A showdown of top-10 welterweights will shut out 2024 within the UFC when Ian Machado Garry takes on Joaquin Buckley.
The battle is ready to headline the promotion’s closing occasion of the 12 months, UFC on ESPN 63, on Dec. 14 at Amalie Area in Tampa, Fla., the UFC introduced Friday on social media.
Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), No. 7 within the official UFC rankings at 170 kilos, will search for his third win of 2024 as he tries to take care of his good document. In 2024, Machado Garry has crushed Geoff Neal by break up choice at UFC 298 and Michael Web page by unanimous choice at UFC 303.
Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who’s ranked No. 9, will strive for his fourth victory of 2024 as he appears to proceed climbing the ranks of the division since he moved again down from welterweight in Might 2023. Buckley’s wins in 2024 embody two longtime staples of the division, Vicente Luque by TKO and most not too long ago a knockout of Stephen Thompson.
With the addition, right here’s the present UFC on ESPN 63 lineup:
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Vitor Petrino
- Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick
- Josefine Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez
- Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos
- Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras
- Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva
- Ottman Azaitar vs. Michael Johnson
- Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez
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