Former UFC champ questions Joaquin Buckley’s ‘confidence’ ahead of UFC Edmonton

By Curtis Calhoun

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October 13, 2026, 1:17 pm PDT

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One previous UFC champ thinks Joaquin Buckley’s self-confidence will be checked as he wants to snap his current skid at UFC Edmonton.

Joaquin Buckley headings UFC Edmonton this weekend versus Mike Malott as he aims to snap a two-fight skid. Buckley, among the UFC’s the majority of hazardous knockout artists, just recently lost to Sean Brady and previous UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman.

As he wants to possibly return into the welterweight title mix, Buckley has a great deal of concerns to address versus Malott at UFC Edmonton. After an uneven defeat to Brady at UFC 328, individuals have actually questioned Buckley’s fumbling and persistence.

One previous UFC titleholder thinks Buckley’s self-confidence will be checked as he aims to return on track this weekend.

Robert Whittaker thinking about Joaquin Buckley’s ‘weight on his shoulders’ ahead of UFC Edmonton

In a current episode of the MMArcade podcast, previous UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker questioned Buckley’s self-confidence level ahead of UFC Edmonton.

(Buckley’s)character provides itself to believe that he’s a huge self-confidence fighter, momentum fighter, which he trips and brings that self-confidence and momentum through with him into the octagon itself, “Whittaker stated of Buckley.

“Him coming off 2 losses versus a guy like Malott, who’s coming off like truly hot and heavy … whenever you’re on 2 losses, the sensation you have strolling into the octagon that 3rd time– it’s heavy. There’s simply a weight on your shoulders since you understand, even if you are silencing and silencing all the outdoors sound, you understand that this 3rd one, if you lose, mate, everybody’s informing you to get a brand-new task.

“But I fret that Buckley’s going to enter there with a headspace that simply does not have the self-confidence,” Whittaker continued Buckley. “And the momentum because untouchable, invincible aura that he was simply ripping through the department with when he had that win streak.” (h/t MMA Junkie

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