In the fight game, they often say the battle is won in the preparation— that much was clear for Joaquin Buckley in his last fight against Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. Former title challenger Thompson,

Colby Covington plans to prove the doubters wrong at UFC Tampa, as he takes on Joaquin Buckley in the main event of the card.

Colby Covington says he’s going to “break” and “drown” Joaquin Buckley 😳 “He’s never been in a 5 round fight with an elite fighter like me… Saturday night I’m gonna drown this guy.”

In contrast, Covington's last seven fights are against UFC titleholders, and "Chaos" was the main event for all of them. Heading into his seventh-straight main event at UFC Tampa, Covington claims Buckley "does nothing for my career" moving forward.

Ahead of the clash between Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa we share all the information fans need to know about the card.

Gilbert Burns thinks Colby Covington has the style to pose problems for Joaquin Buckley. Former interim welterweight champion Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 63 main event at Amalie Arena in Tampa,

In the main event, former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington will return to fight for the first time in almost a year against Joaquin Buckley in the main event. Cov

On Saturday the UFC will hosts its final fight card of 2024 live from Tampa, Florida. Headlining the card is a welterweight main event scrap between former interim champion Colby Covington and rising star Joaquin Buckley.

Welterweight: Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo Flyweight: Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva Light heavyweight: Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby Bantamweight: Adrian Yanez vs.