While Buckley never knocked down or seriously rocked Covington, his victory over the former interim UFC welterweight champion was well-earned. Buckley outstruck Covington in each round, defended most takedown attempts, mitigated damage on the bottom and always returned to his feet.

The UFC closes out its 2024 calendar this Saturday (December 14) with a UFC Fight Night card at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL.Colby Covington vs. Joaquin BuckleyThe main event will see Colby Covington attempt to keep his hopes of another welterweight title shot alive when he takes on #9-ranked contender Joaquin Buckley.

This weekend, the UFC will hold its last event of the year, with a stellar UFC Fight Night 63, which will be the return of Colby Covington to the octagon, to face Joaquin Buckley,

Rohit Ponnaiya's predictions for Saturday night's main in Tampa expect Joaquin Buckley to prevail over an aging and inactive Colby Covington.

The UFC is in Tampa, FL this week for the promotion’s final event of 2024, and MMAKO is here to give you full odds and some of the best bets for the card.

Joaquin Buckley continued his rise up the welterweight division, rolling to a TKO victory after a doctor stopped the fight due to a cut over Colby Covington's eye.

Chael Sonnen revealed that he pondered stopping Colby Covington's fight himself before the doctor intervened at UFC on ESPN 63. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a laceration in his right eyelid early in Saturday's main event at Amalie Arena in Tampa,

After he replaced Ian Machado Garry on short notice, Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) was bloodied by Buckley (22-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in the welterweight headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., to the point the doctor waved off the fight for a third-round TKO finish.

Joaquin Buckley got the signature win for his resume that he's been looking for since dropping down to welterweight when he took out three-time title challenger Colby Covington on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 63 main event.