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UFC Fight Night: Mike Malott vs. Joaquin Buckley (Welterweight, Main Card)
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- match: Malott · UFC · Buckley
- match: Malott · UFC · Buckley
- match: Malott · UFC · Buckley
- match: Malott · UFC · Buckley
- match: Malott · UFC · Buckley
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What decides it
Resolves to whichever fighter the UFC officially declares the winner of Mike Malott vs. Joaquin Buckley, the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs.
Latest
UFC's event page lists Buckley vs. Malott as the first bout of the main card, Sat Oct 17 at 7:00 PM CDT, Rogers Place, Edmonton.
www.ufc.comUFC announced Buckley vs. Malott as the welterweight main event at Rogers Place, Edmonton, on Oct 17, listing Buckley as the No. 10 contender (21-8) and Malott as No. 13 (14-2-1).
www.ufc.comCageside Press reported the Edmonton main event, listing Malott at #12 and Buckley at #10 in the media-voted 170lb rankings, and noting Malott's four straight wins.
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Case for Mike Malott
For Malott: four straight wins, most recently a third-round TKO of Gilbert Burns on Apr 18, 2026, and the fight is in Canada; Buckley has lost two in a row, to Kamaru Usman (Jun 2025) and Sean Brady (May 2026).
Case for Joaquin Buckley
For Buckley: he is the higher-ranked fighter (No. 10 vs. No. 13 in UFC's August announcement), his record includes a KO of Stephen Thompson and a TKO of Colby Covington in late 2024, and both recent losses were decisions, to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady, not stoppages.
What to watch next Fight-week weigh-ins and any bout change before Oct 17, then the main event on the Oct 17 main card (from 8 p.m. ET); the UFC's official result settles it.
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What decides it
Resolves to whichever fighter the UFC officially declares the winner of Mike Malott vs. Joaquin Buckley, the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott at Rogers Place, Edmonton, on Saturday Oct 17 (main card from 8 p.m. ET). Any official win counts, whatever the method. A draw, technical draw, No Contest, an unscored bout, or cancellation or postponement beyond Oct 31 resolves 50-50. Below, the first case covers Malott and the second Buckley.
Earlier
Buckley lost a three-round unanimous decision to Sean Brady at UFC 328, his second straight loss after a five-round unanimous decision to Kamaru Usman on Jun 14, 2025.
www.ufc.com +1Malott beat Gilbert Burns by KO/TKO at 2:08 of round 3 in Winnipeg, his fourth straight win after Kevin Holland (Oct 18, 2025), Charles Radtke (May 10, 2025) and Trevin Giles (Nov 2, 2024).
www.ufc.com +1Buckley's last win was a third-round TKO (doctor's stoppage) of Colby Covington; before that he knocked out Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on Oct 5, 2024.
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Sources
- Pivotal Welterweight Bout Between Joaquin Buckley And Mike Malott Headlines UFC Return (UFC) · www.ufc.com
- UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott (UFC event page) · www.ufc.com
- Mike Malott - UFC athlete profile · www.ufc.com
- Joaquin Buckley - UFC athlete profile · www.ufc.com
- Buckley vs. Malott Headlines UFC Edmonton (Cageside Press) · cagesidepress.com
- Malott-Buckley set for UFC Edmonton main event (theScore) · www.thescore.com
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- Resolution criteria
- This market will resolve to "Mike Malott" if Mike Malott is officially declared the winner of the fight against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott, scheduled for October 17, 2026. It will resolve to "Joaquin Buckley" if Joaquin Buckley is officially declared the winner. If the fight is declared a draw or technical draw, ruled a No Contest, not scored, canceled, or postponed beyond October 31, 2026, this market will resolve "50-50." The resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.Kellian is not affiliated with Polymarket.
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