Joaquin Buckley booked for UFC St. Louis co-main event against streaking welterweight contender

Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev added to UFC St. Louis

Buckley will face the behemoth Ruziboev for his next welterweight test. Unbeaten in the UFC Octagon, Ruziboev has competed at middleweight for the majority of his career and hasn’t fought at 170lbs since Jan. 2021.

Before signing with the UFC, Ruziboev captured the Andijan Mayor Cup welterweight championship by defeating Maxim Soroka with a first-round kimura. After stints in WEF and Open FC, Ruziboev made his UFC debut last July, knocking out Brunno Ferreira in the first round.

Ruziboev’s pre-fight battle on the weight scales will be a hot-button topic of UFC St. Louis fight week. But, the impressive prospect has won 10 consecutive fights and has an extremely aggressive style.

The May 11th UFC Fight Night event is the first card in St. Louis since 2018.