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Vettori says he has no personal issue with Buckley but may respond if challenged
Marvin Vettori and Joaquin Buckley are at odds over a past sparring encounter and comments about racism in the UFC.
Buckley says Vettori once asked him to spar at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, and called him “soft” when he declined while preparing for a fight.
Buckley has now challenged Vettori to spar at the UFC Performance Institute, without rounds.
Vettori says he did not see their earlier encounter as a serious problem and has no personal issue with Buckley.
Vettori says he may respond if Buckley confronts him in person.
The dispute also follows Buckley calling out UFC fighters over their use of the N-word, while Vettori accuses him of bringing racism into matters that are not serious; no further plans are stated.
Marvin Vettori says he has no personal issue with Joaquin Buckley but may respond if Buckley confronts him.
Buckley challenged Vettori to a no-rounds sparring session at the UFC Performance Institute.
Buckley also recalled an earlier encounter at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, where he said Vettori asked him to spar.
Vettori said he did not consider that encounter significant and said Buckley was the one who had threatened to do something if they met.
- Who
- UFC fighters Marvin Vettori and Joaquin Buckley.
- What
- Buckley challenged Vettori to spar and recalled a past encounter. Vettori said he has no personal problem with Buckley but may respond if challenged.
- When
- Vettori posted his response on X on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Buckley proposed sparring at the UFC Performance Institute. Their earlier encounter was at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.
- Why
- Buckley said he should have set boundaries during their earlier encounter. Vettori said Buckley was turning the incident into a reason for conflict.
Marvin Vettori
Joaquin Buckley
Past encounter
Marvin Vettori
Vettori said he did not consider their encounter at Xtreme Couture significant and understood Buckley was preparing for a fight.
Joaquin Buckley
Buckley recalled that Vettori asked him to spar while he was preparing for a fight and said he should have set boundaries.
Personal conflict
Marvin Vettori
Vettori said he has no personal problem with Buckley.
Joaquin Buckley
Buckley challenged Vettori to a no-rounds sparring session and said he had previously threatened to do something if he saw him.
Buckley said Vettori asked him to spar at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas while Buckley was preparing for a fight.
Buckley recalled the incident and challenged Vettori to a no-rounds sparring session at the UFC Performance Institute.
Vettori posted on X that he had no personal problem with Buckley but might respond if confronted.
- Fighters
- Marvin Vettori and Joaquin Buckley
- Proposed sparring venue
- UFC Performance Institute
- Earlier encounter venue
- Xtreme Couture, Las Vegas
- Vettori’s response date
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
Honestly I never even saw that encounter as anything
I honestly got no problem with Buckley but I mean if you try something when you see me I’m probably surely gonna respond eventually.
Posts on X
Honestly I never even saw that encounter as anything, i got it you have a fight sometimes people prepare for ortho and I’m southpaw so its was no problem on my end You see anything as a reason to start some shit or some racial shit You the one that said that you were gonna do