Buckley Says Makhachev Has Not Proven He Is UFC Welterweight’s Best Fighter

“I don’t want to be disrespectful, but who did Makhachev beat to become champion at welterweight? With all due respect to Jack Della Maddalena, he hadn’t really proven that much when he won the title. I was on a six-fight winning streak, and I knocked out every ranked opponent I faced. I called out Shavkat to take his spot, but he didn’t respond. As for Islam, he has lost before, he has a defeat on his record, and now he is in a very dangerous division, where he got one of the easiest fights possible when he won the title,” the American told Paramount.