Joaquin Buckley goes from jovial to dead serious during face off against Vicente Luque ahead of their co main event bout at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀🔥🔥 “Let’s go, Vicente. Let’s go. But I like your nickname though. You know I mean? The Silent Assassin. But it’s time to silence the… https://t.co/qyx9KghvdC
LUQUE vs BUCKLEY! #UFCAtlanticCity is LIVE and FREE TOMORROW on @espn! https://t.co/nU6iGVJapw
A lot of fans want to watch this fight. Me and him, when you see it on paper, it’s a fireworks fight, so I’m like, 'Why not?'" Vicente Luque (@VicenteLuqueMMA) welcomes a battle with Joaquin Buckley at #UFCAtlanticCity ➡️: https://t.co/wTVGFKTLqi https://t.co/wTVGFKTLqi
Throwback to this 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄 knockout from Joaquin Buckley Catch Buckley against Vicente Luque tomorrow night LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ at #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/0DiFFVPkqu
🚨| Joaquin Buckley says he has a “major call out” planned if he beats Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity, and Matt Serra guesses who it might be. 👀🎤 “I got a major call out I’m finna make. I would give it to y’all, but I got a major call out that I’m gon’ make, and it’s… https://t.co/2wSBVMzkF0
"Why not go out there and beat this guy that a lot of guys are afraid of and just set a statement." Vicente Luque (@VicenteLuqueMMA) feels ready for the challenges that will come with taking on Joaquin Buckley at #UFCAtlanticCity‼️ Fight card preview ➡️: https://t.co/G923gHF0Xe
"I want to be able to show everybody that I'm that future star within the @UFC." Joaquin Buckley (@Newmansa94) aims to collect his biggest win yet when he faces Vicente Luque in the co-main event at #UFCAtlanticCity‼️ Fight card preview ➡️: https://t.co/G923gHFyMM
Throwback to this CRAZY Anaconda Choke by Vicente Luque🐍 Vicente Luque returns to the octagon this Saturday to take on Joaquin Buckley at #UFCAtlanticCity watch it LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/VvCGAVD6Pe
Joaquin Buckley: I’ve been preparing for short-notice bout with Vicente Luque for months https://t.co/gq2wdDSBet via @SayanNagMMA #UFCAtlanticCity
UFC Atlantic City: Vicente Luque Got Everything He Wanted in Buckley Fight, Except Ranked Opponent via @JakeNoeckerMMA #MMA #UFC #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/QR7R1i0aa8
Vicente Luque says opponent switch from Sean Brady to Joaquin Buckley less than two months out from #UFCAtlanticCity was no issue because he studies his opponent in the last four weeks of training camp, and ‘loves striking.’ “Buckley is a guy that has very elusive, different,… https://t.co/kwkeBDnATT
Vicente Luque explains why he accepted the fight against Joaquin Buckley at #UFCAtlanticCity despite him being unranked. 👀 “First of all, I’m a fighter. What do we do? We fight.” “It’s when I want to fight. It’s where I want to fight. I feel good. I feel ready. What’s the… https://t.co/LVtvyDxs0t
Joaquin Buckley: #UFCAtlanticCity co-main event vs. Vicente Luque puts me 'en route to become a world champion' https://t.co/xLfKp3JAI8
Joaquin Buckley says “short notice” fight against Vicente Luque “came right on time,” and reveals he’s been training for him since December. #UFCAtlanticCity “This fight came right on time. People didn’t know, I was preparing for this fight in December already.” “.. I had… https://t.co/H7923ShPnp
Joaquin Buckley previews upcoming fight against Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀 “I know Vicente, back in the day how he fights, he’s always a pressure fighter. He’s gonna walk you down with hard pressure. He’s gonna take shots to give you one of his.” “But with the… https://t.co/MGvXPMmUmF
Vicente Luque (@VicenteLuqueMMA) interview. #UFCAtlanticCity Topics 👊Fight in home state (NJ) 👊Change of opponents/preperation 👊Thoughts on Buckley 👊Ian Garry situation 👊Sensei Henri Hooft 👊Brazilian Mount Rushmore @UFCopEurosport https://t.co/IjeZ2WmWtb
Everything is looking good for UFC welterweight Joaquin Buckley (@Newmansa94) coming into #UFCAtlanticCity against Vicente Luque on Saturday night. 🎥: @JakeNoeckerMMA FULL MEDIA DAY: https://t.co/WJiist7IFZ https://t.co/TIXEf62HZL
#UFCAtlanticCity: Joaquin Buckley making business moves, looking to punch his ticket into the rankings with win over Luque via @JakeNoeckerMMA & @ELaw32 #MMA https://t.co/xZVF8qkQuq
JOAQUIN BUCKLEY FIGHT WEEK. #UFCAtlanticCity | @Newmansa94 https://t.co/P3aE0Ur4cs