Overview
- Scheduled for Saturday on the UFC 328 main card at Prudential Center in Newark, the bout was moved from a planned APEX headliner to a three-round matchup.
- Brady has outlined a straightforward plan to wrestle early, control from top position, and chase submissions against Buckley.
- Buckley added grappling reps at Kill Cliff FC with former champion Kamaru Usman and Vicente Luque to bolster his takedown defense and scrambling.
- Sportsbooks price Brady around -175 to -180, while media picks are split, with MMAMania calling a Buckley knockout and ClutchPoints siding with Brady.
- Both fighters seek to rebound from 2025 losses—Brady’s first-round KO to Michael Morales and Buckley’s decision to Usman—with the winner positioned to climb toward top-contender status.