A middleweight fight between Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan has been booked again. The fight now finds itself on UFC’s February 19th “Fight Night” card, which is expected to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
News of the fight was confirmed Tuesday on Buckley’s Instagram page.
The fight was previously attempted for UFC’s January 15th card but was later scrapped.
Alhassan snapped a three-fight winning streak in emphatic fashion last time around, stopping Alessio Di Chirico in just 17 seconds with a head kick in August.
Buckley is also coming off a finish win, having stopped Antonio Arroyo in the third round of a fight in September. That performance put him back into the win column after losing to Di Chirico in early 2021.
Lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev are expected to headline UFC’s February 19th card. Here is how the card looks at the moment:
Bout 12: Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) vs. Rafael Fiziev (11-1) (Lightweight)
Bout 11: Jesse Strader (5-2) vs. Chad Anheliger (11-5) (Bantamweight)
Bout 10: Chas Skelly (18-3) vs. Mark Striegl (18-3) (Featherweight)
Bout 9: Kyle Daukaus (10-2) vs. Julian Marquez (9-2) (Middleweight)
Bout 8: Mario Bautista (8-2) vs. Khalid Taha (13-4) (Bantamweight)
Bout 7: Alexandr Romanov (15-0) vs. Ilir Latifi (15-8) (Heavyweight)
Bout 6: Austin Lingo (9-1) vs. Jonathan Pearce (11-4) (Featherweight)
Bout 5: Diana Belbita (14-6) vs. Gloria de Paula (5-4) (Strawweight)
Bout 4: Jessica-Rose Clark (11-6) vs. Stephanie Egger (6-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 3: Johnny Walker (18-6) vs. Jamahal Hill (9-1) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 2: Jim Miller (33-16) vs. Nikolas Motta (12-3) (Lightweight)
Bout 1: Joaquin Buckley (13-4) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-4) (Middleweight)
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