Joaquin Buckley made a hater out of Israel Adesanya at UFC Atlanta.
Using a six-fight win streak, the #7 UFC Welterweight contender fell quick within the headliner of UFC Atlanta the place he battled former champion and pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman.
Usman turned in a classic efficiency over Buckley and outwrestled him to a dominant decision victory.
Usman had the support of Africa’s former UFC champs Francis Ngannou and Israel Adesanya, who let the world know just how much he hated the ‘annoying’ Buckley in a current add to his YouTube channel.
Days faraway from his major occasion loss, Buckley has caught wind of Adesanya’s feedback.
Joaquin Buckley says Israel Adesanya ought to hate on Dricus du Plessis, not him
Adesanya had fairly a number of rivals all through his middleweight title reigns, reminiscent of Robert Whittaker, Alex Pereira and Sean Strickland.
One of Adesanya’s greatest rivals didn’t emerge till later in his profession as South African champion Dricus du Plessis defeated ‘The Last Stylebender’ in a storied grudge match last summer at UFC 305.
Buckley used du Plessis to difficulty a savage response to Adesanya.
“Hate the farmer that took yo belt n—- not me,” Buckley wrote on ‘X‘ on Monday.
#HateTheBoerN—-
“Stand on enterprise bout Africa or China or wherever the f— you from b—-.”
Buckley referred to du Plessis as a ‘boer’, which is said to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa within the 1600s.
A disagreement started between du Plessis and Adesanya after du Plessis claimed he’d be an African champion in 2023.
Israel Adesanya could not cease hating on Joaquin Buckley whereas watching his struggle with Kamaru Usman final evening 😭
“I hate this n**** bro. One thing about him simply f***ing annoys me.”
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 15, 2025
Gilbert Burns predicted the best way Kamaru Usman beat Joaquin Buckley
Almost 4 years since his final win and two years since his final struggle, Usman was counted out by many in opposition to the youthful contender Buckley.
Prime contender Sean Brady believed Buckley to be ‘too young’ and ‘too physical’ for Usman, selecting him to win by unanimous resolution.
A former foe of Usman and Brady, ranked UFC Welterweight Gilbert Burns picked Usman over Buckley on Saturday.
Burns expected Usman to pour on the pressure and mix in his wrestling like his teammate Logan Storley did in 2018, and Usman did simply that.
Buckley was taken down by Usman 4 occasions of their struggle and managed for almost 13 minutes of their 25-minute struggle.
