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UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
The poster for UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 14, 2024 (2024-12-14)
VenueAmalie Arena
CityTampa, Florida, United States
Event chronology
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley UFC Fight Night 249

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

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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

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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
Light Heavyweight Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby
Bantamweight Adrian Yañez vs. Daniel Marcos
Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Ottman Azaitar
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Lightweight Joel Álvarez vs. Drakkar Klose
Featherweight Sean Woodson vs. Fernando Padilla
Flyweight Manel Kape vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva
Light Heavyweight Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos
Featherweight Miles Johns vs. Felipe Lima
Women's Flyweight Miranda Maverick vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
Bantamweight Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras
Women's Strawweight Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Joey Franchize (2024-08-19). "UFC returns to Tampa's Amalie Arena in December". wild941.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ Mike Heck (2024-11-01). "Ian Machado Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley set for UFC Tampa main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "Colby Covington resurfaces, steps into UFC Tampa main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sayan Nag (2024-10-26). "Umar Nurmagomedov: rumored Yadong Song matchup at UFC Tampa is off". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  7. ^ Damon Martin (2024-06-25). "Maycee Barber out; Tracy Cortez expected to face Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-11-06). "Tracy Cortez breaks her silence after reported UFC Tampa fight cancelation". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2024-10-25). "UFC Tampa adds Daniel Marcos vs. Said Nurmagomedov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  12. ^ Michał Tkaczuk (2024-10-30). "Adrian Yanez is a replacement for December's UFC gala". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2024-10-31. (in Polish)
  13. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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