UFC Vegas 48 will go down later today at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnny Walker will be facing Jamahal Hill in the main event of the night. However, probably the most talked-about fight of the night will be Joaquin Buckley vs Abdul Razak Alhassan because of one Dale Brown.
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For those who may not know who he is, Brown is the founder and the head of Detroit Urban Survival Training (DUST). But he is perhaps most famous for being a viral sensation. In his training videos, Dale is showing teaching people some questionable self-defence. Brown primarily demonstrates how to de-arm guns and knives.
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The MMA community has always used memes of Brown in various contexts. However, nobody would have ever imagined him coming anywhere close to a UFC Octagon. But that is about to change as he is set to corner Joaquin Buckley for his fight later in the day.
Dale Brown will be at the corner of Joaquin Buckley for UFC Vegas 48
Joaquin Buckley is set to fight Abdul Razak Alhassan in the middleweight division. Ahead of the clash, the former decided to visit Dale Brown’s facility to check out the authenticity of his methods. In the video, Buckley was seen being thrown around and seemed convinced about Dale’s training.
Yesterday, Buckley put out a video on his Instagram account with the caption, “It’s about to get real TACTICAL. I’m adding the one and only (Dale Brown) to my corner this Saturday. Tune in then on ESPN+ at 7pm EST. It’s time to change the game.”
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Having controversial figures in the training camp for a fight is not something new. Diego Sanchez had Joshua Fabia in his corner while Mike Perry had his girlfriend accompany him to the Octagon. It will be interesting to see what advice Brown has for Joaquin Buckley in between the rounds.