Joaquin Buckley put on a show for his hometown crowd with an exhilarating win over Nursulton Ruziboev in the UFC St. Louis co-main event.
Nothing exactly came easy but Buckley displayed powerful takedowns, vicious ground and pound and simply outworked Ruziboev round after round to earn the victory. When it was over, the judges scored the contest 30-27, 30-27 and 29-27 for Buckley, who scores his fourth straight victory since returning to the welterweight division.