A high-level welterweight headlines the card, with former longtime champion Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) set to take on the streaking Joaquin Buckley (22-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in a five-round bout with significant divisional implications.

Joaquin Buckley believes he has a good gauge of Kamaru Usman's energy after their first faceoff of UFC on ESPN 69 fight week.

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is set to make his return to the Octagon after a nearly two-year layoff in the main event of Saturday's fight card in Atlanta against rising contender Joaquin Buckley.