Joaquin Buckley: Loser of UFC 328 fight vs. Sean Brady 'getting cut'

Joaquin Buckley is upping the ante for Saturday's UFC 328 showdown with Sean Brady. Lead UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik recently told MMA Junkie that he sees pivotal stakes between Buckley (22-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) and Brady (18-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) going into their welterweight clash on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J.

( Paramount+ ). Anik said he felt the loser of the matchup would be set back "two years" in the title picture, which is getting more competitive by the day. Buckley said world titles are far from his mind at the moment, though.

After seeing his seven-fight winning streak snapped by Kamaru Usman in June, and Brady having his title run shattered by Michael Morales in November, Buckley said he's more worried about keeping his place on the roster. "My thing is just go out there and perform – that's my thing," Buckley told MMA Junkie. "I don't think about two years being set back.

Anybody that loses this fight is getting cut. That's how I look at it. My job is on the line.