Sean Brady-Joaquin Buckley to headline UFC Fight Night on April 25
The UFC has booked a welterweight matchup between Sean Brady and Joaquin Buckley to headline UFC Fight Night on April 25.
Officials introduced the 170-pound contest on Saturday. The UFC Fight Night occasion will happen at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Brady and Buckley are the ranked Nos. 6 and 9 welterweights within the division, respectively — and each can be trying to rebound from high-profile losses their final day out.
Brady (18-2) noticed a three-fight win streak snapped in devastating vogue in November, when he suffered the second knockout lack of his profession to Michael Morales at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden. Fighting out of Philadelphia, Brady had defeated Kelvin Gastelum, Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards to put himself into title rivalry earlier than the loss.
Buckley (21-7) was on the cusp of title rivalry final summer time, when he got here up brief in a five-round determination to former longtime champion Kamaru Usman. The 31-year-old remains to be in an excellent place to make a run at his first title shot, nonetheless. He holds notable victories over Colby Covington and Stephen Thompsonand has recorded 15 knockouts in his 21 wins.
