Joaquin Buckley knows he might be two fights away from a UFC title shot thanks to Islam Makhachev's move to welterweight.

Joaquin Buckley reveals why he thinks Islam is scared of him: "Islam is only moving up because he had the right opportunity to fight the right person. Even when Belal was champ, I believe if he thought he could beat Belal, he would move up. But stylistically, it would’ve been a… pic.twitter.com/qtEMFodxva

Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) relinquished his UFC lightweight title after a record four title defenses for a move up to 170 pounds. He is expected to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title later in the year.