Joaquin Buckley will look to keep his momentum rolling when he makes another quick turnaround. MMA Junkie has learned that Buckley (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will face Alessio Di Chirico (12-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 16, which takes place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie of the plans but requested anonymity as the UFC has yet to make a formal announcement. After dropping his UFC debut to Kevin Holland on short notice in August, Buckley rebounded with one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history when he scored a spinning back kick finish of Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Night 179. He turned right back around just over a month later when he notched his second straight “Performance of the Night” knockout over another formerly unbeaten fighter in Jordan Wright at UFC 255.
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Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico added to UFC Fight Night on Jan. 16 – MMA Junkie