{"id":41128,"date":"2026-10-15T02:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Mike-Malott-says-Joaquin-Buckley-wouldnt-headline-in-Canada-without-him-203219"},"modified":"2026-10-15T02:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:33:31","slug":"mike-malott-says-joaquin-buckley-wouldnt-headline-in-canada-without-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/mike-malott-says-joaquin-buckley-wouldnt-headline-in-canada-without-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Malott says Joaquin Buckley wouldn’t headline in Canada without him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mike
\nMalott<\/a> believes he is the main attraction at the upcoming
\n
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> event in Canada.<\/p>\n

Malott faces Joaquin
\nBuckley<\/a> in the main event of
\nUFC Edmonton<\/a> on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place. Buckley says he feels
\nat home in Canada and has a larger fan base than Malott. The
\nCanadian disagrees, viewing his higher-ranked American opponent as
\nan opportunity to climb the welterweight rankings.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mike Malott disputes Joaquin Buckley’s Canadian fan-base claim
\nahead of UFC Edmonton<\/h2>\n

Malott noted that he has already headlined a UFC event in Winnipeg,
\nManitoba, where he stopped Gilbert
\nBurns<\/a> in April. He believes Buckley would not headline a UFC
\ncard in Canada without him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great fighter, Top 10 in the world for a reason, but as far
\nas my name and notoriety in Canada, I\u2019ve main-evented in Canada
\nwithout him,\u201d Malott told Full Send MMA. \u201cHe would never main event
\nin Canada without me. He is in the main event because I\u2019m the main
\nevent for this fight. We just need somebody who is in a position
\nthat I can take. He is the guy whose spot I\u2019m going to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malott (14-2-1) has won four straight since his lone UFC loss to
\nNeil
\nMagny<\/a> in 2024. Buckley (21-8) is coming off consecutive losses
\nto Kamaru
\nUsman<\/a> and Sean
\nBrady<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

Mike Malott<\/a>
\nclaps back at Joaquin
\nBuckley<\/a> who stated that nobody knows who he is \u201cHe would never
\nheadline in Canada without me. He\u2019s in the main event because I\u2019m
\nthe main event. We just needed a guy whose spot I can take and he\u2019s
\nthe spot I\u2019m gonna take\u201d \ud83d\ude33 https:\/\/t.co\/toRUfa4Ojm<\/p>\n

\u2014 FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma)
\nOctober 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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