Colby Covington to face Joaquin Buckley in UFC Tampa main event

mmafighting.com — November 16, 2024 at 01:01 PM UTC

Colby Covington will fight Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Tampa on December 14. This marks Covington's first fight in 2024 after losing to Leon Edwards in December 2023. Buckley steps in after Ian Machado Garry was removed from the card to face Shavkat Rakhmonov. Buckley has been successful at welterweight, winning all five of his fights in the division. The event will take place at the Amalie Arena, with the full card and bout order yet to be announced.

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