MMA Community Including Champion Charles Oliveira Left Bemused as UFC Fighter Adds Viral Social Media Star as His Cornerman

UFC middleweight Joaquin Buckley has sent the fans in a frenzy with an announcement. In a video, the 13-4 fighter made a shocking revelation that no one saw coming.

Buckley is currently preparing to take on Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night 201. The event will take place on February 19, 2022, and Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill will headline it. ‘New Mansa’ will feature on the opening fight of the main card, and he will have someone in his corner.

For his fight against Alhassan, Buckley will have D.U.S.T. self-defense star, Commander Dale Brown, in his corner. Brown is known for his viral self-defense videos. He is also one of the most famous personalities on social media right now. The UFC middleweight even visited the D.U.S.T school not so long ago and learned some moves.

While recently talking to TMZ sports, Brown said, “He thought of me as soon as they needed another cornerman. Super excited and honored to be chosen by a respected, talented pro-MMA fighter that was so impressed by my urban survival tactical training system after he tested it that he wanted me on his team as the first survival tactics’ cornerman.”

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This news spread like wildfire, and the MMA community couldn’t believe it. They took no time in reacting to it.

The UFC fans taken by surprise

Joaquin Buckley is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC right now. He enters the octagon to finish the fight and 13 of 10 wins have come via T/KO. His next fight is just around the corner, and the news of him having Commander Brown in his corner shocked the fans. Upon the announcement, they started reacting to it.

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Below are some of the best reactions by the MMA community:

The announcement became so big that the current UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, also tweeted and reacted to the news. He wrote, “He made it!”

This news does come as a surprise. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments!