Vicente Luque ignores Joaquin Buckley's provocations and has a tense face-off with rival before UFC Atlantic City

V. Luque and J. Buckley in a tense gaze (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

Brazilian standout in the welterweight division (up to 77,1kg), Vincent Luque made a point of showing the Joaquin buckley who will not be shaken by any provocation before the clash this Saturday (30). In the last confrontation before the confrontation that takes place on the main card of UFC Atlantic City, the North American tried to disrupt the Brazilian athlete's concentration but was calmly ignored.

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Twelfth placed in the welterweight rankings, Vicente recovered from the sad streak of two consecutive defeats by beating the former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) Rafael dos Anjos in his last fight, in August 2023. A UFC athlete since 2015, Luque has already beaten big names in MMA such as Michael chiesa, Tyron woodley e Belal Muhammad |.

Luque's rival at UFC Atlantic City, Buckley is going through a better moment and is coming off two consecutive victories, over André Fialho e alex morono. The North American is considered one of the most dangerous athletes in the category, with five of his seven victories in the largest MMA organization in the world coming via knockout.

See the tense look between Vicente Luque and Joaquin Buckley

Tense stare between @NewMansa94 e @VicenteLuqueMMA for the second main fight of #UFCAtlanticCity!

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- UFC Brazil (@UFCBrasil) March 29, 2024