Buckley posits Adesanya is not a real fighter, feels humiliated by loss to Kamaru Usman

Jun 21, 2025 - 02:54

UFC star Joaquin Buckley aimed at Israel Adesanya in a fiery rant after his recent loss to Kamaru Usman.

Buckley suffered his first loss at welterweight in the UFC as Usman was able to control him on the ground. After the loss, Adesanya blasted Buckley and said he was glad to see him lose, as ‘The Last Stylebender’ said he hates Buckley.

Following Adesanya’s comments, Joaquin Buckley spoke on his YouTube channel to blast the former middleweight champion.

“Tell me how you feel to my face, though, instead of being like a ho,” Buckley responded on his YouTube channel. “You all underneath the covers and shit. Like, ‘Mmm I hate that (expletive).’ Sweet motherf****r because I don’t know why you on my dick anyway. You've done your thing, you've been at your spot, I’m working towards mine. You ain’t no real fighter. You want to be a little pretty boy. I would give you a sample, but I don’t like boy p***y.

“You can get this work at any given time,” Joaquin Buckley continued. “I can give it to you, but I just hate fighters like you because you tryna downplay somebody that’s trying to work towards something. What are you hating on me for? You did what you did, but look at another brother trying to make it up, and you want to clown him. Oh, but I forgot (expletive), you’re Chinese. You ain’t another brother. The real African that runs that spot is (Dricus Du Plessis).”

The rivalry between Israel Adesanya and Joaquin Buckley has seemingly come out of nowhere. Yet, it has gotten to the point that Buckley is open to fighting Adesanya.

“We can get busy if you want to,” Buckley said. “And guess what? It ain’t got to be competition with the UFC setting this up. We can get busy if you want to.”

Ultimately, it does seem unlikely the two will ever meet in the Octagon. But Joaquin Buckley is not happy with Israel Adesanya and wants to settle their differences.

Buckley also gave a refreshingly honest assessment of his performance at UFC Atlanta.

‘New Mansa’ squared off against former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the toughest test of his career last weekend.

Buckley kept hunting for the knockout until the final bell, but when it rang, it was clear he had suffered a decision defeat to Usman, who was able to take him down and keep him on the floor almost every round.

The UFC Atlanta loser claimed just sharing the Octagon with such a legend made him ‘victorious’ when he broke his silence after his six-fight winning streak was ended by Usman, but he’s changed his tune after taking some time to reflect.

During the 20-minute debrief, the 31-year-old blasted his inability to deal with Usman’s wrestling.

“Every round he took me down, kept me there,” Buckley said.

“I couldn’t get back up to my feet. I’m looking at [referee] Mike Beltran, like, ‘Bro, stand us up at least one time, let me get back up to my feet’.

“I’m not going to lie to y’all, I feel so embarrassed because of that loss. I feel so humiliated because of that loss.

“At the same time, I’ve got to bow my head. Usman showed me who he was.

“That night, it showed its levels in this game.”

Buckley is feeling it right now, but a loss to one of the best welterweights ever is not the end of the world.

The 21-7 fighter is still ranked in the 170lb top 10, so there are plenty of big fights available to him.