UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley

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UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
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The poster for UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 14, 2024 (2024-12-14)
Venue Amalie Arena
City Tampa, Florida, United States
Attendance18,625 [1]
Total gate$3,060,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2

UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley (also known as UFC on ESPN 63) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States. [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019. [3]

A welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Ian Machado Garry was expected to headline the event. [4] However, Garry was pulled to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 a week earlier and was replaced by former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington. [5]

A bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong was originally reported to headline the event. [6] However, the bout never materialized due to Song being injured. [7]

A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July, but Cortez was pulled from the contest in order to serve as a replacement against former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez. [8] They were then expected to meet at this event. [9] However, Cortez was forced to withdraw due to health issues that required her to have surgery and was replaced by former LFA Women's Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth. [10] [11]

A bantamweight bout between Said Nurmagomedov and Daniel Marcos was scheduled for this event. [12] However, Nurmagomedov withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Adrian Yañez. [13]

A women's strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas was scheduled for this event. [14] The duo previously met at the promotion's last visit to Tampa, when Ribas won by unanimous decision. [15] However, the bout was moved to January 11, 2025 to serve as the main event at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2. [16]

Results

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley def. Colby Covington TKO (doctor stoppage)34:42
Featherweight Cub Swanson def. Billy Quarantillo KO (punch)31:36
Flyweight Manel Kape def. Bruno Gustavo da Silva TKO (body kick and punches)31:57 [a]
Light Heavyweight Dustin Jacoby def. Vitor Petrino KO (punch)33:44
Bantamweight Daniel Marcos def. Adrian Yañez Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Light HeavyweightNavajo Stirlingdef.Tuco TokkosDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Ottman Azaitar KO (punch)22:03
Lightweight Joel Álvarez def. Drakkar Klose KO (flying knee and punches)12:48
Featherweight Sean Woodson def.Fernando PadillaTKO (punches)14:58
FeatherweightFelipe Limadef. Miles Johns Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's Flyweight Miranda Maverick def.Jamey-Lyn HorthDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Davey Grant def.Ramon TaverasDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's StrawweightPiera Rodríguezdef. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ Silva was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to a groin strike.

[17]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [18]

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