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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 | |||
| Date | December 14, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Amalie Arena | |||
| City | Tampa, Florida, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley (also known as UFC on ESPN 63) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019.[2]
A welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Ian Machado Garry was expected to headline the event.[3] 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.[4]
A bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong was originally reported to headline the event.[5] However, the bout was scrapped due to Song being injured.[6]
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.[7] They were then expected to meet at this event.[8] 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.[9][10]
A bantamweight bout between Said Nurmagomedov and Daniel Marcos was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Nurmagomedov withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Adrian Yañez.[12]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Colby Covington | vs. | Joaquin Buckley | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Ribas | vs. | Mackenzie Dern | ||||
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | vs. | Billy Quarantillo | ||||
| Lightweight | Michael Johnson | vs. | Ottman Azaitar | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | vs. | Dustin Jacoby | ||||
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | vs. | Daniel Marcos | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Miranda Maverick | vs. | Jamey-Lyn Horth | ||||
| Lightweight | Joel Álvarez | vs. | Drakkar Klose | ||||
| Flyweight | Manel Kape | vs. | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | ||||
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | vs. | Ramon Taveras | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Josefine Lindgren Knutsson | vs. | Piera Rodriguez | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Navajo Stirling | vs. | Tuco Tokkos | ||||
| Featherweight | Sean Woodson | vs. | Fernando Padilla | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Featherweight bout: Miles Johns vs. Felipe Lima[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b Joey Franchize (2024-08-19). "UFC returns to Tampa's Amalie Arena in December". wild941.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Mike Heck (2024-11-01). "Ian Machado Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley set for UFC Tampa main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "Colby Covington resurfaces, steps into UFC Tampa main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2024-10-17). "Title shot denied! Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong booked for UFC Tampa main event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-10-26). "Umar Nurmagomedov: rumored Yadong Song matchup at UFC Tampa is off". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-06-25). "Maycee Barber out; Tracy Cortez expected to face Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-08-27). "Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick re-booked for UFC Fight Night on Dec. 14". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-11-06). "Tracy Cortez breaks her silence after reported UFC Tampa fight cancelation". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Sportsnet Staff (2024-11-07). "Canada's Jamey-Lyn Horth to replace Tracey Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick for UFC Tampa". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2024-10-25). "UFC Tampa adds Daniel Marcos vs. Said Nurmagomedov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Michał Tkaczuk (2024-10-30). "Adrian Yanez is a replacement for December's UFC gala". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2024-10-31. (in Polish)
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Ramiar (2024-11-08). "Felipe Lima klar för match mot tuff UFC-veteran på svenskgalan!" (in Swedish). maximumsports.se. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
